SNOOPY'S CHRISTMAS - BY THE ROYAL GUARDSEN FROM THE ALBUM SNOOPY VERSUS THE RED BARON

I had this on record when I was a child. In my opinion it’s one of the greatest Christmas songs ever. When you can make a five year old understand the significance of putting aside your fight for a time of peace and good will then you’ve really done something.

   No matter what your religious beliefs or non beliefs this time of year it’s refreshing to see so many people filled with good will toward their fellow humans even though there actually isn’t peace on Earth. We can still have the hope for it. Either way who doesn’t love Snoopy? This was recorded well before Rodney cried “you know, can we just all get along?” but it always made me wonder the same thing.

LYRICS FROM THE SONG…I HIGHLIGHTED THE WHOLE POINT OF THE SONG (FOR ME ANYWAY) IN BLUE

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
do kannst mir sehr gefallen!

The news had come out in the First World War
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again.

Was the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man

The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn’t shoot, well, we’ll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, “Merry Christmas, my friend”

The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they’d meet on some other day.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

The complete “Snoopy’s Christmas” story, including the three-minute prequel (UK news coverage from the front lines).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw0N5UHyvgI

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