When I was but a youngster, Christmas meant one thing   That I'd be getting lots of toys that day   I learned a whole lot different when mother sat me down   And taught me to spell Christmas this way      C is for the Christ child born upon this day   H for herald angels in the night   R means our redeemer   I means Israel   S is for the star that shone so bright   T is for three wise men, they who traveled far   M is for the manger where He lay   A is for all He stands for   S means Shepard's came      And that's why there's a Christmas day      T is for three wise men, they who traveled far   M is for the manger where He lay   A is for all He stands for   S means Shepard's came   And that's why there's a Christmas day   And that's why there's a Christmas day