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A hobbit Christmas song for Lord of the Rings fans from my album Celtic Christmas Greetings. http://CelticChristmasMusic.net

My friend Nancy Flynn emailed me some Christmas lyrics a few years ago. We both love JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings. The lyrics were inspired by A Long Expected Party, a hobbit gathering that happens every few years in Central Kentucky. It's a magical place and the lyrics do it justice. After returning from this year's ALEP and recording the song, I realized the song needed one of our famed Hobbit Choirs to join me the chorus. My fellow ALEPers were up to the challenge and recorded the beautiful voices you will hear in this recording.


CHRISTMAS IN THE SHIRE LYRICS
Lyrics by Nancy Flynn, music by Marc Gunn

I've wandered through this world of ours
For countless years on end.
Seen wonders that I can't describe
And troubles I could not mend.
Yet as the year comes to a close,
My heart begins to yen,
For days of old and folks long gone.
My thoughts go back to then…

Long ago the Yule Bells rang,
I still recall their chime.
Oh, to be back in the Shire again,
Now that it's Christmas time.

To find myself at home once more,
Where life was so slow and sweet,
Amongst the hobbits whom I adore,
Old friends I can't wait to greet.
The bell-ringer lads made their rounds
As the sun sank into bed.
Farthing to farthing echoed the sounds,
'Til the moon raised up his head.

In Buckland, Tuckborough, Bywater, and Bree,
Every fireside was alight.
Warmth and comfort provided for free,
Crackled loud and flickered bright.
With kith and kin gathered at side,
We gave thanks for all we had.
Where home and hearth, and peace abide,
Our hearts were ever glad.

I'd sit me down and name my pleasure,
Mug of beer or vintage rare,
Rings of smoke blown at leisure,
Sup o' favorite hobbit fare.
Six days of feasts and frolicking fun,
Songs and stories to delight.
Rich or poor, we all shared as one,
Danced and reveled long into the night.


ABOUT CELTFATHER MUSIC & TRAVEL

Marc Gunn is a nerd musician who loves to travel. He fuses his love of science fiction, fantasy, and comedy with Irish drinking songs. You will laugh and smile to songs inspired from Firefly to hobbits, dragons to cats, to traditional Celtic songs. He is an autoharp innovator with his own unique sound. He has won several awards for his music and podcasts.

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