A popular song from 1909.
Words by Irving Berlin.
Music by Ted Snyder.
Cover Art by E.H. Pfeiffer.
Copyright ©2 Dec 1909.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- In a garden fair sat a happy pair
‘Neath a shady maple tree
She had promised him, “We’ll be married, Jim
To the chimes of Trinity
‘Tis the month of May, but next Christmas day
I will be your blushing bride
Don’t you worry, dear, it will be soon be here”
But he looked at her and sighed
Chorus:
Christmas chimes mean happy times
For you and me, sweetheart
Winter time means you’ll be mine
And never more to part
Honeymoon can’t shine too soon
I wish it were today
Girlie mine, don’t Christmas time
Seem years and years away?
- “There is nothing, dear, that I have to fear
If I can’t afford the ring
Santa Claus is kind and I’m sure he’ll find
Just a plain gold band to bring
It’s been just a year since I met you, dear
But it seems just like a day
If I only could, girlie dear, I would
Turn December into May”
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: