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Grown Up Christmas List
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Aug 27, 2026 updated
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Anthony Evans performs a heartfelt rendition of the classic Christmas song "Grown Up Christmas List." The song reflects on childhood innocence and the shift to adult concerns, expressing a wish not for material gifts but for peace, healing, and love in a broken world. It yearns for an end to war, division, and loneliness, and for right to prevail. The lyrics acknowledge that material things cannot heal a hurting soul, pointing to a deeper spiritual need. While not explicitly gospel, the themes of hope, peace, and love align with Christian values, making it a fitting Christmas reflection.
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Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream
So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree
Well heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up Christmas list
This is my grown up Christmas list