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Grown-Up Christmas List
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Sep 1, 2026 updated
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JJ Heller's rendition of "Grown-Up Christmas List" is a reflective Christmas song that moves beyond childhood wishes for gifts to a heartfelt prayer for peace, healing, and love in the world. The lyrics express a longing for an end to war, for friendship, and for justice, acknowledging that material presents cannot mend a hurting soul. The song captures a mature faith that hopes for divine intervention in human brokenness, blending the innocence of Christmas with a deep, compassionate desire for global restoration.
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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 time would heal all hearts
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 surely 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
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
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
Oh. This is my grown-up Christmas list
My only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list