Growing up, my grandmother always told us that Christmas music should never play before Thanksgiving dinner is over — a tradition we held all throughout my childhood, and still do to this day. Last year, after Thanksgiving dinner at my sister’s house, we finally turned on the Christmas music, and what happened next became the inspiration for this song.
My six-year-old nephew, caught up in the spirit, put on a Santa hat and led his sister and my son Quinn in a race around the house. Their laughter echoed throughout the house, and that scene was etched in my mind. Watching the pure joy of a six-year-old in a Santa hat became the inspiration for the song. It’s a musical reflection of that moment, a celebration of the joy of Christmas traditions and the boundless happiness of childhood.
I hope this song resonates with you as much as the inspiration behind it warms my heart.
Six Year Old in a Santa Hat Lyrics
Verse
Toys and trains around the Christmas tree
Watching children play
Not a thought about what tomorrow brings
Just the joy of the day
Late last night we lit the tree
To a melody from a choir
Sharing memories from seasons past
Warm around the fire
with
Chorus
A six year old in a Santa hat
A smile like you’ve never seen
With the enchantment of a child waiting on Santa Clause
And chasing Christmas dreams
And if I can remember one thing
As simple as it seems
It would be the time we spent together
and the joy it brings to me
Verse
As a child I remember those Christmas songs
And the records we would play
The tinsel, the stockings and ornaments
The cookies we made
Sitting by the fire together
on a snowy afternoon
With torn up paper scattered about
A messy living room
and
Chorus
A six year old in a Santa hat
A smile like you’ve never seen
With the enchantment of a child waiting on Santa Clause
And chasing Christmas dreams
And if I can remember one thing
As simple as it seems
It would be the time we spent together
and the joy it brings to me
Verse
Growing up we never had much
And sometimes things got tough
But we never missed out on what we needed
It seemed we always had enough
It all seemed so much simpler then
Keeping out of the frost
And if I could I would go back to that morning
Without a sense of what we’d lost
as
Chorus
A six year old in a Santa hat
A smile like you’ve never seen
With the enchantment of a child waiting on Santa Clause
And chasing Christmas dreams
And if I can remember one thing
As simple as it seems
It would be the time we spent together
and the joy it brings to me