The Christmas Shoes

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:52 pm

has anybody heard this song? The guy is talking about a young poor boy, trying to buy his mother shoes for christmas.

it's incredibly touching, listen to the radio sometime, it is incredibly awesome ^^ It's by Newsong

lyrics if you want to read them
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

Bridge:
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about

edit: should this be in jam session?

Postby **Nate** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:56 pm

The lyrics are nice...it has a good message...

But I just don't like the song. It's not my type of music, y'know?

In fact, it drives me NUTS when I hear it on the radio, because I can't stand it. Again, I just don't like the music. The message is good.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:57 pm

haha kae ^^

Postby **Debitt** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:58 pm

They played that song before school announcements last Friday and I started to cry. o_o;

Postby **glitch1501** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:58 pm

we did a puppet skit in our puppet group at church with this

Postby **CobaltAngel** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:05 pm

Oooh... man, I have heard this song and it has a beautiful message. But I have to agree with Kae - the style kills it. Maybe Autio A or somebody like that should do a remix of it. ^^ (have you heard their remix of The Little Drummer Boy? That's freakin awesome!)

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:07 pm

What sort of music is it? Reading the lyrics it has a great message. But I've never heard the song.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:12 pm

its like.... ummm... what do you call it.... darn it!!! I don't know the name!!! It's like... not rock. Its kinda slow... like a micheal w. smith song. Its kinda like a guy narrating

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:19 pm

What, like Planet Shakers style?

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:19 pm

ehh ^^;; who are the planet shakers?

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:21 pm

Um, they're a really popular worship group in Australia.
Amazon has some song samples, just scroll down:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000228EAO/qid=1103685658/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-1946159-3536836

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:26 pm

eh, not really. It's slower, and less backround instruments. Its like not a group, but a singer perhaps. I'll try to find you a sample perhaps...

edit: i found it
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005QD8C/ref=pd_sim_music_3/102-0633974-2668149?v=glance&s=music

scroll down, its called "The Christmas Shoes"

Postby **Hitokiri** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:35 pm

That is such a sad song! I cry every single time, however what's good bout it is that it is played on secular radio stations during this time.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:37 pm

yeah i know! At my dads store, i was so happy that song played on a secular radio station ^^ it moved me so much

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:08 pm

Thanks for the link. The song's not my style at all. The slowest I listen to are Grace like Rain and Jars of Clay.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:10 pm

its not the style that gets me, its the lyrics ^^

Postby **Uriah** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:11 pm

I really hate that song....

Postby **Nate** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:15 pm

CobaltAngel wrote:Oooh... man, I have heard this song and it has a beautiful message. But I have to agree with Kae - the style kills it. Maybe Autio A or somebody like that should do a remix of it. ^^ (have you heard their remix of The Little Drummer Boy? That's freakin awesome!)

Coby, you rule! I have heard their remix of Little Drummer Boy, and it rocks! Yeah, if someone good did a remix of this song, I'd probably like it. But I just can't stand it as is.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:19 pm

CobaltAngel wrote:Oooh... man, I have heard this song and it has a beautiful message. But I have to agree with Kae - the style kills it. Maybe Autio A or somebody like that should do a remix of it. ^^ (have you heard their remix of The Little Drummer Boy? That's freakin awesome!)

and this is comming from the girl who listens to mainly switchfoot :lol:

personally, i love this song, i love the style of it too

Postby **termyt** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:02 am

I don't know. I think I'm too cynical, but parts of this song nag at me.

How does this kid know his motherâ€™s shoe size?
How did he get to the store?
How much money did he have? Was it even close to the cost of the shoes?
Did the kid pay what he could and the guy pay the rest, or did he front the whole cost of the shoes?

It just sounds suspicious to me â€“ like a scam.

However, even if it was a scam, I think Iâ€™d rather be cheated then to refuse to help someone who genuinely needed it. Thatâ€™s still a good point to take away from the song.

Postby **Mangafanatic** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:13 am

I about cried first time I heard this song. And I would have if my dad hasn't been there. He would have laughed at me. :sweat:

Postby **Noeru1992** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:04 pm

Ive heard the song, I like it for the lyrics, I pretty much just pay attention to lyrics not the sound, so yeah. =)
Have any of you seen the movie? I think I did a few years ago, lol.

Postby **Raiden no Kishi** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:13 pm

This song makes my dad cry.

.rai//

Postby **pillar_anime7** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:42 pm

I heard that they made a movie called The Christmas Shoes and it was on TV last year. I didn't watch it but I think my mom did and I believe she told me that it made her cry. I'm surprised no one mentioned that they made a movie based on that song.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:45 pm

pillar_anime7 wrote:I heard that they made a movie called The Christmas Shoes and it was on TV last year. I didn't watch it but I think my mom did and I believe she told me that it made her cry. I'm surprised no one mentioned that they made a movie based on that song.

lol yeah someone did, like 2 posts on top of yours

Postby **ChristianKitsune** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:51 pm

I LOVE This song!

Newsong Sang it though.... not micheal W. Smith... unless they both did ^^; but yeah this song made me cry too!!!!

(its a true story put THAT in your hat!)

Postby **Nate** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:05 pm

I hate this song... >.>;;

But due to my musical tastes, mostly.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:37 pm

[quote="ChristianRonin"]I LOVE This song!

Newsong Sang it though.... not micheal W. Smith... unless they both did ^^]

i said that O.o on like the first post

Postby **IZ&Trigun4life** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:41 pm

dude...that song played the night my Grandmom died....

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:42 pm

IZ&Trigun4life wrote:dude...that song played the night my Grandmom died....

>_> aww thats sad... but like.... beautiful in a way

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