Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year

Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Hi everybody, this is James Brown This is a very, very unusual way to come to you But I gotta start by saying thanks Thanks for such a wonderful year Not only to you, to God, number one To you number two and for all the wonderful things You know when I look at a beautiful day I'll say God is there Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year I say it's happy because birds are tweeting Sun is shining, the wind's blowing the breeze The leaves are flying, everybody feels nice Just say, oh God, thanks for all the wonderful things You even see a little snow sometimes but you know, God only knows How Christmas is gonna look, so one more time I'll say Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Now let's make our next year be as nice as this year Now Christmas gotta be the kind of a Christmas That we remember a long time ago You remember when everybody used to look forward to it, Santa Claus You'd wanna know what you gonna have the next day You couldn't wait until Christmas morning to jump up But that's the morning you wouldn't go to your table You go straight to your little sack Hanging on the mantle over the fireplace Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year You know I just enjoy this and I, I can't really can't find enough words That would really make me express myself the good feelings that I have But I wanna say thanks, thanks to God and now Let's make Christmas the kind of a Christmas that we'd remember You know, you made Christmas very, very beautiful for me In my past years but let's make this Christmas beautiful for everybody The kind of a Christmas that mom, dad, granddad Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year Let's make this Christmas mean something this year