Music & Lyrics: Marie-Lynn Hammond

it’s a warm December evening
the moonlit ocean’s calm
and I can see Matthew’s laundry hanging
underneath the coconut palm

the whistling frogs are whistling
the sky’s a-glitter with stars
and the karaoke singers are picking out carols
in the south coast bars

Chorus:
’cause it’s Christmas in Barbados and for me that’s something new
but I don’t miss Christmas back home half as much as I’m missing you
yes it’s Christmas in Barbados and I’m feeling just a little bit blue
’cause I don’t miss Christmas back home half as much as I’m missing you

no I don’t miss the evergreens
I sure don’t miss the snow and the chill
and I don’t miss the crowds and the shopping
and my whopping Visa bill

and I don’t miss the church bells
I turned pagan so long ago
that the only thing I miss is the kissing
underneath the mistletoe

Chorus

and in a Bridgetown bar I heard a reggae band singing “Jingle Bells, jingle bells”
and I almost bought a wreath for my door made of wicker and seashells
and at the Hastings Mall they’ve got tinsel garlands and under a tropical sky
a cut-out of Santa and his reindeer flying by

’cause it’s Christmas in Barbados and for me that’s something new
but I don’t miss Christmas back home half as much as I’m missing you
yes it’s Christmas in Barbados and I don’t know what I’m gonna do
’cause I don’t miss Christmas back home half as much as I’m missing you

oh it’s a warm December evening
the moonlit ocean’s calm
and I can see Matthew’s laundry hanging
underneath the coconut palm