FILK: Christmas Morning

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This was inspired when I wondered what Christmas carols are sung in
the southern hemisphere. I did a Google search and found only one
Australian carol called "Six White Boomers". It occurred to me that we
know exactly where Harry and Hermione were on Christmas Eve in Deathly
Hallows. So here is possibly the only Christmas carol ever set in a
cemetery.

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=hlSsffF2xhA

(spoken)

Harry and Hermione have spent all year on the road looking for
something, they weren't sure what. On Christmas Eve, they find
themselves at a small churchyard cemetery where they feel certain they
will find the resting place of Lily and James Potter.

(singing)

Alone upon a Christmas Eve, a-standing in the snow
Harry and Hermione see a church a-glow
Christmas? This is Christmas? They put those thoughts behind.
James and Lily's headstones were what they came to find.

Beside the little graveyard, a sign upon a stead.
"Go, Harry!" and "We love you" the standard said.
They cautiously moved forward, encouraged by the word
When out across the courtyard, Christmas bells were heard.

Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong.

"Christmas morning! It's Christmas morning!"
Hermione said to Harry while the moonlight shone.
"Christmas morning won't be Christmas morning
'Till we find Lily's stone."

Harry searched the first row, Hermione took the next.
She tried to raise the mood under some pretext.
"If they aren't here, will you take it very well?"
Harry said, "I found one labeled Pev-er-ell."

"Christmas morning! It's Christmas morning!"
Hermione said to Harry while the moonlight shone.
"Christmas morning won't be Christmas morning
'Till we find Lily's stone."

Hermione called out "Hey! Look at what we've got!
The name is Dumbledore and it's the fam'ly plot!
Albus had a mum and she's buried here below.
Ariana is beside her 'neath the winter snow."

"Christmas morning! It's Christmas morning!"
Hermione said to Harry while the moonlight shone.
"Christmas morning won't be Christmas morning
'Till we find Lily's stone."

And that is when they found them, two markers side by side
James and Lily Potter and the date they died.
And Harry looked upon them and finally understood
A death is never wasted when the life was good.

"Christmas morning! It's Christmas morning!"
Hermione said to Harry while the moonlight shone.
"Christmas morning, it's now Christmas morning.
I guess I've always known."

It was the greatest Christmas gift that Harry ever had
That life wins over death and that can't be bad.
So put the past behind you and face today with cheer.
Gather friends and fam'ly all throughout the year.

"Christmas morning! It's Christmas morning!"
They shouted out together as they walked away.
Christmas morning, it's always Christmas morning
When love is in your day.