The Jackson 5 - Little Christmas Tree

* Produced by : The Corporations and Hal Davis
* Composed by : George Clinton, Art Wayne

Festive offering written especially for Michael by Funkadelic's George Clinton.

It originally featured on the album, A Motown Christmas, issued in September 1973 in the US and November 1976 in the UK.

Released as a single in Holland in 1973.

It was added, as a bonus track, to the 2003 reissue of the Jackson 5's Christmas Album - re-titled 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection.


Little Christmas Tree - Lyrics

I watch the snowflakes fall
Against my window pane
And wonder if you
Are watching snowflakes too

I take a walk downtown
To where you used to meet me
There's joy everywhere
But all that's waiting there is

Just a little Christmas tree
Looking sort of sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care (no one seems to care)
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve

I hear the Christmas bells (Bum Bum Bum)
The happy people singing
The songs of good cheer
That only brings me tears

I sadly close my eyes
And say a little prayer
You'll be waiting there for me
I look but all I see is

Just a little Christmas tree
Looking sort of sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care (no one seems to care)
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve

This is the season of love
(This is the season of love)
But I'm as sad as I can be
(sad as can be)
Why did you have to leave me
(Why did you have to leave me)
(Why did you have to leave me)

Oh oh, little Christmas tree
Looking sort of sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care (no one seems to care)
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve