Recorded live, December, 1989 in Tudor Concert Hall, Montreal. The sound clip is raw - unedited.
Beverly McGuire sings backup vocals. Ruth Neufeld plays piano)
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About Child Of Wonder
CHILD OF WONDER
Eyes closed now, remember
Those feelings, December
It's Christmas, long time ago...
Cookies baking, candy making
Popcorn stringing, a little bit of rum
People skating late at night on outdoor ponds
We could skate till dawn
The smell of fireplace embers
Chocolate toddies and pecan pie
All our senses joined to rediscover
Childhood's wonder time
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Christmas morning very early,
Tiptoe down the corridor
Others sleeping, we can't wait
There's magic power behind that door
So quiet as we enter
Hearts with pounding and eyes with joy
There it stands, the tree of dreams
And Santa's boxes filled with toys
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Through the day come friends and cousins
Some are empty and some are full
All are hungry, dinner's waiting
Food enough to overflow
There's turkey and there's dressing
Hot plum pudding and pumpkin pie
When it's gone there's smiles and chatter
This one day, we're eye to eye
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Later on in glow of evening
Fireplace cooling our overwhelmed minds
Quiet talk of other days, some better
Some better left behind
The tree like doting mother
Guards its treasures with boughs that shine
And we gaze with childish glee upon those toys
And say, "They're mine."
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Eyes closed now, remember
Those feelings, December
It's Christmas, long time ago...
Cookies baking, candy making
Popcorn stringing, a little bit of rum
People skating late at night on outdoor ponds
We could skate till dawn
The smell of fireplace embers
Chocolate toddies and pecan pie
All our senses joined to rediscover
Childhood's wonder time
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Christmas morning very early,
Tiptoe down the corridor
Others sleeping, we can't wait
There's magic power behind that door
So quiet as we enter
Hearts with pounding and eyes with joy
There it stands, the tree of dreams
And Santa's boxes filled with toys
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Through the day come friends and cousins
Some are empty and some are full
All are hungry, dinner's waiting
Food enough to overflow
There's turkey and there's dressing
Hot plum pudding and pumpkin pie
When it's gone there's smiles and chatter
This one day, we're eye to eye
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
Later on in glow of evening
Fireplace cooling our overwhelmed minds
Quiet talk of other days, some better
Some better left behind
The tree like doting mother
Guards its treasures with boughs that shine
And we gaze with childish glee upon those toys
And say, "They're mine."
CHORUS: Child of wonder distant memory
Child of wonder, secret care
Can it be you're gone forever?
Child of wonder, are you there?
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