In the house, his wife has gathered all the supplies needed to decorate the tree. Together they enthusiastically bring the tree to the house and carry it inside. With a gentle push the tree lands on the toboggan. It’s these precious moments with his children that make this holiday so memorable. This is the year he teaches his son how to cut down the family Christmas tree. His daughter rushes over to the tree with the toboggan following behind her. It’s his son who points out the tree first. He gently steers his kids to the north, for that’s where he found the perfect Balsam pine before it snowed last week. The children have been impatiently asking when they are going to go look for their tree.
With boots tied tight, hats on their heads and mittens on their hands, together they walk out to the shed to gather up the axe and toboggan. On the other hand, he will always tell them that this is one of his favorite days of the year.
He will never tell them that he has already found that perfect pine tree on his property. Today is the day and the children are eager to go outside to track down that perfect Christmas tree. It’s a cold December morn as he bundles up his son and daughter. Celebrating nearly 60 years of this iconic song.
