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Going to Strathmore for Christmas

from Home by C. James Conrad

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We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Staying with my folks
Tasting Mom’s home cooking; hearing Dad’s old jokes

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Surrounded by orange groves
Just off the 65; you could pass it and never know

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We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Where Dad and Mom call home
‘Cause Christmas ain’t a holiday to spend alone
We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
It's a homely town indeed
But when you’re with your loved ones there’s no better place to be

Uncle Chad and Aunt Lisa
Will drive from Redondo Beach
Trading Pacific Ocean breeze for Strathmore valley heat

Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy
Come down from Gustine
Quick with smiles and hugs; the way they’ve always been

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
It’s a twenty plus hour flight
From Bangkok to LAX then another 3 hour drive

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
When the water tower’s in view
It’s just another half a mile til Christmas on White Avenue

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Where Dad and Mom call home
‘Cause Christmas ain’t a holiday to spend alone
We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
It's a homely town indeed
But when you’re with your loved ones there’s no better place to be

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Down the street there’s a church
Where Grandpa Conrad used to preach; I can still hear his words

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
Cal-i-for-ni-a
We’ll stuff ourselves with too much fun through the night and all next day

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
A town of memories and dust
We’ll say a prayer and thank Jesus
For what Strathmore means to us

We’re going to Strathmore for Christmas
It's a homely town indeed
But when you’re with your loved ones there’s no better place to be
Yes, when you’re with your loved ones there’s no better place to be

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from Home, released June 10, 2022

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C. James Conrad Thailand

While songwriting
is my passion,
my regular job
is having been a missionary/teacher in Bangkok,Thailand since 1996.

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