The Christmas Rapper

The Christmas Rapper Loch David Crane December 7, 1989 Hello there Virginia, and welcome too-- here's an answer to the question posed by you. You ask "who's Santa Claus?" here he is--there! The question is not WHO but WHERE. Santa's not found in the beard or the hair; the place you find Santa is in your heart--there. You've got to see Santa's symbolic side-- of his charitable visits, of his midnight ride. He's hospitality and traveller's aid-- and he's the fulfillment of wishes made. Santa is the symbol of a child you see-- the child in you, the child in me. The light of curiosity in children's eyes brightens into pleasure at each gift or prize. Santa Claus lives in a puppy's wet nose, in a coveted toy, in the right sized clothes, In the love of a parent, in the eyes of a child, in the empty boxes and wrappings wild. He's not in a cash gift or a plastic card – but you hear him a'caroling in someone's front yard. Santa Claus is a place in your heart – he's a state of mind, he’s a form of Art. He's the spirit of joy, he’s the spirit of giving, he’s the spirit of Love we should all be living. You'll discover when Santa you set out to find – he's not here on Earth: he resides in your mind. And now comes the echo of Santa's World flight: "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"