Is It Christmas Time in Vietnam
1965 · Jed J-0017 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Jim Franklin
- Title
- Is It Christmas Time in Vietnam
- Release
- Is It Christmas Time in Vietnam / You Took the Wind Out of My Sails
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Jed # J-0017
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Jim Franklin
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The country music song "Is It Christmas Time in Vietnam" (Jed International Records # J-0017) by Jim Franklin - the label was based Nashville, Tennessee. The narrator told that a child asked if Santa could send his father home from Vietnam. He also asked: "will he have a Christmas tree, with a star so bright"?
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I played the part of Santa Clause in a big department store / I talked with all the girls and boys that came to Santa's float / Some asked me for...games and teddy bears... / And then I saw this little boy standing all alone / The Christmas lights reflecting on his tears and when I asked him what was wrong... / He whispered in my ear, is it Christmas time in Vietnam, where my daddy is tonight? / Will he have a Christmas tree, with a star so bright / I wish you would bring him back, Santa, can't you see it won't seem like Christmas without daddy here with me / And then he climbed up on my knee / Although only a little child he spoke these words so tenderly / Brought a tear to my eyes / He said 'I don't want a lot of toys like the other children do / All I want is my daddy home so I'll be happy too / Is it Christmas time in Vietnam, where daddy is?
Notes
Jed International Records, Inc., 815 16th Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, Record No. J-0017-A, yellow label with red print; "Is It Christmas Time in Vietnam" (Jim Franklin), Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc., time 3:10; "A Jed Record Production under the direction of John E. Denny"; "Distributed by Jed International". [From the record sleeve and labels]