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The First Christmas Tree
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www.timlovell.net Modern Country Christian with some southern Gospel throw in.
Dove award nominee songwriter and singer Tim Lovell started writing in 1989. He has written over 250 songs. Currently he has 36 songs that have been recorded and sung by various Gospel groups and artists around the country. Tim has won 9 songwriting awards from the Tennessee Country Music Association, 5 from NACMAI and 2 from the Oklahoma Songwriter’s Association as well as winning in the Gospel category in the Great American Song Contest. Tim won Song of the year for the song “Little Things”, which was recorded by the Young Harmony and nominated for a dove award in the album of the year category. His song "Shadow of the cross" was performed at the World Series Of Independent Artist in 2003. He wrote and performed the song "In Reality" for the United Way Kick-off in the Tri-Cities in 2001. Tim ministers at local and regional churches and has a small recording studio where he co-writes and does soundtracks for other Gospel writers. His songs are published through Moody Publishing. He also started his own publishing company called Lion Of Judah Music this year You can visit his website at www.timlovell.net .
Song Info
Charts
Peak #455
Peak in subgenre #99
Author
Tim Lovell
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Yes
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December 27, 2006
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MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:22
Story behind the song
I was working on some Christmas song ideals and I remembered a preacher saying one time that the Cross was the first real Christmas Tree
Lyrics
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE I COULD SEE THE LAD WAS TROUBLED STANDING THERE ON CHRISTMAS EVE IT'S HARD FOR AN EIGHT YEAR OLD TO SAY WHAT HE REALLY MEANS HE FINALLY SAID SANTA CAN'T BE REAL I'M TOO OLD TO BELIEVE SO WHERE DID IT COME FROM THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE I SAT BACK AND SMILED AT MY SON THINKING HOW BLESSED ONE CAN BE I MOTIONED HIM TO COME OVER AND SAID SET HERE ON MY KNEE I'M GONNA TELL YOU A STORY THAT MIGHT HELP YOU TO SEE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE CHORUS: THE CROSS WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE LIGHT THAT IT HELD CAN STILL BE SEEN IT ONCE HELD A STAR THAT SET ALL MEN FREE THE CROSS WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE THE FIRST TREE SOME SAY WAS CEDAR BUT SOME PEOPLE DISAGREE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CYPRUS IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH TO ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF TREE IT WAS BUT I KNOW THAT THEIR WAS THREE AND THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE CHORUS: Words and Music By Timothy W. Lovell Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved Tim Lovell 1570 Caldwell St. Kingsport, Tn. 37665 (423) 578-6746 E-mail tim_lovell23@hotmail.com www.timlovell.net BMI
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