There is no “shining star.”
There is no “highest bow.”
Why would you take the most beautifully melancholy Christmas song of all time & ruin it with some unnecessary jiggery-pokery in the lyric department?
The point of the song is that times are tough, & you have to stick it out.
The point of the song is not “Let’s decorate a Christmas tree because we’re sooooo happy!”
You know that I normally advocate choosing cheerfulness, but come on, this is artistic homicide.
