The 1972 Christmas Bombing Of North Vietnam

They called it the Christmas Bombing of North Vietnam
The primary targets were Hanoi and Haiphong
I was only twelve years old, but then I could see
This destroyed the meaning of Christmas for me

In Rockefellar Center, there was a big Christmas Tree
I watched all the snow falling on New York City
I thought about the kids my age in North Vietnam
Under the blizzards of American bombs

But Santa Clause was American, and Americans fly
B-52 bombers so high up in the sky
Even on Christmas, they won't blink an eye
And thousands of kids my age needlessly die
So put away your Christmas trees and turn off the lights
When I was 12 years old I had such sleepless nights
Imagining the kids who died on that one Christmas Night
Under the vast formations of bombers in flight

They called it the Christmas Bombing of North Vietnam
The primary targets were Hanoi and Haiphong
I was only twelve years old, but then I could see
This destroyed the meaning of Christmas for me
This destroyed the meaning of Christmas for me
This destroyed the meaning of Christmas for me