To me, Christmas means one song in particular: Glen Campbell’s “Old Toy Trains.” It was released in the late 60s while I was in high school, and I fell in love with it the first time I heard it on a Christmas record I bought. I played the song while I decorated the tree that year.
From then on “Old Toy Trains” was the sound track to our family tree-trimming party until a water leak in the wall destroyed all my favorite vinyls.
Many Christmases later my husband, Woody, and I woke up early on a Saturday to trim the tree. I hummed “Old Toy Trains” as I put on the coffee.
“I still miss that darn record,” I said. In all our married years, I don’t think one Christmas went by that he didn’t try to find that record. It had long been out of print and hours of searching hadn’t produced a copy.
“I’ll pour us a cup of coffee,” Woody said. “Why don’t you go in the garage and get the decorations out?”
When I came back inside with the ornaments, my mouth fell open. “Old toy trains, little toy tracks… little toy drums coming from a sack… carried by a man dressed in white and red…” Was I really hearing my special song? On vinyl?
Woody held up the familiar record cover. “I finally found it, the original vinyl record and cover in mint condition!”
My favorite Christmas song was just like my sweet husband: an oldie but a goodie!
Listen as Glen Campbell performs “Old Toy Trains“!
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