I have a list of people I know,
all in my email address book,
And now at Christmas time
I have gone to take a look

And that is when I realize
these names
Not of the PC they're stored in,
but taken from my heart

For each name stands for someone
who has crossed my path sometime,
And in that meeting they've become
the rhythm in each rhyme

And while it sounds fantastic
for me to make this claim,
I feel that I'm composed
of each remembered name

And while you may not be aware
of any special link,
Just meeting you has changed my life,
a lot more than you think!

For once I have met somebody,
the years cannot erase,
The memory of a pleasant word
of an E-mail or a friendly face

So never think my Christmas E-mails
are just a mere routine,
Of names upon an address list,
forgotten in between

For when I do a Christmas E-mail
that is addressed to you,
It's because you're on the list
of people I'm indebted to

And whether I have known you
for many years or few,
In some way you have been a part
of shaping things I do