The Christmas Shoes
Songs that matter to you (or not) — NewSong — The Christmas shoes.
The song, enjoy 😉,
The story
It all started with a story that was circulating on the Internet in the 1990s, the story of a boy trying to buy a special pair of shoes for his dying mother for Christmas.
A kindly stranger who chipped the difference to help the lad buy them rescued the boy, whose meager savings weren’t enough to pay for the shoes when he got to the cash register.
The song was inspired by a work of fiction, a short story of the same name written by Donna VanLiere.
The story first appeared in the book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Collection” and later served as the basis for the song.
In the book, Helga Schmidt tells the story of a young brother and sister trying to buy their dying mother's shoes for Christmas in Alco, Kansas. They were $3 short, which Schmidt provided.
According to the published story, the little boy said, “These shoes will match the streets of gold in heaven. We learned about those streets in Sunday School class.”
While the song and story evoke emotions and touch the hearts of many listeners and readers, they are not based on actual events.
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year!
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