Merry Christmas and Happy Wassalia everyone! Since this is one of Queen Melinda's favorite Wassalia songs, I thought it would be fun if she woke Amber and James up with it, since they love the holiday as much as she does! Even Roland gets into the spirit when he hears one of his favorite holiday tunes, even the ones that get in his head. He still likes this song, especially when it turns into a family song and dance number! Patty Loveless' music is not mine.

"Should we wake the kids up and get them ready for the party?" Melinda asked as she and Roland walked down the hall. They thought they'd better wake two-year-old Amber and James up from their naps before the Wassalia party guests started arriving.

"That's a good idea," Roland smiled. "We don't want them to miss any of the fun!"

"Okay," Melinda smiled. They paused outside the nursery door, and she sang softly, "Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa-la-la-la-la-la..."

"La-la-la!" they heard a little voice join in with her.

Roland smirked. James always woke up when he heard Melinda sing, in spite of the silencing charm Cedric put on the nursery door. He always seemed to know when she was singing, no matter how quietly she sang! "Interesting timing on that song, Melinda!" he chuckled as they went over to where James was bouncing up and down in his crib.

"Wasn't it, though?" Melinda grinned as she picked up James and hugged him. "Shall we sing some more, James?"

"Yeah! La-la-la!" James sang, bouncing in her arms. He looked over at Amber, who was still asleep. "Amber sleeping!"

Melinda tossed him up and kissed him as she caught him. "Don't worry, James, I know just the song to wake her up with!" she grinned as she found a tape and started the music.

"That song? You know I end up singing it all day after hearing it once," Roland smirked when he heard the opening notes.

"Oh, Roland, you love this Wassalia song as much as I do!" Melinda smirked as she began to sing.

Christmas time's a-comin'
Christmas time's a-comin'
Christmas time's a-comin'
And I know I'm goin' home

"Indeed I do, Melinda," Roland smiled.

Hearing the first note, James sang with her, "La-la-la!"

"And just like that, James is singing with you," Roland smirked.

"That's right!" Melinda grinned as she danced around the room with James as she continued the song.

Snowflake's a-fallin'
My old home's a-callin'
Tall pine's a-hummin'
Christmas Time's a-comin'

James giggled as Melinda spun around the floor with him. "La-la-la!"

"That's my boy! You love music as much as I do!" Melinda grinned as she continued her song, Can't you hear them bells ringin', ringin'?
Joy, don't 'cha hear them singin'
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home

"Yeah! La-la-la!" James sang as Melinda woke Amber up.

"Amber, wake up, sweetheart," Melinda smiled as she sat up, "Happy Wassalia!"

Amber giggled as she heard the music. "I sing too! La-la-la!"

"That's right, Amber! Let's sing!" Melinda grinned as she sang, Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home

Amber smiled as Melinda shifted James to one arm and held her with the other one as she danced around with them. "La-la-la!"

"I'm going to be singing this all night, you know," Roland smirked, ruffling Amber and James' hair as Melinda passed them. "I won't even be able to make my welcome speech to the guests since I'll be singing this!"

"You'll be fine; you love this song," Melinda smirked. She gave Roland a little wave as she continued, White candle's burnin'
My old heart's a-yearnin'
For the folks at home when
Christmas time's a-comin'

"Of course I do. I even remember Tilly singing this to wake me up on Wassalia," Roland smiled, waving back at Amber and James, who waved at him too.

"Daddy sing too?" James asked.

"I'd love to," Roland grinned as he took him and tossed him up and sang, "La-la-la!"

"Silly Daddy! James sings that!" Amber giggled.

"So he does, but I can sing with him, can't I?" Roland smiled as he sang, Can't you hear them bells ringin', ringin'?
Joy, don't 'cha hear them singin'?
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home

"May I have this dance, Amber?" he added.

"Yeah!" Amber giggled as Roland took her in his arms.

At the same time, Melinda was singing, Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home

"La-la-la!" James and Amber sang along as Melinda kissed James.

Roland kissed Amber as he sang to her, Holly's in the window
Home where the wind blows
The cane foam's a-runnin'
Christmas time's a-comin'

"We should sing this at the party," Melinda grinned.

"As long as we have a 'la-la-la' backup," Roland grinned, taking James in his arms as he joined in the song too.

Can't you hear them bells ringin', ringin'?
Joy, don't 'cha hear them singin'?
When it's snowin', I'll be goin'
Back to my country home

"La-la-la!" James sang as Roland took him so Melinda could dance with Amber.

"La-la-la!" Amber joined in.

At the same time, Melinda started, Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home

Roland smiled as he finished the song with her, Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
Christmas time's a comin'
And I know I'm goin' home

"La-la-la!" James sang as Melinda gave him one last twirl over the floor.

"La-la-la!" Amber joined in, giggling as Roland tossed her up.

"You two and your la-la-la!" Roland smiled.

"That's right, but save some of that la-la-la for when we sing this at the party!" Melinda smiled as she and Roland got them ready.