WE got free tickets to see Brian Stokes Mitchell perform at the Winspear. Who is that, you might ask? Unless you are like WE – you probably have no idea. Although if you are an avid Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert goer – you might remember him…

He has a huge voice and huge hair to match.

I’m not a broadway buff like WE – but I can hang with the best of them. (Although I did have to roll my eyes once at a lady in the far back of the opera house that cackled so loud at BSM’s jokes that I thought to myself “She is either an overly zealous fan or else just REALLY tipsy from that drink line I saw out in the lobby.” Come on, his punch line wasn’t THAT funny.)

But I must admit – I really enjoyed the night out with WE. WEjr’s uncle Ben was watching him so that we could go to the show. I liked seeing WE’s eyes light up when BSM started to sing a Brazilian ‘list’ song (some of it even in Portugese). I giggled when WE couldn’t help belting out his own version of Man of La Mancha’s ‘Impossible Dream’ in the car on the way home.

Most of all – I fell in love with a new song.

It’s called ‘New Words’ and is a show tune written years ago by someone I didn’t recognize. It’s about a parent teaching their young child new words. Here’s the lyrics and a link to a video I found on youtube:

Look up there, high above us
In a sky of blackest silk;
See how round, like a cookie
See how white, as white as milk;
Call it the moon, my son, say moon
Sounds like your spoon, my son, can you say it;
New word today, say moon.

Near the moon, brightly turning
See the shining sparks of light;
Each one new, each one burning
Through the darkness of the night;
We call them stars, my son, say stars
That one is Mars, my son, can you say it;
New word today, say stars.

As they blink all around us
Playing starry eyed games;
Who would think it astounds us
Simply naming their names.

Turn your eyes from the skies now
Turn around and look at me;
There’s a light in my eyes now
And a word for what you see;
We call it love, my son, say love
So hard to say, my son, it gets harder.

New words today, we’ll learn to say
Learn moon, learn stars, learn love.

As soon as he sung the word ‘Moon’ I was hooked.

Because I love WE past the moon and WEjr more than the stars in the sky.