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The Christmas Song
02:34
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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Frostbite nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Can help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his slay
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
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2. |
The Fire is Slowly Dying
05:36
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Ice had frozen the storm screen tight
I tried rattling it free
On our way out the door that night
Off to church on Christmas Eve
Something ran ‘cross the road so dark
Gone as fast as was seen
Full moon followed us from afar
In the car on Christmas Eve
All those songs that I knew so well
Sweet refrains I would sing
Chiming loud like a steeple bell
Through the night on Christmas Eve
All that light they once shined on me
When I needed it most
It went dark like an air-starved flame
Silent as the Holy Ghost
You won’t know who your heroes are
Till they let you down
Empty home, the front door ajar
Letting all the warm air out
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so...
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so...
Ice had frozen the storm screen tight
I tried rattling it free
On our way out the door that night
Off to church on Christmas Eve
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Oh little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
It came upon a midnight clear
That glorious song of old
Of angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to all
From Heaven’s all-gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing
On a clear night in a small town
On a clear night in a small town
On a clear night in a small town
On a clear night in a small town
Midnight clear
(On a clear night in a small town)
Midnight clear
(On a clear night in a small town)
Midnight clear
(On a clear night in a small town)
Midnight clear
(On a clear night in a small town)
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4. |
A Baby Born
04:20
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They witnessed the choir
That lit up the sky
And they ran through town to spread the word
Of angels heard on high
And captives found comfort
In a land occupied
At the mention of the message of
The new and glorious light
And it wasn’t from the government
Or the empire at war
It wasn’t from a hero with a sword
But from a baby born
From a baby born
Lift up your eyes
All you who mourn
And feel the joy
Of a baby born
We’re searching the heavens
Like Magi of old
And we’re seeing just how small we are
And how much we don’t know
From somewhere there’s an answer
There’s a fire in our souls
Between Capricorn and Cancer
There’s a star to guide us home
And it isn’t from a law we’ve set
Like a path that’s tired and worn
But a brand new world that’s never been explored
It’s from a baby born
From a baby born
Lift up your eyes
All you who mourn
And feel the joy
Of a baby born
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5. |
Homeless Sons of David
04:57
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Jesus, unborn son of an unwed girl
You'll fit in well in this world
Like the womb, there's no more room in the inn
Oh, what a way to begin
And I just arrived
In the town tonight
And there’s nowhere left to stay
Is there room near the manger for me?
Is there room near the manger for me?
I have been wandering these Bethlehem streets
I'm just a homeless son of David this Christmas Eve
I, like You, am son of the poet king – I came, my taxes to bring
Heard the shepherds, and followed their lively lead
They led me here to your heed
And I'm far from home
And I'm on my own
And I think you understand
Is there room near the manger for me?
Is there room near the manger for me?
I have been wandering these Bethlehem streets
I'm just a homeless son of David this Christmas Eve
Foxes have dens
Birds have their nests
But the King of Heaven and I
We have no place to lay our heads
We’re just a couple of homeless sons of David
Without a bed
Is there room near the manger for me?
Is there room near the manger for me?
I have been wandering these Bethlehem streets
I'm just a homeless son of David this Christmas
I have been wandering these Bethlehem streets
I'm just a homeless son of David this Christmas Eve
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Silent night, lonely night
Angels gone, out of sight
Shepherds back at their graveyard shift jobs
Magi still on the road miles off
Eat your dinner now please
Eat your dinner now please
Sleepless night, painful tooth
Nothing calms, nothing soothes
Overtired and needing your rest
Who was that who said I am most blessed?
Cries and lullabies sing
Cries and lullabies sing
Silent night, holy night
Sacred work, precious time
Small apartment, the rent is not cheap
Beats a stable that smells like wet sheep
Finally got him to sleep
Finally got him to sleep
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7. |
I Still See the Light
04:58
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Some say the world is growing darker
But it seems to me it’s always been this way
Sounds like everybody has the answer
But their solutions are just more of the same
Another man proved the truth that we’re all capable
Of causing overwhelming harm
When he broke the rules we wish could be unbreakable
Now pain comes easy, and hope comes hard
But I still see the light
I still hear the angels sing
I believe that peace on earth means something
And we’re not alive for nothing
Even when the tears flood my eyes
And my spirit has run dry
I still feel the fire that burns by night
I still see the light
On these overcast nights, it’s hard to believe
That the yonder star is still out there
While the wise men go their separate ways
And some no longer even seem to care
But I still see the light
I still hear the angels sing
I believe that peace on earth means something
And we’re not alive for nothing
Even when the tears flood my eyes
And my spirit has run dry
I still feel the fire that burns by night
I still see the light
I still see the light
I still hear the angels sing
I believe that peace on earth means something
And we’re not alive for nothing
Even when the tears flood my eyes
And my spirit has run dry
I still feel the fire that burns by night
I still see the light
I still see the light
I still see the light
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