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At Christmastime
03:58
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So it’s Christmas - the pieces of plans that we made
won’t be picked up till after the New Year’s parade
will we keep them all, will we keep them all?
though it’s Christmas - the people we passed in a haze
never wished us warmth on this cold holiday
will we need them all, will we need them all?-
these red lights and white fires-
we’re watching the stars as they shine ever brighter,
then snow falls as phone calls ring through our rooms
with the life and the laughter
of Christmastime, when choir bells chime
and lift last year’s cares away
by the fireplace, in a long embrace
the New Year is here to stay
now it’s Christmas - the people we pass in the street
travel with us through moments we could never foresee
will we love them all, will we love them all?
the snow falls as phone calls ring through the rooms
where our friends sing with laughter
and families will gather
at Christmastime the choir bells chime
and lift last year’s cares away
by the fireplace in a long embrace
the New Year is here to stay
the New Year is here to stay
the New Year is here to stay
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The Best Gift To Give
02:49
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The echo of sleigh bells is drowning out
The season’s warm greetings and where is
That box of love under my tree
Those twelve months were kind of rough
But I think we’ve been good enough
What’s that tap on the roof?
Could the legend be true?
And if the snow don’t fall through
We’ll share some with you
It’s the best gift to give on the market
Always seems like brand new
And we’re back in traffic once again and slipping on ice
While some shiver on airplanes that criss-cross the sky
To and fro, towards their homes
To the tune old man winter blows
But there’s a fire inside
There’s a feast and some lights
As the new year arrives
There’s a snippet of time
To get out from under the north wind
Get under a mistletoe
There must still be one hanging around this place somewhere I know
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Be My Santa Claus
02:45
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You’re makin’ a list and you’re checkin’ it twice
I know I’ve been naughty so please be nice
Be nice, be nice, be my Santa Claus
I don’t need presents underneath the tree
I just want you to love me
So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus
Don’t wanna spend Christmas all alone
I need a love to call my own
Come on Santa baby be my present this year
I need some Christmas cheer
You need to stop shoppin’
and get out of the cold
Snuggle up to me under the mistletoe
And be my, be my, be my Santa Claus
Don’t wanna spend Christmas all alone
I need a love to call my own
Come on Santa baby be my present this year
I need some Christmas cheer
I don’t have any other Christmas demands
I just want you to be my man
So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus
I don’t have any other Christmas demands
I just want you to be my man
So be my, be my, be my Santa Claus
Be my, be my, be my Santa Claus
Be my, be my Santa Claus
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Something Closer
02:31
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half week back in town, late in the evening and year
tasteless tower clock, two letters and personal effects for if and when you're near
"dear jeanne, please turn this sheet
over and stare into the void
join me, cumberland field, on christmas eve in the endless static joy"
distance is feminine in Spanish
distance is distance in French
and it's everything that everyone's been whispering everywhere I've been
with less that's freezing every December
and more of everything we've known continues to melt
each of us becomes something closer to impossible
"say J,
if you could just ask me to stay
this ritual could stop
and I wouldn't have to carry these rotten
letters home
every fourth season
and wait for you to show
from eve to eve
behind the statues in the snow
but I always will, and alone
if this or anything else finds you
I can only hope"
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Christmas Is Near
02:09
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Christmas time is getting near
I think I can almost hear
The sound of Santa and his sleigh
Did I make the good boy list
Will I get all that I wished?
Hurry Santa don’t be late
Wide awake on Christmas eve
Santa Claus, I still believe
That you have a gift that’s meant for me
Christmas time is getting near
I think I can almost hear
The sound of Santa and his sleigh
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Don't let it be Christmas
On a night like this
When it's cold as some
Of the memories I've been given
Don't let us keep wishing
For spring to come
Cause the leaves that fall
Won't come back at all
So many nights
we went round and round
a fire that lost its glow
we should have known
nothing grows in snow
Don't let it be Christmas
now that you're gone
cause the bells won't ring
children don't sing
Don't let it be Christmas
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Mrs. Claus
02:36
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Santa flies all through the night
For children’s sake
But he sips green tea made by his wife
That keeps him awake
She sewed the holes in his suit
She makes the whole night go smooth
Next to every great man there’s a Mrs.
Let’s sing to her this Christmas
You know that legendary bag
Filled with endless toys?
She made it from magic and rags
And corduroy
She knows when he tells the truth
She makes his whole year go smooth
Next to every great man there’s a Mrs.
Let’s sing to her this Christmas
Oh Mother Christmas, this year you’ll finally hear a song that’s yours
She nursed him back from the flu
Now Christmas eve will go smooth
Next to every great man there’s a Mrs.
Let’s sing to her this Christmas
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Dear Santa
03:29
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9. |
One Single Wish
02:22
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Snow paints every briar white and green as the door swings free
but no one lights the fire or the star on the tree
and all the cards you wrote this Christmas
are scattered on the bedroom floor
through the garland on the shelf
you see pictures of yourself
then you think of ways to make more money
and buy her all the things she wished for
your dreams are growing smaller every year, then on Christmas eve
she forgets to call….or that’s what you believe
now all the gifts you loved last Christmas
are cinders on the fireplace
under mistletoe and felt
you see pictures of yourself
and you think if you had made more money
and bought her all the things she wished for
then she’d be with you
Her love’s the only thing you wished for….
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Sunshine for Christmas
01:54
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The sun will shine as children pine for Christmas
But a lake that’s wet is all they’ll get on Christmas
cause snow is nowhere in sight
How’s it Christmastime if the weather’s fine?
Just when everything should be white
The headline says “There’s Sunshine for Christmas!”
So leave your coat on the line
The bells will chime as temperatures climb before Christmas
Now we’re out of luck, the thermometer’s stuck on Christmas
And snow is nowhere in sight
How’s it Christmastime if the weather’s fine?
Just when everything should be white
It’s warm outside
The headline said “There’s Sunshine for Christmas”
Yeah all the kids said “Sunshine for Christmas!”
The North Pole’s got sunshine for Christmas
and snow is nowhere in sight
St. Nick said “Sunshine for Christmas!”
The snowmen said “There’s Sunshine for Christmas!”
Jack Frost said “Sunshine for Christmas!?!??!”
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Christmas Lights
03:26
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Love magnifies the scene
invites us toward the best way
our feelings for the day
culminate, as we await
those reds and golds and greens
from lanterns through the alleyway
Illuminate the dreams
evening keeps as children sleep
though light grows dim they still believe in him
oh light of Christmas
shine with innocence
oh light of wishes
keep your promises
oh light of voices
sing with tenderness
through this silent night
when children dream of red and white
the peace they keep is glowing bright
it never dims, they still believe in Him
oh light of Christmas
shine with innocence
oh light of wishes
keep your promises
oh light of voices
sing with tenderness
through this silent night
bring angels to the light
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It’s Christmas eve in the city
when starlight shines through
and families will gather round you
the nurses who smile so pretty
are dressed up in red
bearing your medication.
Soon you and I will wake up to find
a wire that swings from our veins
but your wife and child will sound like a choir
as they sing to us all through the day.
They’ll sing carols made just for this day.
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