1. The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
In this room where shadows live
And ghosts that failed learn time forgives
Welcome, friends, please stay awhile
Our story starts with one small child
Who spends this night in attics dark
Where dreams are stored like sleeping hearts
And so it's here that they must wait
Till someone wishes them awake
For somewhere on this night of nights
She's looking to believe
Here among the ghosts on Christmas Eve
And there near an old looking glass
There was a trunk from Christmas past
That she had somehow missed before
But now decides she will explore
'Twas filled with toys and one old wreath
And several letters underneath
So as the evening hours leave
The child sat down and started to read
For somewhere on this night of nights
She's looking to believe
Here among the ghosts on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve
2. Boughs Of Holly
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3. The World That She Sees
There in this night
There is a life
Someone who waits for me
Only a child
Dreams and a smile
Waiting to play
And now she's found
Snow on the ground
Magic has been set free
She's waited here
All of this year
Just for this day
And then the night comes alive
With lights to dazzle
And everything's extraordinary
Nothing is left ordinary
Christmas has come
With its long memory
And in my mind
It always will be
The world that she sees
Caught in this night
Pieces of light
Glitter and play for you
And made of glass
Dreams from the past
Wait for this day
And if you try
Look in the sky
One star is shining through
And on this eve
You can't believe
It's far away
And then the night comes alive
With lights to dazzle
And everything's extraordinary
Nothing is left ordinary
Christmas has come
With its long memory
And in my mind
It always will be
The world that she sees
There on this night
Pieces of light
There on this night
Pieces of light
Christmas has come
Christmas has come
The world that she sees
The world that she sees
On this night
On this night
4. Midnight Christmas Eve
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5. The March Of The Kings / O Holy Night
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6. The Three Kings And I (What Really Happened)
O Holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear savior's birth
Now you all heard the story about Bethlehem
How the child was born and the three wise men
Heard the preacher tell it like the preacher does
But let me tell you, children,
That's not how it was
Now you might ask me what I'm talking about
But I know the part that they all left out
Now do you hear what I said
That Herod wanted those wise men dead
But on that blessed evening
My great great great great great great granddad
He saved those kings
Now granddad made his living
Playing jazz you see
But jazz wasn't big around one A.D.
So he got himself a job in the palace band
Where he heard about three kings
In the desert sand
Let me tell you children that at any time
Three kings in the desert that's a real rare find
But Herod heard of it too
And when he heard his curiosity grew
So he asked those kings to drop by
And my great great great great great great
Granddad
He wondered why
So the Magi told old Herod
That they had come here
To find a newborn king of kings
Who'd heal our sins
Then herod told his guards
To follow those Magi
And that the only king around here
Was gonna' be him
Then he told his soldiers as I recall
When they found that child, to kill them all
But granddad overheard what Herod said
And he had to act fast or else they'd all be dead
So granddad got to those kings
Filled them in on the plan, told them everything
When they heard what he had in store
They grabbed the gold
The frankincense
The myrrh, the jewels
The desert tents
And when they found
His plan was sound
They followed granddad out the back door
And what a night
It must have been
But when God is on your side
You kinda' know that in the end
You're gonna win
They traveled fast
They traveled far
And in the end they found
That they were standing with the Child
Beneath the star
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
And so you see we've reached the end
Of our story
When granddad and the kings
Reached that stable on the hill
And while I said that
Three kings in the desert is a rare sight
Angels singing in the desert that's far rarer still
Now I ain't sayin' that the bible was wrong
But ya' see the whole tale
Would have taken too long
'Cause way back then in the promised land
Every copy they sold,
It had to be written by hand
And granddad lived a long life
Stayed friends with those kings
And found a good wife
And eventually I came along
But that my children
That my children
That's another song
7. Christmas Canon
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
The hope that he brings
The hope that he brings
The hope that he brings
The hope that he brings
This night
We pray
Our lives
Will show
This dream
He had
Each child
Still knows
We are waiting
We have not forgotten
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
8. Joy Of Man's Desire / Angels We Have Heard On High
9. Find Our Way Home
He believed in the things
That he always thought he knew
And had done all the things
That he always wanted to do
Collecting
Each thing reflecting his worth
But now he pondered
How he had wandered this earth
For we all seem to give our lives away
Searching for things that we think we must own
Until on this evening
When the year is leaving
We all try to find our way home
He had time or at least then he
Always thought he did
And mistakes, well, he thought that time
Always would forgive
Each transgression
For his intention
Forgetting
Years he squandered
On things he now was regretting
For we all seem to give our lives away
Searching for things that we think we must own
Until on this evening
When the year is leaving
We all try to find our way home
For we all seem to give our lives away
Searching for things that we think we must own
But on this evening
When the year is leaving
I think I would be alright
If on this Christmas night
I could just find my way home
10. Appalachian Snowfall
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11. The Music Box
Remember last Christmas Eve
When we sat next to our first tree
Ornaments reflected light
Of a candle in the night
And I gave you a music box
Back then that seemed like so much
We watched it go round and round
As the melodies unwound
But all these things are now long gone
And not to be wished upon again
But the musical box continues to turn
The candle in the window continues to burn
But I know they're just memories
Like Christmas past and you and me
Remember that old fireplace
That held the room in warm embrace
And as we watched for Christmas ghosts
The fire held the shadows close
But now upon that Christmas scene
The candle wax of melted dreams
And ornaments of shattered glass
Now belonging to the past
But all these things are now long gone
And not to be wished upon again
But the musical box continues to turn
The candle in the window continues to burn
But I know they're just memories
Like Christmas past and you and me
12. The Snow Came Down
A railway station
On a long forgotten line
No destination
But it always leaves on time
He buys his ticket
As the train prepares to leave
Don't want to miss it
On this night Christmas Eve
He stared into the night no expectations
He watched the world go by without a sound
He saw the city lights arrive and fade away
While all that night
All that night
The snow came down
No conversation
As the snow fell from the sky
His consolation
That the world is well disguised
He stared into the night no expectations
He watched the world go by without a sound
He saw the city lights arrive and fade away
While all that night
All that night
The snow came down
He stared into the night, no expectations
But in his heart he wanted to believe
That somehow someone would be waiting there
Upon this Christmas Eve
And when his train it pulled into that station
He saw there was a single pair of tracks
Within the snow and leading to that
Station door
And he followed those steps back
And on this night of our salvation
Where dreams that have been lost
Can there be found
They walked away together
On that Christmas Eve
While all that night
All that night
The snow came down
13. Christmas In The Air
Christmas time in the middle of a city
Seeking its salvation
With every string of lights
That suddenly appears
Children stare with new found wonder
No one dares to break the trance
Every wish is carefully numbered
And God has granted all a second chance
This day
And all at once
The dream's begun
And as we mark the old year's passing
Strangers greet
On every street
And suddenly there's goodwill everywhere
There's Christmas in the air
On this night
To this light
We see it all again
On this night
To this light
We see it all again
On this night
To this light
We see it all again
On this night
To this light
We see it all again
All again
On this winter night
We still wait for you
And now the time has come
When all the world is one
And as we mark the old year's passing
Strangers greet
On every street
And suddenly there's goodwill everywhere
There's Christmas in the air
There comes a time when we're on our own
Some times in life such a thing must be
But such a thing should not be known
This night
This night
This night
And all at once
The dream's begun
And as we mark the old year's passing
Strangers greet
On every street
And suddenly there's goodwill everywhere
There's Christmas in the air
14. Dream Child (A Christmas Dream)
In the night
Was the dark
In the dark
Was the dream
In the dream
Was the Child
And myself
There unseen
In the book was the word
In the word there was truth
In the truth there was age
In the age there was youth
And I said to the Child
Do your hands they still bleed
After all of this time
Do you think there's still need
But the Child only smiled
And said not a word
And the snow it came down
As if it hadn't heard
And all that night the snow came down
To heal the scars our lives had found
And the dreams that lay broken
And there upon a bridge of dreams
Across the night we walked unseen
With no words ever spoken
And then on through that night
We did walk for a while
And our steps turned to blocks
And the blocks turned to miles
Then we followed a path
For as far as we could
Till we found ourselves there
In an evergreen woods
There were thousands of candles
Upon every tree
It was beautiful
But there was one mystery
For with all of those candles
You must understand
That the only one lit
Was now in that Child's hand
And there upon that Christmas scene
The candle wax of melted dreams
And the years they had taken
And as the snow did gently fall
He one by one relit them all
Till each dream was awakened
And there to that light
That young Child showed to me
All the things that he dreamt
All the things that might be
How for everything given
That something was gained
Strike one match in the dark
And all the world's not the same
And then I asked that Child
Why this night has a star
And he said, "So we'd know
That we could see that far"
And these candles are wed
To that distant star's light
And it all came to be
Upon that long winter's night
That long winter's night
That long winter's night
That long winter's night
And when I awoke, well the Child he was gone
But somewhere in my mind
I believe he lives on
And somewhere in my life
Between here and the end
On a long winter's night
I will dream him again
15. An Angel's Share
Deep inside this Christmas Eve
Watching as the hours leave
Gently drifting in the air
Shadows of an angel's share
Christmas lights
On Christmas nights
With peace for every nation
Stable scenes
And evergreens
With snow still glistening
Angels grace
This humble place
With hopes of our salvation
Christmas cards
And snow filled yards
And children wondering
Rejoice
All awaken
Rejoice
Quickly hasten
Rejoice
For the newborn king
Rejoice
For the vision
Rejoice
He has given
Hear the choirs as they sing
Scrooge returns
To once more learn
That Christmas ghosts conspire
To redeem
His soul it seems
But still he hesitates
To believe
He's not deceived
Until this night inspires
Him to find
That at this time
It never is too late
Rejoice
All awaken
Rejoice
Quickly hasten
Rejoice
For the newborn king
Rejoice
For the vision
Rejoice
He has given
Hear the choirs as they sing
And sing
And sing
And sing and sing and sing
Winter dreams
Her endless scenes
In endless combinations
To embrace
This world of faith
This world that we now see
Every year
It returns here
With all its variations
And as the day
It fades away
And we once more find that...
Once again the promise kept
One by one the angels slept
So we leave this night in peace
And the world in gentle sleep
16. Music Box Blues
Remember last Christmas Eve
When we sat next to our first tree
Ornaments reflected light
Of a candle in the night
And I gave you a music box
Back then that seemed like so much
We watched it go round and round
As the melodies unwound
But all these things are now long gone
And not to be wished upon again
But the music box continues to turn
The candle in the window continues to burn
But I know they're just memories
Like Christmas past and you and me
Remember that old fireplace
That held the room in warm embrace
And as we watched for Christmas ghosts
The fire held the shadows close
But now upon that Christmas scene
The candle wax of melted dreams
And ornaments of shattered glass
Now belonging to the past
But all these things are now long gone
And not to be wished upon again
But the music box continues to turn
The candle in the window continues to burn
But I know they're just memories
Like Christmas past and you and me
I miss you baby
Oh yes, I do
And it's been far too long
Since I last laid eyes on you
I got the lights upon the Christmas tree
I got the candle lit for you to see
And beside this window I will wait
For inside this night it's not too late
I got the lights
Up on the tree
They're shining bright
If you'd just believe
Just believe with me
The candles burning
You know I'm gonna wait
The clock keeps turning
But I know it's not
I know it's not too late
I got the lights upon the Christmas tree
I got the candle lit for you to see
And beside this window I will wait
For inside this night
I know it's not too late