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Christmas Blessed - Plus... Track List & lyrics
Christmas Blessed - 4:48
Christmas in 3/4 Time - 3:49
Blue Heart for Christmas - 3:19
Still it's Christmas Time - 3:38
I awake Christmas blessed…
All of those mornings, all of those years
All of the laughter, all appear
in my dreams, the night before Christmas
and I awake Christmas blessed
No matter the reason, through the years
I feel the season as friends draw near
And just in time, the night before Christmas
and I awake Christmas blessed
It's not just nostalgia, it's too real to be
It's the light of my childhood returning to me
Cycle to cycle, tree after tree
There's still a child there in my dreams
Still full of laughter, though it seems
he's hard to awaken the morning of Christmas
perhaps that child wishes
that I awake Christmas blessed
Secrets and presents, and friends come to play
Phone calls from relatives, far away
I recall, the night before Christmas
and I awake Christmas blessed
It’s there in my memory, the scent of the tree
and Mom and Dad’s coffee, come back to me
Safe and familiar, the night before Christmas
and I awake Christmas blessed
And it's not just nostalgia, it's too real to be
It's the light of our childhood returning to each
Cycle to cycle, gift upon gift upon gift upon gift…
There's still a child there in your dreams
Still full of laughter, though it seems
he's hard to awaken the morning of Christmas
perhaps that child wishes
we all awake Christmas blessed
Perhaps that child wishes
The world will awaken Christmas blessed
Quickly approaches the end of the year, outside the snowflakes are falling
Christmas is coming, the shopping is done, the tree and the gifts are enthralling
Santa will magically visit the tree, bringing the hopes of the season
Suspended in time, he waits till the children are snug as a bug and sleeping
Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has come
Family arrives with gifts of their own, excited with holiday cheer
From house to house the carolers sing of sleigh bells they’re hoping to hear
On water like glass, frozen in time, people are skating in together
The warmth of their joy cuts through the cold, easing the harsh winter weather
Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has…
Christmas has come to delight us, to thrill and invite us
to learn of the love that it brings to enlighten us
Reconnecting, together reflecting, to brighten a hopeful new year
Christmas has come
The thrill of the season is filling the air, the holiday meal comes together
Aromas redolent of feasts through the years, the memories linger forever
Deep in the night, presents appear in the light from the tree as it dances
Clothes for the teens, toys for the kids, little gifts hid in the branches
Christmas is… Mistletoe, holly
Christmas is… chestnuts and chimneys
Christmas is… Jesus and Mary
Christmas is… toys and trains
Christmas is… Eggnog and fruitcake
Christmas is… nativity scenes
Christmas is… magi and ornaments… Christmas is…
Christmas cookies and candy canes
Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has come
Then all are asleep, warm and content, exhausted and quietly dreaming
‘Neath wreaths woven from kindness and love, slumbering wishes are fleeting
At early O’clock, alarms all go off, the chaos begins of unwrapping
The children so soon worn out from the fun, satisfied, happy and napping
Christmas has… Christmas has… Christmas has…
Christmas has come to delight us, to thrill and invite us
to learn of the love that it brings to enlighten us
Reconnecting, together reflecting, to brighten a hopeful new year
Christmas has come
Lookin’ for love this Christmas
Hopin’ for love this New Year
No presents coming and no presents going
No Ho Ho Ho, and no reindeer
Lookin’ for love this Christmas
Stuffed in the stocking or under the tree
If I’m real good and I don’t shake my package
and leave some cookies by the chimney
I’ve got blue Christmas lights in my window
Blue, shiny blue tinsel and even blue tears
I’m sendin’ out blue Christmas cards…
and listenin’ to Ol’ Muddy Waters
‘Cause you gave me a blue heart… for Christmas this year
The leaves are fallin’ from the mistletoe
I burned the fruitcake and spilled the eggnog
If Hershey don’t quit makin’ kisses
My youth and my health will be just reminiscences
You… you gave me a blue heart… for Christmas this year
Lookin’ for love this Christmas
Makin’ my list so carefully
Santa please read it and bring me my baby
So I won’t be lonely this New Year’s Eve
I’ve got blue Christmas lights in my window
Blue, shiny blue tinsel and even blue tears
I’m sendin’ out blue Christmas cards…
and listenin’ to Ol’ Muddy Waters
‘Cause you gave me a blue heart… for Christmas this year
The floor is littered with ribbons and foil
Santa Claus has come and gone and left the children spoiled
The kids, they aren’t so young
The house not so filled with noise
But still it’s Christmas time for mamma’s girls and boys
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The rooms are empty now but still echo with joy
And nothing’s really changed except the prices of the toys
The kids are grownups now and living for themselves
But still it’s Christmas time for mamma’s little elves
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The turkey’s cooking and the family is here
The time they spend together has changed but not the atmosphere
And soon they’ll all be leaving for the places they call home
But still it’s Christmas time and mamma’s with her own
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For now it’s Christmas time and nobody’s alone