They said there'll be snow at Christmas.
They said there'll be peace on earth,
but instead it just kept on raining
a veil of tears for the virgin birth.
I remember one Christmas morning.
A winter's light and a distant choir,
and the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
and their eyes full of tinsel and fire.
They sold me a dream of Christmas.
They sold me a silent night,
and they told me a fairy story
'till I believed in the Israelite.
And I believed in Father Christmas,
and I looked to the sky with excited eyes
'till I woke, with a yawn, in the first light of dawn
and I saw him, and through his disguise.
I wish you a hopeful Christmas.
I wish you a brave new year.
All anguish, pain and sadness
leave your heart and let your road be clear.
They said there'll be snow at Christmas.
They said there'll be peace on earth.
Hallelujah, Noel, be it heaven or hell,
the Christmas we get, we deserve.