I Believe in Christmas

They say there'll be snow at Christmas
They say there'll be peace on earth
But instead it just kept on raining
Veil of tears from the virgin birth
I remember one Christmas morning
Winter light on a distant cloud
The peal of the bell and the Christmas tree smell
And eyes full of tinsel and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a Silent Night
They told me a fairy story
Till I believed in the Israelite
I believed in Father Christmas
I looked to the sky with exciting eyes
I woke up with a yawn to the first light of dawn
And saw him true in his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a great New Year
All anguish pain and sadness
Leave your heart and your road be clear
They say there'll be snow at Christmas
They say there'll be peace on earth
Hallelujah, be heaven or hell
The Christmas you get, you deserve

They say there'll be snow at Christmas
They say there'll be peace on earth
But instead it just kept on raining
Veil of tears from the virgin birth
I remember one Christmas morning
Winter light on a distant cloud
The peal of the bell and the Christmas tree smell
And eyes full of tinsel and fire