I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love
Even more than I usually do
An although I know it's a long road back
I promise you

I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Blessed be the day of our Saviour's birth
Down from Heaven He came
To teach us of our worth
Hope is not forsaken now
The light has shined on Earth
Blessed be the day of our Saviour's birth

Try as we may to make it on our own
We all need a helping hand
To show us where we're goin'
Back in the days when the wise men walked the land
A little child was sent to us
To help us understand

There in the manger He lay with a bed
And love was the message
He brought with Him to spread
So raise up your voices
Let your hearts be glad
And sing out your praises
For the child from Bethlehem

Jingle bells jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh


Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight, oh

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot, oh

If I had my wish this Christmas
I'd only want one single thing
To find the ones who needed what I take for granted
And give good days away like I was Santa

To that little girl who's hungry
I'd give November 26th
Leftover turkey with the family
Oh my jeans would hardly fit
I'd like to reach around the world
This Christmastime
And give her one of my
Extraordinary ordinary days

I'd give any given Sunday
To people down and out of faith
And pray I wouldn't only feel this way in December
'Cause my year's too full of blessings to remember

So to the homeless man who's freezin'
I'd give October 29th
First fire of the season
My love sittin' by my side
I'd like to reach around the world
This Christmastime
And give'em one of my
Extraordinary ordinary days

And to all the sad and lonely
I'd give that Saturday in May
When the neighbors got together
For a barbecue and a softball game
I'd like to reach around the world
This Christmastime
And give'em one of my
Extraordinary ordinary days

Hanging my stocking on the mantelpiece
Mary puttin' tinsel on the Christmas tree
Granny cuttin' cookies, pies bakin' in the oven
Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

David and neighbors are a-shoveling snow
Vickie wrapping presents with pretty red bows
Grandpa makin' eggnog, popcorn is a-puffin'
Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

Artie from the army's comin' home tonight
Crazy cousin Eddie stringin' up the lights
Sarah and her boyfriend, kissin' and a-huggin'
Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

Daddy sittin' in his favorite chair
Tryin' to lead the family in a word of prayer
Jenny in the kitchen, sneakin' and a-munchin'
Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

Anna on piano playin' Christmas songs
Tryin' to get the family just to sing along
Children all believin' that Santa is a-comin'
Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

Times they are a-changin'
People keep a-movin'
I never will forget those family reunions
Christmastime was really somethin'
When Mama cooked the turkey, Uncle Luther made the stuffin'

That sure was some mighty fine stuffin'

Christmas Eve all alone
Thinking about the folks back home
Through the pines I hear that lonesome wind blow
Cider's hot, drink my fill
Red oak fire to break the chill
Thoughts of home reflected in my window

For several weeks the creek's been froze
Can't get out the roads are closed
It's been quite a spell of nasty weather
It's my favorite time of year
But home's a thousand miles from here
I wish so much that we were all together

I can see us 'round the Christmas tree
Snowflakes fallin', my heart's callin' me
Back to Tennessee

A blanket of new fallen snow
Has covered up the undergrowth
The mountainside is flowing in the moonlight
Though it's a picture perfect scene
I close my eyes and still I dream
Of being home in Tennessee tonight

Here we are on Christmas Eve
The weatherman says it could be
The coldest night since 1965
As we watch the fallin' snow
I feel the summer breezes blow
Here in your arms, it's so warm tonight

There's a light in your eyes
A look on your face
Like an ember in the fireplace
Forever flames that will never disappear
Outside the snow is piling up
But in this room when we touch
We're in love on the warmest night of the year

I drew a heart, I wrote our name
In the frost on the window pane
It smiled and said "It's so right with you"
Nothing to read between the lines
I can clearly see the signs
Leading down a road of love so true

O come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant
O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, born the King Of Angels
O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ The Lord

Sing choirs of angles, sing in exultation
O sing all ye citizens of Heav'n above
Glory to God in the highest heaven