The Classic Christmas Album

Alabama The Classic Christmas Album Lyrics
1.Christmas In Dixie

By now in New York City, there's snow on the ground
And out in California, the sunshine's falling down
And, maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight

Chorus:
Chirstmas in Dixie, it's snowin' in the pines
Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight

It's windy in Chicago. The kids are out of school
There's magic in Motown. The city's on the move
In Jackson, Mississippi, to Charlotte, Caroline
And all across the nation, it's the peaceful Christmas time

Chorus

And from Fort Payne, Alabama
God bless y'all...We love ya...Happy New Year...Good night
Merry Christmas...Merry Christmas tonight


2.A Candle In The Window

There's a road that I remember leading to a special place
Where the door was always open to a smiling face
There's a picture on the mantle of a boy that looks like me
It's always the same, there's a stocking with my name

And a candle in the window, a flame against the night
There's a candle in the window, it's like God's perfect light
It don't take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window

Maybe it's just wishful thiking I can hear the sleigh bells ring
Almost taste teh pie she's baking, it's Christmas Eve

And there's a candle in the window, a flame against the night
The candle in the window, it's like God's perfect light
It don't take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window and Christmas in your heart

Wherever the years may take me no matter how far I go
There's going to be a candle burning, it's always nice to know
It don't take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window and Christmas in your heart


3.Christmas In Your Arms

All my friens are asking me where I plan to spend the holidays
People seem to celebrate the season in so many different ways
Some go where the weather's freezing cold while others like it
warm
I don't care about the weather just whether I spend Christmas in
your arms

Chorus:
We could drive up to the mountains, build a fire and watch it
snow
We could sail down to the islands where the gentle breezes blow
I'd be happy in the city, I'd be happy on the farm
I don't care whre I spend Christmas as long as I spend Christmas
in your arms

It was only last December I had no Christmas spirir in my heart
My world lay cold and shattered in the ashes of a dream that
fell apart
But now you're here beside me, no greater gift is wrapped
beneath my tree
And the arms you wrap around me and the precious gift of love
you give to me

Chorus

I don't care where I spend Christmas as long as I spend
Christmas in your arms


4.Tennessee Christmas

Come on weather man give us a forecast snoowy white
Can't you hear the prayers of every childlike heart tonight
Rockies are callin', Denver snow fallin'
Somebody said it's four feet deep, but it doesn't matter
Give me the laughter, I'm gonna choose to keep

Another tender Tennessee Christmas, the only Chirstmas for me
Where the love circles arounf us like th gifts around our tree
Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will
ever see
But a tender Tennessee Christmas is the only Christmas for me

Every now and then I get a wanderin' urge to see
Maybe California, maybe Tinsel TOwn's for me
There's a parade there, we'd have it made there
Bring home a tan for New Year's Eve
Sure sounds exciting, awfully inviting, still I think I'm gonna
keep

Another tender Tennessee Christmas, the onyl CHristmas for me
Where the love circles around us like the gifts around our tree
Well they say in L.A. it's a warm holiday, it's th only place to
be
A tender Tennessee Christmas, is the only Christmas for me

Well I know there's more snow up in Colorado than my roof will
ever see
But a tender Tennessee Christmas is the only Christmas for me
A tender Tennessee CHristmas is the only Christmas for me


5.When It Comes To Christmas

Well, I'mgladlittle Johnny wants that remote control
I know I'm gonna run it fast as it will go
And Jenny wants every game that Nintendo makes
It's just around the corner and I can't wait

I've got my stocking hangin', it's time to go to bed
I think I hear some reindeer, I better cover up my head
I know Santa's gonna bring us something just like he always dod
Yeah, when it comes to Christmas I'm still a kid

I still like shakin' presents underneath the tree
And tryin' to figure out what ole Santa's got for me
Oh, I get so excited on Christmas Eve
I try my best to close my eyes, but I can't sleep

Well, I've got my stocking hangin', its time to go to bed
I think I hear some reindeer, I better cover up my head
I know Santa's gonna bring us something just like he always did
Yeah, when it comes to Christmas I'm still a kid

When it comes to Christmas, I'm still a kid
Just a kid


6.The Night Before Christmas

Ribbons and paper cover the floor, it's been a great Christmas
with presents
galore
Everyone's happy and I'm happy, too
Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had
with you

Frost on the window, snow on the ground, holiday spirit, holiday
sounds
Everyone's thankful and I'm thankful, too
Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had
with you

It all started underneath that mistletoe when we were waiting up
just to help
ole Santa Claus
We were making merry in ways we'd never thought of when we heard
those sleigh
bells and ole Santa almost caught us

We didn't take no pictures, but I still remember one very
special
twenty-fourth day of December
Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had
with you

It all started underneath that mistletoe while we were waiting
up to help ole
Santa Clause
We were making merry in ways we'd never thought of when we heard
those sleigh
bells and ole Santa almost caught us

If we don't do this nect year, honey, I'm sure gonna miss it
Why don't we make it a new Yuletide tradition
Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had
with you
Oh, what a night, oh, what a night, night before Christmas I had
with you


7.Hangin' 'Round The Mistletoe

Snowny days and frosty night,
Everything looks cold and white
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe

Christmas day will soon be here,
And everybody's full of cheer
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Waitin' for you dear

Well, I've waited all year long
And nore the year is almost gone
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe

But if that's what I've gotta do
Just to get a kiss from you
Hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Waitin' for you dear

Christmas is a special time
To give and to receive
For every little kiss you give me
I will give you three

You ain't gonna miss one kiss,
That's one thing you'll never miss
I'm hangin' 'round the mistletow
Waitin' for you dear

Well, I've had my eyes on you
For a long, long time
So, I'm asking Santa please,
Make that pretty girl mine

Waited till I'm cold and blue
Just to get a kiss from you
I'm hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Waitin' for you dear

Hangin' 'round the mistletoe,
Waitin' for you dear...


8.New Year's Eve 1999

Baby, let's make a date for a night on the town
How does the turn of the century sound
I guarantee that we'll have a good time
New Year's Eve 1999

Now I know it sounds a bit premature
But I'm askin' you now 'cause I want to be sure
Do you have anything else in mind
New Year's Eve 1999

We'll drink pink champagne from a plastic cup
Dance all night 'til the sun comes up
We'll say it's been a pretty good century
Except for that weekend in '93

Then we'll go home to our warn winter bed
And tuck in the kids with a kiss on the head
And sing one more chorus of Auld Lang Syne
New Year's Eve 1999

I'll be your sweetheart if you'll be mine
New Year's Eve 1999, New Year's Eve 1999


9.The Blessings

I satnd here lookin' up at the starts tonight, how can one man
have somuch in
life
As I look around me, what a picture it paints, I'm muchmore than
lucky, I
oughta give my thanks
There's food on the table, a log on the fire, and in my woman's
eyes there's
love and desire

The blessings, sent from above, oh, the blessings, a life full
of love
When I look around I can see, all that's been given me, so Ilift
my eyes up
to the sky
I wanna give my, my, my, my, my thanks for the blessings

Sometimes I fall asleep at the end of the day and I forget to
thank you, I'm
ashamed to say
But as I lay m down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep
I know you can hear me here on Earth, thank you for giving me
more than I
deserve

The blessings, sent from above, oh, the blessings, a life full
of love
When I look around I can see, all that's been given me, so Ilift
my eyes up
to the sky
'Cause I wanna give my, my, my, my, my thanks for the blessings

Blessings, when I look around, I can see, all that's been given
me
So, I lift my eyes up to the sky, 'cause I wanna give my, my,
my, my, my
thanks for the blessings
The blessings, oh, the blessings


10.Angels Among Us

I was walking home from school on a cold winter day.
Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way.
It was getting late, and I was scared and alone.
But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.
Mama couldn't see him, but he was standing there.
And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers.

Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with the light of love.

When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees.
There's always been someone there to come along and comfort me.
A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand.
A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand.

And ain't it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road.
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.

Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with the light of love.


They wear so many faces; show up in the strangest places.
To grace us with their mercy, in our time of need.

Oh I believe there are angels among us.
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
They come to you and me in our darkest hours.
To show us how to live, to teach us how to give.
To guide us with the light of love.

To guide us with the light of love.


11.I Was Young Once Too

He raced that engine down the track 'round the tree on Christmas
day
I was so amazed my dad would play with trains
I saw a sparkle in his eye, then I heard him say, come on son
let's play, I
was young once, too

He washed that Buick faithfully, Lord he kept her clean
I thought that machine meant more to him than me
On the day I turned sixteen he threw me the keys
Said I was young once, too, now she belongs to you

He was such a young man then, I'm older than that now
I hope I measure up to him, when the circle comes around

I saw him in the attic sittin' cross legged on the floor
With some old photographs, he point and laughed
He said, that's me in that picture, I said, no son, that's your
dad
I was young once, too, and looked a lot like you

I was young once, too, I was young once, too
Merry Christmas son, I wish your grandpa were here
He was young once, too, and looked like me and you


12.Tonight Is Christmas

The factories are all shut down and the shopping malls are all
closed
And the busy streets are all empty except for the falling snow
And in the small towns, in the cities families gather as one
'Cause the night of love and sharing they look forward to has
come

Chorus:
'Cause tonight is Christmas, tonight is love
Tonight we celebrate God's one and only Son
Tonight there's hope for peace on earth eternally
Tonight is Christmas and the world's in harmony

But across the seas two armies stare down at each other's guns
Each believing in their cause enough to die or kil the other one
But tonight there'll be no shooting, not a drop of blood will
spill
They will cease their fire this silent night in the name of
peace and goodwill

Chorus


13.Joseph And Mary's Boy

Out here is the country there's magic in the air.
It's the middle of December there's excitement eveywhere

Everyone's invited, the celebration's planned
The gift is just what's in your heart
And not what's in your hand

Who's the one we need to thanks
Who's the party for
Who's the one responsible for all this peace and joy
Who deserves the credit for the blessings we enjoy
Preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy

There were times we didn't think
We'd make it through the year
The bankers tried to take our farms
But somehow we're still here

I don't know how our crops survived
The drought and then the rain
It must have been a miracle
How else could you explain

And who's the one we need to thanks
And who's the party for
And who's the one responsible for all this peace and joy
And who deserves the credit for the blessings we enjoy
Preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy

The Christ Child born in Bethlehem
Joesph and Mary's boy

Everyone's invited, the celebration's planned
The gift is just what's in your heart
And not what's in your hand...


14.O Little Town Of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie
Above they deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by
Yet in they dark streets shineth the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight

O holy child of Bethlehem descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in be born in us today
We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Immanuel

For Christ is born of Mary and gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering
love
O morning stars, together proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King and peace to men on Earth


15.Little Drummer Boy

Come, they told me pa rum pa pum pum
Our newborn King to see pa rum pa pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
So to honor Him, pa rum pa pum pum
When we come

Baby Jesus pa rum pa pum pum
I am poor boy too pa rum pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring pa rum pa pum pum
That's fit to give our King pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Shall I play for you pa rum pa pum pum
On my drum

Mary nodded par rum pa pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time pa rum pa pum pum
I played my drum for him pa rum pa pum pum
I played my best for him pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Then he smiled at me pa rum pa pum pum
Me and my drum, me and my drum
... Me and my drum...


16.Silent Night