O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel No ear may hear his coming But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive him still The dear Christ enters in.

A Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all day, all day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away, away Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma He sat on the stony ground And he took a cigarette out And everyone else came down to listen It was the winter 1963 I thought that the world would freeze With John F. Kennedy and The Beatles" Yeah yeah yeah Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya They shut the factory down Hey ma ma ma ma The evening had turned to rain Watched the water roll down the drain As they followed him down to the station He never would wave goodbye You could see it written in his eyes As the train pulled out of sight, bye bye Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma Heyya ma ma ma, hey-dee-da-naya Heyya ma ma ma, heyya Life in a northern town Hey ma ma ma ma

You've been singing that same old song Far too long, far too long Say you'll buy me a shiny ring But your words don't mean a thing No more calling me baby No more loving like crazy 'Til you take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) Take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down You can't ride this gravy train Anymore, anyway There's a price for keeping me I might be cheap, but I ain't free No more calling me baby No more loving like crazy 'Til you take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) Take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down, come on Charming devil, silver tongue Had your fun, now you're done Mama warned me 'bout your games She don't like you anyway No more calling me baby No more loving like crazy No more chicken and gravy Ain't gonna have your baby 'Til you take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down to the little white church (Take me down) Take me down Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (You better take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down (Take me down) You better take me down (Take me down) Take me down to the little white church Take me down to the little white church Take me down to the little white church

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light. From now on, our troubles will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Make the yuletide gay. From now on, our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days, of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us, Gather near to us, once more. Through the years, we all will be together If the fates allow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself a merry little Christmas now. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days, of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us, Gather near to us, once more. Through the years, we all will be together If the fates allow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself a merry little Christmas, Have yourself A merry little Christmas Have yourself A merry little Christmas, now.