That Spirit of Christmas (Remastered) - Ray Charles

Everyone, COME gather near, And I'll tell you a story, that you'll love to hear, (Ooohh) It's Christmas time, the season's RIPE And all around the world, we celebrate the birth of Christ. He came to bring us peace, He came to bring us everything that we need to set us free. HOW I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart Oh I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart As a child I still recall Well, Christmas was my favorite season of them all (Oh) my heart was filled with CHILDLIKE GRACE And THE hope there is IN KNOWING Why the savior came He came to bring us peace He came to bring us everything that we need To set us free Now I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart Yes I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart So turn your heart throbs in And let God grow within Not to destroy The greatest gift I know He came to earth BELOW To show us love He came to bring us peace He came to bring us joy He came to bring us everything IN faith, if we believe The gift that we receive Is LIFE AND love and everything The greatest gift I know He came to earth BELOW He came to bring us everything Still I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart Yes I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart Now I long to feel that Christmas spirit in my heart

I see them in the war, with their homes and families gone And I know those little kids, ain't done nothing wrong And I think about how good, we've had it all along And I wonder was it anything we've done to be born, one of the lucky ones I have never had to wonder, where my next meal would come from And I can make a good living, with the songs I've sung And it's a little piece of heaven where I was raised when I was young, and I wonder Was it anything I've done to be born, one of the lucky ones I see them in disasters, and I see them on the street And I see them so damn hungry, they can't stay on their feet And I see them in our institutes their minds and bodies weak And I wonder can anything be done by those of us, born the lucky ones I have people who love me, more than my share And my body isn't perfect, but I don't hurt any where And whenever I get down I have someone who cares And I wonder, was it anything I've done to be born, one of the lucky ones What have they got to lose who have nothing They won't have to take it if we just give them their share And how long can they go on waiting, and I wonder Can anything be done by those of us born the lucky ones Oh yes I wonder was it anything I've done to be born, one of the lucky ones

On Christmas Eve I dreamed I traveled all around the earth And in my dream I saw and heard the ways the different people hail the king Whose star shone in the east and what a dream it was In London Town I walked around Piccadilly Circus A mass of people movin' here and there I wandered where On every face at every place was hurry up I'm late But a kind old man at a chestnut stand said merry Christmas mate And I felt the Christmas spirit In a little town nestled down in Bavaria Germany I walked along to see what the feeling there would be And here again was the busy din the rushin' the yellin' But some kind boy said Frohliche Weihnachten Not undesratnding the words but gettin' the buyin' and sellin' I felt the Christmas spirit In Bethlehem I heard a hymn some distant choir sang And with other tourists I walked along to a church as its bells rang Then I heard someone tell someone there's where Christ was born I wonder if he looked like our baby looked on that first morn And then I really felt the Christmas spirit From a businessman in the Holy Land as a sidewalk souvenirshop I bought a little Bible since I'd hardly stopped And it was in Paris France somehow by chance that I took the Bible out And as I flipped the pages I saw these words and I knew what it was all about For I read fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy Which shall be to all people For unto you he was born this day in the City of David a Saviour Which is Christ the Lord Then I took the little Holy Book held it close and tight I closed my eyes and visualized the glory of that night So suddenly it came to me for when I awoke on Christmas Day I felt the Christmas spirit down deep inside to stay (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)

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