the night before christmas

children carry through the streets, a brilliant painted star, angels gather 'round the hearth, strumming on guitars, men of great renown and faith, say prayers on boulevards, it's the night before christmas, but you don't have to be an angel, to sing harmony, and you don't have to be a child, to love the mystery, and you don't have to be a wise man, on bended knee, the heart of this christmas is in you and me, the night before christmas, the night before christmas, if you're heart's been longing, and you've been afraid to try, sorrow's kept you company, and the dance has passed you by, i'll lift you up and blaze with you, across the moonlit sky, on the night before christmas, 'cause you don't have to be an angel, to sing in harmony, and you don't have to be a child to love the mystery, and you don't have to be a wise man, on bended knee, the heart of this christmas is in you and me, the heart of this christmas is in you and me, the night before christmas, the night before christmas