Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down his sweet head
The stars in the sky
Look down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The candles are glowing the baby awakes
The little Lord Jesus
No crying he makes
I love you Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh
Be near me Lord Jesus
I ask you to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In your tender care
And fit us for heaven to live with you there
Reba McEntire - Merry Christmas to You Album Lyrics
Reba McEntire - Merry Christmas to You Lyrics
Writer: . TRADITIONAL, MICHAEL PHILIP MCGLYNN
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
On This Day
The kids were up before dawn this morning
Right to the Christmas tree they ran
Called up the stairs for us to hurry
Wait for this day for about as long as they could stand
While trading presents the little one asks me
Why do we have Christmas each year
I said long ago a child was born this day
He's a gift more precious then all you see here
Cause on this day
A child was born
In the town of Bethlehem
And on this day
God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill
To all men
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Grandma and Grandpa arrived after breakfast
The rest of the gang by noon
We spent the day watching football and breaking in toys
Helping out in the kitchen
Catching up on old news
When the dinner bell rang
We all took our places
Grandpa said who wants to say grace
Before anyone else could utter a word
Oh the little one bowed her head
And she started to say
Cause on this day
A child was born
In the town of Bethlehem
And on this day
God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill
To all men
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Right to the Christmas tree they ran
Called up the stairs for us to hurry
Wait for this day for about as long as they could stand
While trading presents the little one asks me
Why do we have Christmas each year
I said long ago a child was born this day
He's a gift more precious then all you see here
Cause on this day
A child was born
In the town of Bethlehem
And on this day
God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill
To all men
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Grandma and Grandpa arrived after breakfast
The rest of the gang by noon
We spent the day watching football and breaking in toys
Helping out in the kitchen
Catching up on old news
When the dinner bell rang
We all took our places
Grandpa said who wants to say grace
Before anyone else could utter a word
Oh the little one bowed her head
And she started to say
Cause on this day
A child was born
In the town of Bethlehem
And on this day
God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill
To all men
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Oh on this day we call Christmas
We honor his name
On this day
We recall all the reasons he came
On this day
On this day
Writer: DAVID SCARLETT, MICHAEL PATRICK HEENEY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
O Holy Night
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night
Of the dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared
And the soul felt its worth
The thrill of hope
The weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
When Christ was born
Led by the light
A face supremely beaming
With glowing heart
By His cradle we stand
So led by light
Of the star so sweetly beaming
Here came the Wise Men
From far different lands
A king of kings
Is born, the world rejoices
In all our trials
Born to be our friend
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
O night
O holy night
When Christ was born
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night
Of the dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared
And the soul felt its worth
The thrill of hope
The weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
When Christ was born
Led by the light
A face supremely beaming
With glowing heart
By His cradle we stand
So led by light
Of the star so sweetly beaming
Here came the Wise Men
From far different lands
A king of kings
Is born, the world rejoices
In all our trials
Born to be our friend
Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O holy night
When Christ was born
O night
O holy night
When Christ was born
Writer: Adolphe Adam
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management
The Christmas Guest
It happened one day near December's end when two neighbors
Called on an old friend and they found his shop so meager and
Lean made gay with thousand bows of green and Conrad was
Sitting with faces shining when he suddenly stopped as he
Stitched a twine and he said "Old friends, it dawned today
As the cock was crowing the night away the Lord appeared in
A dream to me and said "I'm coming your guest to be."
So I've been busy with feet of stern strewing my shop with
Branches of fern. The table is spread and the kettle is shine.
And over the rafters the holly is twine. Now I'll wait for my
Lord to appear and listen closely so I will hear his step as
He nears my humble place. And I'll open the door and look on His face.
So his friends went home and left Conrad alone for this
Was the happiest day he had known. For long since his family had
Passed away and Conrad had spent many a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with the Lord as his Christmas Guest this Christmas
Would be the dearest and best.
So he listened with only joy in his heart and with
Every sound he would rise with a start and look for the
Lord to be at his door. Like the vision he had had a few hours before.
So he ran to the window after hearing a sound but all he could
See on the snow covered ground was a shabby beggar whose shoes
Were torn and all of his clothes were ragged and worn.
But Conrad was touched and he went to the door
And he said "You know your feet must be frozen and sore.
I have some shoes in my shop for you and a coat that will
Keep you warmer too." So with grateful heart the man went away
But Conrad noticed the time of day and wondered what made the
Lord so late and how much longer he'd have to wait.
When he heard a knock he ran to the door but it was
Only a stranger once more. A bent old lady with a shawl of
Black with a bundle of kindling piled on her back. She asked
For only a place to rest but that was reserved for Conrad's
Great guest. But her voice seemed to plead "Don't send me away,
Let me rest for awhile on Christmas Day", so Conrad brewed
Her a steaming cup and told her to set at the table and sup.
But after she left he was filled with dismay for
He saw that the hours were slipping away and the Lord hadn't come as
He said he would. Then Conrad felt sure he had misunderstood.
When out of of the stillness he heard a cry "Please
Help me and tell me where am I?" So again he opened his
Friendly door and stood disapointed as twice before.
It was only a child that wandered away and was lost from
Her family on Christmas Day.
Again Conrad's heart was heavy and sad but he knew
He should make the little girl glad. So he called her in
And he wiped her tears, quieted all her childish fears.
Then he led her back to her home once more but as he
Entered his own darkened door he knew the
Lord was not coming today.
Well the hours of Christmas had passed away so he
Went to his room and knelt down to pray and he said
"Dear Lord, why did you delay? What kept you from
Coming to call on me? For I wanted so much your face to see.
" When soft in the silence a voice he heard.
"Lift up your head for I kept my word.
Three times my shadow crossed your floor
And three times I came to your lowly door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold feet
And I was the woman you gave something to eat.
I was the child on the homeless street.
Three times I knocked, and three times I came in.
And each time I found the warmth of a friend.
Of all the gifts, love is the best.
And I was honored to be your Christmas Guest.
Called on an old friend and they found his shop so meager and
Lean made gay with thousand bows of green and Conrad was
Sitting with faces shining when he suddenly stopped as he
Stitched a twine and he said "Old friends, it dawned today
As the cock was crowing the night away the Lord appeared in
A dream to me and said "I'm coming your guest to be."
So I've been busy with feet of stern strewing my shop with
Branches of fern. The table is spread and the kettle is shine.
And over the rafters the holly is twine. Now I'll wait for my
Lord to appear and listen closely so I will hear his step as
He nears my humble place. And I'll open the door and look on His face.
So his friends went home and left Conrad alone for this
Was the happiest day he had known. For long since his family had
Passed away and Conrad had spent many a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with the Lord as his Christmas Guest this Christmas
Would be the dearest and best.
So he listened with only joy in his heart and with
Every sound he would rise with a start and look for the
Lord to be at his door. Like the vision he had had a few hours before.
So he ran to the window after hearing a sound but all he could
See on the snow covered ground was a shabby beggar whose shoes
Were torn and all of his clothes were ragged and worn.
But Conrad was touched and he went to the door
And he said "You know your feet must be frozen and sore.
I have some shoes in my shop for you and a coat that will
Keep you warmer too." So with grateful heart the man went away
But Conrad noticed the time of day and wondered what made the
Lord so late and how much longer he'd have to wait.
When he heard a knock he ran to the door but it was
Only a stranger once more. A bent old lady with a shawl of
Black with a bundle of kindling piled on her back. She asked
For only a place to rest but that was reserved for Conrad's
Great guest. But her voice seemed to plead "Don't send me away,
Let me rest for awhile on Christmas Day", so Conrad brewed
Her a steaming cup and told her to set at the table and sup.
But after she left he was filled with dismay for
He saw that the hours were slipping away and the Lord hadn't come as
He said he would. Then Conrad felt sure he had misunderstood.
When out of of the stillness he heard a cry "Please
Help me and tell me where am I?" So again he opened his
Friendly door and stood disapointed as twice before.
It was only a child that wandered away and was lost from
Her family on Christmas Day.
Again Conrad's heart was heavy and sad but he knew
He should make the little girl glad. So he called her in
And he wiped her tears, quieted all her childish fears.
Then he led her back to her home once more but as he
Entered his own darkened door he knew the
Lord was not coming today.
Well the hours of Christmas had passed away so he
Went to his room and knelt down to pray and he said
"Dear Lord, why did you delay? What kept you from
Coming to call on me? For I wanted so much your face to see.
" When soft in the silence a voice he heard.
"Lift up your head for I kept my word.
Three times my shadow crossed your floor
And three times I came to your lowly door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold feet
And I was the woman you gave something to eat.
I was the child on the homeless street.
Three times I knocked, and three times I came in.
And each time I found the warmth of a friend.
Of all the gifts, love is the best.
And I was honored to be your Christmas Guest.
Writer: Mel Torme, Robert Wells
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Silent Night
On Christmas Eve in 1818, a blizzard stranded the tiny
village of Obendorf nestled in the Austrian
Mountains. That same day, the people of St. Nicholas's
Church found their organ broken. So the priest and
organist began composing a song that could be sung
without an organ, yet beautiful enough to express
their Christmas joy. All day and all night long they
worked. And at midnight, the gentle carol "Silent
Night" was born. The pure clear tones echoed through
the hills. And the world has been captured by the
beauty of that simple song ever since.
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glory streams from Heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, and all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Sleep in heavenly peace
village of Obendorf nestled in the Austrian
Mountains. That same day, the people of St. Nicholas's
Church found their organ broken. So the priest and
organist began composing a song that could be sung
without an organ, yet beautiful enough to express
their Christmas joy. All day and all night long they
worked. And at midnight, the gentle carol "Silent
Night" was born. The pure clear tones echoed through
the hills. And the world has been captured by the
beauty of that simple song ever since.
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glory streams from Heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, and all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Sleep in heavenly peace
Writer: Traditional
Copyright: Lyrics © Public Domain
Copyright: Lyrics © Public Domain
Happy Birthday Jesus (I'll Open This One for You)
Now kids hang on just a second before we start
You know there's a reason we are all here in front of Grandma and
Grandpa's
Christmas tree
And if Trevor and E.P. would quit fighting long enough and be real quiet
This little song might help ya understand
Long ago in a stable there was a baby being born
His parents were Joseph and Mary
And Joseph's big ole heart was torn
Cause he couldn't find a decent place for Mary to have her child
But Mary said it just seemed just right and she blessed it with her
Smile
Cause what made it special was the baby in her arms
God sent Him down to give the world a second chance for you and I
That's why we have Christmas at this time each year
It's the baby's birthday party that brings us so much cheer
Now kids the presents that all of you exchange on Christmas
Represents the gifts that baby Jesus received the night he was born
He got all his presents from three wise men
Who followed a star
And walked a long long way to the stable
So everytime you tear open one of your presents
Think about that baby and say
Happy birthday Jesus
I'll open this one for you
Cause what made it special was the baby in her arms
God sent Him down to give the world a second chance for you and I
That's why we have Christmas at this time each year
It's the baby's birthday party that brings us so much cheer
OK all together now
Happy Birthday Jesus
I'll open this one just for you
You know there's a reason we are all here in front of Grandma and
Grandpa's
Christmas tree
And if Trevor and E.P. would quit fighting long enough and be real quiet
This little song might help ya understand
Long ago in a stable there was a baby being born
His parents were Joseph and Mary
And Joseph's big ole heart was torn
Cause he couldn't find a decent place for Mary to have her child
But Mary said it just seemed just right and she blessed it with her
Smile
Cause what made it special was the baby in her arms
God sent Him down to give the world a second chance for you and I
That's why we have Christmas at this time each year
It's the baby's birthday party that brings us so much cheer
Now kids the presents that all of you exchange on Christmas
Represents the gifts that baby Jesus received the night he was born
He got all his presents from three wise men
Who followed a star
And walked a long long way to the stable
So everytime you tear open one of your presents
Think about that baby and say
Happy birthday Jesus
I'll open this one for you
Cause what made it special was the baby in her arms
God sent Him down to give the world a second chance for you and I
That's why we have Christmas at this time each year
It's the baby's birthday party that brings us so much cheer
OK all together now
Happy Birthday Jesus
I'll open this one just for you
Writer: REBA MCENTIRE
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
White Christmas
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear the sleighbells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry
And bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear the sleighbells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry
And bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Writer: Irving Berlin
Copyright: Lyrics © IMAGEM MUSIC INC.
Copyright: Lyrics © IMAGEM MUSIC INC.
Ill Be Home For Christmas
I'm dreaming tonight of the place I love
Even more then I usually do
And although I know it's a long road back
This I promise you
Well, I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
So please have snow and lots of mistletoe
And presents under the tree
Oh Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love life is
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
You know Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love life is
Darling I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Oh if only in my dreams
Even more then I usually do
And although I know it's a long road back
This I promise you
Well, I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
So please have snow and lots of mistletoe
And presents under the tree
Oh Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love life is
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
You know Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love life is
Darling I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Oh if only in my dreams
Writer: Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent
Copyright: Lyrics © GANNON & KENT MUSIC CO, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Copyright: Lyrics © GANNON & KENT MUSIC CO, CARLIN AMERICA INC
A Christmas Letter
At an antique desk
An old man sits alone
It's Christmas Eve
And it's almost time to go
He signs his name to a letter he just wrote
Then he reads it back with a voice as soft as snow
I want peace on earth for Christmas
In a world where there's not one hungry child
They would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
Then he walks outside
And he climbs up on his sleigh
And calls out to his reindeer
Off they fly away
Oh tonight he'll make a million dreams appear
While he wishes that his own dreams would come true this year
I want peace on earth for Christmas
In a world where there's not one hungry child
They would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
That they would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
An old man sits alone
It's Christmas Eve
And it's almost time to go
He signs his name to a letter he just wrote
Then he reads it back with a voice as soft as snow
I want peace on earth for Christmas
In a world where there's not one hungry child
They would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
Then he walks outside
And he climbs up on his sleigh
And calls out to his reindeer
Off they fly away
Oh tonight he'll make a million dreams appear
While he wishes that his own dreams would come true this year
I want peace on earth for Christmas
In a world where there's not one hungry child
They would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
That they would hope and faith
Conquers fear and hate
All I'm asking for is a little more love
Writer: JOHN RICHARD GREENEBAUM, GENE NELSON, PAUL NELSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Mm, mm
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by the choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimo's
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Helps to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa Claus is on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
Oh, and so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
And although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
Merry Christmas
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by the choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimo's
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Helps to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa Claus is on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
Oh, and so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
And although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
Merry Christmas
Writer: Mel Torme, Robert Wells
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Merry Christmas to You is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It was released on November 27, 1987, by MCA Nashville.
It is her last albums to bear her surname on the front cover. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
Performed By:
Reba McEntireIt is her last albums to bear her surname on the front cover. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
Genre(s): Country
Producer(s): Tony Brown, Jimmy Bowen, Reba McEntire
Length: 34:02
Released: November 27th, 1987
Year: 1987