They said there'll be peace on Earth
     But instead it just kept on raining
     A veil of tears for the Virgin's birth
     I remember one Christmas morning
     A winters light and a distant choir
     And the peal of a bell and that Christmas Tree smell
     And their eyes full of tinsel and fire

     They sold me a dream of Christmas
     They sold me a Silent Night
     And they told me a fairy story
     'Till I believed in the Israelite
     And I believed in Father Christmas
     And I looked at the sky with excited eyes
     'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
     And I saw him and through his disguise

     I wish you a hopeful Christmas
     I wish you a brave New Year
     All anguish pain and sadness
     Leave your heart and let your road be clear
     They said there'll be snow at Christmas
     They said there'll be peace on Earth
     Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell
     The Christmas you get you deserve