Once upon a Christmas,
Far away in Bethlehem.
Mary, being great with child,
Had no place to lie down.
So Joseph found a stable
In which Mary had her child.
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ.

Once upon a Christmas,
In a manger far away,
A King was born, his palace
Was a manger filled with hay.
His royal robes were swaddling cloths,
A halo was His crown.
Once upon a Christmas,
Away in Bethlehem.

And all the world rejoiced because
The King was born, at last.
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass.
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ.

And all the world rejoiced because
The King was born, at last.
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass.
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ.

Once upon a Christmas,
From the Far East, wise men came,
With gold, and myrrh, and frankinsence,
To praise the newborn King.
Shepherds left their flocks and came
To see and worship Him.
Once upon a Christmas,
Away in Bethlehem.

And all the world rejoiced because
The King had come, at last.
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass.
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ.

Once upon a Christmas,
Far away in Bethlehem.