When someone very dear

Calls you with the words "everything's all clear "

That's what you want to hear

But you know it might be different in the New Year



That's why, that's why we hang the lights so high

Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy,

You loved it as a kid, and now you need it more than you ever did

It's because of the dark; we see the beauty in the spark

That's why, that's why the carols make you cry

Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy



Tinsel on the tree, yes I see

The holly on the door, like before

The candles in the gloom, light the room

the Sally Army band, yes I understand



So light the winds of fire,

and watch as the flames grow higher

we'll gather up our fears

And face down all the coming years

All that they destroy

And in their face we throw our

Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy



It's why, we hang the lights so high

And gaze at the glow of silver birches in the snow

Because of the dark, we see the beauty in the spark

We must be alright, if we could make up Christmas night.