The Lost Christmas Eve Lyrics by Trans-Siberian Orc
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[NARRATION]

Another year has come and past
Like moments through an hourglass
And at the end of this year's trail
An offering, a final tale

Of love, long lost
And then refound
And the child by which
Those dreams were bound

Of a dusty hotel
That was long past old
And the shadows and the memories
Its hallways still hold

For things that are old
Have the best tales to tell
And usually,
They tell them well

And so it's here, my dear children
That our story truly starts
When the lord sent once more to the earth
An angel, with a childlike heart

And on this night his mission was
To find somewhere on this earth
That human that best reflected his son
And carried on his work

And since this mission from his lord
Had to be completed on this one night
The angel quickly unfolded his wings
And towards the earth took flight

And this night, in case you have not guessed
Was once more christmas eve
When snow and light and angels' flights
All together weave

But of the angel's instructions
There was one thing more
That would make this journey to the earth
Harder than all the ones before

For the lord had also told the angel
That he could only use his wings twice this christmas eve
Once when he descended to the earth
And once more when he would leave
(not unlike ourselves some think,
Or at least so i believe)

Now this put quite a complication
In what the angel planned
For now he had to choose most carefully
Exactly where he would land

He needed to find a single place
That would represent all mankind
But humans were such a varied lot
Such a place would surely be hard to find

A single place where there would be
Humans of every race and creed
The rich and poor, the thrilled and bored
The failures with those who succeed

But after a few moments
Carefully placed in thought
The answer appeared in the angel's mind
The city called new york

And as he neared that city
Where all those souls did dwell
He felt himself being drawn towards
An old, rundown hotel

For in a city that usually had
Guards at nearly every single door
This one just had a sign that said "vacancies,
There is always room for one more"

Now why the angel decided to stop there
He could not quite say the reason
But he thought the sign upon that hotel
Somehow fit the sentiment of this season

Now even after all these years
The building was still a work of art
And though some facade had crumbled here and there
Most still had their parts

The walls were made of granite
Not aluminum or steel
And every pillar and ballistrade
Still had its artist's feel

Every gutter had a gargoyle
Every gargoyle had its wings
For angels can appreciate
Other flying things

So he landed on a cathedral roof
Across the street from that hotel
And looked down upon the world below
Where all those souls did dwell

And sitting on that rooftop
With his friend the winter wind
He gazed carefully at that scene below
As he slowly took it in

[THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE]

On a street in the night
In the cold winter's light
A child stands alone and she's waiting

And the light that's out there
It just hangs in the air
As if it was just hesitating

And the snow it comes down
And it muffles the sound
Of dreams on their way to tomorrow

And when they appear
This night will hold them near
For where they will lead
She will follow

For here in this city of lights
This evening awakens
The dreams that it might
The winter it conjures
The spells it will weave
The snow gently covers the ground
Christmas eve

In this scene
On this night
There's an ancient hotel
Where shadows they do tend to wander

And the ghosts that live here
Hold each moment so dear
For time's not a thing one should squander

And they recount their sand
As it runs through their hand
And examine each moment for meaning

It can be wished upon
Till the moment it's gone
Like day disappears into evening

For here in this city of lights
This evening awakens
The dreams that it might
The winter it conjures
The moment is seized
The snow gently covers the ground
Christmas eve

Merry christmas
Merry christmas
Merry christmas
Merry christmas

Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas

Through this night
The dream still wanders
As it was meant to be
And every year this night grows fonder

Of children and circumstance
Caught in this childhood dance
As the world turns around
Keeping dreams on the ground

Windows of frosted ice
Prisming candlelight
And somehow we
Start to believe

In the night and the dream
As it cuts through the noise
With the whisper of snow
As it starts to deploy

In the depths of a night
That's about to begin
With the feeling of snow
As it melts on your skin

And it covers the land
With a dream so intense
That it returns us all
To a child's innocence

And then what you'd thought lost
And could never retrieve
Is suddenly there to be found
On christmas eve
On christmas eve
On christmas...
[NARRATION]    Another year has come and past   Like moments through an hourglass   And at the end of this year's trail   An offering, a final tale     Of love, long lost   And then refound   And the child by which   Those dreams were bound     Of a dusty hotel   That was long past old   And the shadows and the memories   Its hallways still hold     For things that are old   Have the best tales to tell   And usually,   They tell them well     And so it's here, my dear children   That our story truly starts   When the lord sent once more to the earth   An angel, with a childlike heart     And on this night his mission was   To find somewhere on this earth   That human that best reflected his son   And carried on his work     And since this mission from his lord   Had to be completed on this one night   The angel quickly unfolded his wings   And towards the earth took flight     And this night, in case you have not guessed   Was once more christmas eve   When snow and light and angels' flights   All together weave     But of the angel's instructions   There was one thing more   That would make this journey to the earth   Harder than all the ones before     For the lord had also told the angel   That he could only use his wings twice this christmas eve   Once when he descended to the earth   And once more when he would leave   (not unlike ourselves some think,   Or at least so i believe)     Now this put quite a complication   In what the angel planned   For now he had to choose most carefully   Exactly where he would land     He needed to find a single place   That would represent all mankind   But humans were such a varied lot   Such a place would surely be hard to find     A single place where there would be   Humans of every race and creed   The rich and poor, the thrilled and bored   The failures with those who succeed     But after a few moments   Carefully placed in thought   The answer appeared in the angel's mind   The city called new york     And as he neared that city   Where all those souls did dwell   He felt himself being drawn towards   An old, rundown hotel     For in a city that usually had   Guards at nearly every single door   This one just had a sign that said "vacancies,   There is always room for one more"     Now why the angel decided to stop there   He could not quite say the reason   But he thought the sign upon that hotel   Somehow fit the sentiment of this season     Now even after all these years   The building was still a work of art   And though some facade had crumbled here and there   Most still had their parts     The walls were made of granite   Not aluminum or steel   And every pillar and ballistrade   Still had its artist's feel     Every gutter had a gargoyle   Every gargoyle had its wings   For angels can appreciate   Other flying things     So he landed on a cathedral roof   Across the street from that hotel   And looked down upon the world below   Where all those souls did dwell     And sitting on that rooftop   With his friend the winter wind   He gazed carefully at that scene below   As he slowly took it in     [THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE]    On a street in the night   In the cold winter's light   A child stands alone and she's waiting     And the light that's out there   It just hangs in the air   As if it was just hesitating     And the snow it comes down   And it muffles the sound   Of dreams on their way to tomorrow     And when they appear   This night will hold them near   For where they will lead   She will follow     For here in this city of lights   This evening awakens   The dreams that it might   The winter it conjures   The spells it will weave   The snow gently covers the ground   Christmas eve     In this scene   On this night   There's an ancient hotel   Where shadows they do tend to wander     And the ghosts that live here   Hold each moment so dear   For time's not a thing one should squander     And they recount their sand   As it runs through their hand   And examine each moment for meaning     It can be wished upon   Till the moment it's gone   Like day disappears into evening     For here in this city of lights   This evening awakens   The dreams that it might   The winter it conjures   The moment is seized   The snow gently covers the ground   Christmas eve     Merry christmas   Merry christmas   Merry christmas   Merry christmas     Christmas   Christmas   Christmas   Christmas     Through this night   The dream still wanders   As it was meant to be   And every year this night grows fonder     Of children and circumstance   Caught in this childhood dance   As the world turns around   Keeping dreams on the ground     Windows of frosted ice   Prisming candlelight   And somehow we   Start to believe     In the night and the dream   As it cuts through the noise   With the whisper of snow   As it starts to deploy     In the depths of a night   That's about to begin   With the feeling of snow   As it melts on your skin     And it covers the land   With a dream so intense   That it returns us all   To a child's innocence     And then what you'd thought lost   And could never retrieve   Is suddenly there to be found   On christmas eve   On christmas eve   On christmas...