The star of Bethlehem was shining   Across a Palestinian sky   The Church of the Nativity was crying   And we all looked on, who can tell me why?      Where are the wise men when they're wanted?   Nowhere to be seen, like thieves in the night   The desert is drifting ever closer   The world won't sleep well tonight      Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   Lost in the desert or covered in snow   Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   If you can find it, please let me know      The shepherds are in the fields sleeping   Waiting for a sign to light up the sky   Heaven is moving ever closer   The promise of a child born on high      Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   Lost in the desert or covered in snow   Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   If you can find it, please let me know      Looking for an answer that escapes me   (Love set me free)   If there is a reason, let me know   (Whoa)   Drifting slow through time and space not knowing where we are   How did we ever get this far?      Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   Lost in the desert or covered in snow   Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   If you can find it, please let me know      Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   Lost in the desert or covered in snow   Where did the spirit of Christmas go?   If you can find it, please let me know