The night was black and velvet, the stars were all around   A stranger landed lightly on the frosty ground   His eyes were wide with wonder filled with stars and space   He'd searched the heavens over till he found this place      A sweet and snowy carol echoed in his ears   A song so faint and distant, so strong it drew him here      Here is Christmas come inside   Here is Christmas far and wide   A thousand candles burning bright   Here is Christmas shining in our eyes      He wandered through the city lost in the shopping crowds   People rushing, people pushing, he watched without a sound   Cash machines were singing about the biggest year   But above this strange confusion the carol still rang clear      Then he saw a raggedy man with an ancient mandolin   And he knew he'd found the answer when the song began again      Here is Christmas come inside   Here is Christmas far and wide   A thousand candles burning bright   Here is Christmas shining in our eyes      Here is Christmas come inside   Here is Christmas far and wide   A million candles burning bright   Here is Christmas shining in our eyes