They said there'll be snow at Christmas   They said there'll be peace on Earth   But instead it just kept on raining   A veil of tears for the Virgin's birth   I remember one Christmas morning   A winters light and a distant choir   And the peal of a bell and that Christmas Tree smell   And their eyes full of tinsel and fire      They sold me a dream of Christmas   They sold me a Silent Night   And they told me a fairy story   'Till I believed in the Israelite   And I believed in Father Christmas   And I looked at the sky with excited eyes   'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn   And I saw him and through his disguise      I wish you a hopeful Christmas   I wish you a brave New Year   All anguish pain and sadness   Leave your heart and let your road be clear   They said there'll be snow at Christmas   They said there'll be peace on Earth   Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell   The Christmas you get you deserve