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one thing for christmas
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One Thing for Christmas
By Joel Glenn Wixson
(Chorus)
I only want one thing for Christmas
It can be my gift this year
I only want one thing for Christmas
To take away the worry and the fear
I can see it in the children
I can see it in their eyes
When they’re looking up at me to give them answers
About the hatred and the lies
(Chorus)
I can see it in my sisters
I can see it in the way
They have to take the time to look over their shoulders
I see it every single day
I can see it in my brothers
In the way they look at me
Its like they’re waiting for the nightmare to be over
And I can’t tell you what they see
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
And when I see it in my family
And in the human family too
That’s when I know that it is time for us to make a change
And I know its something we can do
Because I’ve see it in my sisters
I’ve seen in my brothers too
You know I see it when they’re reaching out a helping hand
They’re reaching out to me and you
So that is what I want for Christmas
A thing that anyone can give
Its just compassion and the gift of human kindness
We pass it on so it can live
Yes, that is what I want for Christmas
And it can be my gift this year
Yes, that is what I want for Christmas
To take away the worry and the fear
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jolly old saint nicholas
03:11
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Jolly old saint Nicholas
Do you see me cry?
There are children suffering
Can you tell me why?
If you choose to comfort them
I will wait right here
Take as much time as you need
It can take all year
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away in a manger
01:54
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oh holy night
02:52
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only this christmas
06:26
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Only This Christmas
By Joel Glenn Wixson
Only in a barn this baby boy
With not a room to give Him
Not a toy
But the peace around Him and the joy
But only this Christmas
And to Him the lowly shepherds came
Not because they knew Him or his name
But they were drawn right to Him just the same
But only this Christmas
And the wise men coming baring gold
Frankincense and Mir the treasures old
Not the least bit sure what would unfold
But only this Christmas
And His mother Mary so confused
Bout the baby boy she did not choose
But a vision she could not refuse
But only this Christmas
(Chorus)
‘Cause He was a light in the darkness
And a gift to behold
But there’s a part of this story
That’s not often told
For when this baby boy became a man
His life directed by a higher plan
He taught us how to take a stand
But only this Christmas
And if you listen closely to your heart
You will find the perfect place to start
Cause there is no one who can play your part
But only this Christmas
(Chorus)
‘Cause light in the darkness
Is a gift to behold
But there’s a part of this story
That’s yet to be told
(Bridge)
And if you can believe the light is true
You’ve got to believe that the light’s in you
And there is nothing that we can not do
But only this Christmas
So what if Christmas happened every day?
And Peace on Earth was not a thing that we just say?
And we refused to give up anyway
But only on Christmas?
And if you can believe the light is true
You got to believe that the light is you
And there is nothing that we can not do
But only this Christmas
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silent night
01:36
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i don't know
04:28
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I don't know
By Joel Glenn Wixson
(Chorus)
What was it like for Jesus
Before he went away?
What was it like for Jesus
Try to teach them how to prey?
What was it like for Jesus
All he had to say?
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
Was he scared or was he lonely?
Was he loving, was he kind?
Did it seem he was the only man
With trouble on his mind?
Was he sorry for the people
That he had to leave behind?
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
Did he understand what happened?
Did he find it all unfair?
Did he cry for all the searching souls
Who didn’t seem to care?
Did he call out to the silence?
Or did he did he know someone was there?
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
My Daddy was preacher
And he taught me to be kind
And he said that what we sew
Becomes the harvest that we find
And he said the Jesus never thought
The faithful should be blind
And in those final seconds
Did he have something to say
Was he uncertain for a moment
Did he wish he could stay
It seems to me that faith
Is when you do it anyway
I don’t know
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One Thing for Christmas
By Joel Glenn Wixson
(Chorus)
I only want one thing for Christmas
It can be my gift this year
I only want one thing for Christmas
To take away the worry and the fear
I can see it in the children
I can see it in their eyes
When they’re looking up at me to give them answers
About the hatred and the lies
(Chorus)
I can see it in my sisters
I can see it in the way
They have to take the time to look over their shoulders
I see it every single day
I can see it in my brothers
In the way they look at me
Its like they’re waiting for the nightmare to be over
And I can’t tell you what they see
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
And when I see it in my family
And in the human family too
That’s when I know that it is time for us to make a change
And I know its something we can do
Because I’ve see it in my sisters
I’ve seen in my brothers too
You know I see it when they’re reaching out a helping hand
They’re reaching out to me and you
So that is what I want for Christmas
A thing that anyone can give
Its just compassion and the gift of human kindness
We pass it on so it can live
Yes, that is what I want for Christmas
And it can be my gift this year
Yes, that is what I want for Christmas
To take away the worry and the fear
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Joel Glenn Wixson Kittery, Maine
The foundation of Joel Glenn Wixson's musical life is street performance, "busking." Since starting his musical journey at the age of nine, he has played from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon. Internationally, He has performed in Canada, France, and New Zealand, but most of the time he is in New England playing in the streets from Boston on up the Coast. ... more
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