Battered by sleet on a cold city street On a night never meant for a roam The choir of St. Theresa sings Ave Maria And your heart begins longing for home Gin for your man and a whisky for Dan The stories, the lies and the craic But it's dark and you're lost on the white streets of Boston Wishing like hell you were back When it's Christmas in Ireland Where the sight of the snow on the rocks of Mayo Means it's Christmas in Ireland And the wind and the roar of the Donegal shore Means it's Christmas in Ireland And you think you can hear through the noise and the tears The ould fella singing so clear When it's Christmas in Ireland ♪ Santa Claus waits by the side of the road For a present that never will come He smiles as you slip down the road For a sip of a stranger's life story and rum I think you can tell that I know the face well But I just can't remember the name I don't mind a tear in this season of cheer But somehow it's never the same When it's Christmas in Ireland Where the sight of the snow on the rocks of Mayo Means it's Christmas in Ireland The wind and the roar of the Donegal Shore Means it's Christmas in Ireland And you think you can hear through the noise and the tears The ould fella singing so clear When it's Christmas in Ireland Where the sight of the snow on the rocks of Mayo Means it's Christmas in Ireland The wind and the roar of the Donegal Shore Means it's Christmas in Ireland Where the sight of the snow on the rocks of Mayo Means it's Christmas in Ireland The wind and the roar of the Donegal Shore Means it's Christmas in Ireland Christmas in Ireland Christmas in Ireland Christmas in Ireland Christmas in Ireland Christmas in Ireland