They said, "There'll be snow on Christmas" They said, "There'll be peace on Earth" But instead it just kept on raining A veil of tears for the virgin birth I remember one Christmas morning A winter's 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 'Til I can live in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I looked to the sky with excited eyes 'Til I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him and through his disguise ♪ We wish you a hopeful Christmas We wish you a brave New Year All anguish pain and sorrow Leave your heart and let your road be clear They said, "There'll be snow on Christmas" They said, "There'll be peace on Earth" Hallelujah, Noel, be it heaven or hell The Christmas we get, we deserve