Johnny Cash - The Christmas Spirit lyrics

Praises sing to Christ the King
And peace to men on earth

On Christmas Eve I dreamed I
Traveled all around the earth
And in my dream I saw and
Heard the ways the different people
Hail the king whose star shone in the
East and what a dream it was

In London Town I walked
Around Piccadilly Circus
A mass of people movin' here and there
I wondered where
On every face at every place was, Hurry up
I'm late
But a kind old man at a chestnut stand said
Merry Christmas mate
And I felt the Christmas spirit

In a little town nestled
Down in Bavaria Germany
I walked along to see what
The feeling there would be
And here again was the busy din, the rushing
The yelling
But some kind boy said, Frohliche Weihnachten
Not understanding the words but getting
The buying and selling
I felt the Christmas spirit

In Bethlehem I heard a hymn
Some distant choir sang
And with other tourists I walked along to
A Church as it's bells rang
Then I heard someone tell someone
There's where Christ was born
I wonder if He looked like our
Baby looked on that first morn
And then I really felt the Christmas spirit

From a businessman in the Holy
Land at a sidewalk souvenirshop
I bought a little Bible
Since I'd already stopped
And it was in Paris France somehow by
Chance that I took the Bible out
As I flipped the pages I saw these words

And I knew what it was all about for I read
"Fear not for behold I bring you
Good tidings of great joy
Which shall be to all people
For unto you He was born this
Day in the City of David, a Saviour
Which is Christ the Lord"

Then I took the little Holy Book
Held it close and tight
I closed my eyes and visualized
The glory of that night
So suddenly it came to me for
When I awoke on Christmas Day
I felt the Christmas spirit down
Deep inside to stay

O little town of Bethlehem how
Still we see Thee lie
Above Thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in Thy dark streets
Shineth the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the
Years are met in Thee tonight