WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS
(Rita MacNeil (m & l) )

Rita MacNeil



Did you make the Christmas cards, many years ago
And when you painted on the scene, how did the story go
Was it bright red and green with a hint of silver thaw
Were there happy faces behind every door.

Did you always feel somehow that you had to show
Shoppers with their presents and the whitest of snow
Did they rush to and fro with a special seasons glow
That seems to be repeating in everyone you know.

And when it comes to Christmas
And Christmas cards we write
The meaning is no different
Peace, hope and love.

(bridge)

Did you show that beaten path, footprints in the snow
The little church upon the hill, where everybody goes
And the star shining bright and the brightest star of all
Wherever people gather, they sing and praise tonight.

And when it comes to Christmas
And Christmas cards we write
The meaning is no different
Peace, hope and love

The meaning is no different
Peace, hope and love.

NOTES:

Lyrics as released by Rita MacNeil 1993 "Once Upon A Christmas".

Rita MacNeil, a Canadian from Big Pond on Cape Breton Island,
 province of Nova Scotia, Canada composes music and lyrics 
 together spontaneously before recording to tape and has over 
 200 BMI registrations in 38 years.



(Transcribed by David Story - December 2013)