They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on earth But instead it just kept on raining A veil of tears for the virgin's birth And I remember one Christmas morning Our winter's light and our 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 Till I believed in the Israelite And I believed in Father Christmas And I looked to the sky with excited eyes Till above, with a yawn, in the first light of dawn And I saw Him in through His disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave new year All anguish, pain and sadness Leave your heart, let your woe be clear They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on earth Hallelujah, Noel, be in heaven or hell The Christmas you get you deserve And I remember one Christmas morning Our winter's light and our 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 Till I believed in the Israelite