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 birth I remember one Christmas morning Winter's light and a distant choir And the peal of a bell And that Christmas tree smell Eyes full of tinsel and fire They sold me a dream of Christmas They sold me a silent night 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 And I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him in through his disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas And I wish you a great new year All anguish, pain and sadness Leave your heart and let your rope be clipped They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on earth Hallelujah, Noel, give heaven all hell For Christmas we get the desert Hallelujah, Noel, give heaven all hell For Christmas we get the desert Hallelujah, Noel, give heaven all hell For Christmas we get the desert For Christmas we get the desert