Now every moment the angel spent listening His time on earth diminished But the angel found himself waiting there Until each story was finished He had only several hours left For the quest he had been assigned But angels like small children Have trouble keeping track of time But in the end it seemed this delay Had turned out for the best For now there were grownups all around Listening with the rest For as they listened to his stories Each one till the very end Those adults remembered their own childhoods And a time when faith was not pretend Remember Remember Remember long ago On a night with a gentle falling snow Falling snow Falling snow Can I offer you What christmas dares To know?