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 A winter's light and a 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 But I believe in the Child of Light I believed in Father Christmas I looked at the sky with excited eyes Then I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn And I saw him through his disguise I wish you a hopeful Christmas I wish you a brave New Year All anguish, pain, and sadness Leave your heart and let your road be clear They said there'd be snow at Christmas They said there'd be peace on Earth Hallelujah, Noël, be it Heaven or Hell The Christmas we get, we deserve They said there'll be snow at Christmas They said there'll be peace on Earth