Lyrics

The forecast calls for a wintry mix
A mix of freezing rain and snow
There’s another winter mix of joy and sadness
That the Christmas winds seem to blow

The pageantry lights glow so bright
And sparkle on the trees in the park
They burn with hope and let us see our way
In the nighttime’s deepening dark

The year’s getting older, nights are getting colder
The days grow shorter all the time
The bells toll on for one and all
Glad tiding, sad tidings
Echo when the Christmas bells chime

The calendar’s thinned to a single page
I lost my list along the way
I know deep inside
What I want to get and give
But it’s not in this mall today

I want to see my friends and family again
That is my one Christmas desire
Their memory makes me smile, their absence makes me cry
Peering through the pane I see both frost and fire

My friends are getting older, their hearts grow colder,
Their days grow shorter all the time
The bells toll on for one and all
Glad tidings, sad tidings
Echo when the Christmas bells chime

It’s an old man’s Christmas
Shared with ghosts of Christmas Past
I celebrate with songs no one else can hear
On this silent night with a silent tear
I raise a toast to the ones who are no longer here
Thankful once more on this midnight clear
For all the friendships that I held so dear
And the joy and love that we still can share
In my memory, as the Christmas bells chime

My friends are getting older, their hearts grow colder,
Their days grow shorter all the time
The bells toll on for one and all
Glad tidings, sad tidings
Echo when the Christmas bells chime