| Did you ever hear the story of the Christmas tree
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| Who just didn’t want to change the show?
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| He liked living in the woods and playing with squirrels.
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| He liked icicles and snow.
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| He liked wolves and eagles and grizzly bears,
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| And critters and creatures that crawled.
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| Why bugs were some of his very best friends,
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| Spiders and ants and all.
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| Now that’s not to say that he ever looked down
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| On a vision of twinkling lights,
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| Or on mirrored bubbles and peppermint canes,
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| And a thousand other delights.
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| And he often had dreams of tiny reindeer,
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| And a jolly old man in a sleigh,
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| Full of toys and presents and wonderful things,
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| And the story of christmas day.
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| Oh, Alfie believed in Christmas, alright.
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| He was full of Christmas cheer,
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| All of each and every day,
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| And all throughout the year.
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| To him it was more than a special time,
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| Much more than a special day.
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| It was more than a beautiful story.
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| It was a special kind of way.
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| You see, some folks have never heard a jingle bell ring,
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| And they’ve never heard of Santa Claus.
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| They’ve never heard the story of the son of God,
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| And that made Alfie pause.
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| Did that mean that they’d never know of peace on earth,
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| Or the brotherhood of man,
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| Or know how to love, or know how to give?
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| If they can’t, no one can.
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| You see, life is a very special kind of thing,
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| Not just for a chosen few,
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| But for each and every living, breathing thing.
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| Not just me and you.
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| So in your Christmas prayers this year,
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| Alfie asked me if I’d ask you.
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| Say a prayer for the wind and the water and the wood,
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| And those who live there, too.
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| It’s in every one of us to be wise.
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| Find your heart.
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| Open up both your eyes.
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| We can all know everything,
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| Without ever knowing why.
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| It’s in every one of us, by and by.
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| It’s in every one of us to be wise.
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| Find your heart.
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| Open up both your eyes.
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| We can all know everything,
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| Without ever knowing why.
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| It’s in every one of us, by and by,
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| By and by. |