I Believe in Father Christmas
Emerson Lyrics

They said there'll be snow at Christmas
People promised that it would be a white Christmas.

They said there'll be peace on Earth
People promised that there would be no wars on Christmas.

But instead it just kept on raining
The weather didn't match the promise of a white Christmas, but instead it kept raining.

A veil of tears for the Virgin birth
A sense of sadness overshadowed the joyous occasion of the birth of baby Jesus.

I remember one Christmas morning
The singer recalls a Christmas morning from the past.

A winter's light and a distant choir
On that particular Christmas morning, there was a faint light from the winter sun and a choir singing in the distance.

And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree's smell
The singer can also recall the sound of a bell ringing and the smell of the Christmas tree.

And their eyes full of tinsel and fire
The singer remembers the excitement and wonder in people's eyes as they looked at the decorations and gifts around them.

They sold me a dream of Christmas
People promised the singer an idealized version of Christmas.

They sold me a Silent Night
They promised a peaceful and quiet night, like the song Silent Night.

They told me a fairy story
They embellished the story of Christmas with mythical elements and sensationalized the events.

'Till I believed in the Israelite
The singer began to believe in the story of the Israelites and their religious history.

And I believed in Father Christmas
The singer also began to believe in the myth of the jolly and generous man known as Father Christmas.

I looked to the sky with excited eyes
The singer was eager to see Santa flying in the sky with his reindeer and sleigh.

'Till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
The singer realized that Father Christmas was not real and that it was just a fantasy while he yawned in the morning light of Christmas day.

And I saw him and through his disguise
The singer saw a man dressed as Father Christmas and understood that the character was just a symbol and not a real person.

I wish you a hopeful Christmas
The singer hopes that people have a positive and optimistic Christmas.

I wish you a brave New Year
He wishes people to have courage in facing the challenges of the coming year.

All anguish pain and sadness
He hopes that people will be free from all negative emotions like pain and sadness.

Leave your heart and let your road be clear
He asks people to let go of their negativity so that they can move forward without obstacles.

Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell
Regardless of the circumstances, the singer praises God and says Hallelujah for the birth of Jesus.

The Christmas we get we deserve
The kind of Christmas we experience is determined by our expectations, actions, and decisions, so we should be mindful of our choices.