Monday Lyrics Blogging

In the interest of trying to squeeze all my favourite Christmas songs in before the holiday, I'm posting three songs today. The first is a Lennon classic. The second two are a little more traditional, but have additional verses by Pedro the Lion's David Bazan. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The road is so long And so happy Christmas For black and for white For yellow and red ones Let's stop all the fight And so this is Christmas And what have we done Another year over And a new one just begun And so happy Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young War is over if you want it War is over now God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Traditional and David Bazan God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And after Thanksgiving, our folks unpacked the manger scene With Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and three kings on bended knee But left the manger empty til we slept on Christmas Eve O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And now my wife and children dream of gifts beneath the tree While I place in the manger baby Jesus figurine Sipping Christmas whiskey wondering if I still believe O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy Silent Night - Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber and David Bazan If good will to men and peace on the Earth Are how angels announced our Savior's birth Then isn't it strange How many we have beaten and maimed And how many more We have hunted and tortured and killed In this baby's name Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace