Trans Siberian Orchestra - What Child Is This?

My favorite song from The Lost Christmas Eve (2004). Vocals by Robert Evan.

What child is this
Who laid to rest
That I now find here sleeping?
Do angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?

Could this be Christ the king
Whose every breath the angels bring?
Could this be the face of God, this child, the son I once carried?

What child is this
Who is so blessed
he changes all tomorrows?
Replacing tears
with reborn years
In hearts once dark and hollow

Could this be Christ the king
Whose every breath the angels bring?
Could this be the face of God, this child, the son I once carried?

In the dead of the night
As his life slips away
As he reads by the light
Of a star faraway

Holding on
Holding off
Holding out
Holding in

Could you be this old
And have your life just begin?

Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
It begins
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day

Tell me how many times can this story be told
After all of these years it should all sound so old
But it somehow rings true in the back of my mind
As I search for a dream that words can no longer define

Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
And the time
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day

And the time and the years
And the tears and the cost
And the hopes and the dreams
Of each child that is lost
And the whisper of wings
In the cold winter's air
As the snow it comes down
And visions appear everywhere

Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
In the air
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day

In the dead of the night
As his life slips away
As he reads by the light
Of a star faraway

Holding on
Holding off
Holding out
Holding in

Could you be this old
And have your life just begin?

Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
It begins
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
It begins
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
It begins
Reading by the light of a lost Christmas Day
It begins

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[SuperSenshi]

My favorite part of the song is from (2:53) to the end. I like the rest of the song too, but I like that part the best.

This song is pure sausesomeness! Thank you for posting it! ^_^

[theinevitable56]

"When Jesus Christ was born, he could not breathe the stale air of this world, so the angels brought Him the air of Heaven to fill His lungs."

.And I Shall March.

Long live Christmas.

[GMSocharis]

And in the context of the song, I think it's indicating that all of those things are what the old man has been doing before going through the rebirth that song has been referring to, and now he's going to be better about it.

[GMSocharis]

@filiusnaturalis8 It's a play on words, mainly.

Holding on - usually means to not let go of something, especially not letting go of life, etc

Holding off - putting something off until later, procrastinating. Often preventing yourself from doing something you need to do.

Holding out - withstanding some kind of temptation or staying when most people have gone

Holding in - keeping your thoughts to yourself, restraining yourself.

not sure if that helps, but I hope it does!

[filiusnaturalis8]

Great song!!! This one of my favorite Christmas song.

Question: what does it mean at "Holding on /Holding off /Holding out /Holding in"?

(My English is limited little bit).

Thanks for posting song!!

[Pigfarts1698]

Like if this song is even more awesome with the snow flake button

[biggphartX]

@SuperSenshi My favorite part of the song is from 0:00 to the end.

[jcarrollworldpeace]

Marry Chrismas to all on earth...world peace...world love...from North Dakota, USA

[Nwwrestling171]

I get goosebumps with these guys

[crazy8doober]

I luv TSO hav all there cds!!! Dream to see them someday in concert!!! They are awesome!!!!!

[sherrielorea]

I love the guitar wrapped in roses on the cover(how they "reused" it)..originally on the inside sleeve of the great

SAVATAGE album "Streets"-A Rock Opera"....Mr Criss Oliva...R.I.P....just one of the reasons there is this project called Trans Siberian Orchestra...

[RyanJap18]

doesnt the 2nd half of the song kinda sould like that part in epefiny?