Winter Carol (Original)

Lyrics:

There're no snowflakes, and no bells tonight
But the sky is clear and the stars are bright
And the frost has put lace dresses
On the needles of each pine.
A single jacket's warm enough
To safely temper winter's touch
And turn its bite to tingles
On your fingers and your tongue.

This is winter, old man winter, lady winter and Saint Nick
When darkness like a womb and like a mystery descends
Here's to friends we gather 'round us,
Here's to flames and masquerades
And the vigils we keep, waiting,
For the light to come again.

The neighborhood is quiet, and the country roads are still
Sleep looks out from windowpanes and sits on windowsills
Though slumber's darker cousin
Makes his presence softly known
There's peace in nature sleeping
That brings peace to me also.

This is winter, old man winter, lady winter and Saint Nick
When darkness like a womb and like a mystery descends
Here's to friends we gather 'round us,
Here's to flames and masquerades
And the vigils we keep, waiting,
For the light to come again.

The bluebird in his icy nest
Is snugly bedded down;
The hare beneath the hedgerows
With his mate has gone to ground,
And the leaves of next year's springtime
Lie safely in their stems
Waiting, still and patient, for the time to bloom again.

This is winter, old man winter, lady winter and Saint Nick
When darkness like a womb and like a mystery descends
Here's to friends we gather 'round us,
Here's to flames and masquerades
And the vigils we keep, waiting,
For the light to come again.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Carol
• original
• seasonal
• Winter