She lit a candle in a downtown cathedral
Quietly confessing, counting on a blessing
She looked as if she had nowhere to go
I could see her weeping
Hands together hoping you would hear...

This is the time of year
We hold our families near
But God let us be a friend to the hurting

Oh emmanuel, God with us
Spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh emmanuel, God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
Emmanuel, God with us
Be God in us

I moved in closer just so I could see her face
Maybe she was a mother
Someone's only daughter
Her silver hair shimmered like the snow
Christmas bells were ringing
Now beside her kneeling I asked her name

(and she said)
This was the time of year
I had my family near
But they've all gone and I have been so lonely
(chorus)

So with my family that christmas day
A girl of sixty years would laugh and play
And as we watched her dance our eyes were full of tears...

• Angels We Have Heard on High
• Carol of The Bells
• Coventry Carol
• Emmanuel God With Us/ O Come, O Come Emmanuel
• Jingle Bell Rock
• Joy to The World
• Let It Snow!
• Light of The World
• Not That Far from Bethlehem
• Oh Holy Night
• One King
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Sleigh Ride
• What Child is This?
• When Love Came Down