Once upon a Christmas
Far away in Bethlehem
Mary being great with child
Had no place to lay down
So Joseph found a stable
In which Mary had her child
Once upon a Christmas
Was the birth of Jesus Christ
Once upon a Christmas
In a manger far away
A King was born, his palace
Was a manger filled with hay
His royal robe was swaddling cloth
A halo was his crown
Once upon a Christmas
Away in Bethlehem
And all the world rejoiced
Because the King was born at last
A Saviour had been promised
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide
Once upon a Christmas
Was the birth of Jesus Christ
Once upon a Christmas
From the Far East wise men came
With gold and myrrh and frankincense
To praise the newborn King
Shepherds left their flocks
And came to see and worship him
Once upon a Christmas
Away in Bethlehem
And all the world rejoiced
Because the King was born at last
A Saviour had been promised
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide
Once upon a Christmas
Was the birth of Jesus Christ
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And all the world rejoiced
Because the King was born at last
A Saviour had been promised
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide
Once upon a Christmas
Was the birth of Jesus Christ
Once upon a Christmas
Far away in Bethlehem