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Have A Merry Christmas

by Hiram Ring

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Sometimes Christmas seems so far away Even though the season's come The clouds are heavy and the sky is gray You cannot see the sun Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la lay When the season seems more like folly, That's when I hear them say Have a merry Christmas This is the season when a baby came Upon the earth to roam Heavenly wanderer, the star-struck child To bring us to our home Born in a stable with the sheep and goats There on the straw he lay And angels visited - a heavenly host They were the first to say Have a merry Christmas I haven't traveled like the wise men did To reach the baby's side Maybe if I had seen the star that night I wouldn't run and hide It's hard to face the world - this much is true It's truer every day But when I think upon the Christmas child At least I still can say Have a merry Christmas If you're a wanderer in a far-off land Or stranger in your home You have a friend in the Christmas child Who came to earth to roam When Christmas season feels like folly Fa la la la la, la lay Remember there's a reason to be jolly, A reason you can say
2.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten, and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
3.
There is just a single season that can bring this kind of cheer, just a single season - but it can last throughout the year. There is frost upon the windows and music in the hall, and joy that touches hearts of children big and small. For the holly wreath is on the door, the welcome mat is on the floor, kids may dream of chimney sweeps, but the greatest gift of all - is the hope that comes this season, a little baby boy born to us in Bethlehem upon a bed of straw. So as you go this season, just wish upon a star For the light that glows in Bethlehem can live within us all. Yes, the Light that glows in Bethlehem can live within us all.
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I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree Christmas Eve will find me Where the love light gleams I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Let there be snow and mistletoe And presents under the tree Christmas Eve will find me Where the love light gleams I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams If only in my dreams
5.
Remember you, remember me Every year around this time I wonder if you're doing fine I remember love we shared And red ribbons in your hair Ah ah ah, ah ah ah Winter season chilled our skin But warmth filled our hearts within The sky was blue, the air was clear Not a thing for us to fear Ah ah ah, ah ah ah I, I, I remember you You, you, you remember me too In the house to share a meal Fire lights the joy we feel Cider warm to ease our cold Kiss you 'neath the mistletoe Now the memories they fade Unfinished all the plans we made Will we meet? I know not where With red ribbons in your hair
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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, Help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, Will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Santa's on his way; He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. And every mother's child is going to spy, To see if reindeer really know how to fly. And so I'm offering this simple phrase, To kids from one to ninety-two, Although its been said many times, many ways, A very Merry Christmas to you

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All profits and proceeds from this album on Bandcamp and elsewhere (iTunes, Amazon, etc..) through January 2014 went towards typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda relief efforts in the Philippines, via Gawad Kalinga (translates to “Give Care’), a Philippine-based poverty-alleviation and nation-building movement/non profit-organization. See: www.gk1world.com - Thanks for being part of the effort!

Why?
1. I have a lot of friends from the Philippines who are working in Singapore - they are some of the kindest and most giving people you'll ever meet, and this is a chance for me to give back to them. This is an opportunity for you to get some great music for the holidays while helping people who really need it.
2. Gawad Kalinga has a very wide and deep reach in the Philippines. Their capacities include relief operation and rehabilitation, which will be more sustainable for the Philippine economy in the long run.
3. The reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts need assistance just as much as relief work does: this is the stage that usually doesn't get much help after the rescue/relief efforts are over. This has been true for the earthquake victims of the October 2013 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the central region of the Philippines, a double whammy for some towns as they were hit also by the typhoon after not even a month had passed.

To learn more and donate directly, visit the donation portals of Gawad Kalinga for these efforts: gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda
*Scroll down the page to find the reconstruction and rehabilitation donation options.

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released November 27, 2012

Cover by Janina Aritao

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Hiram was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. A globe-trotting musician, his music has been compared to a mixture of Jack Johnson and Bob Dylan. He moved to Singapore in 2010 and is currently working on a PhD in Linguistics, documenting an unwritten language in India. ... more

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