The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Complete Narrated Version

2023
  1. O' Come All Ye Faithful / O Holy Night - Narrated VersionLyrics

    O' Come All Ye Faithful / O Holy Night - Narrated Version

    In this room where shadows live
    And ghosts that failed, learn time forgives
    Welcome friends. Please, stay awhile.
    Our story starts with one small child,
    Who spends this night in a palace dark,
    Where dreams are stored like sleeping hearts.

    Now if you wonder why this child is here,
    With all asleep and Christmas near,

    It seems she long ago left home,
    For reasons that are now unknown.

    And time, it has erased her tracks
    Until she felt she could not go back.
    But this night will take her in,
    So it’s here our story does begin.

    For also here, inside this night
    Hidden deep and out of sight
    Is one, who came to be, it seems
    The caretaker of forgotten dreams.

    “Dear Mom and Dad, I...I don’t know how to ask this. I’m sorry for … I would like to please come home. If you could please send me …”

    And as he watched this child arrive,
    Into this world where dreams survive.
    And in her eyes he saw the cost,
    Of every dream that she had lost.

    And he believes if you change one night,
    It’s possible to change a life.

    And now with lights long gone dim
    He awakes the magic still within
    And at midnight on this Christmas Eve
    A Christmas spell he starts to weave.
  2. Good King Joy - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Good King Joy - Narrated Version

    So in this world of strange illusions and cinematic dreams
    A child and her protector watched a tale about what Christmas means


    Good King Joy



    Joy to the world
    The Lord has come
    Let Earth
    Receive her King

    Now it was long ago
    When it all began
    Back in Bethlehem
    In the Promised Land

    When a single star
    Appeared in the sky
    And three kings saw
    And they each asked why

    And they checked the books
    Full of prophecy
    And the one king said
    Why it's plain to me

    You see it means
    That a King is born
    Who will save mankind
    On this blessed morn’

    So they packed some gold
    Myrrh and frankincense
    On some old camel
    With some fancy tents

    Closed down the house
    Set the servants free
    And three kings rode
    Into history

    It was long ago
    In a foreign land
    When the Lord looked down
    Said to make a stand
    So He sent His son
    And said, 'Through Him you'll know me!'

    Then the angels came
    And when they start to sing
    All at once the past

    It doesn't mean a thing
    And the star comes out
    And the wise men say, “Hey show me!”

    And they followed it
    Over hills and sand
    Til' they found the Child
    Like it all was planned
    And as they knelt before
    The newborn King

    The angels were singing
    In their angel style
    How all of our hopes
    Had come down to this Child
  3. Christmas Dreams - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Christmas Dreams - Narrated Version

    If you wonder why she showed no fear,
    When all these strange things did appear,
    Perhaps in truth, she was asleep,
    And these were dreams, and hers to keep.

    But whether asleep or wide awake
    We somehow know when we are safe.
    And before her child’s mind could stray,
    Another dream was sent her way.


    Christmas Dreams


    Somewhere beyond where the light rarely goes
    Somewhere beyond where the dark barely breathes
    Somewhere this night where the dark only knows

    She awaits ever patient
    She awaits rarely seen
    But her moments are taken
    For in the dead of the night
    Gathering light
    Christmas dreams

    I want to wrap all my moments around her
    I want to watch as she glitters the night
    Floats her dreams in the air
    People watch, children stare
    At these tears of captured light

    While she awaits ever patient
    She awaits rarely seen
    Still her moments are taken
    For in the dead of the night
    Gathering light
    Christmas dreams

    And a tear falls upon her snow-white hair
    And it runs to the end where it lingers there
    Then it falls through the air of a winter’s sky
    Till it captures a dream and it’s crystalized

    Let it go!
    Let it go!
    This old world that I know

    For soon everything will be changing
    In a single glance
    Where it all enchants
    And every hope is worth saving

    And a tear falls upon her snow-white hair
    And it runs to the end where it lingers there
    Then it falls through the air of a winter’s sky
    Till it captures a dream and it’s crystalized

    Let it go!
    Let it go!
    This old world that I know

    For soon everything will be changing
    In a single glance
    Where it all enchants
    And every hope
    Every hope
    Every hope is worth saving
  4. Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 - Narrated Version


    He took her to a corner
    With an old kinescope
    That long ago spilled out dreams
    And would again he hoped.

    And placing a coin in its slot,
    He bid her “Look Inside.”

    Where shadows from the distant past
    Could once more come alive.
  5. Christmas Canon - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Christmas Canon - Narrated Version


    And every dream that herein sleeps
    Has a child whose heart it keeps.

    And now for someone else’s sake,
    One by one those dreams awake.


    Christmas Canon


    Merry Christmas
    Merry Christmas
    Merry Christmas
    Merry Christmas

    The hope that he brings
    The hope that he brings
    The hope that he brings
    The hope that he brings

    This night
    We pray
    Our lives
    Will show

    This dream
    He had
    Each child
    Still knows

    We are waiting
    We have not forgotten

    On this night
    On this night
    On this very Christmas night
  6. What Child is This? - Narrated VersionLyrics

    What Child is This? - Narrated Version


    He handed her a program,
    From a show that was long gone,
    And pointed to the stage again,
    Where the memories lingered on.


    What Child Is This


    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
  7. Music Box Blues - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Music Box Blues - Narrated Version

    Remember last Christmas Eve
    When we sat next to our first tree
    Ornaments reflected light
    Of a candle in the night

    And I gave you a music box
    Back then that seemed like so much
    We watched it go round and round
    As the melodies unwound

    But all these things are now long gone
    And not to be wished upon again

    But the music box continues to turn
    The candle in the window continues to burn
    But I know they're just memories
    Like Christmas past and you and me

    Remember that old fireplace
    That held the room in warm embrace
    And as we watched for Christmas ghosts
    The fire held the shadows close

    But now upon that Christmas scene
    The candle wax of melted dreams
    And ornaments of shattered glass
    Now belonging to the past

    But all these things are now long gone
    And not to be wished upon again

    But the music box continues to turn
    The candle in the window continues to burn
    But I know they're just memories
    Like Christmas past and you and me

    I miss you baby
    Oh yes, I do
    And it's been far too long
    Since I last laid eyes on you

    I got the lights upon the Christmas tree
    I got the candle lit for you to see
    And beside this window I will wait
    For inside this night it's not too late

    I got the lights
    Up on the tree
    They're shining bright
    If you'd just believe
    Just believe with me

    The candles burning
    You know I'm gonna wait
    The clock keeps turning
    But I know it's not
    I know it's not too late

    I got the lights upon the Christmas tree
    I got the candle lit for you to see
    And beside this window I will wait
    For inside this night
    I know it's not too late
  8. Promises to Keep - Narrated VersionLyrics

    Promises to Keep - Narrated Version


    The most magical thing about this night,
    We will now reiterate,
    Is no matter where you are in life,
    It never is too late.


    Promises To Keep


    Christmas time
    On a cold December morning
    All is calm
    And the world is still asleep
    Christmas lights
    That have been caught without warning
    Gently glitter on
    Stars to wish upon
    All the world is at peace

    Christmas time and the year will soon be leaving
    Cloaked in time til it's just a memory
    Christmas stays if we don't forget its meaning
    Days go quickly by
    Years they multiply
    And we go searching for thee

    And the dream is still alive
    From that first December morning
    And it always will survive
    As long as we can see
    That the dreams we find in life
    Are the dreams we tend to seek
    And Christmas has its promises to keep

    Christmas time
    And the moment’s just beginning
    From last night
    When we'd wished upon a star

    If our kindness
    This day is just pretending
    If we pretend long enough
    Never giving up
    It just might be who we are
  9. This Christmas Day - Narrated VersionLyrics

    This Christmas Day - Narrated Version


    And it’s good that we remember,
    Just as soon as we’ve discovered,
    The things we do in life,
    Will often end up touching others.

    So from a fading distant star
    somewhere shining in the night,
    We find a father far away,
    Now reflecting in it’s light.


    This Christmas Day


    So, tell me Christmas
    Are we wise
    To believe in things we never see
    Are prayers just wishes in disguise
    And are these wishes being granted me
    For now I see
    The answering
    To every prayer I've prayed
    She's coming home this Christmas Day

    So tell me Christmas
    Are we kind
    More this day than any other day
    Or is it only in our mind
    And must it leave when you have gone away

    It's different now
    It's changed somehow
    And now you're here to stay
    She's coming home this Christmas Day

    And all at once the world
    It doesn't seem the same
    And in a single night
    You know it all has changed
    And everything is now as it should be

    I have the ornament
    I have the perfect tree
    I have a string of lights
    I have a chance to see
    Everything that my heart thought could be

    For of all the dreams
    You were the first I knew
    And every other one
    Was a charade of you
    You stayed close when I was far away

    In the darkest night
    You always were the star
    That always took us in
    No matter who we are
    And so she's coming home this
    Christmas Day
  10. First Snow - Narrated VersionLyrics

    First Snow - Narrated Version


    And so the story is over,
    And it’s time to take our leave,
    But may god keep you and protect you.
    On this and every Christmas Eve.

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