Mormon Tabernacle Choir

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) [*]

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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) [*] Lyrics

Sweet songs of Christmas
Good will and joy
Wise men wonder
Who is this boy?

Sweet baby Jesus
In swaddling clothes
Shepherds wonder
How blooms this Rose?

Hosannas fill the nighttime air
Their praises never cease
Oh, Gloria in excelsis deo
Echoing, echoing peace

Sweet sounds of singing
Melody so pure
Children wonder
Will this song endure?
Oh, Gloria in excelsis deo
Echoing, echoing peace

Sweet sounds of singing
Melody so pure
Children wonder
Will this song endure?
Will this song endure?

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

Come Come Ye Saints

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Bringing in the Sheaves

Rock of Ages

God of Our Fathers

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