Lyric discussion by ermscotton 

Cover art for Old City Bar lyrics by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Does anyone know what the meaning of this stanza is?

And the cynics will say That some neighborhood kid Wandered in on some bums In the world where they hid But they weren't there So they couldn't see By an old neon star On the night Christmas Eve

@ermscotton it's how you interpret it. In my opinion it is about the non believers, the people that don't have the Christmas Spirit. If you don't have faith and don't believe than you won't see. So they see what they want. In the video it shows bums standing around a fire in a barrel trying to stay warm and a child asking to come into the circle to get warm. In another view they were in a bar sitting around a table. The Neon star is not only the sign above the bar entrance but also the star The Wisemen...