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LATE DECEMBER
Rita's
newest Christmas release (2002).
Recorded in the intimacy of her living room parlour.
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song titles for lyrics, speaker icons for MP3 sound clips
 Track
Listing & Sound Clips
1.
Late December 
2. Making Merry
3. Especially At Christmas
4. Hope Deliverer
5. Ring The Bells
6. For Mary, For Joseph
7. Christmas at Home
8. As Seasons Come
9. All Around The World Tonight
10. Joy To The World
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Late
December
In
winter's cold
I still remember
In times of trust
I still recall
A certain smile
Oh never ending
Like melting snow
The time is gone
For
you and I
Were once together
You looked to me
To be the one
And if I failed
Sometimes I wonder
With heavy heart
The hurt I've done
Chorus
So when the snow falls late December
And silver bells somewhere will ring
Some little thing and I'll remember
You left the sweetest memories
The
years have passed
But for a moment
I felt you standing
By my side
You're free at last
But not forgotten
Your gentle heart
Will never die
Chorus
Chorus
You
left the sweetest memories
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Making
Merry
Please
say what I want to hear
You'll come around again this year
I
like the presents that you wrap
Bring me lots and bring them fast
I'll
be grateful 'hear my song
Making merry all day long
Christmas
time is here at last
I'll be home for Christmas
I
can see the other side
Happy for the newborn child
I
like to celebrate in kind
Trappings, trimmings, homemade wine
A
table set for all my friends
Glad to see them all again
Christmas
time is here at last
I'll be home for Christmas
Bridge
Please remember now
A star has led us here somehow
Grab that joy, hold tight
Tonight is Christmas night
Leave
the tree it shines so bright
Don't you touch a single light
Old
Kris Kringle what a sight
Happy is the child tonight
The
heart is full of love and life
The candles glow the spirit's right
Christmas
time is here at last
I'll be home for Christmas
Bridge
(Repeat)
Old
Kris Kringle what a sight
Happy is the child tonight
Christmas
time is here at last
I'll be home for Christmas
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Especially
at Christmas
She
saw the candle burning bright
She knelt to pray it seemed so right
Grant the wish she asks tonight
And send them home for Christmas
In
all the years since they've been gone
Her heart remembers everyone
She always knew this day would come
It's harder now at Christmas
Chorus
She's not forgotten
This she knows
They send her presents
Tied with bows
Treasures now for her to hold
One for every Christmas
She
remembers now another time
The sound of children rushing by
The falling snow of days gone by
Especially at Christmas
Chorus
Chorus
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Hope
Deliverer
Hope
deliverer earthly king
Ring in now the joyful news
Carry it on angels' wings
Straight to Mary maiden
Holy
one oh Son of God
Born into a world unkind
Found your shelter in the night
Found it in a stable
Chorus
Angels watching over you
Shepherds see their savior
Left their flock into the night
For Bethlehem is waiting
Magi
traveled from the east
Studied stars, sign of a king
Guided by the shining light
Sing for all salvation
Gifts
they laid down at his feet
In their dreams his fate they seen
Mary take your child away
Carry him to Egypt
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
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Ring
The Bells For Christmas
There
are times I overlook
Certain days and certain books
Weeks go by and in that time
Certain birthdays pass me by
But Christmas
It's
not that everything is grand
A perfect world we do not have
In certain hours measures taken
Fail to save the ones forsaken
But Christmas
Chorus
Ring the bells for Christmas
It's a time we dare to feel
Hope is somewhere in our reach
So come 'ye faithful
And joyful too
The star bright is shining for you
Come
'ye faithful
And joyful too
The star bright is shining for you
A
certain card can say the words
A change in weather set the mood
A friendly smile, a reaching out
The candle burning in His house
But Christmas
Chorus
Come
'ye faithful
And joyful too
The star bright is shining for you
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For
Mary, From Joseph
In
the month of December
In the shadow of snow
In the forest grows a berry
Of deep crimson rose
And
the evergreen branches
Laden down from the cold
And a winter bird is singing
For its Christmas you know
Chorus
And the bells you heard ringing
When you were a child
Ring for Mary, ring for Joseph
Baby Jesu is born
There's
a wind blowing freely
While the night lingers on
And the whiteness of winter
Stretches out now for miles
And
the Candlelight burning
From inside they glow
To welcome the stranger
Left out in the cold
Chorus
And
sleep it comes calling
Well into the night
And the children are wakeful
For mornings first light
With
presents and prayer time
All rolled into one
While outside the forest
Plays host to the storm
Chorus
Chorus
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Christmas
At Home
Memories
of walking home
From the Christmas party
In the falling snow
Exchanging gifts, exchanging smiles
Hanging pine cones in the hall
Chorus
Merry Christmas meant lots of whispering
Special feelings to bridge the difference
All the years we came together
For Christmas at home
Memories
of old Jack Frost
Frozen pictures upon the glass
Changing right before your eyes
With a warm breath from the happy child
Chorus
And
the radio played in the distance
O Night, O Holy Night
Memories
of walking home
From the Christmas party
In the falling snow
Exchanging gifts, exchanging smiles
Hanging pine cones in the hall
Chorus
And
the radio played in the distance
O Night, O Holy Night
And
the radio played in the distance
O Night, O Holy Night
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As
Seasons Come
As
long as I remember
As old as mistletoe
And a little bit of everything
In a stocking don't you know
In times of certain wonder
If that day will ever come
Will there ever be three wise men
Talking peace on Christmas morn
Can
that star shine even brighter
Then it did so long ago
And if we dare to follow
Will we ever really know
Will Christmas be the only time
We hear the children sing
Here on earth good will comes first
When ever church bells ring
Chorus
Do you hear the bells on Christmas morn
For all the world take heart
For kings and prophets here on earth
To bring us peace and love
As
white as any Christmas
With all that hope can be
A night so long ago on earth
Brought kings onto their knees
And in this time of welcome
The eastern sky shone bright
A gift for all the ages
Was born at Christmas time
Chorus
Chorus
As
white as any Christmas
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All
Around the World Tonight
What
makes children safe and warm
Especially in a winter's storm
A story told before they sleep
A gentle hand within their reach
Chorus
So all around the world tonight
If we could only make it right
This would be such a wondrous sight
It really would be Christmas
What
makes peace on earth a dream
A million voices yet to sing
A night to know that when you wake
Harmony was now in place
Chorus
So
by the fire with a friend
Tonight we'll feel that hope again
And cherish all that love can be
A promise now for us to keep
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
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