(by Mary Ellen Bernard & Paul Guzzone) I bought the perfect Christmas gift One steamy summer day. I tucked it safely in the back Of my closet hide away But I couldn’t wait for jingle bells Or rain deer on the roof So Santa Clause came early just for you Why wait ‘til Christmas That’s what I believe Why wait ‘til Christmas For it’s in giving we receive Why wait ‘til Christmas To share the love and cheer Why wait ‘til Christmas When it comes just once a year The phone rings at Thanksgiving Absent friends who call to say We should try to get together Around the holiday. But despite our good intentions We just never find the time Pretty soon another year has come and gone Why wait ‘til Christmas To raise a toast with friends Why wait ‘til Christmas To go back home again Why wait ‘til Christmas To share the love and cheer Why wait ‘til Christmas When it comes just once a year Why wait … To marvel at the starry skies Why wait … To see the magic in your lover’s eyes To wander in the silent snow, Gaze into a fire’s glow To pray for all the children and the people That we’ll never know Rejoicing in the holy light We sing of peace by candlelight Don’t let this feeling disappear Why should it come just once a year… Why can’t we have peace within us Every single night Why wait ‘til Christmas There’s no time to waste Why wait ‘til Christmas To ask for special grace Why wait ‘til Christmas To hold your loved ones near Why wait ‘til Christmas Let there be Christmas Let’s make it Christmas All year © 2012 Mary Ellen Polentz & Paul Guzzone (BMI) All rights controlled & administered by Triple Z, Inc.