Intro
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[Verse]
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I've made this same mistake before
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too many malls, too many stores.
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December traffic, Christmas rush
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it breaks me till I push and shove.
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Children are crying while mothers are trying
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to photograph Santa and sleigh.
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Shopping and buying and standing forever in line-
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what can I say?
[Chorus]
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I need a silent night, a holy night
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to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
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I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
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to end this crazy day with a silent night.
[Verse]
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December comes then disappears
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faster and faster every year.
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Did my own mother keep this pace
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or was the world a different place?
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Where people stayed home, wishing for snow
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watching three channels on their TVs.
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Look at us now, rushing around
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trying to buy Christmas peace.
[Chorus]
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I need a silent night, a holy night
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to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
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I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
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to end this crazy day with a silent night.
[Bridge]
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What was it like back there in Bethlehem?
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With peace on earth
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Good will toward men
[Chorus]
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I need a silent night, a holy night
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to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
C# F# G# C# G#
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
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to end this crazy day with a silent night.
F# D#m G# C#
To end this crazy day with a silent night.