Key: F
Introduction:
F# B
Christmas eve, mom and dad
G# C#
Load the car with grocery bags
F# B
They take the kids and drive downtown
B C#
And spend the night passing food out
B F#
Once a year December?s here
D# C#
And our hearts open up
B F#
Once a year we give with cheer
D# C#
To those who don?t have enough
B F#
Wouldn?t it be something
A# D# B
If we all learned to love like it?s Christmas
C# F#
More than once a year
F# B
No one rings a bell at the mall in June
G# C#
But nobody said we can?t give then, too
F# B
And when autumn comes with its changing leaves
G# C#
Could we spend more time with the least of these
B F#
Once a year December?s here
D# C#
And our hearts open up
B F#
Once a year we give with cheer
D# C#
To those who don?t have enough
B F#
Wouldn?t it be something
A# D# B
If we all learned to love like it?s Christmas
C# F#
More than once a year
B
Love is patient, love is kind
C#
Love will always find the time
B
Love is now and love is here
C#
Love is more than once a year
B F#
Once a year December?s here
D# C#
And our hearts open up
B F#
Once a year we give with cheer
D# C#
To those who don?t have enough
B F#
Wouldn?t it be something
A# D# B
If we all learned to love like it?s Christmas
C# F#
More than once a year