The Christmas Spirit-Johnny Cash

[ti:The Christmas Spirit] [ar:Johnny Cash] [al:The Classic Christmas Album] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.49]Praises sing to christ the king and peace to men on earth [00:14.67]The christmas spirit - johnny cash [00:17.06]On christmas eve i dreamed i traveled all around the earth [00:21.37] [00:22.10]And in my dream i saw and heard the ways the [00:25.14]Different people hail the king [00:29.02]Whose star shone in the east and what a dream it was [00:34.50] [00:39.59]In london town i walked around piccadilly circus [00:44.54]A mass of people movin' here and there i wandered where [00:49.53]On every face at every place was hurry up i'm late [00:53.82]But a kind old man at a chestnut stand [00:56.87]Said merry christmas mate [01:01.23]And i felt the christmas spirit [01:04.81] [01:11.86]In a little town nestled down in bavaria germany [01:16.18] [01:17.15]I walked along to see what the feeling there would be [01:20.74] [01:21.95]And here again was the busy din the rushin' the yellin' [01:26.89] [01:27.88]But some kind boy said frohliche weihnachten [01:31.25] [01:32.08]Not undesratnding the words but getting' the buyin' and sellin' [01:37.04]I felt the christmas spirit [01:39.08] [02:07.48]In bethlehem i heard a hymn some distant choir sang [02:13.13] [02:13.77]And with other tourists i walked along to a church [02:16.94]As its bells rang [02:19.44]Then i heard someone tell someone there's where christ was born [02:24.21] [02:25.08]I wonder if he looked like our baby looked on that first morn [02:30.27]And then i really felt the christmas spirit [02:33.27] [02:41.52]From a businessman in the holy land as a sidewalk souvenirshop [02:47.62]I bought a little bible since i'd hardly stopped [02:51.34] [02:53.13]And it was in paris france somehow by chance that i took the bible out [02:58.29] [02:59.36]And as i flipped the pages i saw these words [03:01.78] [03:02.50]And i knew what it was all about [03:04.36]For i read fear not for behold i bring you good tidings of great joy [03:10.79]Which shall be to all people [03:12.59] [03:13.54]For unto you he was born this day [03:15.73]In the city of david a saviour [03:18.20]Which is christ the lord [03:21.32] [03:34.57]Then i took the little holy book held it close and tight [03:39.10] [03:40.13]I closed my eyes and visualized the glory of that night [03:44.44]So suddenly it came to me for when i awoke on christmas day [03:48.65] [03:49.26]I felt the christmas spirit down deep inside to stay [03:55.97] [04:03.14]O little town of bethlehem how still we see thee lie [04:16.38]Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by [04:30.58]Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light [04:41.23]The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight [04:56.33]