Christmas Must Be Tonight

(Robbie Robertson)

Come down to the manger, see the little stranger Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace The wheels start turning, torches start burning And the whole wise men journey from the east How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
A shepherd on the hillside, went over my flock I bide On a cold winter night, a band of angels sing
In a dream I heard a voice say, “Fear not, come rejoice It’s the end of the beginning, praise the new born king” How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies But why a simple herdsmen such as I
And then came to pass, he was born at last
Right below the star that shines on high
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
Be tonight, be tonight, Be tonight, be tonight