Christmas Songs for Oliver

• Paper Chains

  Choir carol · Carol · Choir · Organ

  A Christmas carol about someone whose presence holds everything together, written for singing round a fire or table when family gathers. For anyone named Oliver, whether they're home or missed.

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  Verse 1

  One chain droops where the tape gave way Oliver, you hold us every day Frost collects on windows, silver bright You warm the house on winter night

  Pre-chorus

  All the decorations start to slip When you're not here to keep us gripped But you're the reason we believe

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, loop by loop You are why we gather, why we're one group Every paper chain stays up so high Because you're here, we're never asking why

  Verse 2

  Carols echo round the firelit room You chase away the Christmas gloom Lights reflect in every tired eye When you're beside us, spirits fly

  Bridge

  Missing you would break the spell But here you are, and all is well

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, loop by loop You are why we gather, why we're one group Every paper chain stays up so high Because you're here, we're never asking why

  Outro

  The year turns over, fresh and new All of it comes home to you

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• Through the Frost

  Big band Christmas · Big band · Brassy · Bold

  A Christmas song for when Oliver arrives or is missed during the holidays. Warm and glad, with winter lights and the comfort of gathering together.

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  Verse 1

  Headlights cut through winter dark Frost ignites on every hedge Oliver, you are the spark That draws us back across the edge

  Pre-chorus

  The year has turned its wheel around We're waiting here to welcome you Through all the miles

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, light our way home Carols rise from windows where we've known Every room holds your place at last Oliver, the year spins fast

  Verse 2

  Snow has dressed the sleeping ground We've laid the table, set it right Oliver, when you come around The house remembers all its light

  Pre-chorus

  The fire burns a little higher still We've saved your chair beside the glow Come through the cold

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, light our way home Carols rise from windows where we've known Every room holds your place at last Oliver, the year spins fast

  Bridge

  Each December brings you back to mind You matter more than distance, time

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, light our way home Carols rise from windows where we've known Every room holds your place at last Oliver, the year spins fast

  Outro

  Frost upon the hedges burns so bright Oliver, you guide us through the night

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• The Candle in the Window

  Folk wassail · Folk · Fiddle · Singalong

  A warm Christmas song for someone whose presence makes the season feel complete. Sing it together over the holidays, whether they are there beside you or far away.

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  Verse 1

  Frost comes down on darkening ground Cold air bites the world outside But in here the fire glows And you make the winter kind

  Pre-chorus

  When the year turns short and strange And the long nights press us close There is light enough for this

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, burning bright Like a candle in the pane tonight Keep us warm as winter deepens Oliver, we need you here

  Verse 2

  Snow will fall on sleeping fields Stars will freeze in brittle skies But the table's set for you And your laughter breaks the ice

  Pre-chorus

  When the carollers come round And the old year slips away There is hope enough for this

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, burning bright Like a candle in the pane tonight Keep us warm as winter deepens Oliver, we need you here

  Bridge

  Hold the light a little higher Let it reflect upon the snow

  Chorus

  Oliver, Oliver, burning bright Like a candle in the pane tonight Keep us warm as winter deepens Oliver, we need you here

  Outro

  Frost comes down on darkening ground And you are the fire that stays

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