Christmas Time (Kurzenknabe)

The Chris­tmas times have come at last

And mer­ry bells we hear;

The old year now is near­ly past

The new one ve­ry near.

Glad Christ­mas

then

has come again

And earth its trib­ute brings;

Let mu­sic swell the loud re­frain

Until the wel­kin rings.

A mer­ry Christ­mas un­to all!

And each one hap­py be!

And may no ac­ci­dent be­fall

This joy­ous com­pa­ny.

With us are those who have been blest

In Christ­mas times be­fore;

Others

who then were not our guests

Are strang­ers here no more.

Let all a hear­ty wel­come find

As oft we ga­ther here;

May love our kin­dred spir­its bind

And joy dis­pel each fear.