I Am Christmas

from Make We Merry by Sheffield Folk Chorale

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I AM CHRISTMAS
Bill Meek & John Conolly. Arr: Graham Pratt

1. I will sew a braid of gold On grey December's ragged sleeve;
Teach the crabbed & jaded soul How to give, how to receive.
For rooms are thick with magic now, The tree its soft light throwing;
The mistletoe, the holly bough, My age-old spell bestowing.

2. I bring stories by the hearth, Delight in half-forgotten names;
Apple logs on fragrant fires With flick'ring faces in the flames.
And as the year draws in its days And tired leaves are falling,
I will brighten darkened ways Where dusk is early calling.

I am warmth & I am light And I am kith & kin;
A candle in your longest night,
I am Christmas, Let me in; I am Christmas, Let me in.

3. I can take the weary miles And weave a carpet to your door;
Guide the dusty wand'rers home Safely to your side once more.
And I can cheer the bitter days With tunes to set you singing;
My standard in your heart I'll raise, Joy & comfort bringing.

I am warmth & I am light…

4. I bring churches all a-glow And carols on the midnight air;
Coloured windows streaked with snow That gild the congregation there.
For young & old shall join & sing To mark the longest turning;
From one glad candle that I bring, Ten thousand more are burning.

I am warmth & I am light...

Concert recording in front of live audience.

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from Make We Merry, released December 2, 2020
Sound Engineer: James Singleton (Beefstock).

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Sheffield Folk Chorale Sheffield, UK

We are a performance choir founded in 2001.
Our new online album is MAKE WE MERRY which includes back catalogue material and two new 'virtual' recordings, all for the winter season.

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