Every year we can
Meet up once again
And open the door to our friends
We've done it all before
Each time it means more
Expect your invitation
It starts with a bang
And ends in a flash
Every year it's the same
When it's all done
We'll miss it till spring
Then forget until
Last minute shopping
We'll plan for out of town
See family make the rounds
Maybe stop for a drink on the way
The house will come to life
With laughter through the night
Then we'll wake up on Christmas day
A plane a train
An automobile
Whatever gets us there
If we get snowed in, we'll stay home with a grin
And spend Christmas Eve
Just the cats you and me
Every year we see
More loved ones in our dreams
But no longer the family affair
This why we sing
And let our voices ring
From the village square
