Once upon a Christmas,
Far away in Bethlehem
Mary, being great with child,
Had no place to lie down
So Joseph found a stable
In which Mary had her child
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ

Once upon a Christmas,
In a manger far away,
A King was born, his palace
Was a manger filled with hay
His royal robes were swaddling cloths,
A halo was His crown
Once upon a Christmas,
Away in Bethlehem

And all the world rejoiced because
The King was born, at last
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ

And all the world rejoiced because
The King was born, at last
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ

Once upon a Christmas,
From the Far East, wise men came,
With gold, and myrrh, and frankinsence,
To praise the newborn King
Shepherds left their flocks and came
To see and worship Him
Once upon a Christmas,
Away in Bethlehem

And all the world rejoiced because
The King had come, at last
A Savior had been promised,
Now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that He was born
Spread quickly far and wide,
Once upon a Christmas,
Was the birth of Jesus Christ

Once upon a Christmas,
Far away in Bethlehem