Alabama - Tonight Is Christmas

The factories are all shut down and the shopping malls are all closed


And the busy streets are all empty except for the falling snow


And in the small towns, in the cities families gather as one


'Cause the night of love and sharing they look forward to has come





'Cause tonight is Christmas, tonight is love


Tonight we celebrate God's one and only Son


Tonight there's hope for peace on earth eternally


Tonight is Christmas and the world's in harmony





But across the seas two armies stare down at each other's guns


Each believing in their cause enough to die or kill the other one


But tonight there'll be no shooting, not a drop of blood will spill


They will cease their fire this silent night in the name of peace and goodwill





'Cause tonight is Christmas, tonight is love


Tonight we celebrate God's one and only Son


Tonight there's hope for peace on earth eternally


Tonight is Christmas and the world's in harmony