From the recording Christmas/Holiday
Original song, jazz/blues, female vocal
Lyrics
The mistletoe’s hanging
Don’t need it no more
Sleigh bells are ringing
But I don’t hear that sound
Cos it just can’t be Christmas when you’re not around
Got a bird in the oven
Got a star on the tree
A babe in the manger
Wise men there too
But it just can’t be Christmas without you
Bridge
The Lords are still leaping
And the drummers still drum
Pipers are piping and the calling birds call
Ain’t it funny how no answer comes back at all
Santa and Rudolph
They’re up in the sky
He’s checked his list now and they’re coming to town
But it just can’t be Christmas ‘cos you’re not around
Crosby is crooning
And he’s dreaming of white
I guess it’s the season but what can I do
Cos’, it just can’t be Christmas without you
No it just can’t be Christmas without you