How Does Christmas Sound?

Now the bells of Christmas are ringing again
There's a celebration in my ears
After all these tears I finally hear
How Christmas has sounded for years

How does Christmas sound when your heart is oh so sad?
You feel anything but glad, all dry and empty
How does Christmas sound when that old loneliness returns?
Instead of hearts a fireplace burns
Til the ashes are cold, 'cause there's no one to hold

But just now I'm remembering
Wasn't there something more than this?
A greater love, a higher call
A feeling much warmer than even your kiss?

Now the bells of Christmas are ringing again
There's a celebration in my ears
After all these tears I finally hear
How Christmas has sounded for years

But just now I'm remembering
Wasn't there something more than this?
A greater love, a higher call
A feeling much warmer than even your kiss?

Now the bells of Christmas are ringing again
There's a celebration in my ears
After all these tears I finally hear
How Christmas has sounded
How Christmas has sounded
How Christmas has sounded for years

Oh, I can hear the bells again
That's how Christmas sounds
Oh, the joy and laughter
All these years
Whoa