One Christmas Eve Long Ago Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
One Christmas Eve Long Ago
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Steve Gibb
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No decorations
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that I could
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see
There were no
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presents there was no
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tree
From the sky there came a
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glow
One Christmas
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Eve
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so long
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ago
No shopping malls
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no flashing
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lights
Just one big
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star to fill the
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night
The light of love began to
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grow
One Christmas
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Eve
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long
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go
That's how I
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feel it down in my
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soul
Much more than
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silver
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and more than
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gold
So far
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beyond mere words to
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say
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gift of
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love was ours on that first Christmas
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day
No deco
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rations
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no fancy
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light
He came in
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silence on that holy
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night
That's how it was somehow I
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know
One Christmas
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Eve
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long
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go
One Christmas Eve
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long
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FAQ
Who sang the the song One Christmas Eve Long Ago?
- The song One Christmas Eve Long Ago was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
