The First Christmas Song Lyrics and Chords by Doug Stone
The First Christmas
Recorded by Doug Stone
Written by Phyllis Bennett, Lonnie Williams, Doug Stone
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He was
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just a
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baby the
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only Son of
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man
They all
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came to
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see Him three
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wise men to Beth
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lehem
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Baring
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gifts that
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could not compare to the
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gift of eternal
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life
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Savior
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gave to us that
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first
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Christmas
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night
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singing
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ey knew all the joy that He w
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as
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how I wish I
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could have been there to
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witness the
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birth of
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feel what they felt on that
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first Christmas
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been a
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wonderful thrill to
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watch Him take His first
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breath
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see His mother
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Mary hold Him
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close to her
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chest
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How she
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looked she
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looked in His eyes
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Lord it must've been a
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sight
Wish I
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felt the
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love she felt on that
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first
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Christmas
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night
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singing
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how I wish I
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could have been there to
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witness the
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birth of
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feel what they felt on that
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first Christmas
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why can't I feel what they
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felt on that first Christmas
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The First Christmas?
- The song The First Christmas was sang by Doug Stone.
Who is Doug Stone?
- Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer and actor. He debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Records. Both this album and its successor, 1991's I Thought It Was You, earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Two more albums for Epic, 1992's From the Heart and 1994's More Love, are each certified gold. Stone moved to Columbia Records to record Faith in Me, Faith in You, which did not produce a Top Ten among its three singles. After suffering a heart attack and stroke in the late 1990s, he exited the label and did not release another album until Make Up in Love in 1999 on Atlantic Records. The Long Way was released in 2002 on the Audium label (now part of E1 Music), followed by two albums on the independent Lofton Creek Records.
Stone has charted twenty-six singles on Hot Country Songs, with his greatest chart success coming between 1990 and 1995. In this timespan, he had eight No. 1 singles on the Hot Country Songs charts including: "In a Different Light", "A Jukebox with a Country Song", "Too Busy Being in Love", and "Why Didn't I Think of That". He is known for his neotraditionalist country sound and his frequent recording of ballads.