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Christmas Long Ago Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Christmas Long Ago
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Don Schlitz and Ricky Van Shelton
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There used to be a Christmas tree in the
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center of the square
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And it was strung with Christmas lights and laced with angel
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All the windows of the shops were
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decorated
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Shoppers rushing everywhere for a gift so
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right
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Little kids are making snowmen
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in their neighbor's yards
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Christmas carolers singing In
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A Manger He Was Born
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Lover's strolling hand in hand on
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streets of winter snow
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That's the way it used to be Christmas long
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ago
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Christmas I love it
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so
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used to be so long
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ago
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Christmas plays and mistletoe
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Caroling and
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big red bows
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It's Christmas long
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It used to be on Christmas Eve I'd
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listen from my bed
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For the sound of sleigh bells and reindeer over
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I always seemed to fall asleep no
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matter how I tried
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But in my dreams old Santa came and took me for a
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ride
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The next thing I knew my mom and
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dad were at my door
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Saying Merry Christmas it's the
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day you've waited for
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A single star above our tree I can
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still see it glow
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That's the way it used to be Christmas long
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ago
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And that's the way it used to be Christmas long
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Christmas Long Ago?
- The song Christmas Long Ago was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
