Only One Night Of The Year Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Only One Night Of The Year
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Mike Reid
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There's a magic light in the
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stars
tonight
It
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shines with a wondrous
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glow
There's a whisper of love in the
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silence
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Gently falling
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snow
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cookies and milk on the table
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Ribbons on bright candy
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canes
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every child who is able
Has their
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nose to the window
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pane
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Cause for only one night of the
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year
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You can see flying rein
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deer
And if you
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believe in
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Christmas
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no telling who will
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appear
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With his whiskers and pipe
He comes only one
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night of the
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year
It's the sugar plum world of
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cinnamon
swirls
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hint of pinewood in the
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air
As the church bell chimes I
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count twelve times
And
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slip into my easy
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chair
To
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watch the fire die to an ember
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And drift into a winter
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dream
Of a
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magical night in December
And
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faith in a sight
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unseen
Repeat #3 And for...
Ummmm if you
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believe in
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Christmas
Eve
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Raise a glass of good
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cheer
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Cause wish as we might
It comes only one
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night of the
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year
FAQ
Who sang the the song Only One Night Of The Year?
- The song Only One Night Of The Year was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
