Mac Powell and the Family Reunion

December

December

December -my old long lost friend
Your cold winds are blowing me
Home once again
December- don’t leave me just yet
With all of these memories
How could I forget

I was born in late December
The sky was dark and wind was cold
To tell the truth I don’t remember
It’s just what I was always told
And it must’ve been a real hard winter
For a mother and her first newborn
For a new life that was just beginning
And a father that was going to war

December- My old long lost friend
Your cold winds are blowing me
Home once again
December don’t leave me just yet
With all of these memories
How could I forget

Now that I’m a little older
and I have children of my own
The season means much more to me now
So I’m going to let that cold wind blow

Words and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP

Away in a Manger/Joy To The World

Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the sky
Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing
The baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
'Til morning is nigh

Joy to the World the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing

Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven
To live with Thee there

Public Domain; Music arrangement by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI

Happiest New Year

It’s been a long winter

It’s been a long year

And I can’t believe we made it to December

Though I don’t remember just how we got here

But I’m thankful that

We’re all in this together

And the Salvation Army band it plays our favorite Christmas songs

And the church bells all in town are ringing as we sing along

Everyone from young to old is filled with hope and good cheer

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and the happiest New Year

So let’s raise a toast to good friends

Let’s sing a song of hope

And remember why we celebrate this season

For all that we’ve been given

This one thing I know

That the gift of love will always be the reason

Words and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows

All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history"

Words and Music by John D Marks © 1949 St Nicholas Music/ASCAP

Everything You Want for Christmas

I hope you get everything you want for Christmas

I hope you get everything you want this year

Lord knows you’ve been working hard

I put a good word in to Santa Claus

I hope you get everything you want for Christmas

Honey if you’re asking me

You know I don’t really need

Anything but you right by my side

If I had a Christmas wish

The only thing that is on my list

Is to give you what your heart desires

I hope you get everything you want for Christmas

I hope you get everything you want this year

Lord knows you’ve been working hard

I put a good word in to Santa Claus

I hope you get everything you want for Christmas

Whoa fancy cars and diamond rings

Baby you don’t need those things

What’s it going to take for you to see

And the reason I’ve been singing

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking

I hope all you really want is me

Words and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP

Blue Christmas

I have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red, on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snow flakes start falling
That's when those blue memories start calling
You'll be doing alright, with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

Words and Music by Billy Hayes and Jay W Johnson © 1948 Universal Music Group, Demi Music Corp. DBA Lichelle Music Company/ASCAP

If We Make It Through December

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right, I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December, we'll be fine

Got laid off down at the factory
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right, I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December, we'll be fine

If we make it through December

Words and Music by Merle Haggard © 1973 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/BMI

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Public Domain; Music arrangement by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI

Christmas In Dixie

By now in New York City.
There's snow on the ground.
And out in California.
The sunshines' falling down.
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights.
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight.

Christmas in Dixie, it's snowing in the pines.
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight.

Its windy in Chicago.
The kids are out of school.
There's magic in Motown.
The city's on the move.
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline.
And all across the Nation, it's the peaceful Christmas time.

And in Atlanta, Georgia

Merry Christmas tonight.

Words and Music by Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon, Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, © 1982 The Bicycle Music Company/BMI

Merry Christmas Baby

Merry Christmas Baby

Hope you have a happy New Year

Merry Christmas Baby

Hope you have a happy New Year

Well we’re gonna have a good time

Filled with lots of fun and cheer

Santa’s got his reindeer

Loading up his sleigh with some toys

Santa’s got his reindeer

Loading up his sleigh with some toys

He’s gonna ride around the world

For all the good girls and boys

I’m at this Christmas party

Just wanted you to know

That I’ll be standing all night

Underneath the mistletoe

Words and Music by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI

One More Silent Night

The first snowfall reminds us all

To gather ‘round the fire tonight

The evergreen stands shivering

They are covered all in white

December sun he’s work is done

As he begins to dim his light

There’s a winter chill and all is still

As evening turns to night

And so it is this Christmas Eve

Like those so long ago

And hark the herald angels sings

Songs that we all know

So it is this Christmas Eve

The star is shining bright

Children round the world will sing

One more silent night

A cold wind blows

And there are those

Huddled ‘round the fire today

The virgin birth and peace on earth

Seems so far away

A baby cries, a mother tries to find the strength for one more day

She prays for one more silent night

In a world that’s lost it’s way

And so it is this Christmas Eve

Like those so long ago

With hark the herald angels sings

Songs that we all know

So it is this Christmas Eve

The star is shining bright

Children round the world will pray

For one more silent night

Christmas time is more to me

Than the gifts we give

More than songs that we sing

Its reaching out for the world to see

Just who is the child, who is this King

The snow is deep, the children sleep

With dreams of toys and Santa’s sleigh

And hope burns bright by fire tonight

A new year is on its way

A church bell’s ring, a choir sings

And peace on earth is what we crave

All is calm and bright tonight

For tomorrow is Christmas Day

Words and Music by Mac Powell and Jeff DeJarnett © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Jeff DeJarnett Songs/ASCAP

Videos

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