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Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees

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Words & Music: Red West/ Glen Spreen
Somewhere in, in the distant night
I hear Christmas bells
The gentle snow keeps falling down on people
Who are homeward bound
That's the it's always been
The circle really never ends
Christmas seems to come and go
From the place that I don't know
Holly leaves and Christmas trees
It's that time of year

Lights aglow and mistletoe
Don't mean a thing when you're not here
As I walk, walk this lonely street
The sound of snow beneath my feet
I'll think of how it used to be
Holly leaves and Christmas trees
Use to mean so much to me
Recorded: 1971/05/15, first released on Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas

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Deano1 (profilecontact) wrote on Oct 27, 2010report abuse
You want to know how great and unique Elvis was a singer and song stylist? Listen to this one. He takes the painfully sad lyrics and still somehow makes it work on a Christmas LP (The most wonderful time of the year according to Andy Williams) without loosing any of the sentiment of the words. Well-written, beautifully sung and a real treasure on a fine LP.
Steve V (profilecontact) wrote on Aug 31, 2009report abuse
Love it but what a sad song. Haunting & beautiful. Nice job by Red West.

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