Written by Don Schlitz and Ricky Van Shelton
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There used to be a Christmas tree in the center of the square
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And it was strung with Christmas lights and laced with angel hair
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All the windows of the shops were decorated bright
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Shoppers rushing everywhere for a gift so right
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Little kids are making snowmen in their neighbor's yards
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Christmas carolers singing In A Manger He Was Born
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Lover's strolling hand in hand on streets of winter snow
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That's the way it used to be Christmas long ago
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I still love Christmas I love it so
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The way it used to be so long ago
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With Christmas plays and mistletoe
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Caroling and big red bows
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It's Christmas long ago
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It used to be on Christmas Eve I'd listen from my bed
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For the sound of sleigh bells and reindeer overhead
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I always seemed to fall asleep no matter how I tried
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But in my dreams old Santa came and took me for a ride
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The next thing I knew my mom and dad were at my door
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Saying Merry Christmas it's the day you've waited for
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A single star above our tree I can still see it glow
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That's the way it used to be Christmas long ago
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And that's the way it used to be Christmas long ago
