It's not the glow you feel when snow appears
It's not the Christmas card you've sent for years
Not the joyful sound when sleigh bells ring
Or the merry songs children sing

The little gift you send on Christmas day
Will not bring back the friend you turned away
So may I suggest the secret of Christmas
It's not the things you do at Christmas time
But the Christmas things you do all year through

The little gift you send on Christmas day
Will not bring back the friend you turned away
So may I suggest the secret of Christmas
It's not the things you do at Christmas time
But the Christmas things you do all year through

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Writer(s): Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn