| The ending of December 1943
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| Somewhere in the forest
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| The snow was three feet deep
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| Two allied soldiers walking
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| Trying not to freeze
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| Far from home on Christmas Eve
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| A cabin with the light on
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| Brought them to its door
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| A woman said, «In my home
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| You can’t bring in your war
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| So leave your rifles outside
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| Up against a tree
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| There’s peace on Earth on Christmas Eve»
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| And they sat by the fire and they talked all night long
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| Sang Christmas hymns and showed pictures of home
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| In the middle of a great war it’s so hard to believe
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| There’s peace on Earth on Christmas Eve
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| Later in the evening, footsteps in the night
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| Two German soldiers freezing
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| The woman went outside
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| «You're welcome here in my home
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| But your guns will never be
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| There’s peace on Earth on Christmas Eve»
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| The soldiers all were frightened
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| When they stood face to face
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| The woman said, «You're brothers
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| Part of the human race
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| Tonight we’re all just family
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| And we’ll get down on our knees
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| And praise His name on Christmas Eve»
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| And they sat by the fire and the talked all night long
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| Sang Christmas hymns and showed pictures of home
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| In the middle of a great war, bitter enemies
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| Found peace on Earth on Christmas Eve
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| Early that next morning
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| They went their separate ways
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| Shook hands and hugged that woman
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| There on Christmas Day |