Song	First Christmas Away From Home
Album	Best Christmas Songs
Genre	Christian Music
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This Day A Year Ago, He Was Rolling In The Snow
With A Younger Brother In His Father’s Yard
Christmas Break, A Time For Touching Home,
The Heart Of All He’d Known
And Leaving Was So Hard

Three Thousand Miles Away,
Now He’s Working Christmas Day
Making Double Time For The Minding Of The Store
Well He Always Said, He’d Make It On His Own
He’s Spending Christmas Eve Alone
First Christmas Away From Home

She’s Standing By The Train Station,
Pan-Handling For Change
Four More Dollars Buys A Decent Meal And A Room
Looks Like The Sally Ann Place After All,
In A Crowded Sleeping Hall
That Echoes Like A Tomb

But It’s Warm And Clean And Free,
And There Are Worse Places To Be
At Least It Means No Beating From Her Dad
And If She Cries Because It’s Christmas Day
She Hopes That It Won’t Show
First Christmas Away From Home

In The Apartment Stands A Tree,
And It Looks So Small And Bare
Not Like It Was Meant To Be,
Golden Angel On The Top
It’s Not That Same Old Silver Star,
You Wanted For Your Own
First Christmas Away From Home

In The Morning, They Get Prayers,
Then It’s Crafts And Tea Downstairs
Then Another Meal Back In His Little Room
Hoping Maybe That “The Boys”
Will Think To Phone Before The Day Is Gone
Well, It’s Best They Do It Soon

When The “Old Girl” Passed Away,
He Fell Apart More Every Day
Each Had Always Kept The Other Pretty Well
But The Kids All Said The Nursing Home Was Best
Cause He Couldn’t Live Alone
First Christmas Away From Home

In The Common Room They’ve Got The Biggest Tree
And It’s Huge And Cold And Lifeless
Not Like It Ought To Be,
And The Lit-Up Flashing Santa Claus On Top
It’s Not That Same Old Silver Star,
You Once Made For Your Own
First Christmas Away From Home

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Other Songs from Best Christmas Songs Album

• 12 Crazy Days Of Christmas
• A Baby Just Like You
• A Boy Is Born In Bethlehem
• A Child Is Born In Bethlehem
• A Christmas Carol Song
• A Day A Day Of Glory
• A Different Kind Of Christmas
• A Great And Mighty Wonder
• A Marshmallow World In The Winter
• A Visit From Saint Nicholas
• All I Want For Christmas
• All I Want For Christmas Is You
• All My Heart This Night Rejoices
• All The Wonders Of His Glory
• All Through The Night
• An Old Fashioned Christmas
• Angels And Shepherds
• Angels From The Realms Of Glory
• Angels From The Realms Of Glory
• Angels We Have Heard On High
• As Lately We Watched Over
• As With Gladness Men Of Old
• As With Gladness Men Of Old
• Ave Maria  Maiden Mild
• Away In A Manger
• Away In A Manger
• Baby Its Cold Outside
• Baby’s First Christmas
• Back Door Santa I Make My Run
• Be Under The Mistletoe
• Beauteous Heavenly Light
• Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem
• Bells Will Be Ringing
• Ben Jonson’s Carol Song
• Birthday Of A King
• Blame It On The Mistletoe
• Blue Christmas Without You
• Born On Christmas Day
• Breath Of Heaven
• Brightest And Best Of The Sons
• Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella
• C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S Meant One Thing
• Carol Of The Bells
• Caroling Caroling Now We Go
• Child In The Manger Infant Of Mary
• Children Go Where I Send Thee
• Children Sleeping Snow Is Softly Falling
• Christ Is Born In Bethlehem
• Christians Awake Salute The Happy Morn
• Christmas – Baby Please Come Home
• Christmas Aint Christmas
• Christmas At Home
• Christmas Day Oh Merry Christmas
• Christmas Dinner A Bit Of Cheese
• Christmas Eve – Merry Christmas
• Christmas For Cowboys
• Christmas In Dixie
• Christmas In Hollis
• Christmas In Killarney
• Christmas Is Coming
• Christmas Just Aint Christmas
• Christmas Night – Merry Christmas
• Christmas On Christmas Island
• Christmas Time Is Here
• Christmas To Remember
• Christmas Without You
• Christmas Wont Be The Same This Year
• Come  Let Us All Unite To Sing
• Come All Ye Shepherds
• Come Little Children
• Come On Ring Those Bells
• Come To The Manger
• Come Ye Lofty
• Coventry Carol
• Cradled In A Manger
• Deck The Halls
• Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
• Ding Dong Merrily On High
• Ding Dong Merrily On High
• Do They Know It’s Christmas
• Do You Hear What I Hear
• Dominick The Donkey
• Dont Save It All For Christmas Day
• Earth Today Rejoices
• Fairytale Of New York
• Far Far Away On Judeas Plains
• Friends Call Me Snow Miser
• From Heaven Above To Earth
• From Heaven High O Angels Come
• From The Eastern Mountains
• Frosty The Snowman
• Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
• Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
• Give Heed My Heart
• Give Love On Christmas Day
• Glory Be To God On High
• Go Tell It On The Mountain
• God Is Love God Is Love
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
• Good Christian Men Rejoice
• Good Christian Men Rejoice
• Good King Wenceslas
• Good King Wenceslas Looked Out
• Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
• Grown Up Christmas List
• Happy Birthday Jesus
• Happy Holiday Happy Holiday
• Happy Xmas War Is Over
• Hard Candy Christmas
• Hark The Herald Angels Sing
• Hark The Herald Angels Sing
• Have A Holly Jolly Christmas
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• He Smiles Within His Cradle
• Here Comes Santa Claus
• Here We Come A-Wassailing
• Home For The Holidays
• Home On Christmas Day
• How Do I Wrap My Heart
• Hymn For Christmas Day
• I Am Dreaming Of A White Christmas
• I Believe In Christmas
• I Believe In Santa Claus
• I Have Got My Love
• I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
• I Only Want You For Christmas
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• I Saw Three Ships
• I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By
• I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
• I Will Be Home For Christmas
• I Will Be Home With Bells On
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
• I Wonder As I Wander Out
• I’d Like You For Christmas
• If Every Day Was Like Christmas
• If Everyday Was Christmas
• If It Doesnt Snow On Christmas
• In Excelsis Gloria
• In The Bleak Midwinter
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
• It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
• It Must Have Been Ol Santa Claus
• It Must Have Been The Mistletoe
• It Was A Monster’s Holiday
• It’s The Most Wonderful Time
• It’s Time For Mistletoe And Holly
• Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring
• Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Rock
• Jingle Bells Jingle Bells
• Jingle Jingle Jingle
• Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
• Jolly Old St Nicholas
• Joseph Dearest Joseph Mine
• Joseph Dearest Joseph Mine
• Joy To The World
• Joy To The World
• Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart
• Let Earth And Heaven Combine
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Let There Be Peace On Earth
• Let Us Sing The Angel’s Song
• Little Christmas Tree
• Little Drummer Boy
• Little Saint Nick
• Little Sandy Sleigh Foot
• Lo How A Rose Ever Blooming
• Look He Comes With Clouds Descending
• Love Came Down At Christmas
• Love Came Down At Christmas
• Maker Of The Sun And Moon
• Maker Of The Sun And Moon
• Mary Did You Know
• Mary’s Boy Child Jesus Christ
• Mele Kalikimaka Is The Thing To Say
• Merry Christmas Baby
• Merry Christmas Darling
• Merry Christmas Everybody
• Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
• Miss You Most At Christmas Time
• Must Be Santa Santa Clause
• My Favorite Things – Julie Andrews
• My Only Wish (This Year)
• My Sheep I Watched At Night
• Now The Bells Ring
• Nutting For Christmas
• O Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree
• O Come All Ye Faithful
• O Come Little Children
• O Come O Come Emmanuel
• O Holy Night O Holy Night
• O Holy Night O Night Divine
• O Little Town Of Bethlehem
• O Remember Adam’s Fall
• Oh Christmas Tree
• Oh I Wish I Had A River
• Old Toy Trains Little Toy Tracks
• On Christmas Morning
• Once In Royal David’s City
• Once Upon A Christmas
• Over The River
• Percy The Puny Poinsettia
• Pine Cones And Holly Berries
• Please Daddy Don’t Get Drunk
• Poor Mary Didn’t Have Any Where
• Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons
• Put A Little Holiday
• Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Run Rudolph Run
• Santa Baby Santa Baby
• Santa Can You Hear Me
• Santa Claus Is Back In Town
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Santa Claus Once Caught A Cold
• Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
• Santa Tell Me
• See Amid The Winter’s Snow
• See Amid The Winter’s Snow
• Silent Night Holy Night
• Silver Bells Silver Bells
• Sing We Noel Hear The Music
• Sleep Well Little Children
• Sleigh Ride Together With You
• Snoopy’s Christmas Merry Christmas
• Some Children See Him
• Some Snow For Johnny
• Someday At Christmas
• Star Of The East
• Step Into Christmas
• Still Still Still
• Tennessee Christmas
• That Christmas Feeling
• The Chimney Song
• The Chipmunk Song
• The Christmas Shoes
• The Christmas Song
• The Christmas Waltz
• The Coventry Carol
• The First Noel Mary Mary
• The First Noel The Angels
• The Friendly Beasts
• The Gift Giving Service
• The Gloucester Shire Wassail
• The Grinch’s Theme Song
• The Holiday Season
• The Holly And The Ivy
• The Hope That He Brings
• The Huron Carol
• The Lake Is Frozen Over
• The Magic Of Christmas Day
• The Man With All The Toys
• The Manger Throne
• The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
• The Night Before Christmas
• The Race That Long
• The Shepherd’s Carol
• The Shepherds Had An Angel
• The Snow Lay On The Ground
• The Twelve Days Of Christmas
• There’s A New Kid In Town
• This Christmas – Donny Hathaway
• This Season Will Never Grow Old
• To Us A Child Of Royal Birth
• Toyland Childhood Toyland
• Twas The Night Before Christmas
• Two Step Around The Christmas Tree
• Underneath The Tree
• Unto Us A Boy Is Born
• Up On The Housetop
• Walking In A Winter Wonderland
• Warm And Fuzzy Time Of Year
• We Need A Little Christmas
• We Three Kings Of Orient Are
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
• What Child Is This
• What Christmas Means To Me
• When A Child Is Born
• When Children Rule The World
• When Joseph Went To Bethlehem
• When My Heart Finds Christmas
• Where Are You Christmas
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
• With Wondering Awe
• Wonderful Christmas Time
• Wonderful Christmastime
• You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
• Zat You Santa Claus

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