Verse 1GC
Christmas eve, mom and dad
Am7D/F#
Load the car with grocery bags
GC
They take the kids and drive downtown
Am7D/F#CD
And spend the night passing food out
ChorusCG
Once a year December’s here
EmD
And our hearts open up
CG
Once a year we give with cheer
EmD
To those who don’t have enough
CG
Wouldn’t it be something
BEmC
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
DG
More than once a year
Verse 2GC
No one rings a bell at the mall in June
AmD/F#
But nobody said we can’t give then, too
GC
And when autumn comes with its changing leaves
AmD/F#
Could we spend more time with the least of these
ChorusCG
Once a year December’s here
EmD
And our hearts open up
CG
Once a year we give with cheer
EmD
To those who don’t have enough
CG
Wouldn’t it be something
BmEmC
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
DG
More than once a year
BridgeC
Love is patient, love is kind
D
Love will always find the time
C
Love is now and love is here
DB
Love is more than once a year
ChorusCG
Once a year December’s here
EmD
And our hearts open up
CG
Once a year we give with cheer
EmD
To those who don’t have enough
CG
Wouldn’t it be something
BEmC
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
DG
More than once a year
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