I LOVE hearing this song

Actually I have a number of favourite Christmas songs. I absolutely adore the Pogues Fairytale of New York too, but Christmas doesn't really seem like Christmas without this one...

The news had come out in the First World War

The bloody Red Baron was flying once more

The Allied command ignored all of its men

And called on Snoopy to do it again.

Twas the night before Christmas, 40 below

When Snoopy went up in search of his foe

He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought

With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights

He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight

Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know

Or was it the bells from the village below.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine

And forced him to land behind the enemy lines

Snoopy was certain that this was the end

When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, mien friend"

The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

Christmas bells those Christmas bells

Ringing through the land

Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

I think I love it so much because it reminds me of the stories I heard about the Christmas truce; that happened in WWI between the German and British/French troops. On No Man's Land, December 24th 1914, the British and German troops shouted Christmas greetings to each other, played football together and had drinks and exchanged gifts.

If you are still stumped, or have never heard it. Go here and have a listen. Merry Christmas!