Christmas Song
She was his girl, he was her boyfriend
She be his wife, make him her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While He lay in the hay
Shower Him with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Not very much of His childhood was known
Kept His mother Mary worried always out on His own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee,
Less than reputable as known to be
His heart was full of love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
When jesus christ was nailed to the his tree
Said “oh, daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I’ve spilled the blood of my children all around”
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
So I’m told, so the story goes
The people He knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, but all soul searchers
Just like you and me
Like you and me
Rumors insisited He soon would be
For His deviations taken into custody
By the authorities less informed than He
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Preparations were made
For His celebration day
He said “eat this bread and think of it as Me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around”
The blood of our children all around
Father up above, why in all this anger
Do you fill us up with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
And Father up above, why in all this hatred
Do you fill us up with love love love
Love love love
Love love
Is all around
So the story goes, so I’m told
The people he knew were
Less than golden-hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers
All soul searchers
Like you and me
Like you and me
Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations taken into custody
By the authorities, less informed than he
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said, “Eat this bread, think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children’s all around”
Father up above
Why in all this anger do you fill me up with love, love, love?
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Father up above
Why in all this hatred do you fill me up with love?
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love, and the blood of our children all around
Listen to the song Christmas Song performed by Dave Matthews
Listen to the song
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About the carol Christmas Song
“Christmas Song” is a holiday recording associated with the Dave Matthews Band and their distinctive blend of rock, folk and improvisational influences. The song has been performed by the band in various settings and is connected with the group’s broader catalogue of reflective material. Rather than following the structure of a traditional Christmas carol, it uses the holiday setting as a way to explore personal feelings and relationships.
The song approaches Christmas through a more intimate perspective, focusing less on decorations and celebrations and more on the emotional meaning of the season. Its musical style gives it a thoughtful quality, allowing the Christmas setting to become part of a larger reflection on faith, love and human connection. This makes it different from upbeat seasonal songs built primarily around celebration.
The Dave Matthews Band’s connection with the song also reflects the way Christmas music can be interpreted through contemporary rock rather than only through traditional holiday arrangements. Its place in the band’s repertoire gives listeners a quieter alternative to more commercial Christmas recordings. The song’s reflective character makes it suitable for the moments of the holiday season when Christmas is experienced through memory, relationships and personal contemplation.
