Once A Year

F#                          B

Christmas eve, mom and dad

G#                         C#

Load the car with grocery bags



F#                              B

They take the kids and drive downtown

G#                                  C#                                 

                  B        C#

And spend the night passing food out



B                     F#

Once a year December’s here

D#                            C#

And our hearts open up

B                              F#

Once a year we give with cheer

D#                                   C#

To those who don’t have enough

B                      F#

Wouldn’t it be something

A#                              D#                    B

If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas

C#                              F#

More than once a year



F#                                      B

No one rings a bell at the mall in June

G#                             C#

But nobody said we can’t give then, too



F#                                            B

And when autumn comes with its changing leaves

G#                                           C#

Could we spend more time with the least of these



B                     F#

Once a year December’s here

D#                            C#

And our hearts open up

B                              F#

Once a year we give with cheer

D#                                   C#

To those who don’t have enough

B                      F#

Wouldn’t it be something

A#                              D#                    B

If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas

C#                              F#

More than once a year



B

Love is patient, love is kind

C#

Love will always find the time

B

Love is now and love is here

C#

Love is more than once a year



B                     F#

Once a year December’s here

D#                            C#

And our hearts open up

B                              F#

Once a year we give with cheer

D#                                   C#

To those who don’t have enough

B                      F#

Wouldn’t it be something

A#                              D#                    B

If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas

C#                              F#

More than once a year