I Need a Silent Night sing and play along

I've made this same mistake before:

too many malls, too many stores.

December traffic, Christmas rush;

it breaks me till I push and shove.

Children are crying while mothers are trying to photograph Santa and sleigh.

The shopping and buying and standing forever in line;

what can I say?

I need a silent night,

a holy night,

to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here,

to end this crazy day with a silent night.

December comes, then disappears

faster and faster ev'ry year.

Did my own mother keep this pace,

or was the world a diff'rent place,

where people stayed home wishing for snow,

watching three channels on their TV?

Look at me now, rushin' around,

tryin' to buy Christmas peace.

I need a with a silent night.

What was it like back there in Bethlehem,

with peace on earth,

goodwill toward men?

I need a silent night,

a holy night,

to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here,

to end this crazy day with a silent night,

to end this crazy day with a silent night.