Finale Lyrics

MOTHER:
Oh, look, it's snowing. Turn down the lights.

THE OLD MAN:
Oh, would you look at that.

Watch it coming down
On a Christmas night
When you see that snow
You know
That the world's all right

MOTHER:
All the gifts unwrapped
With the house a mess
But if no one cried

THE OLD MAN:
Or died

BOTH:
That's a small success

Right?

This year, we nearly went insane

THE OLD MAN:
This year, we gave up turkey for chow mein

What a Christmas story to behold
A crazy Christmas story to be told

MOTHER:
But with the kids tucked in bed
The frost on the tree

THE OLD MAN:
What's to be said
When you are here next to me

BOTH:
Who could want much more
Our Christmas story

RALPHIE AND RANDY:
We were counting down
Down to Christmas day

RALPHIE:
Thought I'd get a box
Of socks
That I'd throw away

BOTH:
But the day arrived
Someone somehow knew

RALPHIE:
Right before my eyes
Surprise
My wish came true

MOTHER:
This year, we might not have a lot

THE OLD MAN:
This year, I'll tell ya one thing that we've got

BOTH:
What a Christmas story to behold
A crazy Christmas story to be told

THE OLD MAN:
I'll take the cheap Christmas lights

MOTHER:
The slush in the street

THE OLD MAN:
The crowds and the lines

BOTH:
They make the season complete

ALL:
Who could ask for more
This Christmas story

NARRATOR:
Back in those days, you never asked yourself 'do my parents love me?'
It never crossed your mind. You were there. They took care of you.
Their job was to raise you. Your job was to let them.
When they said 'don't run with scissors', or 'button your coat',
or 'you'll shoot your eye out', maybe even they didn't know it,
but that's what it was. Love.

ALL:
Years may pass
But still we will remember
What or where we'll be
Being here together this December
Underneath our tree

Seeing every girl and boy
With our hearts so full of joy
We'll throw ___ some day
From far away
We'll say:

What a Christmas story to behold
A crazy Christmas story to be told

NARRATOR:
That night, next to me in the darkness, lay my cold, blue, steel beauty.
The greatest Christmas gift I have ever received. You kiddin'?
My Old Man... My dad gave it to me. That's why it's the best gift I would ever receive.
As the excitement of the day gradually subsided,
I finally drifted off to sleep, praying of ducks on the wing and getting off spectacular hip shots.

ALL:
Christmas is here
This calm, quiet night
It comes once a year,
So you hold on to it tight

Who could want much more
A Christmas story

NARRATOR:
Good night, Ralphie. Good night, all. Thanks for listening. Merry Christmas.