Christmas In Our Hearts

INTRO: F/C-Bb-Bbm hold Dm-

    Dm
Whenever I see girls and boys

         Gm		  A7
Selling lanterns in the streets

     Gm		A7
I remember the Child

	 Dm
In the manger as He sleeps

   Dm
Whenever there are people

 	D		 Gm
Giving gifts exchanging cards

     Gm		 Dm
I believe that Christmas

     A7		    Dm  
Is trully in their hearts

	C		   F/C
Let's light our christmas trees

	C	F/C
For a brigth tomorrow

	C	      F/C
Where nations are at peace

   E/B     E/G#,E  Am-C7
And all are one in God.


CHORUS:

	F
Let's sing "Merry Christmas

     Bb/F
And a happy holiday"

	C
This season, may we never forget

     Gm	     C        F
The love we have for Jesus

	F
Let Him be the One to guide us

    Bb/F
As another new year stars

     C
And may the spirit of christmas

   Gm	  C      F hold Dm-
Be always in our hearts

 Dm
In every prayer and every song

     Gm         A7
The community unites

  Gm(/E)          A7
Celebrating the birth

	Dm
Of our Saviour Jesus Christ

    Dm
Let love, like that starlight

	D		Gm
On that first Christmas morn

	 Gm	      Dm
Lead us back to the manger

	A7                  Dm
Where Christ the Child was born

    C		F/C
So come let us rejoice

	  C		    F/C
Come and sing the Christmas carol

      C              F/C
With one big joyful voice

   E/B      E/G#,E	  Am-c7
Proclaim the name of the Lord.

(Repeat Chorus except last word)

   F,C#
...hearts

(Repeat Chorus, except last word,
using the ff. chord patterns: 
   F#-B/F#-C#-G#m,C#,F#-)

	F#-B/F#-F#-BB/F#-F#
... hearts.

Background

According to Jose Mari Chan, the title track and first single of the album, Christmas in Our Hearts, was originally an arrangement titled Ang Tubig ay Buhay ("Water is Life"), based on a poem written by Chari Cruz-Zarate. He set the words to music, intending to make it a silver jubilee song for the Assumption High School Class of 1963. He described Ang Tubig ay Buhay as a very beautiful poem, which is why he found it easy to compose a tune for it. "It was a catchy, pretty melody, which I felt was too precious to use only for a Class Homecoming. So I decided to turn it into a Christmas song."

Before production started, Chan had attended Mass at Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati, when songwriter Rina Canizal knocked on his car window. Canizal later wrote the words of "Christmas in Our Hearts" using Chan's melody for Ang Tubig ay Buhay.

Source: Wikipedia

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