• I have a list of people I know
    All written in a book
    And every year at Christmastime
    I go and take a look
    And that is when I realize
    That those names are a part
    Not of the book they're written in
    But of my very heart

    For each name stands for someone
    Who has crossed my path some time
    And in that meeting they've become
    A treasured friend of mine
    And once you've met some people
    The years can not erase
    The memory of a pleasant word
    Or a friendly face

    So when I send a Christmas card
    That is addressed to you
    It's because you're on that list
    Of folk I'm indebted to
    And you are one of many folk who
    In times past I've met
    And happen to be one of those
    I don't want to forget

    And whether I have known you for
    Many years or few
    In some way you have a part in
    Shaping things I do
    This, the spirit of Christmas, that
    Forever and ever endures
    May it leave it richest blessing
    In the hearts of you and yours.