If Only Christmas Were is the title track of a Liverpool 7-inch vinyl released on December 3, 1982, featuring lyrics and music by Brian Jacques. It was related to the 1981 BBC Northwest Christmas TV special, Look Out, He's Behind You.
Side A of the record features Carleen Lundon (sometimes credited as Carlene Lundon) on "If Only Christmas Were", accompanied by the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre Choir.
Side B features Barbara Hart and Jacob Abraham (sometimes credited as Jake Abraham) on "I Can Be" (also titled "I Can Be Anything I Want To"), accompanied by the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre Choir.
Richie Close and Terry Wheeler were the producers, and the executive producer was Ray Colley. The record was published by BBC TV Manchester.
Tracklisting[]
Side A[]
| Track | Title | Composer | Publisher | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If Only Christmas Were | Brian Jacques | BBC TV Manchester | 3:14 |
Side B[]
| Track | Title | Composer | Publisher | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can Be | Brian Jacques | BBC TV Manchester | 3:29 |
If Only Christmas Were Lyrics[]
- If only Christmas were
- Like they say it used to be
- All white with snow as happy folk do sing
- If only I were there
- In that land without a care
- Behind the lighted windows
- While outside the church bells ring
- (Chorus)
- Bless the Lord and bring thy peace upon the children
- Let all come in and ask us who they are
- And they're mad to mock their God or religion
- Like three wise kings who followed David's star
- The shops all badly lit
- And the money changing hands
- The people are so busy
- They don't see
- Out in the dark and cold
- The sick, the poor, the old
- Please show to them that Christmas
- My heart cries out to see
- (Chorus)
- Have they become so blind
- So unfeeling, so unkind?
- Will they forget that they love peace and joy?
- The Star that shown that night
- On a stable on the ???
- As kings and shepherds knelt
- Before a little baby boy
- (Chorus)
- If only Christmas were
- If only Christmas were
- If only Christmas were
I Can Be Lyrics[]
- (Chorus)
- I can be
- Anything I want to, I can be
- Close your eyes and turn around now
- What do you see?
- I can be a prince upon a horse
- I can be a fairy queen of course
- I can be a champ or a super star
- I can be the greatest thing so far
- The man with the whip in the circus ring
- I can be most anything
- (Chorus)
- I can be an astronaut up there
- I can be a girl with golden hair
- I can be the prince that girl will wed
- I can be his mother-in-law instead
- In the pantomime of the matinee
- I'm anything I want to be
- (Chorus)
- I can be a giant, big and fat
- I can be a witch in a pointed hat
- I can be a clown or a baggy tramp
- I can be Aladdin with his lamp
- Jack climbing high on the beanstalk tree
- Anything I want to be
- (Chorus)
- I can be a prince upon a horse
- I can be a fairy queen of course
- I can be a champ or a super star
- I can be the greatest thing so far
- The man with the whip in the circus ring
- I can be most anything
- (Chorus)
- (repeat x4)
Feature[]
This item was featured in the Redwall Collectors Community series.