The week before Thanksgiving Day 感恩节的前一周

This town puts up its old display 这个镇提出了旧显示器

Streetlights hung with candy canes and bows 路灯挂着糖果手杖和蝴蝶结

The earlier it gets each year 每一年的早些时候就得到

The scarcer is my Christmas cheer 的稀缺是我的圣诞气氛

I guess I just like taking these things slow 我想我只是喜欢服用这些东西慢

   

I really don't remember much 我真的不记得了

Of Christmasses growing up Christmasses的成长

Except the year the Beatles came to play 除了当年的甲壳虫乐队来家里玩

On my record player that came from Sears 我是来自西尔斯唱机

That White Album filled my ears 说白了专辑充满了我的耳朵

In 1968 on Christmas Day 在1968年的圣诞节

   

I haven't been to church since God knows when 我没有去过教会，因为神知道，当

I'm not someone who usually attends 我不是谁的人通常参加

Truth be told there's just two wishes 说实话这里还有两个愿望

On my list every Christmas 我的名单上的每个圣诞节

Peace on earth and a snow storm now and then 在地上平安和暴风雪，然后现在

   

Now I pray that peace comes in our time 现在我祈求和平降临在我们的时代

It's hard enough to keep from crying 这已经够难，以防止哭泣

When every bit of news just breaks your heart 当消息的每一位刚刚打破你的心脏

The same old stories, same old songs 同样的老故事，老歌曲

We dust them off when Christmas comes 我们掸去当圣诞节来临时

And for one day we just try to do our part 而对于有一天，我们只是尽力做好本份

   

And around here winter seems to come 而在这里的冬天似乎来

With rain and mud and bits of sun 随着雨水和泥土和阳光的位

It's not exactly Currier and Ives 这不完全柯里尔和艾夫斯

I don't mind cold if it brings snow 我不介意寒冷，如果它带来的雪

Alberta Clippers come and go 阿尔伯塔快船来来去去

But a dursting would make everything all right 但dursting会让一切都好

   

Perhaps a Christmas eve from long ago 或许一个圣诞前夜从很久以前

Delivered Christmas day with knee-high snow 发表圣诞节与及膝的雪

It's something lost but not forgotten 它的东西失去了，但没有忘记

Like candy hidden in a stocking 像糖果藏在袜子

That makes me every year wish it were so 这让我每年都希望它是这样

   

Because Christmas is for children's joy 由于圣诞节是孩子的快乐

For every single girl and boy 对于每一个女孩和男孩

That's the truth we come to understand 这是我们来了解真相

But the memories that don't let go 但回忆不放手

Like Beatles songs and falling snow 像披头士的歌曲和飘落的雪花

Can make us feel innocent again 可以让我们感到无辜又

   

And maybe next year we won't go insane 也许明年我们不会去疯狂

When they rush to hang the bows and candy canes 当他们匆匆挂弓和糖果手杖

Because peace will shine in me and you 因为和平将在我和你闪耀

From Bethlehem to Timbuktu 从伯利恒到廷巴克图

Even if the forecast is for rain 即使预测是雨

   

Because peace will shine in me and you 因为和平将在我和你闪耀

From Bethlehem to Timbuktu 从伯利恒到廷巴克图

Even if the forecast is for rain 即使预测是雨