On This Day

<p>[Verse 1]<br/>The kids were up before dawn this morning<br/>Right to the Christmas tree they ran<br/>Called up the stairs for us to hurry<br/>Wait for this day for about as long as they could stand<br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>While trading presents the little one asks me<br/>&quot;Why do we have Christmas each year?&quot;<br/>I said, &quot;Long ago, a child was born this day<br/>He&#x27;s a gift more precious than all you see here.&quot;<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>&#x27;Cause on this day<br/>A child was born<br/>In the town of Bethlehem<br/>And on this day<br/>God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill<br/>To all men<br/>Oh on this day we call Christmas<br/>We honor his name<br/>On this day<br/>We recall all the reasons he came<br/>On this day<br/>On this day<br/>[Verse 3]<br/>Grandma and Grandpa arrived after breakfast<br/>The rest of the gang by noon<br/>We spent the day watching football and breaking in toys<br/>Helping out in the kitchen<br/>Catching up on old news<br/><br/>[Verse 4]<br/>When the dinner bell rang<br/>We all took our places<br/>Grandpa said who wants to say grace<br/>Before anyone else could utter a word<br/>Oh the little one bowed her head<br/>And she started to say<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>&#x27;Cause on this day<br/>A child was born<br/>In the town of Bethlehem<br/>And on this day<br/>God sent his son to bring peace and goodwill<br/>To all men<br/>Oh, on this day we call Christmas<br/>We honor his name<br/>On this day<br/>We recall all the reasons he came<br/>On this day<br/>On this day<br/>[Outro]<br/>Oh, on this day we call Christmas<br/>We honor his name<br/>On this day<br/>We recall all the reasons he came<br/>On this day<br/>On this day