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Heavy and Light, Merry and Bright: Christmas Songs, Vol. 2

by Joe Sorensen

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I. A Heavy Heart 01:18
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Christmas time is here again I don't feel like joining in Something inside's robbed all my desire Turning on the Christmas lights Watching for the snow outside Listening to a record and the fire Every song sings of joy and the birth of a boy Every card I receive wishes well, wishes peace But still I sit in sadness with an empty ache inside Wondering what it is that isn't right
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The Story 04:55
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Is it a story? Is it something more than myth? What if it happened? What if it didn't? Is there truth there In the water? Did he ever turn it to wine? I don't know If it's a story But it's teachin' me this time This time This time It's teachin' me this time This time This time It's teachin' me this time Is it a story That he came down from the sky? This beautiful baby The apple of his mother's eye And is there truth in Resurrection? Did he make a blind man see? I don't know If it's a story But it's doin' work on me On me On me It's doin' work on me On me On me It's doin' work on me Are these empty words on our Christmas cards? Do we give them worth when we search for stars? Does it matter how many wise men came? If we learn to love, does it need a name? Are these empty words on our Christmas cards? Do we give them worth when we search for stars? Does it matter how many wise men came? If we learn to love, does it need a name? Is it a story? Is it something more than myth? What if it happened? What if it didn't? Is there truth in Loaves and fishes? There's a lesson all the same From a baby's cry To the day you die You can give yourself away Away Away You can give yourself away Away Away You can give yourself away
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What Child Is This? 03:27
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II. A Hopeful Start 01:17
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Pulling up to mom and dads Thinking of the fun we'll have Knowing I should feel the race of joy Take a breath and step inside Trying hard to smile wide Hoping what I find will fill the void Some dogs and a tree, lots of food, caroling Some crafts and some games, still it's hard to explain I'm here but I'm gone, I still sing along It's worth all the weight that I bear
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The First Noel 03:25
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Angels We Have Heard on High 02:33
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III. A Quiet Evening 01:17
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Everyone has now gone home Sitting by the fire alone Looking back on all the laughs we had Years I fell into the lake Happy birthday Jesus cake Twenty-seven stockings on the wall And I know deep inside I've had quite a great life A roof over my head and a warm cozy bed A family that loves me and friends I will soon see And I love them all just the same
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Silent Night 02:54
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IV. Until Joy Grows Again 01:52
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Now I lay me down to sleep Pray the Lord my soul to keep Thankful for the life that I have had If I wake to morning light Find inside I'm still not right I will bravely face another day Breathe in the trees, the deep evergreens Move through the snow with no place to go Gently hold hope and hurt, place it in frozen earth And wait 'til my joy grows again
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Light, Love, Loss 04:34
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This year's not the one I would have asked for If I believed in Santa Claus But it's the one that I was gifted, yeah It's the one that I got I learned to love and I learned to lose I learned how to let go I bit my tongue and I played my records I tried to take it slow And as I see the lights aglow I realize all I know I believe in light and love I believe in God And I don't know what that means But I know it's all that I've got Yeah, oh Yeah, oh I made my list and I checked it twice I know what I'm looking for I know I ain't been good this year But my heart's an open door And love is like the snow It's beautiful and it comes and goes I believe in light and love I believe in God And I don't know what that means But I know it's all that I've got Yeah, oh Yeah, oh So this Christmas time, hold your family close Count the roof over your head Give to someone who can't give back It could be you instead So this Christmas time, hold your family close Count the roof over your head Give to someone who can't give back It could be you instead I believe in light and love I believe in God And I don't know what that means But I know it's all that I've got I believe in light and love I believe in God And I don't know what that means But I know it's all that I've got Yeah, oh Yeah, oh

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released December 23, 2021

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Joe Sorensen Des Moines, Iowa

In the veins of Howie Day, Ed Sheeran, Ingrid Michaelson, and Augustana, Joe Sorensen has been releasing pop-, rock-, folk- influenced albums since his 2008, self-produced, debut. Using piano, acoustic guitar, vocals, and heart, Joe tells stories in the form of songs to remind us that “We are all just people / Beauty, blood, and bones / We are all just people / Scared to die alone." ... more

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