Close your eyes, it's Christmas Eve Thirteen nights of make-believe In the snow they start to creep Thirteen visitors while you sleep I can hear them on the roof tonight Footsteps dancing in the pale moonlight Mother said they're just old tales But I can hear their tiny nails Scratching, tapping at my window pane Whisper-singing my full name Countdown starting, here they come Thirteen nights till Christmas fun First one's hiding in the kitchen now Stealing spoons, I don't know how Second one is in the hall Slamming every door and wall Third one's licking all the bowls I see Fourth one's staring right at me How many more until the dawn? How many more until they're gone? We're the Lads of winter nights Bringing mischief, bringing frights Don't you want to come and play? Thirteen nights till Christmas Day Thirteen nights, they're all around Creeping without any sound Thirteen Lads and one big cat Watching from where shadows sat Can you hear them? Can you see? Dancing 'round the Christmas tree Thirteen nights of whispered songs Wondering where do I belong? We've been waiting all year long To sing our special Christmas song Through the chimney, through the door We've been here many times before Candle Stealer takes the light Window Peeper in the night Sausage Swiper's on the prowl Skyr Gobbler's on the growl We're not mean, we're just here to play In our old Icelandic way Borrowed names from ancient time Marching in our single file line And our cat with eyes so bright Yellow gleaming in the night Looking for the children who Didn't get their clothing new We're the Lads of winter snow Where we go, you'll never know Join our midnight Christmas dance This might be your only chance Thirteen nights, they're all around Creeping without any sound Thirteen Lads and one big cat Watching from where shadows sat Can you hear them? Can you see? Dancing 'round the Christmas tree Thirteen nights of whispered songs This has been going on too long I can see the giant cat outside my window waiting there Shadows moving on the wall, dancing monsters everywhere When will morning finally come to save me from this endless night? Someone help me break away, someone turn on all the lights Giant paws are at my door, yellow eyes are burning bright Thirteen voices singing songs that echo through the starless night All the stories came alive, all the nightmares now are real Is this just a Christmas dream or something I can truly feel? Wake up, wake up, wake up Please somebody wake me up Wake up, wake up, wake up I can't take this anymore Wake up, wake up, wake up Let me see the morning sun Wake up, wake up, wake up Please tell me this nightmare's done Morning sunlight on my face Mom is calling from downstairs Smell of cookies in the air Christmas magic everywhere It was just a dream, just a story that I know Icelandic tales from long ago Now the morning's bright and clear All my family gathered here Christmas morning, safe and sound Presents waiting all around No more Lads, no giant cat Just the love we're living at Can you hear the laughter ring? Can you hear the carols sing? Christmas Day has finally come Now the nightmare's finally done Wake up, sweetie, it's Christmas Day All the monsters went away Hot cocoa's waiting down below Time to watch the morning snow Thirteen nights were just a dream Nothing's ever as it seems Christmas magic, Christmas light Everything will be alright Merry Christmas, sleep well now Dreams can't hurt you anyhow Close your eyes another year Only love and joy lives here
