09. Keep Christmas Unbroken — Lexmilian de Mello

Celtic orchestral folk, hymn-rock, protest carol, sacred stadium ballad

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[BEGIN SUNO LYRICS]

[Intro - bells and low choir]
Honour the day,
Honour the day,
Not every bell should be sold away.

[Verse 1]
Traditions are lanterns our elders left lit,
Customs and stories where memories sit.
Not laws of iron, not chains on the will,
But maps on the table when the world won't be still.
We honour the dead by remembering well,
By weighing the influence time cannot sell.
Culture is colour, behaviour, and bread,
The living in covenant with the dead.

[Pre-Chorus]
So why should the morning of mercy and birth
Be dragged to the roar of the court and the turf?
Let laughter be plenty, let children have light,
But keep one day nobler than appetite.

[Chorus]
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the bright table stay.
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the stadium sleep one day.
For the servant, for the Saviour,
For the family gathered near,
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Hold the higher things dear.

[Verse 2]
They say other nations have played in the snow,
They say old football made Christmas bells go.
But what has been done is not always the guide,
A river can carry both blessing and pride.
The colosseum glitters with modern applause,
But silence can teach us the shape of our laws.

[END SUNO LYRICS]

[BEGIN SUNO LYRICS]

[Extension 1 - folk drums rise]

[Verse 3]
Sabbath remembers what labour forgets,
A holy pause where the soul resets.
Even the secular weekend knows
A human life needs room to close.
Cards and trees from older streams,
Children with gifts and candle dreams.
Keep the joy, let the feast remain,
But don't trade the star for a scoreboard's gain.

[Call and Response]
Lead: What do we honour?
Choir: The birth, the bread, the kin.
Lead: What do we refuse?
Choir: The market rushing in.
Lead: Who is our model?
Choir: The servant who gave all.
Lead: What is tradition?
Choir: A higher public call.

[Bridge]
Jesus did not grasp the throne,
He washed the dust, He walked alone.
Servant leader, wounded king,
Teach our restless age to sing.
Not every pleasure must be banned,
But some days need an open hand.

[Chorus]
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the bright table stay.
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the stadium sleep one day.

[END SUNO LYRICS]

[BEGIN SUNO LYRICS]
[Extension 2 - final communal anthem]
[Verse 4]
Atheist, believer, stranger, friend,
Ask what ideals you will defend.
Can a perfect Saviour be a sign
Even to minds outside the shrine?
How far will we go for decent ways,
For moral codes and nobler days?
A culture survives when hearts agree
That not every hour is currency.

[Final Chorus]
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the bright table stay.
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Let the stadium sleep one day.
For the servant, for the Saviour,
For the family gathered near,
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Hold the higher things dear.

[Outro - crowd choir]
Honour the day,
Honour the day,
Not every bell should be sold away.
Honour the child,
Honour the feast,
Let the noise of the empire cease.
Keep Christmas unbroken,
Hold the higher things dear.
[END SUNO LYRICS]

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[BEGIN SUNO LYRICS] [Intro - bells and low choir] Honour the day, Honour the day, Not every bell should be sold away. [Verse 1] Traditions are lanterns our elders left lit, Customs and stories where memories sit. Not laws of iron, not chains on the will, But maps on the table when the world won't be still. We honour the dead by remembering well, By weighing the influence time cannot sell. Culture is colour, behaviour, and bread, The living in covenant with the dead. [Pre-Chorus] So why should the morning of mercy and birth Be dragged to the roar of the court and the turf? Let laughter be plenty, let children have light, But keep one day nobler than appetite. [Chorus] Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the bright table stay. Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the stadium sleep one day. For the servant, for the Saviour, For the family gathered near, Keep Christmas unbroken, Hold the higher things dear. [Verse 2] They say other nations have played in the snow, They say old football made Christmas bells go. But what has been done is not always the guide, A river can carry both blessing and pride. The colosseum glitters with modern applause, But silence can teach us the shape of our laws. [END SUNO LYRICS] [BEGIN SUNO LYRICS] [Extension 1 - folk drums rise] [Verse 3] Sabbath remembers what labour forgets, A holy pause where the soul resets. Even the secular weekend knows A human life needs room to close. Cards and trees from older streams, Children with gifts and candle dreams. Keep the joy, let the feast remain, But don't trade the star for a scoreboard's gain. [Call and Response] Lead: What do we honour? Choir: The birth, the bread, the kin. Lead: What do we refuse? Choir: The market rushing in. Lead: Who is our model? Choir: The servant who gave all. Lead: What is tradition? Choir: A higher public call. [Bridge] Jesus did not grasp the throne, He washed the dust, He walked alone. Servant leader, wounded king, Teach our restless age to sing. Not every pleasure must be banned, But some days need an open hand. [Chorus] Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the bright table stay. Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the stadium sleep one day. [END SUNO LYRICS] [BEGIN SUNO LYRICS] [Extension 2 - final communal anthem] [Verse 4] Atheist, believer, stranger, friend, Ask what ideals you will defend. Can a perfect Saviour be a sign Even to minds outside the shrine? How far will we go for decent ways, For moral codes and nobler days? A culture survives when hearts agree That not every hour is currency. [Final Chorus] Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the bright table stay. Keep Christmas unbroken, Let the stadium sleep one day. For the servant, for the Saviour, For the family gathered near, Keep Christmas unbroken, Hold the higher things dear. [Outro - crowd choir] Honour the day, Honour the day, Not every bell should be sold away. Honour the child, Honour the feast, Let the noise of the empire cease. Keep Christmas unbroken, Hold the higher things dear. [END SUNO LYRICS]

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