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It's a Winter Festival (For Us All)
(A Multicultural Holiday Song)
(Lyrics by Jerome A. Holst © 12/11/2005)

Verse	There's a chill in the air Snow is falling down It's a special time of year When love is all around The people in the streets Wear smiles on their faces As the sounds of Happy Holiday Fill the smallest places
Chorus	It's a Winter Festival For us all It's the time of year to stop And recall Was I the best that I could be? Did I help my brothers in need? It's a Winter Festival For us all
Bridge	Some decorate trees with lights Some kneel before a manger Some celebrate their ancient rites Remembering past dangers Some look up to the moon and stars And give thanks to Mother Nature For the bounty She has laid Upon their humble tables
Chorus 2	Oh, it's a Winter Festival For us all It's the time of year to stop And recall Was I naughty? Was I nice? Have I lead a fruitful life? Oh It's a Winter Festival For us all
	Repeat Bridge
Chorus 3	It's a Winter Festival For us all It's the time of year to stop And recall Where have we been? Where are we going? As the snow outside keeps gently blowing It's a Winter Festival For us all
End	And though we may be many We celebrate as one It's a Winter Festival For us all It's a Winter Festival For us all Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Solstice! Happy Festivus!
(Lyrics by Jerome A Holst © 12/11/2005) All Rights Reserved.
Note: As many groups lay claim to the winter season as their own special time of the year, it occurred to me that in the spirit of Rodney King's plea "Why can't we just all get along?", I decided to write a holiday song that shared the winter season with everyone. After all, before all the celebrations, and all the belief systems, winter was here first, in all its frozen majesty for anyone to enjoy. So, despite our differences, let's all come together and acknowledge the Winter Festival as an all encompassing umbrella event which hosts the many celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice and even, Festivus (for the rest of Us).