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It Was a Holy Night - CTSOS

from Christmas Carolyn (A Digital Box Set) by Carolyn Arends

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Originally recorded on CHRISTMAS: THE STORY OF STORIES

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IT WAS A HOLY NIGHT
Carolyn Arends

O, little town of Bethlehem
I think it is a lie
That you were still or dreamless
On that first Christmas night
‘Cause you had soldiers, and politicians
Over-crowding in your streets
And there was chaos, and human cruelty
And never quite enough to eat
And then the baby came
And when the baby came …

Chorus:
I think he cried the way that babies do
I think his mama might have cried a little too
I bet you Joseph didn’t have a clue what to do
He was new at fatherhood
So I don’t think it was a silent night
I kind of doubt that all was calm that night
But there were those who heard about a light
Saw the sight and they understood
It was a holy … It was a holy
It was a holy night

O, when the herald angels sang
I bet they thought it odd
That such a poor and broken place
Should be a home for God
And did they gasp to see him shiver
Cold and hungry in our skin
Did they tremble, did they wonder
How we deserved a gift like Him
Oh, but just the same
The baby came …

Chorus

© Running Arends Music/ASCAP

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from Christmas Carolyn (A Digital Box Set), released November 15, 2021
Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
Recorded at Whitewater Productions, Surrey, BC by Roy Salmond
Mixed at Whitewater by Greg Reely
Mastered at Green Jacket Studios by Greg Reely

THE MUSICIANS
Julian MacDonough: drums
Adam Thomas: acoustic bass
Spencer Capier: mandolin, mondola, guitar, violin, bouzouki, vocals
Carolyn Arends: vocals, acoustic guitars, piano, ukulele
Joel Stobbe: cello
Gayle Salmond: vocals
Roy Salmond: organ, electric guitar, glockenspiel, strum stick, hurdy gurdy, percussion (shakers, gourds, tambourine, bells, maracas), cello arrangements and assorted magic

THE MERRY MEN:
Nelson Boschman, Spencer Capier, Michael Hart, Peter LeGrand, Lance Odegard

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Carolyn Arends Vancouver, British Columbia

"One of the most affecting communicators in any genre." - Billboard Magazine

Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. ... more

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