originally sung by:
Michael Ball
written by:
Michael Ball, Brian Kennedy
from original album:
Christmas (2000)

Light a candle
Say a prayer
Make a wish now
Please be there
Because it’s Christmas
Because I love you
Because the memory
Keeps me true

I’ll try to smile and hide the pain
And make believe that life goes on without you
And that is why I
Light a candle
I’ll say a prayer
I’ll make a wish now
You’re still not there
I miss your tender, familiar kiss
Because I love you
Because it’s Christmas

I can’t pretend
I can’t forget
This loneliness and longing that I feel
And that is why I still
I still light a candle
Still say a prayer
Make a wish now
But you’re still not there
I miss your tender, familiar kiss
Because I love you
Because it’s Christmas

Because I love you
Because it’s Christmas