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Sometime Every Christmas
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Aug 11, 2026 updated
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Michael W. Smith's 'Sometime Every Christmas' reflects on the bittersweet emotions that surface during the holiday season. The song recalls cherished memories of family, hometown traditions, and the ache of missing loved ones, while also acknowledging the joy and wonder of Christmas. It touches on the vulnerability of being moved to tears by the season's moments, from children singing carols to old family videos. The lyrics also reference reading Luke chapter two, connecting the personal nostalgia to the story of God's pursuit of humanity through Christ. Overall, the song captures the blend of longing and hope that defines Christmas for many.
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I'm thinking about the holiday
And the sands of time
Years pass like pages of old family
Photos in my mind
Faces and the places
How Decembers used to be
A little loneliness and longing
It rises up in me
Sometime every Christmas
Can't say where or when or why
But some moment or some memory
Takes me by surprise
And something in the season
Wells up in my eye
Sometime every Christmas
I cry
Might be some choir of children
Singing 'Silent Night'
Or driving through my hometown seeing
Main street dressed in lights
Maybe that old video
When I hear my granddad's prayer
Or my mother's living room
With my father's empty chair
Sometime every Christmas
Can't say where or when or why
But some moment or some memory
Takes me by surprise
And something in the season
Wells up in my eye
Sometime every Christmas
I cry
And I read Luke chapter two
How God came to pursue
A world in need
Someone like me
Sometime every Christmas
Can't say where or when or why
But some moment or some memory
Takes me by surprise
And something in the season
Wells up in my eye
Sometime every Christmas
I cry