"Christmas Without Mary" lyrics

Got a card in the mail today
From some friends that moved away some time ago
"Merry Christmas, happy holidays
Hope this finds you both okay
Love, John and Joan"

There's children laughing in the snow
Lovers holding mistletoe
To steal a kiss
There's decorations on the street
Strangers smiling when they meet
It's Christmas everywhere but here

Christmas without Mary
Won't be merry this year
All those silver bells and Christmas carols
Won't be bringing Yuletide cheer
I'll just go through the motions
But in my heart it won't feel right
'Cause Christmas without Mary
Will just be another silent night

There's a present over there
A gown I thought she'd love to wear
Just for me
I'd have loved to have seen her face
When she saw that silken lace
On Christmas Eve

Wish I hadn't even bought a tree
It's just there reminding me
That I'm alone
The colored lights of red and green
Are the bluest that I've ever seen
Since my Mary's gone

Christmas without Mary
Won't be merry this year
All those silver bells and Christmas carols
Won't be bringing Yuletide cheer
I'll just go through the motions
But in my heart it won't feel right
'Cause Christmas without Mary
Will just be another silent night