Jose Mari Chan & Liza Chan - Christmas In Our Hearts Lyrics

Jose Mari Chan & Liza Chan Lyrics

"Christmas In Our Hearts"

Whenever I see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street
I remember the child in the manger as he sleeps
Wherever there are people giving gifts, exchanging cards
I believe that Christmas is truly in their hearts

Let's light our Christmas trees for a bright tomorrow
Where nations are at peace, and all are one in God

Let's sing Merry Christmas and a happy holiday
This season may we never forget the love we have for Jesus
Let him be the one to guide us as another new year starts
And may the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts

In every prayer and every song the community unites
Celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ
Let love like that starlight on that first Christmas morn
Lead us back to the manger where Christ the child was born

So come let us rejoice, come and sing the Christmas carol
With one big joyful voice proclaim the name of the Lord

Let's sing Merry Christmas and a happy holiday
This season may we never forget the love we have for Jesus
Let him be the one to guide us as another new year starts
And may the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts

Let's sing Merry Christmas and a happy holiday
The season may we never forget the love we have for Jesus
Let him be the one to guide us as another new year starts
And may the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts

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Writer(s): Jose Mari Chan, Rina Cañiza

Jose Mari Chan wrote "Christmas In Our Hearts" by composing music for the poem "Ang Tubig Ay Buhay" written by Chari Cruz-Zarate. Songwriter Rina Cañiza wrote the lyrics to that melody.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Universal Records re-released this song digitally on iTunes, Spotify and Spinnr on the 30th of October 2015.

"I never thought it would last this long! When I came out with the song 30 years ago, I thought it would only last 2, 3 years," told Jose Mari Chan in an interview with GMA News Online in September 2019.

Liza, Jose Mari Chan's daughter, stepped in to performs vocals on this just two weeks before the release. He explained, "Liza had to learn the song quickly and go into recording the next day. It could not have been better the way the Holy Spirit worked it out: father and daughter singing a melody that's a blend of East and West, delivering the real message of Christmas."