[Verse 1]
It's not about the weather
It's not about stayin' home from work
It's not about thinkin'
Of how to spend the bonus that you earned
It's not about presents
Though oftentimes it feels as if it were
It's not about singin'
The carols you remember word for word

[Pre-Chorus]
And all these things are special
But they come and go, and life's the same
'Cause memories and things just fade away

[Chorus]
So when the sun comes up
And it's Christmas Day
I don't want nothing getting in the way
'Cause God's own Son opened Heaven's gates
And that's why
That's why I got joy on Christmas Day

[Verse 2]
It's not about movies
The ones that you can quote the whole way through
It's not about stockings
And fireplaces warming up the room
It's not about feasting
And groaning when you've eaten too much food
It's not about the tree and lights
By now I'm guessing you already knew
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause all these things are special
But they come and go, and life's the same
'Cause memories and things just fade away

[Chorus]
When the sun comes up
And it's Christmas Day
I don't want nothing getting in the way
'Cause God's own Son opened Heaven's gates
And that's why
That's why I got joy on Christmas Day
I've got joy on Christmas Day

So when the sun comes up
And it's Christmas Day
I don't want nothing getting in the way
'Cause God's own Son opened Heaven's gates
And that's why
That's why I got joy on Christmas Day