Neil Bartram - Angels in the Snow lyrics

(THOMAS searches for and find the "Angels in the Snow" pages.) {ALVIN} What's that? {THOMAS} ...um, a work in progress {ALVIN} "Every Christmas Eve, we'd make angels in the snow, just like every other kid has done. We'd stretch out our arms and legs. Then we'd wave them to and fro, in a halo of the late December sun And, once a year, we believed There was magic alive in the air For the angels wе made Lying there." Huh, I likе this "Proudly, we'd create Our two angels in the snow With reverential robes and perfect wings We'd spend hours in the yard All those Christmases ago And when, at last, they were complete We felt like kings Then, as the sun disappeared..." This is it, Tom? {THOMAS} "Then, as the sun disappeared... (THOMAS takes the pages, struggles for a moment, and brightens with an idea.) ...and with snow down the back of our pants We would wait for our angels to dance! (THOMAS tosses the pages in the air. They burst into a flurry of paper.) The icy wind would whip the snow from the ground {ALVIN} And the trees would moan a sweet celestial sound {THOMAS} Then the angel's souls were wide awake {BOTH} And alive on every single flake They whirled all around us As we stood like stone Thousands of angels With lives of their own Each one with a separate story Joining in one burst of glory {THOMAS} But then the snowflakes scattered and they flew And our angels did, too (The flurry of paper gently ends. THOMAS looks at ALVIN with a new understanding.) Every Christmas Eve {ALVIN} Every Christmas Eve {THOMAS} We'd make angels in the snow {ALVIN} We'd make angels in the snow {THOMAS} And, every year, we'd watch them disappear {ALVIN} They'd disappear {THOMAS} But I know that they'll return And though the years may come and go When I need to have them with me They'll be here {ALVIN} They'll be here {THOMAS} They'll be here {ALVIN} They'll be here {BOTH} Swirling 'round and around In a magical, Christmas Eve glow The way they did then Back when we were just ten All our angels again In the snow! (THOMAS envelops ALVIN in a final embrace and kisses him gently ont he neck. The shelves and papers fade, and the walls of the funeral chapel return ALVIN steps back to watch his friend. THOMAS goes to the podium and picks up his notebook. He addresses the congregation.) {THOMAS} "We are gathered to honor the life of Alvin Kelby. He was my best friend." (He closes the notebook.) Let me tell you a story about Alvin