A Letter to Santa Claus - Lyrics - Hank Snow

Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a celebrated Canadian country music artist. In a career that spanned nearly 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.

Dear Santa Claus, It's been so long So long since I have written Since as a kid in happy house I dwelled I've moved from there and now I live On disillusion avenue And I've been here longer than I care to tell The twinkling bells of hope and joy The laughter that rang in my voice Have silenced more and more as time goes by Those treasured gifts from other years Are tarnished, lost or stained with tears So Santa would you bring a new supply CHORUS I'll be hanging up my empty heart this Christmas Please fill it full with love and hope and cheer My faith is gone, my courage low, my patience ran out long ago Dear Santa Claus I need so much this year SPOKEN Bring a basket of forgetfulness to cover up the bitterness And the grudges that I've gathered through the years And leave a large bag of forgiveness To give out to those who robbed me Of my laughter that sometimes filled my eyes with tears And Santa please a box piled high with love and understanding That I could share with all my neighbors and my friends And leave one new temper cause I lost mine Lost it one too many times And make the new one longer if you can CHORUS I'll be hanging up my empty heart this Christmas Please fill it full with love and hope and cheer Tuck in some smiles to give away and some to wear for every day Dear Santa Claus I need so much this year SPOKEN Please Santa fill my empty heart this year