HOW DO I WRAP MY HEART UP FOR CHRISTMAS
(Paul Overstreet / Randy Travis)

Randy Travis - 1989
Andy Cooney - 1996
Paul Overstreet - 2001


Silver bells are ringing, carolers are singing
Snowflakes drifting through the air
Everybody's shopping, got no time for stopping
It looks like Christmas is here

So tell me, how do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

At first I thought of giving you a pretty diamond ring
Wore myself out shopping for a million other things
Finally decided on something you can't buy
But how will I disguise it so you will be surprised

How do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

A gift of love was given to the world so long ago
Laying in a manger, He was wrapped in swaddling clothes
And every year we celebrate and thank the Lord above
And give to one another our little gifts of love

How do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do


(Contributed by Cooks - December 2002)