Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A nurse calls home on Christmas Eve
Her husband set a plate
She says go on and eat without me
I’m gonna be home late
An old man down the hallway
Has no one comin’ tonight
She pulls a chair up to his bedside
And stays beneath the reading light

[Chorus]
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
So somebody makes it home
Somebody answers when you call
So you don’t face it all alone
While we’re gathered ’round the table
They’re where they need to be
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
For folks like you and me

[Verse 2]
A cop gets on the radio
There’s a wreck on County Line
Firefighters cut a driver free
With no spare time
Paramedics bring him in
The doctors fight to save his life
By dawn he’s opened up his eyes
And asks to see his wife

[Chorus]
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
So somebody makes it home
Somebody answers when you call
So you don’t face it all alone
While we’re gathered ’round the table
They’re where they need to be
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
For folks like you and me

[Bridge]
Before we pass the plates around
Let’s bow our heads and pray
For the ones who couldn’t clock out
And be with us today

[Final Chorus]
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
So somebody makes it home
Somebody answers when you call
So you don’t face it all alone
When we’re gathered ’round the table
There’s one more prayer from me
For somebody workin’ Christmas
And the people they long to see

[Outro]
Lord, bring ’em home for Christmas
to their friends and family
Somebody’s workin’ Christmas
For folks like you and me