Hello, my friend, hello Hello, my friend, hello So nice to see you out tonight Hello, my friend, hello The table's set for twelve We'll be ringing all the bells The night outside is bright with snow But it's warm inside in the fire glow May all release their heavy load Hello, my friend, hello The garland decks the hall The season fills us all Another year has come and passed The dark of winter's gone at last The earth atones for all we lack Hello, my friend, hello Tonight the stars align We all partake the wine With merry hearts and innocence All our children and all our friends The beckons sing with reckoned hands Hello, my friend, hello So nice to see you out tonight Hello, my friend, hello