Lyrics of Love is a christmas rose

( doo, doo, doo doo . . . )

Friendship is a holly tree,
That brightens as it grows,
Friendship is a holly tree,
But love is a christmas rose!

Romance is the mistletoe,
That from the ceiling glows,
Romance is the mistletoe,
But love is a christmas rose!

With this rose i give you,
On this christmas day,
Can't you see my darling,
What my heart has tried so hard to say?

Friendship is a holly tree ( friendship is a holly tree )
That brightens as it grows ( that brightens as it grows )
Friendship is a holly tree ( friendship is a holly tree )
But love is a christmas rose! ( but love is a christmas rose! )

Romance is the mistletoe ( romance is the mistletoe )
That from the ceiling glows ( that from the ceiling glows )
Romance is the mistletoe ( romance is the mistletoe )
But love is a christmas rose! ( but love is a christmas rose! )

Love is a christmas rose! ( friendship is a holly tree )
Love is a christmas rose! ( romance is the mistletoe )
Love is a christmas rose . . . fade

Words and music by earl shuman
And leon carr