The song expresses hopes for peace, joy, and unity during Christmas. It wishes everyone a merry Christmas regardless of differences in wealth, race, or age. The lyrics hope for a good Christmas without fear and reflect that another year has passed as a new one begins.

2. So this is Christmas
And what have you done?

4. And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun

5. The near and the dear one
The old and the young

6. A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year

7. Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

8. And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong

9. And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight

10. A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

11. And so this is Christmas
And what have we done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun

12. And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun

13. The near and the dear one
The old and the young

14. A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

15. War is over over
If you want it
War is over
Now