"When Christmas Comes to Town" is a song from the film, The Polar Express, performed by Matthew Hall and Meagan Moore (as Billy and Hero Girl respectively). In the film, shortly before the train arrives at the North Pole, Hero Boy and Hero Girl notice Billy looking out from the back of the observation car and singing the song. Hero Girl joins in after the first verse.
During the credits, it is the third song to play, after the film's title song and before "Believe". It is also featured on the official soundtrack as the second track and the official score as the ninth track.
In the song, Hero Girl sings about the joys of Christmas while Billy sings about how he has never been able to experience these joys.
Lyrics
- Billy: La, la, la, la
- La, la, la
- La la la, la la
- La la la, la la
- I'm wishing on a star
- And trying to believe
- That even though it's far
- He'll find me Christmas Eve
- I guess that Santa's busy
- 'Cause he's never come around
- I think of him when Christmas comes to town
- Hero Girl: The best time of the year
- When everyone comes home
- With all this Christmas cheer
- It's hard to be alone
- Putting up the Christmas tree
- With friends who come around
- It's so much fun when Christmas comes to town
- Presents for the children, wrapped in red and green
- Billy: All the things I've heard about but never really seen
- Billy and Hero Girl: No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve
- Hoping Santa's on his way
- (instrumental break)
- Hero Girl: Presents for the children wrapped in red and green
- Billy: All the things I've heard about but never really seen
- Billy and Hero Girl: No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve
- Hoping Santa's on his way
- Hero Girl: When Santa's sleigh bells ring
- Billy: I listen all around
- Hero Girl: The herald angels sing
- Billy: I never hear a sound
- Hero Girl: And all the dreams of children
- Billy: Once lost will all be found
- Hero Girl: That's all I want when Christmas comes to town
- Billy and Hero Girl: That's all I want when Christmas comes to town
Trivia
- In the film version of the song, only Hero Girl sings, "No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve." Also, there is no instrumental break and the chorus is not repeated.
- Instrumental snippets of the song are heard in "Suite from the Polar Express" and "Boarding the Train/The Ride Home".
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