Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling Lyrics






A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,
'Twas light years of time since his mission did start,
And over a village he halted his craft,
And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star...

He followed a light and came down to a shed,
Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed,
A bright light of silver shone round his head,
And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid...

Then the stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear,
I come from a planet a long way from here,
And I bring a message for mankind to hear,"
And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air...

And it went La La...
Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child...

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,
And many were wakened on hearing that sound,
And travellers on the road, the village they found,
By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all round...

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky,
The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly,
When two thousand years of your time has gone by,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry..."

And it went La La ... This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry...
And it goes La La... Peace and goodwill to all men, and
Love for the child...
Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,
And a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here,
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry...





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  1. t.... c....

    Hearty meal?

  2. J.... S....

    You don't get this with new music, it's such a dramatic story telling but an amazing song, reminds me of Vincent - don McLean

  3. J.... C....

    A billion views would be nice for this song. So close. (posted in 2006, 14 years ago)

  4. S.... S....

    Doubt the sprogg wud have the dial of an angel ..it was arab and wuda had a hooked nose and ugly as sin

  5. b.... ....

    Take me home ... please 🙏😁💜

  6. T.... C....

    Jan 7th here..

  7. B.... B....

    anyone from the what’s good podcast?
    What’s good podcast

  8. M.... ....

    Hope everyone has a great 2020 👍

  9. D.... M....

    Anyone watching in 2020 core it's all ready 2020 when did that time go

  10. L.... S....

    When I have baby not as upset

  11. m.... j....

    January 1st and I'm playing it one last time till December. Love it so much and cant bear waiting another year. Anyone else?

  12. A.... G....

    This brings tears each time I listen to this song — i don’t know why!

  13. P.... B....

    Who’s here from booty thong bouncing?

  14. k.... l....

    Looking through the comments. Surprised to find no Christians here telling us how we will all go to hell for even liking this song

  15. L.... H....

    Here from what’s good podcast

  16. k.... l....

    the aliens from another planet came down and populated the earth with advanced technology primitave man would have seen them as gods

  17. S.... S....

    If you going to the Bible as a reference you should at least be consistence. The Bible states the world is flat and the stars are near by. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVBVYz_GKOI

  18. b.... h....

    who is here from the What's Good Podcast?

  19. E.... ....

    here from simon but i actually already knew the song so lmao

  20. A.... B....

    Came from stickman and Chungus

  21. T.... M....

    IVE SPENT SO MANY CHRISTMASES LOOKING FOR THIS SONG!! YES!

  22. A.... M....

    anyone from the what’s good podcast?

  23. J.... Y....

    Here from MINIMINTER

  24. k.... c....

    Thx simon

  25. M.... D....

    So said it has only been played during Christmas.Evedyone mention Lady In Red once we speak of Chris De Burgh,hovewer,this song is way better.Even better than the Leader,what is my favorite and genial.

  26. J.... C....

    What’s good podcast?

  27. T.... D....

    I hope this song begins once again in 2000 years time

  28. f.... c....

    This and spanish train are Chris de burgh best songs absolutely superb merry Christmas, I miss you mum xx

  29. U.... t....

    Erin go bragh

  30. U.... t....

    Tiocfaidh ár lá

    U.... t....

    English only what sort of backward. Language is this

  31. U.... t....

    Up the ra

    U.... t....

    wtf r u on about?

  32. P.... L....

    Happy Xmas 2019 hope everyone had a great year and enjoys the future for many more years to come. Good luck !

  33. I.... P....

    May be the shittest song I've ever heard

  34. B.... ....

    Who’s here from the What’s good podcast?

    B.... ....

    😂😂😂

    B.... ....

    Benjo015 EYYYYYYY

    B.... ....

    Let's goo

  35. J.... M....

    In my personal understanding of the Bible, and other religious texts, that the "Ancient Alien" interpretation of the Bible is correct. UFO's are all throughout the Bible in terms such as: cloud by day and fire by night, Enoch's whirlwind, Elijah's chariots, Ezekiel's wheels, Zechariah 5's flying scroll, the star of Bethlehem, Saul of Tarsus's Damascus road experience, the cloud that Jesus ascended into in Acts 1, and many more references. Jesus was/is an extra terrestrial, like the Father, and the other angels.

  36. J.... ....

    What’s good podcast

  37. a.... ....

    Easy to forget how creative Chris de Burgh was before 'Lady in Red' ballads took over.

  38. j.... ....

    I'm 54 yrs young. First time this week I heard this song . Merry Christmas to you and yours.

  39. B.... C....

    Great song

  40. L.... R....

    Happy Christmas every one 🍹🎄🍰

    L.... R....

    ☃ɱε૨૨ყ🎁 ૮ɦ૨เรƭɱαร☃
    🎈🎉🎄🌟☃🌟🎄🎉🎈
    🔔Christmas Day 2019🔔

  41. L.... R....

    ❤🎄this song.

  42. P.... M....

    Fantastic song.

  43. D.... H....

    Creator's Divine Blessings to ALL and ONE. Christ Field, ZPE, Prana, Mana, Chi, Orgone. We are the Cosmos. All in our DNA. Vortices to the larger fractal universe.

  44. D.... H....

    Ascension 2020. Seasons greetings EVERY ONE. We are ALL ONE.

  45. M.... D....

    Merci pour ces vues grandioses en l'honneur de la fête de Noël!

  46. S.... M....

    Christmas day 2019!

  47. T.... ....

    Beautiful music! Peace and love to all mankind ! A simple message but one we should heed!

  48. M.... ....

    Merry Christmas

  49. R.... ....

    Merry Christmas

  50. S.... ....

    Merry Christmas!

  51. E.... ....

    Merry Christmas from all of the UK 🎄

  52. l.... G....

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year, 2019

  53. c.... s....

    Christmas 2019 🪐🤍🌙

  54. J.... ....

    CHRISMSAS EVE

  55. t.... c....

    Here every year.

    t.... c....

    Same. Wouldn't be Christmas any other way.

  56. S.... G....

    See ‘to the stars academy’ the truth is slowly rolling out!

  57. S.... ....

    I just heard it and im crying..cant explain why x

    S.... ....

    because truly beautiful things touch the soul.

    S.... ....

    SistorCarrera because it’s based on fact....see ‘to the stars academy’.

    S.... ....

    we are less equipped to go to the stars than for we are my own immortality which for humans leads to insanity...hence my own vampiric spite.

  58. g.... f....

    Спиздил у Рем Дигги

  59. R.... G....

    A brilliant collection of pictures to accompany a beautiful song and music

  60. S.... ....

    No sorry but actually what kind of person actively dislikes this?

  61. Z.... K....

    I think mankind needs Jesus more than ever today.
    Be honest, if that spaceman came today, would you go with him?

    Z.... K....

    I would have to decline as there is still alot of work to be done on Earth :) Merry Xmas

  62. S.... M....

    Lost my big cousin rab on the 12th Nov 65 years of age miss you cuz brilliant xmas memories with this song classic

  63. B.... A....

    My fap song

    B.... A....

    I'm going to hope you meant fav

    B.... A....

    Nope, definitely Fap my friend

  64. H.... B....

    Awesome and totally underrated Christmas classic...thank you Mr De Burgh

  65. C.... ....

    Merry Christmas everyone around the world and thankyou for making this beautiful video 💜💙🕊🕊🕊

  66. A.... N....

    Light year is a measurement of distance....not time 🙅‍♂️

  67. C.... C....

    Hello it’s December 24 in Ireland I heard this at 12:00am at night I started crying 😭 I have no idea why

    C.... C....

    Typo ‘to the stars academy’

    C.... C....

    Oo ah up the RA!

    C.... C....

    Oo ah up the ra

    C.... C....

    Lost my virginity to this song aaah memories x

  68. w.... a....

    BEAUTIFUL SONG.. so wonderful

  69. E.... L....

    Best song from him. I love it

  70. T.... K....

    Back again. Merry Christmas 2019 to all. God bless you and watch over you in 2020. See you next year ❤️

  71. J.... C....

    My FAVOURITE

  72. c.... ....

    Fun fact: Chris de Burgh didn't really like eating lemons.

  73. S.... S....

    One of the most intelligent Christmas song's,
    Let's go Europeans!
    2019 Christmas!

    S.... S....

    Also if are so civlised then websites like blacked dot com where young blonde nordic girls are sucking black men off and servicing them and swallowing their cum for fame wouldnt occur 😃

    S.... S....

    @SimonSegways
    On this planet, Brown people are NOT advanced enough,
    History says so,
    and the western modern European World..
    And I don't think they understand
    'The concept' of this song,
    Facts,
    On this earth who's made space travel possible?
    Who's created Modern Media',radio, car's, flight possible?
    And ultimately Modern Civilization,
    We Europeans,.
    but in the last 2,000 year's us white Europeans..
    Now a space man came traveling bringing Christ.
    Was he even human?
    Who brought him here because based on our earth's history as I've said Brown people never had the technical advancements we modern European people have invented and created.

    S.... S....

    @Bruce Wayne
    He most likely was but what's wrong with people being proud of to be western European?
    And this song is about the concept of religion and the Origins of were it came from?.
    Personally I think it's as the song describes?

    S.... S....

    When you said European's.
    I know You meant brown and white European's.
    But some Liberal bastards have to turn into a colour thing lol.

    S.... S....

    @Bruce Wayne
    Europeans = Western/Eastern People = white & Brown?

  74. N.... D....

    We used to sing this in assembly at primary school

  75. S.... Y....

    I wach this when I was i n year1 I has memory's because are old year 1 teacher left 😢😓but I love this song are head teacher said "mr preston is not here but we'll still put it on " we had so much fun

  76. D.... R....

    Who's listening in 2019 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    D.... R....

    So will we be getting a who's listineng 2020

    D.... R....

    Yaaaassssss

  77. K.... X....

    Lol its so funny in school now we just play it for the memes

    K.... X....

    spoken jokes are 50 times funnier than memes,
    go try them out and see the power of good humour.

  78. N.... W....

    I feel like this is the soundtrack to the end of the world
    I just cannot describe the ecstasy in me

  79. J.... L....

    Gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. As they say: "The truth is out there". Merry Xmas !

    J.... L....

    John Lees indeed it is John....see ‘ to the stars academy’ it’s rolling out!

  80. C.... ....

    Came here from miniminter

  81. k.... ....

    Always loved this track. Can't help but hear similarities to Dream Weaver. Both released in 1975. (as was I)

  82. b.... h....

    Best song ever

  83. R.... F....

    He can be forgiven for The lady in red.

  84. G.... l....

    My fav Xmas song but I can't stand him. Puke every time I hear lady in red. But this song encaptures all that I believe and it truly is a classic

  85. N.... B....

    Wow just wow. I had this song playing and listening to it outside under that stars moving my body to that song that played once again.
    I believe

    N.... B....

    🌟⭐️🌟 🎁 ɱε૨૨ყ 🎄 ૮ɦ૨เรƭɱαร 🎁 🌟⭐️🌟

    N.... B....

    Thank you so much 🌙❇ merry Christmas and a very happy New Year 🌟🌠

  86. X.... ....

    This song would play in the end credits of a christmas episode of a tv show when shit has just gone down

  87. H.... K....

    A jamaican man on the titanic

  88. j.... m....

    I listened to Chris alot in my youth & I've come back to him in my later yrs! A fellow honary Wexford man ( adopted Yella belly)! Thanks for all the memories & being there in d needed times! Thank u Chris!

  89. K.... B....

    Before Lady In Red, he made some really good records.

  90. T.... J....

    I never knew this was a Christmas song we sung it at our Christmas show and I never knew it was a Christmas song until my mother told me yesterday

  91. K.... ....

    Who else is here for xmas 2027

  92. A.... G....

    Bloody superb track gets ya thinking a message for mankind to hear be to late by then merry Christmas to all

  93. D.... L....

    Great thought provoking song..💗 it.🇬🇧👍..✝️✝️👍

  94. D.... B....

    I also like his other song crusaders

    D.... B....

    Listen to spanish train , superb song

  95. W.... ....

    There's a star-man, waiting in the sky...

  96. b.... ....

    You get much uncooler than Chris de Burgh but my God this song is so poignant.

  97. s.... u....

    nothing to do with jesus ! it mean we are not alone

  98. H.... M....

    Also took me a long time to find! This is so 80s - 🖤🔥