Christmas Carols

  (CHOIR)  

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style  

In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas  

Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile 

 And on every street corner you hear  

Silver bells, silver bells  

It’s Christmas time in the city  

Ring a ling, hear them ring  

Soon it will be Christmas day  

(ALL SING)  

Strings of street lights, even stop lights  

Blink a bright red and green  

As the shoppers rush home with their treasures  

Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch  

This is Santa’s big scene  

And above all the bustle you’ll hear  

Silver bells, silver bells  

It’s Christmas time in the city  

Ring a ling, hear them ring  

Soon it will be Christmas Day

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(WOMEN)

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

‘Tis the season to be jolly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

(MEN)

Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel,

Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

CHOIR: See the blazing Yule before us

ALL: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

CHOIR: Strike the harp and join the chorus

ALL: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

ALL: Follow me in merry measure

CHOIR: Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

ALL: While I tell of Yule-tide treasure

ALL: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

ALL: Fast away the old year passes

CHOIR: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

ALL: Hail the new year, lads and lasses

CHOIR: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

(ALL SING)

Sing we joyous, all together

Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Heedless of the wind and weather

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

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 (ALL SING)

Joy to the world, the Lord is come

Let Earth receive her King

Let every heart prepare Him room

And heaven and nature sing

And heaven and nature sing

And heaven and nature sing

(CHOIR)

Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns

Let all their songs employ

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy

(ALL SING)

He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

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O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;

Come and behold Him born the King of angels:

O come, let us adore Him

O come, let us adore Him

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord.

(CHOIR)

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God, glory in the highest:

O come, let us adore Him

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord.

(ALL SING)

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning

Jesus, to Thee be all glory given

Word of the Father now in flesh appearing:

O come, let us adore Him

O come, let us adore Him

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord

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 On the first day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

A Partridge in a pear tree

On the second day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

Two Turtle Doves

And a partidge in a pear tree

On the third day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

Tree French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

And a partridge in a pear tree

Four calling birds

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS

Six geese a laying

Seven swans a swimming

Eight maids a milking

MEN: Nine ladies dancing

WOMEN: Ten Lords a leaping

CHILDREN: Eleven pipers piping

Twelve drummers drumming

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(SOLOIST)

Come they told me, Pa rum pum pum pum

A new born king to see, Pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring, Pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the king, Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum

So to honor him, Pa rum pum pum pum

When we come

(CHOIR)

Little baby, Pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too, Pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring, Pa rum pum pum pum

That’s fit to give our king, Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you, Pa rum pum pum pum

On my drum

(ALL TO SING)

Mary nodded, Pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time, Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for him, Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for him, Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum

Then he smiled at me, Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

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(CHOIR)

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

Alles schläft; einsam wacht

Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.

Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,

Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh

(ALL SING)

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night,

Son of God, love’s pure light.

Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

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 Soloists

I’ve heard there was a secret chord 

That David played, and it pleased the Lord 

But you don’t really care for music, do you?

 It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth 

The minor fall, the major lift 

baffled king composing Hallelujah 

(ALL SING) 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Soloists 

You say I took the name in vain 

Though I don’t even know the name 

But if I did, well really, what’s it to you? 

There’s a blaze of light in every word 

It doesn’t matter what you heard 

The holy or the broken Hallelujah 

(ALL SING) 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Choir

 I did my best, it wasn’t much 

I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch

 I told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you 

And even though it all went wrong 

I’ll stand before the Lord of Song 

With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah 

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 CHOIR  

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen  

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen  

But do you recall  

The most famous reindeer of all?  

(ALL SING)  

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  

Had a very shiny nose  

And if you ever saw it  

You would even say it glows  

All of the other reindeer 

 Used to laugh and call him names  

They never let poor Rudolph 

 Join in any reindeer games  

Then one foggy Christmas Eve  

Santa came to say  

“Rudolph, with your nose so bright  

Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”  

Then how the reindeer loved him  

As they shouted out with glee 

 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  

You’ll go down in history” 

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 (ALL SING) 

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O’er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight

[Chorus]

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

[Verse 2]

A day or two ago

I thought I’d take a ride

And soon, Miss Fanny Bright

Was seated by my side

The horse was lean and lank

Misfortune seemed his lot

He got into a drifted bank

And then we got upset

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We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding

And bring it right here

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Oh! you better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout, I’m telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin’ to town

He’s making a list

And checking it twice

Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice

Santa Claus is comin’ to town

He sees you when you’re sleepin’

He knows when you’re awake

He knows if you’ve been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake

Oh! You better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout I’m telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin’ to town

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