Jingle Bells (Traditional)
Dreidel, Dreidel (Traditional)
Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight
I have a little dreidel
I made it out of clay
When it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
It has a lovely body
with legs so short and thin
and when it gets all tired
It drops and I will win
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
We got into a drifted bank and then we were upsot
My dreidel is so playful
It loves to dance and spin
a happy game of dreidel
come play now lets begin
Now the ground is white, go to it while you’re young
Grab some friends tonight and sing a sleighing song
Just get a bob-tailed bay, two forty for his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and then just take the lead
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (J. Marks)
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?
Frosty the Snowman (W. Rollins/S. Nelson)
Frosty the Snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know that he came to
life one day
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.
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they
found
For when they placed it on his head he began to dance around
Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Frosty the Snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as
you and me
Then all the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out
of coal
Thumpety, thump thump. . .
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety, thump thump. . .
Over the fields of snow
Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day
So he said "Let's run and we’ll have some fun now before I
melt away
Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand
Running here and there all around the square saying “Catch
me if you can”
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop
He only paused a moment when he heard him holler "Stop!"
Frosty the Snowman had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye saying, "Don't you cry I'll be back
again some day”
Here Comes Santa Claus (G. Autry/O. Haldeman)
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer, pulling on the reins
Bells are ringing, children singing, all is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers because Santa
Claus comes tonight
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane
He's got a bag that's filled with toys for boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle, oh what a beautiful sight
Jump in bed, cover up your head because Santa Claus comes
tonight
Up On the Rooftop (B. Hanby)
All of the Above (S. Denyes)
Up on the housetop reindeer pause
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones, Christmas joys
Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year, Chanukah
Las Posadas, Saturnalia
Solstice, Yalda, Yule, Agnostica
Pancha Ganapati, Eid al-Adha,
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Up on the rooftop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with old Saint Nick
Do you celebrate one of these, do you celebrate some of these
Perhaps you celebrate all of the above
We celebrate so differently and yet it always seems to me
We’re all celebrating peace, happiness and love
First comes the stocking of little Nell
Oh, dear Santa fill it well
Give her a doll that laughs and cries
One that will open and shut her eyes
As-Salamu alaykum, Shalom, Heiwa
Vaya con Dios, Bula Vinaka
Aloha, Shanti, Namaste, Paz
E mau ka Maluhia,
Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
Also a ball and a whip that cracks
Can you say one of these, can you say some of these
Perhaps you can say all of the above
We say it all so differently, but if you listen carefully
We’re all really saying peace, happiness and love
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Traditional)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional)
Jolly old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way
Don’t you tell a single soul what I’m going to say
Christmas Eve is coming soon now, you dear old man
Whisper what you’ll bring to me, tell me if you can.
We wish you a Merry Christmas…
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
When the clock is striking twelve, when I'm fast asleep,
Down the chimney broad and black, with your pack you'll
creep
All the stockings you will find, hanging in a row
Mine will be the shortest one, you'll be sure to know
Johnny wants a pair of skates, Susy wants a doll
Nellie wants a story book, dolls won’t do at all
As for me, my little brain isn’t very bright
Choose for me, old Santa Claus, what you think is right
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (J. Coots/H. Gillespie)
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list, he’s checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
Feliz Navidad (J. Feliciano)
Feliz Navidad (3 times) Prospero ano y felicidad
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas (3 times)
From the bottom of my heart
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
Good tidings at Christmas and a Happy New Year
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding…
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer
We won't go until we get some…
We won't go until we get some, please bring some out here
Auld Lang Syne (R. Burns)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne
We two have run about the slopes
And we’ve picked the daisies fine
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot
Since auld lang syne
We two have paddled in the stream
From morning sun til dine
But seas between us broad have roared
Since auld lang syne