Carols on the Green Sat 17 December

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Everywhere you go;

Take a look at the five and ten

It’s glistening once again

With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Toys in every store

But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be

On your own front door.

A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots

Is the wish of Barney and Ben;

Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk

Is the hope of Janice and Jen;

And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Everywhere you go;

There’s a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,

It’s the sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas;

Soon the bells will start,

And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing

Right within your heart

A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots

Is the wish of Barney and Ben;

Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk

Is the hope of Janice and Jen;

And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Toys in every store

But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be

On your own front door.

Let it snow

Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we’ve no place to go

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Well, it doesn’t show signs of stopping

And I’ve brought me some corn for popping

The lights are turned way down low

Let it snow, let it snow

When we finally kiss good-night

How I’ll hate going out in the storm

But if you really hold me tight

All the way home I’ll be warm

And the fire is slowly dying

And, my dear, we’re still goodbying

But as long as you love me so

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Have a holly jolly Christmas

Have a holly jolly Christmas

It’s the best time of the year

Now I don’t know if there’ll be snow

But have a cup of cheer

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And when you walk down the street

Say hello to friends you know

And everyone you meet

Ho ho the mistletoe

Is hung where you can see

Somebody waits for you

Kiss them once for me

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And in case you didn’t hear

Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas

This year

Ho ho the mistletoe

Is hung where you can see

Somebody waits for you

Kiss them once for me

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And in case you didn’t hear

Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas

This year

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

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

Calypso carol

See him lying on a bed of straw;

A draughty stable with an open door,

Mary cradling the babe she bore;

The prince of glory is his name.

Refrain

Oh, now carry me to Bethlehem

to see the Lord appear to men;

Just as poor as was the stable then,

The prince of glory when he came.

Star of silver sweep across the skies,

show where Jesus in the manger lies.

Shepherds swiftly from your stupor rise

to see the Saviour of the world.

Oh, now carry…….

Mine are riches from thy poverty,

From thine innocence, eternity;

Mine, forgiveness by thy death for me,

Child of sorrow for my joy.

Oh, now carry…….

Angels, sing agan the song you sang,

bring God’s glory to the heart of man;

Sing the Bethl’hem’s little baby can

be salvation to the soul.

Oh, now carry…….

It came upon the midnight clear

It came upon the midnight clear,

that glorious song of old,

from angels bending near the earth

to touch their harps of gold:

“Peace on the earth, good will to men,

from heaven’s all-gracious King.”

The world in solemn stillness lay,

to hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come

with peaceful wings unfurled,

and still their heavenly music floats

o’er all the weary world;

above its sad and lowly plains,

they bend on hovering wing,

and ever o’er its Babel sounds

the blessed angels sing.

And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,

whose forms are bending low,

who toil along the climbing way

with painful steps and slow,

look now! for glad and golden hours

come swiftly on the wing.

O rest beside the weary road,

and hear the angels sing!

For lo! the days are hastening on,

by prophet seen of old,

when with the ever-circling years

shall come the time foretold

when peace shall over all the earth

its ancient splendors fling,

and the whole world send back the song

which now the angels sing.

Deck the hall

Deck the hall with boughs of holly

Fa la la la la la la la!

‘Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la la la la la la!

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa la la la la la la la!

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol

Fa la la la la la la la!

See the blazing yule before us

Fa la la la la la la la!

Strike the harp and join the chorus

Fa la la la la la la la!

Follow me in merry measure

Fa la la la la la la la!

While I tell of Yuletide treasure

Fa la la la la la la la!

Fast away the old year passes

Fa la la la la la la la!

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses

Fa la la la la la la la!

Sing we joyous all together!

Fa la la la la la la la!

Heedless of the wind and weather

Fa la la la la la la la!

Jingle, bells

Dashing thro’ the snow,

In a one horse open sleigh,

O’er the hills we go,

Laughing all the way;

Bells on bob tail ring,

Making spirits bright,

Oh what sport to ride and sing

A sleighing song to night.

Chorus:

Jingle bells, Jingle bells,

Jingle all the way;

Oh! what joy it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells,

Jingle all the way

Oh! what joy it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago,

The story I must tell

I went out on the snow

And on my back I fell;

A gent was riding by

In a one horse open sleigh,

He laughed as there I sprawling lie,

But quickly drove away.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells …..

Now the ground is white,

Go it while you’re young,

Take the girls to night

And sing this sleighing song;

Just get a bob tailed bay

Two forty as his speed

Hitch him to an open sleigh

And crack, you’ll take the lead.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells…..

Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord has 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 heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns

Let men their songs employ

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains

Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

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, wonders of His love

Sleigh Ride

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling

Ring-ting-tingling too

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

Outside the snow is falling

And friends are calling, “Yoo hoo”

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap

Let’s go, let’s look at the show

We’re riding in a wonderland of snow

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap

It’s grand, just holding your hand

We’re riding along with a song

Of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy

And comfy cozy are we

We’re snuggled up together

Like two birds of a feather would be

Let’s take that road before us

And sing a chorus or two

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

There’s a birthday party

At the home of Farmer Gray

It’ll be the perfect ending to a perfect day

We’ll be singing the songs

We love to sing without a single stop

At the fireplace while we watch

The chestnuts pop; Pop! Pop! Pop!

There’s a happy feeling

Nothing in the world can buy

When they pass around the chocolate

And the pumpkin pie

It’ll nearly be like a picture print

By Currier and Ives

These wonderful things are the things

We remember all through our lives!

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling

Ring-ting-tingling too

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

Outside the snow is falling

And friends are calling, “Yoo hoo”

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap

Let’s go, let’s look at the show

We’re riding in a wonderland of snow

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap

It’s grand, just holding your hand

We’re riding along with a song

Of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy

And comfy cozy are we

We’re snuggled up together

Like two birds of a feather would be

Let’s take that road before us

And sing a chorus or two

Come on, it’s lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

We wish you a merry Christmas

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;

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.