(Mel Torme, Robert Wells)
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows
A turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded up with toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to 92
Though it’s been said many times many ways
Merry Christmas to you
They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded up with toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to 92
Though it’s been said many times many ways
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to you
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
(M. Martin, R. Blane)
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
(J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
You better watch out You better not cry
You better not pout I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He’s making a list 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
You better watch out You better not cry
You better not pout I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
You better watch out You better not cry
You better not pout I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toot and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
With curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Elephants boats and kiddy cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town
The kids in girl and boyland
Will have a jubilee
They’re gonna build a toyland
All round the Christmas tree
You better watch out You better not cry
You better not pout I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
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
Strings of streetlights 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 this bustle you hear
(Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram)
I’ll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
I’ll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
(Sandy Hug)
A long ago donkey all shaggy and brown
Made a journey from Nazareth town
His furry back was strong
And as he walked along
He sang this donkey song
Haw he haw haw he haw
Haw he haw he haw
Haw he haw haw he haw
Haw he haw he haw
He gently carried a beautiful lady
He heard them say she would soon have a baby
But when they reached Bethlehem’s wall
There were no rooms at all
So they shared the donkey’s stall
(and he sang quietly)
Haw he haw haw he haw
Haw he haw he haw
Haw he haw haw he haw
Haw he haw he haw
Then late at night he heard a baby cry
And looking up a dazzling star had filled the sky
Then all the angels from the heaven came down
And shepherds from the fields all around
To worship at the sight
And in that shining light
Donkey’s coat turned snowy white
Haw he haw haw he haw
Hallelujah
Haw he haw haw he haw
Hallelujah
(Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson)
I’ll have a blue Christmas without you
I’ll be so blue thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won’t mean a thing if you’re not here with me
I’ll have a blue Christmas that’s certain
And when that blue heartache starts hurting
You’ll be doing all right with your Christmas of white
But I’ll have a blue blue Christmas
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won’t mean a thing if you’re not here with me
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That’s when those blue memories start calling
You’ll be doing all right with your Christmas of white
But I’ll have a blue blue Christmas
I’ll have a blue blue Christmas
(Naomi Lewis/Randall Lee Anderson)
Grandma could see my disappointment as I tore open the old box
The doll was old and stained, and it was made of cloth
She said her mama made it, ‘cause that’s what they used to do
It’s the night before Christmas; I want to pass it on to you
Grandma’s no longer with us, and I’m kind of ashamed of myself
I forgot that I had stashed it on a closet shelf
Now I appreciate it, but it makes me feel so small
I never really thanked her for her mama’s doll
If she could have left it to my sister, it would have been a precious toy
But I was an only child, and I was just a boy
My daughter stares in disapproval at the crumbling cardboard box
She says “Dad I think you’re losing it” like she’s been double crossed
I say, “There’s a story behind it, one you’ll grow into”
“It’s the night before Christmas, I want to pass it on to you”
The night before Christmas, I want to pass it on to you
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
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
It doesn’t show sighs of stopping
And I brought some corn for popping
The lights and turned way down low
Let it snow let it snow let it snow
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I’ll hate going out in the storm
But if you’ll really hold me tight
All the way home I’ll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we’re still good-
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow let it snow let it snow
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I’ll hate going out in the storm
But if you’ll really hold me tight
All the way home I’ll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we’re still good-
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow let it snow let it snow
As long as you love me so
Let it snow let it snow let it snow
(Traditional)
O Holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear savior’s birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt it’s worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
I hear the angel voices
O Night divine O night when Christ was born
O night divine O night O night divine
O Holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear savior’s birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt it’s worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
I hear the angel voices
O Night divine O night when Christ was born
O night divine O night O night divine
It’s Christmas, I Wish You Were Here
(Randall Lee Anderson)
It’s Christmas and I’m sentimental
I love this time of year
Remembering our dear saviors birthday
It’s Christmas, I wish you were here
I see children singing carols
That would make the angels proud
And they’d take me straight to heaven
If you were here right now
It’s Christmas, may his spirit be with you
And guide you all through the New Year
I wish you all that you want for
But most of all, I wish you were her
I see children singing carols
That would make the angels proud
And they’d take me straight to heaven
If you were here right now