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Christmas, Christmas time is near. Time for toys and time for cheer. We've been ...
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Prelude: NChristmasDon't Be LateN Christmas, Christmas time is near. Time for toys and time for cheer. We've been good but we can't last. Hurry, Christmas, hurry fast. Want a plane that loops the loop. Me, I want a Hula-Hoop. We can hardly stand the wait. Please, Christmas, don't be late.
i Santa Claus is Coming to Town i You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm a-telling you why (WHY?) Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list, checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty or nice (NICE!) Santa Claus is coming to town
ALRIGHT BOYS… SING! 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 So you better watch out…. With little tin horns, and little toy drums Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums (TUMS!) Santa Claus is coming to town. He's got some curly-head dolls that toddle and coo Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too (TOO!) Santa Claus is coming to town B O Y S
The kids in girl and boy land Will have a jubilee. They’re gonna build a toyland town All around the Christmas tree
So you better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm a-telling you why (WHY?) Santa Claus is coming to town Yes, you better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm a-telling you why (WHY?) Santa Claus is coming (WHO?) Santa Claus is coming (WHERE?!) Santa Claus is coming to town!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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dWalking in a Winter Wonderland d 1. Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland
3. Later on, we'll conspire as we dream by the fire to face unafraid, the plans that we made walking in a winter wonderland BREAK
2. Gone away is the blue bird Here to stay is the new bird He sings a love song, as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he's a circus clown. We'll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman until the other kiddies knock him down…….
In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he is Parson Brown. He'll say "Are you married?" We'll say, "No man, but you can do the job when you're in town…….."
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4. When it snows, ain't it thrilling? Though your nose gets a chilling We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way walking in a winter wonderland REPEAT VERSE 1 & 2
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Santa Baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me. I’ve been an awful good girl, CHORUS: Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight. Santa baby, a 54 convertible, too, light blue. I'll wait up for you dear CH Think of all the fun I've missed. Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed. Next year I could be just as good if you'll check off my Christmas list.
Santa baby, I wanna yacht, and really that's not a lot. Been an angel all year, CH Santa honey, there's one thing I really do need: the deed to a platinum mine, CH
Let’s give Santa a chance to check his bank account shall we hmmmmmm? Come and trim my Christmas tree with some decorations bought at Tiffany. I really do believe in you. Let's see if you believe in me.
Santa Baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring. I don't mean on the phone, CH so hurry down the chimney tonight, so hurry down the chimney tonight. Hurry. Tonight. *wink*
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I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't be the same, dear, if you're not here with me
Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Prospero año y felicidad x2
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, blue, blue Christmas
I want to wish you a merry Christmas! I want to wish you a merry Christmas! I want to wish you a merry Christmas! From the bottom of my heart x2
Is Emmy crying yet? Yes, most likely.
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really lay on the schmaltz everybody!
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?
(Let’s be patient now… Save the calls “ like a light bulb!” for the second time through) Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose, (Like a light bulb!) And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows (Like a flashlight!) All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names (Like Pinocchio!) They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games (Like Monopoly!) Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say (Ho! Ho! Ho!) Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? Then all the reindeer loved him And they shouted out with glee (Yippee!) Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer You’ll go down in history BREAK. THEN REPEAT THE WHOLE THING!
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jSilver Bells j 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'll hear:
CHORUS: 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 street lights, even stop lights Twinkle bright red and green (bum bum bum bum bum bum bum…) As the shoppers rush home with their treasures. Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, This is Santa's big scene (bum bum bum bum bum bum bum…) And above all this bustle you'll hear. CHORUS. BREAK. CHORUS. (bum bum bum bum bum)
- F – Alright kiddies it’s storytime! - F You’ve been working far too hard don’t you think? How about ya sit back, take a sip of your cheer, and enjoy a rolicking story of Christmas Eve!
FUN FACT: This is the song that inspired us to start Country Christmas SingAlong Spectacular. It was all for an excuse to play this very tune!
fThe Twelve Days of Christmas f
( all we ask is that you give this EVERYTHING you’ve got! ) On the ______ day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 1. A partridge in a pear tree 2. Turtle doves 3. French hens 4. Calling birds 5. FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! 6. Geese a-laying
7. Swans a-swimming 8. Maids a-milking 9. Ladies dancing 10. Lords a-leaping 11. Pipers piping 12. Drummers drumming
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- j - Intermission - j Phew!Good work everyone! Let’s meet under the mistletoe, have some candy, grab some stocking stuffers, and buy our neighbors a well-deserved drink. e h e h e h e h Let It Snow h e h e h e h e Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've no place to go Let it snow! X3
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
It doesn't show signs of stopping And I've bought some corn for popping. The lights are turned way down low. Let it snow! X3
The fire is slowly dying And, my dear, we're still goodbying But as long as you love me so Let it snow! X3
cJingle Bell Rockcs Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square In the frosty air What a bright time, it’s the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh Giddy up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet That’s the jingle bell rock BREAK. BRIDGE. LOOP THAT LAST LINE. YEAH!
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jHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas j 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 BREAK. BRIDGE. LAST VERSE. OUT. THEN WIPE TEARS FROM EYES.
fSilent Night f
Please enjoy the holiday stylings of this year’s honorary Sweetback String Quartet, while we all take a moment to say hello to our fellow singers here with us tonight.
1. 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 x2 2. Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleleulia Christ the Savior is born x2 WHEN THE NEXT VERSE COMES ALONG YOU MUST GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT! NO, REALLY. SING THE GERMAN. 3. Stille Nacht heilige Nacht Alles schläft einsam wacht Nur das traute hoch heilige Paar Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh X2
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Alright boys and girls this one’s a toughie. Let’s see how we do! 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 up, giddy up, giddy up Let's go, let's look at the show We're riding in a wonderland of snow Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up It's grand, just holding your hand We're riding along with a song Of a wintry fairy land
There's a happy feeling Nothing in the world can buy When they pass around the coffee 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! (OKAY WE’RE GOING HIGHER!!!) These wonderful things are the things We remember all through our lives!……
36 BAR WOODBLOCK SOLO (just kidding.)
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
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up Let's go, let's look at the show We're riding in a wonderland of snow Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up It's grand, just holding your hand We're riding along with a song Of a wintry fairy land
There's a birthday party At the home of Farmer Gray It'll be the perfect ending of 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!
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
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eThe Nine Days of Christmas e Well on the first day of Christmas you left me all alone The second day I still assumed that you’d be coming home On the third you sent the word that you’d be home no more But none of this sunk in for me until day number four I lay in bed that whole entire day and didn’t twitch I rolled around the fifth day just enough to scratch an itch The sixth day all common sense abandoned me at last and I woke upon the eight to find the seventh day had passed
CHORUS: Well I’m not drinking beer or champagne The bubbles only make me think of you I’m cooking up a cocktail for Christmas And I’m opening up packages for two But on the ninth day of Christmas, I yodelodelay-hee-hoo I couldn’t think a single other thing I’d rather do I danced around my house, I sang away the blues I pranced around in my underpants, I looked just like Tom Cruise
d Must Be Santa d ( Who's got a beard that's long & white? Santa's got a beard that's long‘n’ white! Who comes around on a special night? Santa comes around on a special night! Special night, beard that's white! Must be Santa x3 Santa Claus Must be Santa x3 Santa Claus Who wears boots and a suit of red? Santa wears boots and a suit of red! Who wears a long cap on his head? Santa wears a long cap on his head! Cap on head, suit that's red, Special night, beard that's white, Must be Santa…. Who's got a big red cherry nose? Santa's got a big red cherry nose! Who laughs this way: HO! HO! HO! Santa laughs this way: HO! HO! HO! HO HO HO, cherry nose, Cap on head, suit that's red, Special night, beard that's white!
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Must be Santa… Who very soon will come our way? Santa very soon will come our way! Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh, Santa's little reindeer pull his sleigh! Reindeer sleigh, come our way, HO HO HO, cherry nose, Cap on head, suit that's red, Special night, beard that's white, Must be Santa…
CHANTING! : Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen (x2)
Reindeer sleigh, come our way, HO HO HO, cherry nose, Cap on head, suit that's red, Special night, beard that's white!!! MUST BE SANTA X3 SANTA CLAUS MUST BE SANTA X3 SANTA CLAUS MUST BE SANTA X3 SANTAAAA…
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ALOHA! How'd you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? How'd you like to spend a holiday away across the sea? How'd you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? How'd you like to hang your stocking on a great big coconut tree?
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How'd you like to stay out late like the islanders do? Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe? If you ever spend Christmas on Christmas Island You will never stray for every day your Christmas dreams come true
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i Rocking Around the Christmas Tree i 1. Rocking around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop. Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop
2. Rocking around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie and we’ll do some caroling
BRIDGE: You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear it Voices singing, “Let’s be Jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly” 3. Rocking around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old-fashioned way
ENJOY A SWEET SAX BREAK, LET US SWING THE BRIDGE, AND THEN EVERYONE COME BACK IN TO SING VERSES ONE & THREE!
– F – The End – F –KJ Well, I’ll be! There goes another year! Pretty, pretty, please resist all temptation and leave your songbooks here so we can re-use them for future sing-alongs. If you simply can’t get enough, grab one of our Christmas CDs on your way out and all those wonderful memories will come flooding back. Promise! We hope to see you soon, but in the meantime have a very happy holiday! xoxoTheSweetbackSisters F F
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