Jingle Bells (plus a little history…)
Jingle Bell Rock
The Little Drummer Boy
Mary’s Boy Child
Away In The Manger
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Away in the Manger
Away in a manger; No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus; Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the sky; Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus; Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing; The poor Baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus; No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus; Look down from the sky
And stay by my side; ‘Til morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever; And love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children; In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven; To live with Thee there
Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow; In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go; Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing, A sleighing song tonight
CHORUS:
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
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 got upsot.
CHORUS:
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
Now the ground is white; Go it while you’re young
Take the girls tonight; 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
CHORUS:
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
The Little Drummer Boy
Come, they told me (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
A newborn 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) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
So to honor Him (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) When we come
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) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Shall I play for you (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) On my drum?
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) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Then He smiled at me (Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)Me and my drum.
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
He’s making a list And 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
Santa Claus is coming to town
White Christmas
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days
Be merry and bright
And may all your Christmas’ be white
JINGLE BELL ROCK J.Beal, J.Boothe (c) 1957
Jingle-bell, jingle-bell, jingle-bell rock,
Jingle-bells swing and jingle-bells ring.
Snowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of fun,
Now the jingle hop has begun.
Jingle-bell, jingle-bell, jingle-bell rock,
Jingle-bells chime in jingle-bell time.
Dancin’ and prancin’ 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 glidin’ in a one-horse sleigh.
Giddy-up jingle horse; pick up your feet;
Jingle around the clock.
Mix and mingle in a jinglin’ beat;
That’s the jingle-bell… That’s the jingle-bell… That’s the jingle-bell rock
Mary’s Boy Child — by Jester Hairston
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible say
Mary’s boy child, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas day
CHORUS
Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King born today
And we shall live for evermore, Because of Christmas day
Trumpets sound and angels sing, listen to what they say
And we shall live for evermore, Because of Christmas day
Now Joseph and his wife Mary, went to Bethlehem that night
And found no place to lay their head, not a single room was in sight
By and by they find a little nook, in a stable all forlorn
and in a manger cold and dark Mary’s little child was born
Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King born today
And we shall live for evermore, Because of Christmas day
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, they saw a bright new shining star
and from the east there came three men bearing gifts from a-far
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible say
Mary’s boy child, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas day
Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King born today
And we shall live for evermore, Because of Christmas day
Trumpets sound and angels sing, listen to what they say
And we shall live for evermore, Because of Christmas day
ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE (J. Marks)
Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop
Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie and we’ll do some caroling
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old – fa – shioned way
SILENT NIGHT by Franz Gruber
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, sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, Holy night, shepherds quake at the sight,
glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.
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, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
Sing-along Christmas songs – 1 hour with good index on YouTube