- 1 - JAZZY CHRISTMAS MEDLEY (Part 1) But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be Chestnuts roasting on an open On your own front door. fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, - o - Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir You better watch out, you And folks dressed up like Eskimos. better not cry Everybody knows a turkey and Better not pout, I'm telling you some mistletoe why: Help to make the season bright, Santa Claus is comin' to town. Tiny tots with their eyes all He's making a list and checking it aglow twice, Will find it hard to sleep Gonna find out who's naughty and tonight. nice, Santa Claus is comin' to town. They know that Santa’s on his way; He’s loaded lots of toys and He sees you when you're sleepin', goodies on his sleigh He knows when you're awake, And ev’ry mother’s child is gonna He knows if you've been bad or spy good, To see if reindeer really know So be good for goodness sake how to fly. Oh! You better watch out, you And so, I’m offering this simple better not cry, phrase Better not pout, I'm telling you To kids from one to ninety-two. why: Altho’ it’s been said many time, Santa Claus is comin' to town many ways; “Merry Christmas to you.” - o - - o - Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! It's beginning to look a lot like Right down Santa Claus Lane! Christmas High in the sky you’ll see his Ev'rywhere you go, reindeer Take a look in the five-and-ten, Pulling on the rein. Glistening once again Bells are ringing, children With candy canes and silver lanes singing, aglow. All is merry and bright. Hang your stockings and say your It's beginning to look a lot like prayers Christmas, ‘Cause Santa Claus comes tonight. Toys in ev'ry store, - 2 - - o - Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh, Just hear those sleigh bells Over fields we go jingle-ing, Laughing all the way Ring ting tingle-ing, too, Bells on bob-tail ring Come on, it’s lovely weather for a Making spirits bright sleigh ride together with you, What fun it is to ride and sing Outside the snow is falling and A sleighing song tonight. friends are calling “You hoo” Come on, it’s lovely weather for a [CHORUS] sleigh ride together with you. A day or two ago Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, I thought I'd take a ride Let’s go; let’s look at your show. And soon Miss Fanny Bright We’re riding in a wonderland of Was seated by my side snow. The horse was lean and lank Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, Misfortune seemed his lot It’s grand, just holding your hand. We got into a drifted bank We’re gliding along with a song of And then we got upsot wintery fairy land. [CHORUS] Our cheeks are nice and rosy, and comfy and cosy are we. Now the ground is white, We’ve snuggled up together like Go it while you’re young, two birds of a feather would Take the girls tonight, be. Sing this sleighing song. Let’s take that road before us and Get a bob-tailed bay, sing a chorus or two Two forty for his speed. Come on, it’s lovely weather for a Then hitch him to an open sleigh sleigh ride together with you. And you will take the lead - o - 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. - 3 - THE HOLLY AND THE IVY Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell, Born is the King of Israel. The holly and the ivy When they are both full grown They lookèd up and saw a star Of all trees that are in the wood Shining in the east beyond them The holly bears the crown far; O, the rising of the sun And to the earth it gave great And the running of the deer light, The playing of the merry organ And so it continued both day and Sweet singing in the choir night. The holly bears a blossom [CHORUS] As white as lily flow'r And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ And by the light of that same To be our sweet Saviour star Three wise men came from country [CHORUS] far; To seek for a king was their The holly bears a berry intent, As red as any blood And to follow the star wherever it And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ went. To do poor sinners good [CHORUS] [CHORUS] The holly bears a prickle As sharp as any thorn WHO’S STUFFING YOUR TURKEY THIS And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ CHRISTMAS On Christmas Day in the morn Who’s stuffing your Christmas? [CHORUS] Oh, tell me I’d like to know now. Who’s going to give you a Christmas kiss Under your mistletoe bough? THE FIRST NOWELL And who will be getting the presents The first nowell the angel did From under your very own tree? say Who’s stuffing your Christmas? Was to certain poor shepherds in Darling, please let it be me. fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep. - 4 - WHEN LOVE IS FOUND / It's in the giving of a gift to IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS another A pair of mittens that were made Well, I met someone who touched my by your mother soul and made my world brand It's all the ways that we show new love that feel like Christmas There's a part of me, a place inside, that now belongs to you A part of childhood we'll always remember The love we found, the love we It is the summer of the soul in found December We carry with us so we're never Yes, when you do your best for quite alone love it feels like Christmas The love we found, the love we It is the season of the heart found A special time of caring The sweetest dream that we have The ways of love made clear ever known It is the season of the spirit The love we found, the love we The message if we hear it found Is make it last all year We carry with us so we're never quite alone It's in the singing of a street- corner choir It's in the singing of a street- It's going home and getting warm corner choir by the fire It's going home and getting warm It's true, where ever you find love by the fire It feels like Christmas It's true, where ever you find love it feels like Christmas It's true, where ever you find love A cup of kindness that we share It feels like Christmas with another It feels like Christmas A sweet reunion with a friend or It feels like Christmas a brother It feels like Christmas! In all the places you find love it feels like Christmas It is the season of the heart A special time of caring The ways of love made clear And it is the season of the spirit The message if we hear it is make it last all year - 5 - TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!? Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse GAUDETE All the stockings were hung by the chimney with care Gaudete, gaudete Christos est In the hope that Saint Nicholas natus soon would be there Ex Maria virginae, gaudete [x2] Then, what to my wondering eyes Tempus ad est gratiae hoc quod should appear optabamus, A miniature sleigh and eight tiny Carmina laetitiae devote redamus. reindeer A little old driver so lively and [CHORUS] quick I knew in a moment it must be Deus homo factus est naturam Saint Nick erante, Mundus renovatus est a Christo And more rapid than eagles his regnante. reindeer all came As he shouted “On Dasher and each [CHORUS] reindeer’s name And so up to the housetop the reindeer soon flew With the sleigh full of toys and MELE KALINKIMAKA Saint Nicholas, too Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to Down the chimney he came with a say leap and a bound; On a bright Hawaiian Christmas He was dressed all in fur, and his Day belly was round That's the island greeting that we He spoke not a word but went send to you straight to his work From the land where palm trees And filled all the stockings, then sway turned with a jerk Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright And laying his finger aside of The sun to shine by day, and all his nose the stars at night Then giving a nod up the chimney Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way he rose to say Merry Christmas to you But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight - 6 - IT WAS ON A STARRY NIGHT There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they It was on a starry night found.