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The Holly standeth in the hall fair to behold,
Ivy stands outside the door, full of sore and cold.
Holly and his merry men, they dance and they sing;
Ivy and her maidens, they’re weep'n while they wring.
Chorus:
Nay, Ivy, nay, though it’s not as I wish,
the Holly has the mastery as the manner is.
Nay, Ivy, nay, though it’s not as I wish,
the Holly has the mastery as the manner is.
The Holly hath berries, as red as any rose,
The foresters, the hunters, keep them from the does
Ivy hath berries as black as the coal
There will come the owl and eat them as she goes.
Holly hath birds a full fair flock,
The nightingale, the poppinjay, the gentle laverock.
Good Ivy, good Ivy, what birds hast thou?
None but the owlet that cries How! How!
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Vixen
03:12
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On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Blitzen
Oh Comet and Cupid, you all better listen
Oh do you recall…. The smoothest reindeer of all…
Her name is Vixen
She really knows how to steer
She was born to be a wild, wild reindeer
She’s so fly
She’s the queen of the sky
In the blink of an eye, she’ll be gone and outta sight
Run Run Vixen
Santa’s a’ fix'n to fly to fly to fly—--
Run Run Vixen
Santa’s a’ fix'n to fly to fly
We’re gonna go around the whole wide world tonight
At the back of the pack
She’s making tracks
She’s got Santa’s back and that’s a fact
When she kicks in to gear
They all disappear
She’s a supersonic, iconic, reindeer!
We’re all smitten
With the best addition
To Santa's mission
Oh it’s non-fiction
Go ask Blitzen
There’s nothing crimson
‘bout her description
So get your list done!
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Old Mr.Kringle, is soon gonna jingle
The bells that'll tinkle all your troubles away
Ev'rybody's waitin' for the man with the bag
'Cause Christmas is comin' again
He's got a sleighful, it's not gonna stay full
He's got stuff to drop at ev'ry stop of the way
Ev'rybody's waitin' for the man with the bag
'Cause Christmas is comin' again
He'll be here with the answers to the prayers
That you've made through the year
You'll get yours if you've done ev'rything you should
Extra special good
He'll make this December, the one you'll remember
The best and the merriest you ever did have
Ev'rybody's waitin' for the man with the bag
Christmas is here again
Old Mr. Kringle, is soon gonna jingle
All the bells that'll tinkle all your troubles a way
Ev'rybody's waitin' for the man with the bag
Christmas is here again
He's got a sleighful and it's not gonna stay full
Got stuff that he's droppin' ev'ry stop of the way
Ev'rybody's waitin' for the man with the bag
Christmas is here again
He'll be here with the answer to the prayers
That you've made through the year
You'll get yours if you've done ev'rything you should
Extra special good
He'll make this December, the one you'll remember
The best and the merriest you ever did have
Ev'rybody's waitin', they're all congregatin'
Waitin' for the man with the bag
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Star in the East
03:14
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Silent Night
04:19
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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
Heavenly 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 dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Sàmhach an oidhch’ Naomh an oidhch’
Saoghal na chadal a-mach bho ar soills’
Moire is Iòseph an stàball fàs
Faire os cionn an Leinibh le gràdh,
Cadal gu nèamhaidh sèimh,
Cadal gu nèamhaidh sèimh.
Still the night, Holy the night,
Sleeps the world, hid from sight,
Mary and Joseph in stable bare,
Watch o'er the child, beloved and fair,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
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The Angel Gabriel
02:56
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Santa Baby
02:25
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Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, a 54 convertible too, light blue
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fella's that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my Christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, one little thing I really need
The deed to a platinum mine
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks
Sign your 'x' on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffanys
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
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight!.........
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Little Road to Bethlehem
03:04
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Little Drummer Boy
02:41
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Come, they told me
Our newborn King to see,
Our finest gifts we bring
To lay before the King
So to honour Him
When we come
Little Baby
I am a poor boy too
I have no gifts to bring
That's fit to give our King
Shall I play for you,
on my drum?
Mary nodded
The Ox and Lamb kept time
I played my drum for Him
I played my best for Him
Then He smiled at me Me and my drum
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Get Me Through December
04:24
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How pale is the sky that brings forth the rain
As the changing of seasons prepares me again
For the long bitter nights and the wild Winter day
My heart has grown cold my love stored away
My heart has grown cold my love stored away
I've been to the mountain left my tracks in the snow
Where souls have been lost and the walking wounded go
I've taken the pain no girl should endure
But faith can move mountains of that I am sure
Faith can move mountains of that I am sure
Get me through December
A promise I'll remember
Just get me through December
So I can start again
No divine purpose brings freedom from sin
And peace is a gift that must come from within
I've looked for the love that will bring me to rest
Feeding this hunger beating strong in my chest
Feeding this hunger beating strong in my chest
Get me through December
A promise I'll remember
Just get me through December
So I can start again
Start again
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Arthur McBride
04:37
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Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride
As we went a-walking down by the seaside
Now mark what followed and what did betide
For it being on Christmas morning
Out for recreation we went on a tramp
And we met sergeant napper and corporal vamp
And the little wee drummer intending to camp
For the day being pleasant and charming
"Good morning, good morning, " the sergeant did cry
"And the same to you gentlemen, " we did reply
"Intending no harm but meant to pass by"
"For it being on Christmas morning"
But says he, "My fine fellows if you would enlist"
"It's ten guineas of gold I will slip in your fist"
"And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust"
"And drink the king's health in the morning"
"For a soldier he leads a very fine life"
"And he always is blessed with a charming young wife"
"And he pays all his debts without sorrow and strife"
"And always lives pleasant and charming"
"And a soldier he always is decent and clean"
"In the finest of clothing he is constantly seen"
"While other poor fellows go dirty and mean"
"And sup on thin gruel in the morning"
But says Arthur, "I wouldn't be proud of your clothes"
"For you've only the lend of them as I suppose"
"And you dare not change them one night for you know"
"If you do you'll be flogged in the morning"
"And although that we are single and free"
"We take great delight in our own company"
"And we have no desires strange faces to see"
"Although that your offers are charming"
"And we have no desire to take your advance"
"All hazards and dangers we barter on chance"
"For you'd have no scruples to send us to France"
"Where we would get shot without warning"
"Oh now, " says the sergeant, "I'll have no such chat"
"And I neither will take it from small penal brats"
"For if you insult me with one other word"
"I'll cut off your heads in the morning"
And then Arthur and I we soon drew our hods
And we scarce gave them time for to draw their own blades
When a trusty shillelagh came over their heads
And bade them take that as fair warning
And their own rusty rapiers that hung by their sides
We flung them as far as we could in the tide
"Now take them up devils!" cried Arthur McBride
"And temper their edge in the morning"
And the little wee drummer we flattened his bow
And we made a football of his rowdy-dow-dow
Threw it in the tide for to rock and to roll
And bade it a tedious returning
And we haven't no money paid them off in cracks
And we paid no respect to their two bloody backs
For we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks
And left them for dead in the morning
And so to conclude and to finish disputes
We obligingly asked them if they wanted recruits
For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts
And bid them look sharp in the morning
Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride
As we went a-walking down by the seaside
Now mark what followed and what did betide
For it being on Christmas morning
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Auld Lang Syne
02:37
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my Jo,
For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
Sin' auld lang syne.
And there's a hand, my trusty friend!
And give a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.
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