Songs
Song Lyrics for Performance by Piper Children’s Choir
Piper Center for Family Studies and Child Development
Holly Jolly Christmas
Have a holly, jolly Christmas
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer
Have a holly, jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet
Ho! Ho! The mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
Have a holly, jolly Christmas
And, in case you didn't hear
Oh, by golly! Have a holly, jolly Christmas this year (Holly, jolly, holly, jolly, oh)
Have a holly, jolly Christmas
And, in case you didn't hear
Oh, by golly! Have a holly, jolly Christmas this year
Jingle Bells
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
Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way (Ha, ha, ha)
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight, 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 And the night is young
Take the sleigh tonight And join us in this song
Just get a bobtailed bay
Get ready for a run
Then hitch him to a sleigh And now we'll have some fun
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
Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen Comet, and Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer (Reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him (Loved him)
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Reindeer)
You'll go down in history"
Whoa
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it (Saw it)
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer (Reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him (Loved him)
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Reindeer)
You'll go down in history"
Santa Bring Me a Dinosaur
When Christmas comes I don't want a bike Or toys and things that other kids like
I don't want a cat or a labrador
Santa bring me a dinosaur
Like the Tyrannosaurus Rex
Or the Brontosaurus with their big long necks
Santa won't you please ensure That you bring me a dinosaur
Santa bring me a dinosaur
Old as a million years or more
At least as tall as the second floor
Santa bring me a dinosaur Santa bring me a dinosaur
With blood shot eyes and a giant jaw
One to keep for ever more Santa bring me a dinosaur
l'll take it to obedience school
And show it how to swim in the swimming pool And build it a bed on a tonne of straw
If you bring me a dinosaur
I'll teach it lots of games to play And promise |11 walk it everyday
On a leash that I'll keep in the kitchen drawer
If you bring me a dinosaur
A sabre-toothed tiger wouldn't be bad
But how would I explain it to my mum and dad
They'd make me send it back for sure
So Santa bring me a dinosaur One that likes to chase a ball And comes to me every time I call
So if it's not against the law Santa bring me a dinosaur
Santa bring me a dinosaur
Old as a million years or more
At least as tall as the second floor
Santa bring me a dinosaur Santa bring me a dinosaur
With blood shot eyes and a giant jaw
One to keep for ever more Santa bring me a dinosaur
Santa bring me a dinosaur
Old as a million years or more
At least as tall as the second floor
Santa bring me a dinosaur
Santa bring me a dinosaur
With blood shot eyes and a giant jaw
One to keep for ever more Santa bring me a dinosaur
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding And a cup good juice
We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some, so bring it right here So bring us some figgy pudding So bring us some figgy pudding So bring us some figgy pudding And bring it right here
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year And a happy New Year And a happy New Year
Song Lyrics for Performances by The Department of Modern Languages & Cultures
Silent Night
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!
Silent night! Holy night!
Wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing
"Alleluia" to our King:
“Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.”