Santa, I
Know Him!
Know Him!
Jingle, jingle, jingle
You will hear my sleigh bells ring
I am old Kris Kringle...
I'm the King of Jing-a-ling
SONG: "Jingle, jingle, jingle"
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
You're as charming as an eel...
Mr. Grinch
SONG: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need?
Won't you please bring my baby to me?
SONG: All I want for Christmas is you"
Good King Wenceslas looked out
on the feast of Stephen.
When the snow lay round about...
Deep and crisp and even
SONG: "Good King Wenceslas"
ORIGIN: Bohemian/the Czech Republic
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready,
oh dreidel...
I shall play
SONG: "The Dreidel Song"
She didn't see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up...
In my bedroom, fast asleep
SONG: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"You know Dasher and Dancer,
Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid
Donner and...
Blitzen
SONG: "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
ORIGIN: Story in a 1939 Montgomery Ward
promotional booklet, written by Robert L. May
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see...
Every couple tries to stop
SONG: "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Mele Kalikimaka
is the thing to say,
on a bright...
Hawaiian Christmas Day
SONG: "Mele Kalikimaka"
ORIGIN: Hawaiian-themed carol, written by
Honolulu native R. Alex Anderson in 1949
(Oh), Hanukah, Oh Hanukah
Come light the...
Menorah
SONG: "Hanukah, Oh Hanukah"
Up on the housetop, reindeers pause,
Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
Down through the chimney with lots of toys...
All for the little ones, Christmas joys
SONG: "Up on the Housetop"
In the meadow,
we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is...
Parson Brown
SONG: "Winter Wonderland"
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
SONG: "Let It Snow"
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Próspero año y felicidad
SONG: "Feliz Navidad"
ORIGIN: Written and recorded in 1970
by Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot...
And auld lang syne?
LITERALLY: "Old long since" (times long past)
SONG: "Auld Lang Syne"
ORIGIN: Scottish poem by Robert Burns (1788),
based on an older Scottish folk song
Christmas Eve is coming soon
Now you dear old man
Whisper what you'll bring to me…
Tell me if you can
SONG: "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
SONG: "The Christmas Song"
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
when loved ones are near...
It's the most wonderful time of the year
SONG: "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter
is sung in the English tranlation as...
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree,
how lovely are your branches.
SONG: "O Tannenbaum" aka "Oh Christmas Tree"
ORIGIN: 16th-century Silesian (German) folk song,
modern lyrics and verses added in 1824
Put on your yarmulke, here comes Chanukah
So much funukkah, to celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have...
Eight crazy nights
SONG: (Adam Sandler's) "The Chanukah Song"
It's the holiday season
And Santa Claus is coming 'round
The Christmas snow is white on the ground
When old Santa gets into town
He'll be coming down the chimney, down
SONG: "Happy Holiday"
Ho, ho, ho, cherry nose
Cap on head, suit that's red
Special night, beard that's white
Must be...
...Santa (must be Santa
Must be Santa, Santa Claus)
SONG: "Must be Santa"
The Christmas tree is ready,
the candles all aglow
But with my baby far away,
what good is mistletoe?
Oh, Santa, hear my plea...
Santa, bring my baby back to me
SONG: "Santa, bring my baby back to me"
Angels we have on heard high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains...
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
SONG: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo"
ORIGIN: From French folk song "Les Anges dans nos campagnes."
English version by Bishop James Chadwick (1862)
Maybe it's much too early in the game
Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same
What are you doing...
New Year's, New Year's eve?
SONG: "What are you doing New Year's eve?"