Winter Solstice Sing Along Lyrics and Guitar Chords* 1. Jingle Bells 2. Frosty the Snowman 3. Dreidel, Dreidel 4. Rudolph the Red-­‐Nosed Reindeer 5. Here Comes Santa Claus 6. Up on the Rooftop 7. Jolly Old St. Nicholas 8. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 9. Feliz Navidad 10. We Wish You a Merry Christmas 11. All of the Above 12. Auld Lange Syne 13. You are My Sunshine 14. Twinkle, Twinkle *I use a cappo for most of these songs. It keeps the chord changes easy and puts the songs in a sing-­‐able range for most people. I’ve noted the cappo position for each song at the top of the page. Jingle Bells
Capo 5th fret
C
F
Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh
G
C
O'er the fields we go laughing all the way
C
F
Bells on bob tails ring making spirits bright
G
C
What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight
C
G
C7
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
F
C
F
D7
G
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
C7
Jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way
C
G7
C
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
C
F
A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride
G
C
And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side
C
F
The horse was lean and lank misfortune seemed his lot
G
C
We got into a drifted bank and then we got upsot
C
F
Now the ground is white, go to it while you're young
G
C
Grab some frinds tonight and sing a sleighing song
C
F
Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty for his speed
G
C
Hitch him to an open sleigh and then just take the lead
C
F
G
C7
D7
G7
Frosty
capo 2nd fret
G
C
G
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul
C
G
C
D7
With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal
G
C
G
Frosty the Snowman is a fairy tale they say
C
G
Em
C
D7
G
He was made of snow but the children know that he came to life one day
C
Am
D7
G
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found
D
A7
D
For when they placed it on his head he began to dance around
G
C
G
Frosty the Snowman was alive as he could be
C
G
Em
C
D
G
And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as you and me
G
Thumpety, thump thump. . .
D7
Look at Frosty go
D7
Thumpety, thump thump. . .
G
Over the fields of snow
G
C
G
Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day
C
G
C
D7
So he said "Let's run and we’ll have some fun now be fore I melt away
G
C
G
Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand
C
G
Em
C
D7
G
Running here and there all around the square saying “Catch me if you can”
C
Am
D7
G
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop
D
A7
D7
He only paused a moment when he heard him holler "Stop!"
G
C
G
Frosty the Snowman had to hurry on his way
C
G
Em
But he waved goodbye saying, "Don't you cry
C
D7
G
D7
I'll be back again some day” . . .thumpety
G
C
D7
Em
Am
D
A7
D7
Dreidel
Open
C
I have a little dreidel
G7
I made it out of clay
When it's dry and ready
C
Then dreidel I shall play
C
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
G7
I made it out of clay
and when it's dry and ready
C
then dreidel I shall play
C
It has a lovely body
G7
with legs so short and thin
and when it gets all tired
C
It drops and I will win
C
My dreidel is so playful
G7
It loves to dance and spin
a happy game of dreidel
C
come play now lets be gin
C
G7
Rudolph
Open
F
Em
Dm
C
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
F
Em
Dm
C
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.,
G
D7
G
But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?
C
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
G7
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
C
You would even say it glows
C
All of the other reindeer
G7
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
C
Join in any reindeer games
F
G
D7
C
C7
C
Dm
G
C
Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
G7
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
G7
As they shouted out with glee
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
C
You'll go down in history
F
Em
Dm
C
G
D7
G7
C7
Here Comes Santa Claus
Capo 2nd fret
C
G7
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane
G7
C
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer, pulling on the reins
F
Em
G7
C
Bells are ringing, Children singing, all is merry and bright
F
C
G7
C
G7
C
Hang your stockings and say your prayers because Santa Claus comes tonight
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane
G7
C
He's got a bag that's filled with toys for boys and girls again
F
Em
G
C
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle, oh what a beautiful sight
F
C
G7
C
Jump in bed, cover up your head because Santa Claus comes tonight
C
G7
F
Em
G
G
Up On the Rooftop
Capo 2nd fret
C
Up on the housetop reindeer pause
F
C
G
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
C
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
F
C
G
C
All for the little ones, Christmas joys
F
C
G7
C
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
C
F
Up on the rooftop, click, click, click
C
G
C
Down through the chimney with old Saint Nick
C
First comes the stocking of little Nell
F
C
G
Oh, dear Santa fill it well
C
Give her a doll that laughs and cries
F
C
G
C
One that will open and shut her eyes
C
Next comes the stocking of little Will
F
C
G
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
C
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
F
C
G
C
Also a ball and a whip that cracks
C
F
G
G7
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Capo 5th fret
C
G7
Am
Em
Jolly old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way
F
C
D7
G
Don’t you tell a single soul what I’m going to say
C
G7
Am
Em
Christmas Eve is coming soon now, you dear old man
F
C
D7
G
C
Whisper what you’ll bring to me, tell me if you can
C
G7
F
C
Am
G7
Em
When the clock is striking twelve, when I'm fast asleep,
D7
G7
Down the chimney broad and black, with your pack you'll creep
C
G7
Am
Em
All the stockings you will find, hanging in a row
F
C
C
G7
D7
G
C
Mine will be the shortest one, you'll be sure to know
Am
G7
Em
Johnny wants a pair of skates, Susy wants a doll
F
C
C
G7
D7
G7
Nellie wants a story book, dolls won’t do at all
Am
Em
As for me, my little brain isn’t very bright
F
C
D7
G
C
Choose for me, old Santa Claus, what you think is right
C
G7
Am
Em
F
D7
G
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Capo 3rd fret
G
C
You better watch out, you better not cry
G
C
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
G
D7
G
Santa Claus is coming to town
G
D7
C
He's making a list, he’s checking it twice
G
C
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
G
D7
G
Santa Claus is coming to town
G7
G7
C
He sees you when you're sleeping
G7
C
He knows when you're awake
A7
D
He knows if you've been bad or good
A7
D
So be good for goodness sake
G
C
D7
G7
A7
D
Feliz Navidad
Capo 2nd fret
Am D7 G G
(stop)
Am
D7
G
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
C
G
D7
G
G
G
G
Feliz Navidad, Prosper ano y felicidad
Am
D7
G
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
C
G
D7
Feliz Navidad, Prosper ano y felicidad
C
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
D7
G
Em
C
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
D7
G
From the bottom of my heart
Am
D7
G
C
Em
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Open
G
C
We wish you a merry Christmas
A7
D
B7
Em
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
C
D
G
and a happy new year
G
D
A7
D7
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
G
A7
D
G
Good tidings at Christmas and a happy new year
G
C
A7
D
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
B7
Em
Now bring us some figgy pudding
C
D
G
and a cup of good cheer
G
C
A7
D
B7
Em
We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
We won't go until we get some
C
D7
G
So bring it right here
G
C
A7
D
B7
Em
D7
All of the Above
C open
C
F
G
C
Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year, Chanukah
F
C
G
C C
Las Po sadas, Saturnalia
F
C
G
C
Solstice, Yalda, Yule, Agnostica
F
C
G
C
Pancha Ganapati, Eid al-Ad ha,
F
C
C
G
C
Do you celebrate one of these, do you celebrate some of these
F
C
G
C
Perhaps you celebrate all of the above
F
C
G
C
We celebrate so differently and yet it always seems to me
F
C
G
C
We’re all celebrating peace, happiness and love
C
F
G
C
As-Salamu alaykum, Shalom, Hei wa
F
C
G
C
Vaya con Dios, Bula Vina ka
F
C
F
C
G
C
C
Aloha, Shanti, Namaste, Paz
G
E mau ka Maluhia,
F
C
G
C
Can you say one of these, can you say some of these
F
C
G
C
Perhaps you can say all of the above
F
C
G
C
We say it all so differently, but if you listen carefully
F
C
G
C
We’re all really saying peace, happiness and love
C
F
G
Auld Lang Syne
Capo 2nd fret
C
G
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
C
F
And never brought to mind
C
G
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
Am
G
C
For auld lang syne
C
G
C
F
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
C
G
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
Am
G
C
For auld lang syne
C
G
We two have run about the slopes
C
F
And we’ve picked the daisies fine
C
G
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot
Am
G
C
Since auld lang syne
C
G
We two have paddled in the stream
C
F
From morning sun til dine
C
G
But seas between us broad have roared
Am
G
C
Since auld lang syne
C
G
F
Am
You Are My Sunshine
Cappo 3rd fret
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
F
C
You make me happy, when skies are grey
F
C
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
C
G
C
Please don’t take my sunshine away
You make me giggle, you make me laugh
At all the funny things you do
Whenever I see that you are smiling
It makes me smile too
Oh my dear mother, my dear father
Baby brother and sister too
There’s no one else in this whole wide world
That I love as much as you
C
F
G
Twinkle, Twinkle
Cappo 3rd Fret
C
F
C
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
F
C
G
C
How I wonder what you are
C
F
C
G
Up above the world so high
C
F
C
G
Like a diamond in the sky
C
F
C
Twinkle, twinkle little star
F
C
G
C
How I wonder what you are
C
F
G