Holiday Singalong
Homewood Public Library Youth Services
2015
Family Singalong
Holiday Singalong Rules
1.
Have fun.
2.
Have a lot of fun.
3.
Help others have fun.
4.
Enjoy yourself.
5.
Loosen up and have a good time.
6.
Relax and get as comfy as you can, so you can
have a good time.
7.
Leave all stress and worry at the door, so you
can enjoy yourself and have fun.
8.
Give yourself a mental “like” for being here!
9.
Smile. That is fun.
10.
Have fun!
Bonus:
Fill your timeline with joy and
post a pic!
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Singalong Table of Contents
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ............................................................................................................................ 3
Here We Come A-Wassailing ................................................................................................................................... 4
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas.................................................................................................................................... 5
Feliz Navidad........................................................................................................................................................... 5
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ..................................................................................................................... 6
Deck The Halls .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Winter Wonderland................................................................................................................................................. 7
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree............................................................................................................................ 8
Christmas Don’t Be Late (The Chipmunk Song) .......................................................................................................... 8
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer................................................................................................................... 9
Frosty the Snowman ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Jingle Bells.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas................................................................................................................. 12
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
First time through, everyone should sing this song plain. But the SECOND time through, we want all
the kids to shout out the words in green!
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose like a light-bulb
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows like a light-bulb
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names like Pinnochio
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games like poker
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
As they shouted out with glee Hooray!
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
You’ll go down in history like Geronimo!
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Here We Come A-Wassailing
Wassailing is an old English word that means going door to door singing songs. It also means to drink
alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.
Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green
Here we come a-wandering so fair to be seen
Love and joy come to you
And to you glad Christmas too
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year
And God send you a happy New Year
We are not daily beggars that go begging door to door
But we are neighbors’ children whom you have seen before
Love and joy come to you
And to you glad Christmas too
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year
And God send you a happy New Year
God bless the master of this house likewise the mistress too
And all the little children that round the table go
Love and joy come to you
And to you glad Christmas too
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year
And God send you a happy New Year
Love and joy come to you
And to you glad Christmas too
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year
And God send you a happy New Year
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Have A 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
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
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad, própsero año y felicidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad, própsero año y felicidad
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
(Repeat 3 times)
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don’t want a doll, no dinky tinker toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do you
He won’t have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door that’s the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
And see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceros-eses
I only like hippopotamus-eses
And hippopotamuses like me too
(music break)
Mom says the hippo would eat me up but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
(music break)
There’s lots of room for him in our two car garage
I’d feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
And see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceros-eses
I only like hippopotamus-eses
And hippopotamuses like me too
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Deck The Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Yule tide treasure Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new year lads and lasses Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Winter Wonderland
Sleigh bells ring are you listening
In the lane snow is glistening
A beautiful sight we’re happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the blue bird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll say are you married we’ll say no man
But you can do the job when you’re in town
Later on we’ll conspire
As we dream by the fire
We’ll face unafraid the plans that we made
Walking in a winter wonderland
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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see;
every couple wants to stop
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree;
let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie,
and we’ll do some caroling
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
DANCE BREAK!
Come on, do a little dance!
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
Christmas Don’t Be Late (The Chipmunk Song)
Christmas, Christmas time is near
Time for toys and time for cheer
We’ve been good, but we can’t last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast
Want a plane that loops the loop
Me, I want a hula-hoop
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don’t be late!
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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
She’d been drinking too much egg nog
And we begged her not to go
But she forgot her medication
And she staggered out the door into the snow
When we found her Christmas morning
At the scene of the attack
There were hoof-prints on her forehead
And incriminating claw marks on her back
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
It’s not Christmas without Grandma
All the family’s dressed in black
And we just can’t help but wonder
Should we open up her gifts or send them back
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
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Send them back!
Frosty the Snowman
Thumpety thump thump thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the Snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know
How he came to life one day
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head he began to dance around
Oh Frosty the Snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me
Thumpety thump thump thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow
Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day
So he said “Let’s run and we’ll have some fun
Now before I melt away.”
Down to the village
With a broomstick in his hand
Running here and there all around the square
Saying “Catch me if you can.”
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler “Stop!”
Frosty the Snowman had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye saying “Don’t you cry,
I’ll be back again someday.”
Yes he waved goodbye saying “Don’t you cry,
I’ll be back again someday!”
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Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob-tails 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, hey
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We ran into a drifted bank and there we got upsot
Oh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
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