SONG 2: IT'S SNOWING
It's snowing
See it tumbling in the breeze
It's snowing
Now it's settling on the trees
We'll hang out wreaths of green holly
Dance and be jolly Under the mistletoe
Children, wide-eyed with wonder
Round the Christmas tree
It's snowing
Come and see how the snowflakes fall
It's snowing
Merry Christmas to one and all
We love that time in December
When we remember
That stable in Bethlehem
And we wish you a merry Christmas
Yes, we wish you a merry Christmas
Yes, we wish you a merry Christmas everyone!
SONG 3: CHARITY!
Charily begins at home
And he's not going out
To feed a common scoundrel
To clothe some sullen lout!
"The milk of human kindness?"
No-one's shown him any!
He'll do as he would be done by
And not give them a penny!
Charity begins at home
And that is where his heart is
Not dancing round the piano
Or drinking ale at parties
A penny given to them
Is a penny less for him
Let idle men go out and work
He'll give no charity!
Let idle men go out and work
He'll give no charity
Song 4: You’re here to work
You’re here to work, not sit and shirk
You’re here to fill each book and bill
Each ledger, note and counterfoil
Must bear the efforts of your toil
Without your pay, your future’s bleak
Fifteen shillings every week
(Fifteen shillings every week)
To pay your rent to earn your crust
So willy-nilly, work you must
Tomorrow off, don’t be funny
I need you hear to count my money
But sir
It’s Christmas, a time for family cheer
It’s Christmas, it comes just once a year
When young and old, when rich and poor
All try to give that little more
To put aside all plans and schemes
To nourish one another’s dreams
Forgetting strife, forgetting pain
To celebrate the bliss again
Of Christmas
Delight in children’s eyes
At Christmas, with every gift and small surprise
For each girl and each boy
Oh Christmas is such joy
(Scrooge) Humbug to joy and each girl and boy
My lip, I curl at each boy and girl
It’s work that makes the world go round
With interest simple and compound
I pay to you to do your job
Every Friday, fifteen bob
(Every Friday, fifteen bob)
To pay your rent, to earn your crust
So willy-nilly work you must!
Tomorrow off, if you’re willing
To give me back my fifteen shilling.
SONG 5: A GHOST OF A CHANCE!
He was like you, Ebeneezer
Thought of money first and last
Now these chains are wrapped around him,
And these shackles bind him fast
Every link within his chain was forged by selfishness and greed
And it grew each time he turned his back on poverty and need
In his life, he made this burden that he'll wear eternally
Yard by yard, he wrapped it round him, now he roams nocturnally
To warn you, Ebeneezer, by this ghostly contretemps
That your chain is twice as heavy and several times as long!
So…
If you think you can escape us in the darkness of your bed
Think again Scrooge, think again!
If you think that you’re imagining these noises that you dread
Think again, Scrooge, think again!
We’re here to make you realise the error of your ways
To make you count the human cost of all your yesterdays
If you think that you can shut us out, we’d like to coin a phrase
Think again Scrooge, Think again!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
Unless you give your wretched life more than a second glance
You haven’t got a ghost of a chance.
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
Of growing old with anyone who cares the smallest jot
Whether you have tummy ache or whether you have not
So, we’ve been sent to kick you on your nasty little bot!
No, you haven’t got a ghost of a chance.
You will have three ghostly visitors, each one sent by me
All for you, Scrooge, all for you!
Christmas Past and Christmas Present
And Christmas Yet To Be
All for you, Scrooge, all for you!
Unless you listen carefully to what they have to say
For all your greed and cruelty, you're going to have to pay
With chains and metal shackles, they're already on their way
All for you, Scrooge, all for you!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
We're going to take you on a far from merry song and dance
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You haven't got a ghost of a chance!
You'll never have a bosom pal, a friend, a mate, a chum
Who'll bother if you're sad or feeling miserable and glum
Unless we plant a big boot on your ghastly little bum
No, you haven't got a ghost of a chance
you haven't got a ghost of a chance
SONG 6: THE FEZZIWIG ROCK & ROLL!
We've got some tambourines and a flute or two
A fiddle and a drum, and a tin kazoo!
Get on that piano, set the keyboard hummin'!
'Geetars' aren't around, or we'd all be strummin'!
Dancing to the beat does wonders for your soul
So let's do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Come on everybody, listen what I have to say
I said come on everybody, gonna have a holiday
Come on everybody, let's dance on Christmas Day!
Do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Yeah, the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Forget your self control
And do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Everybody's jiggin', Fezziwiggin' to the Rock and Roll!
Come on everybody, come and rock and roll with me
I said come on everybody, join the festive jamboree
Y'can even see the Christmas fairy rockin' on the
Christmas Tree!
Do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Yeah, the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Let rhythm be your goal
Just do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Everybody's jiggin', Fezziwiggin' to the Rock and Roll!
Come on everybody, let your inhibitions go!
Rock around the holly, underneath the mistletoe
Even Santa's rocking, listen to him go "Ho ho ho!"
Do the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Yeah, the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
It's very big Pole to Pole
Is the Fezziwig Rock and Roll!
Everybody's jiggin', Fezziwiggin' to the Rock and...
Everybody's jiggin', Fezziwiggin' to the Rock and...
Everybody's jiggin', Fezziwiggin' to the Rock and Roll!
Song 7: Fezziwig’s Christmas Carol
Come boys and girls, come sing with me
Come sing of joy eternally
Come sing of humble shepherds, who
Sang too in praise of sweet Jesu
Let’s sing and dance and celebrate
This very special festive date
Upon this day a babe was born
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
Come, boys and girls, come dance with me
Come dance around the Christmas tree
And look, the angel in her crown
Of gold is gazing gently down
Let’s sing and dance and celebrate
This very special festive date
Upon this day a babe was born
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
Come boys and girls, come praise with me
The glory of our destiny
That gentle babe will show the way
To love each other every day
Let’s sing and dance and celebrate
This very special festive date
Upon this day a babe was born
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
Amongst the straw on Christmas morn
SONG 8: SCROOGE, SCROOGE
Scrooge, Scrooge, Can't you hear?
Scrooge, Scrooge, Someone's near
Someone who will show you what's wrong and what is right
Someone in the darkness and silence of the night
There's no need to scream and shout about it
You'll go, no question or no doubt about it
Soon you'll be beside yourself with terror and with fright
Scrooge, Scrooge, Can't you hear?
Scrooge, Scrooge, Someone's near
Spirits who will take you to a time you've long forgot
Show you all your wickedness, of which there's quite a lot
And so, we will make you contemplate it
Although you are really going to hate it
Soon you'll see a lot of things we think you'd rather not!
Wake up, Scrooge, wake up; wake up, Scrooge!
Wake up, Scrooge, wake up; wake up, Scrooge!
Wake up, Scrooge, wake up; wake up, Scrooge!
Song 9: He didn’t take it with him
Apparently he died
With lots of gold, besides
His mortgages and promissory notes!
There were sovereigns by the score
Guineas, pounds and crowns galore
Not to mention all the shillings, pence and groats!
Books and legers everywhere
Deeds and documents to spare
His whole life, it seems, was spent pursuing money
But they found him in his bed
Looking very slightly dead
And no-one’s going to miss him! Ain’t it funny?
Oh, he didn’t take it with him
Cause he couldn’t take it with him
Though he’d very much have liked to, I don’t doubt!
Oh, crikey, gosh and golly
Piles and piles of lovely lolly
Which were he’s gone, he’ll have to do without!
There will be no big enquiry
About his sad expiry
Cause frankly no one cared the smallest bit!
His possessions were not many
Cause he never spent a penny
Just think what you or I could do with it!
He was selfish and too greedy
To help the poor and needy
Or even give a smile or say “Hello”
And now he’s popped his clogs
His gold’s gone to the dogs
Cause he can’t spend his money down below!
Oh, he didn’t take it with him…
Which where he’s gone, he’ll have to do
Which where he’s gone, he’ll have to do
Which where he’s gone, he’ll have to do without! (repeat)
Song 10: It’s snowing! (Repeat of earlier).
Song 11 Reprise: You haven’t got a ghost of a chance
My dear friends, I'd like to share with you
Some extremely splendid news
Never fear, friends, never fear!
I am overjoyed to tell you all I’ve changed my former views
Never fear, friends, never fear!
I was greedy, mean and miserly and cruel every day
So, I'd like to take this chance to make this winter holiday
A time for peace and happiness, in every single way
Christmas cheer, friends, Christmas cheer!
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
But now you’re quite a different man, we see it at a glance
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
It's plain to see to see your change of heart
And that you really care
So thank you for your kindness and we offer up a prayer
That you 'll never need another ghost to kick your derriere
No, You didn't have a ghost of a chance!
You didn't have a ghost of a chance!