WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS CHORUS

WE WISH YOU A

MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHORUS:

We wish you a Merry Christmas,

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year.

Let’s all do a little tapping,

Let’s all do a little tapping

And spread Christmas cheer.

CHORUS

Let’s all do a little sawing,

Let’s all do a little sawing

And spread Christmas cheer.

CHORUS

Let’s all do a little clapping,

Let’s all do a little clapping

And spread Christmas cheer.

CHORUS

TAPPING *

CHORUS:

Tapping, tapping, little elf,

As you work upon your shelf,

Working hard to make some toys,

All for little girls and boys,

Tapping, tapping, little elf,

As you work upon your shelf.

Gusty, Poofer, Dimpie, Snooter,

Munchie, Thooner… that’s us!

REPEAT TWICE

CHORUS

GUSTY THE ELF I *

Gusty the Elf was Santa’s helper,

Gusty the Elf just loved to try,

But, when he worked for

dear old Santa,

Gusty the Elf could only cry,

“Oh!” when he stubbed his toe,

“Umm,” when he hammered

his thumb,

“Gee!” when he banged his knee,

“Oh boy!” when he broke a toy,

Gusty the Elf was so

discouraged…

O CHRISTMAS TREE

O Christmas tree,

How evergreen your branches!

O Christmas tree,

How evergreen your branches!

They’re green when summer

days are bright,

They’re green when winter

snow is white,

O Christmas tree,

How evergreen your branches!

REPEAT

TWO LITTLE

CHRISTMAS TREES †

Two little Christmas trees

standing all alone,

Their hearts were very sad

‘cause

they hadn’t found a home.

Then “CHOP” went the ax, and

down fell a tree,

And off it went with a happy

family.

One little Christmas tree

standing all alone,

His heart was very sad ‘cause

he hadn’t found a home.

Then “CHOP” went the ax, and

down fell a tree,

And off it went with a happy

family.

No little Christmas trees

standing all alone,

Their hearts were very happy

cause they all had

found a home.

MOTHER’S KNIVES

AND FORKS

These are Mother’s knives

and forks,

This is Mother’s table,

This is Mother’s looking glass,

And this is baby’s cradle.

HERE WE COME

A-CAROLING

Here we come a-caroling

Among the leaves so green;

Here we come a wand’ring,

So fair to be seen.

CHORUS:

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 beg from door to door,

But we are neighbors’ children

Whom you have seen before.

CHORUS

God bless the master of this

house,

Likewise the mistress, too,

And all the little children

That round the table go.

CHORUS

And all your kin and kinsfolk

That dwell both far and near,

I wish you Merry Christmas

And Happy New Year.

CHORUS

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 yuletide 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 Yuletide 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, ye 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.

CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas day will soon be here

and I can hardly wait!

Christmas day will soon be here

and I can hardly wait!

Santa will be coming, soon he

will be coming.

Christmas day will soon be here

and I can hardly wait!

REPEAT TWICE

WHEN SANTA COMES

When Santa comes to our house,

I would like to peek,

But I know he’ll never come

Until I’m fast asleep.

ANGEL BAND

There was one, there were two,

there were three little angels,

There were four, there were five,

there were six little angels,

There were seven, there were

eight, there were nine

little angels,

Ten little angels in that band.

Oh, wasn’t that a band,

Christmas morning,

Christmas morning, Christmas

morning.

Wasn’t that a band, Christmas

morning,

Christmas morning soon.

LITTLE BELLS

OF CHRISTMAS

The little bells of Christmas say,

Ding, dong, ding, dong, dong,

The little bells of Christmas say,

Ding, ding, dong.

REPEAT IN FOUR-PART

ROUND

STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

CHRISTMAS WRAP •

CHORUS:

Who’s that sneaking around

the house?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who’s got gifts and is quiet

as a mouse?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who’s jolly and fun and

knows everyone?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Whose favorite season is the

Christmas one?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who knows how to make it fun?

Every year, yeah, he’s the one.

It’s Santa Claus!

Who comes south from the

North Pole?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

With his reindeer and a sled

packed full?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who’s the one who says,

“Ho, Ho, Ho?”

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who’s got lots of ribbons

and bows?

Santa Claus, Santa Claus.

Who’s the one that spreads

Christmas cheer?

Makes us glad for this time of

year?

It’s Santa Claus!

Now, on Christmas Eve, he

takes off from here,

To spread lots of joy and

Christmas cheer.

You know he’s coming, and

you try to sleep,

But you lie awake without a peep.

You listen hard for those

reindeer hooves

As one by one they land

on the roof.

And pretty soon you know,

by jimminy,

Santa’s coming down your

chimney.

He puts your presents

around the tree,

And smiles a great big

smile of glee.

And then he’s off to

another family,

Cause he’s… Santa Claus!

Chorus

Who is it? What’s his name?

It’s Santa Claus!

GUSTY THE ELF II *

Gusty the Elf was Santa’s helper,

Gusty the Elf just loved to try,

But when he worked for dear

old Santa,

Gusty the Elf could only cry,

“Oh!” when he stubbed his toe,

“Umm,” when he hammered

his thumb,

“Gee!” when he banged his knee,

“Oh, boy!” when he broke a toy,

Gusty the Elf was so

discouraged,

“Help me, please Santa, won’t

you try?”

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Christmas is coming, the goose

is getting fat,

Please to put a penny in the

old man’s hat,

Please to put a penny in the

old man’s hat.

Gusty, Poofer, Dimpie, Snooter,

Munchie, Thooner… that’s us!

REPEAT THREE TIMES

Christmas is coming, the goose

is getting fat,

Please to put a penny in the

old man’s hat,

Please to put a penny in the

old man’s hat.

REPEAT IN THREE-PART

ROUND

CHUBBY LITTLE SNOWMAN

A chubby little snowman

Had a carrot nose.

Along came a bunny,

And what do you suppose?

That hungry little bunny,

Looking for his lunch,

Ate the snowman’s carrot nose,

Nibble, nibble, crunch!

THE CHIMNEY

Here is the chimney,

Here is the top,

Open the lid,

Out Santa will pop!

GUSTY THE ELF III *

Gusty the Elf was Santa’s helper,

Gusty the Elf just loved to try,

But when he worked for dear

old Santa,

Gusty the Elf could only cry,

“Oh!” when he stubbed his toe,

“Umm,” when he hammered

his thumb,

“Gee!” when he banged his knee,

‘’Oh, boy!” when he broke a toy,

Gusty the Elf was so

discouraged,

“Help me, please Santa, won’t

you try?”

So, Santa gave Gusty brand

new glasses,

Gusty the elf no more did cry,

“Oh!” when he stubbed his toe,

“Umm,” when he hammered

his thumb,

“Gee!” when he banged his knee,

‘’Oh, boy!” when he broke a toy,

Gusty the Elf was oh, so happy,

“Thank you, dear Santa,

for this joy,

Now I can make the toys for

Christmas,

For ev’ry little girl and boy.”

Gusty the Elf was oh, so happy,

“Thank you, dear Santa,

for this joy,

Now he can make the toys

for Christmas,

For ev’ry little girl and boy.”

“Now I can make the toys for

Christmas,

For ev’ry little girl and boy.”

JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS

Jolly old St. Nicholas,

lean your ear this way!

Don’t you tell a single soul

what l’m going to say;

Christmas Eve will soon be here,

now you dear old man,

Whisper what you’ll bring to me,

tell me if you can.

When the clock is striking twelve,

when you’re fast asleep,

Down the chimney with my pack,

softly I will creep,

All the stockings you will find

hanging in a row;

Mine will be the shortest one,

you’ll be sure to know.

Johnny wants a pair of skates,

Susie needs a sled,

Nellie wants a storybook,

one she hasn’t read,

As for me, I hardy know,

so I’ll go to rest;

Choose for me, dear Santa

Claus,

what you think is best.

JINGLE BELLS

CHORUS:

Jingle bells! Jingle bells!

Jingle all the way.

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a snowflake, open sleigh!

Jingle bells! Jingle bells!

Jingle all the way.

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a snowflake, open sleigh!

Dashing through the snow

In a snowflake, open sleigh!

O’er the skies we go,

Laughing all the way;

Hear our voices ring,

Making spirits bright,

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight. Oh…,

CHORUS

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a snowflake, open sleigh!

DOWN THROUGH

THE CHIMNEY*

Down through the chimney,

Santa slipped,

Brushed off the dirt and snow

that dripped,

Looked round the room and

then he crept

Right past the beds where the

children slept.

Laid all the presents under

the tree,

Filled the stockings full for the

children to see,

Then tiptoed to the chimney and

was out of sight,

‘Til he jumped into his sleigh and

flew off through the night.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING*

Santa Claus is coming,

Christmas is near,

Hang all the stockings,

We can’t wait ‘til he’s here.

REPEAT IN FOUR-PART

ROUND

UP ON THE HOUSETOP

Up on the housetop reindeer

pause,

Out jumps good old Santa Claus;

Down through the chimney with

lots of toys,

All for the little ones,

Christmas joys.

CHORUS:

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!

Up on the house top, click,

click, click,

Down through the chimney with

good St. Nick.

First comes the stocking of

little Nell;

Oh, dear Santa, fill it well,

Give her a dolly that laughs

and cries,

One that can open and

shut its eyes.

CHORUS

Look in the stocking of

little Will;

Oh, just see what a glorious fill!

Here is a hammer and lots

of tacks,

Whistle and ball and a whip

that cracks.

CHORUS

‘TWAS THE NIGHT

BEFORE CHRISTMAS

‘Twas the night before Christmas,

when all through the house,

Not a creature was stirring, not

even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the

chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas would

soon be there.

The children were nestled all

snug in their beds,

While visions of sugarplums

danced through their heads;

And Mama in her ‘kerchief, and I

in my cap,

Had just settled down for a long

winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there

arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what

was the matter;

Away to the window I flew

like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw

up the sash…

When, what to my wondering

eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight

tiny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively

and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be

Saint Nick…

“Now Dasher! Now Dancer!

Now Prancer! And Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid!

On, Donner and Blitzen!”…

And then, in a twinkling, I

heard on the roof,

The prancing and pawing of

each little hoof.

As I drew in my head,

and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas

came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from

his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished

with ashes and soot!

A bundle of toys he had

flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler

just opening his pack;

His eyes—how they twinkled!

His dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses,

his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn

up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was

as white as the snow…

He had a broad face and a

little round belly.

That shook, when he laughed,

like a bowl full of jelly…

He spoke not a word, but went

straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings—then

turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside

of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the

chimney he rose.

He sprang to his sleigh, to his

team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew, like the

down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he

drove out of sight,

“Merry Christmas to all! And to

all a good night!”

Clement Moore Clarke