Vista Philharmonic Orchestra

Sing-Along Lyrics for Christmas Panorama

DECK THE HALL
Deck the hall 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.

LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
It doesn’t show signs of stopping,
And I brought some corn for popping,
The lights are turned ‘way down low,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally kiss good-night,
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.
The fire is slowly dying,
And my dear, we’re still goodbye-ing,
But as long as you love me so,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
I’ll be home for Christmas,
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams.
I’ll be home for Christmas,
If only in my dreams.

JINGLE BELLS
Dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O’er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way!
Bells on bobtail 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!
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,
He got into a drifted bank
and we, 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!
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Jingle all the way!
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one—horse—o—pen—sleigh—!

FROSTY, THE SNOWMAN
Frosty, the snowman,
Was a jolly happy soul,
With a corn cob 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.
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.
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,
Sayin’, “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 sayin’, “Don’t you cry.
I’ll be back again some day.”
Thumpety thump thump
Thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpety thump thump
Thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow.

JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS
Jolly old Saint Nicholas,
Lean your ear this way!
Don’t you tell a single soul
What I’m going to say;
Christmas Eve is coming soon;
Now you dear old man,
Whisper what you’ll bring to me;
Tell me if you can.
When the clock is striking twelve,
When I’m fast asleep,
Down the chimney broad and black,
With your pack you’ll creep;
All the stockings you will find
Hanging in a row;
Mine will be the shortest one,
You’ll be sure to know.
Andrew wants a pair of skates;
Lisa wants a sled;
Mary wants a picture book —
Yellow, blue and red;
Now I think I’ll leave to you
What to give the rest;
Choose for me, dear Santa Claus,
You will know the best.

RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
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,

And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
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 for glee,
“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,
You’ll go down in his—to—ry—!”

THE CHRISTMAS SONG
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose;
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos;
Ev’rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa’s on his way;
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And ev’ry mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And, so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two;
Although it’s been said many times, many ways,
Merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas to you!

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
And a Happy New Year!
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin!
Good tidings for Christmas,

And a Happy New Year!
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding,
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding,
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding,
And a cup of good cheer!
Good tidings we bring, etc.
We won’t go until we get some,
We won’t go until we get some,
We won’t go until we get some,
So bring some out here.
Good tidings we bring, etc.
[PAUSE]
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
And a Happy—New—Year—–!