Lyrics

THE CRANBERRY SHORES CHORUS

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

Words and Music by

Meredith Willson


It's beginning to look a lot like Christ-mas

Every-where you go.

Take a look at the five-and-ten,

Glistening once a-gain, with candy canes and silver lanes a-glow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christ-mas,

Toys in every store.

But the prettiest site to see is the holly that will be on your own front door.

A pair of Hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots is the wish of Barney and Ben.

Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk is the hope of Janice and Jen.

Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start a-gain!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christ-mas

Everywhere you go.

There's a tree in the grand hotel, one in the park as well,

The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christ-mas,

Soon the bells will ring

And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing

Right with-in your heart.

Shalom (A song for Hanukkah)

Words and Music by

Dave Perry and Jean Perry


Peace to you, my friend, to you, on this winter night.

May the joy of Hanukkah shine thru out your life.

May your days be long and may, may your friends be true,

May these days and nights of Hanukkah bring happiness to you.

Shine, candle bright on this Hanukkah night.

May the warmth and glow of the menorah show the joy of so long ago.

So, shine candle bright on this Hanukkah night.

At this time of year, with those whom we hold dear,

Let us share the love and laughter, one and all.

Shalom, Shalom to you, Shalom my friend

May God bless and keep you safe.

Til we meet a-gain.

So, Peace to you my friend, to you on this winter night.

At this time of year, with those whom we hold dear,

Let us share the love and laughter, one and all.

Shalom!


IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

Music By

Eddie Pola and George Wyle


It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

With the kids jingle belling and every-one telling you “Be of good cheer.”

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s the hap - happiest season of all.

With those holiday greetings and hap-happy meetings when friends come to call

It’s the hap-happiest season of all!

There’ll be par-ties for hosting,

marsh mellows for roasting

and caroling out in the snow

There’ll be scary ghost stories

and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

There’ll be much mistletoe-ing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near.

It’s the most wonderful,

most marvelous,

most Fabulous

joyously wonderful time...Time of the year!


JINGLE BELLS

Written By J.S. Pierpont

Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle, Hear those sleigh bells ring.


Verse 1

Dashing thru’ 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 to-night!

Chorus

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!

Verse 2

Now the ground is white, Go it while you’re young

Take the boys to-night and sing this sleighing song.

Get a bob-tail nag, Two-forty for his speed,

Then hitch him to an open sleigh and “crack” you’ll take the lead!

Repeat Chorus


WHITE CHRISTMAS

Written by Irving Berlin

Ding! The Christ-mas bells are ringing.

I'm dreaming of a White Christ-mas,

Just like the ones I used to know.

Where the tree-tops glisten, and children listen, To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a White Christ-mas,

With ev-'ry Christ-mas card I write.

May your days be merry and bright.

And may all your Christmases be white.

May your days be merry and bright.

And may all your Christmases be white.


CENTERTONIX

CAROL OF THE BELLS

Music: Mykola Leontovych; Lyrics:Peter J. Wilhousky


Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells,

All seem to say, throw cares away

Christmas is here, bringing good cheer,

To young and old, meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong, that is their song

With joyful ring, all caroling.


One seems to hear words of good cheer

From everywhere, filling the air.

Oh how they pound, raising the sound,

O'er hill and dale, telling their tale.

Gaily they ring while people sing

Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here.


Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.


Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas,

On on they send, on without end,

Their joyful tone to every home


Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells,

All seem to say, throw cares away

Christmas is here, bringing good cheer,

To young and old, meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong, that is their song

With joyful ring, all caroling.


One seems to hear words of good cheer

From everywhere, filling the air.

Oh how they pound, raising the sound,

O'er hill and dale, telling their tale.

Gaily they ring while people sing

Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here.


Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,


On on they send, on without end,

Their joyful tone to every home



NOT SO MUCH A WINTER WONDERLAND

Words by Brian Morris, Music by Felix Bernard

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THE CHRISTMAS SONG

Songwriters: Mel Torme / Robert Wells


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

Everybody 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 every 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 to you

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 to you.



LIGHT ONE CANDLE

Music and lyrics by Peter Yarrow


Light one candle for the Maccabee children

With thanks that their light didn't die

Light one candle for the pain they endured

When their right to exist was denied

Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice

Justice and freedom demand

But light one candle for the wisdom to know

When the peacemaker's time is at hand

Don't let the light go out!

It's lasted for so many years!

Don't let the light go out!

Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)

Light one candle for the strength that we need

To never become our own foe

And light one candle for those who are suffering

Pain we learned so long ago

Light one candle for all we believe in

That anger not tear us apart

And light one candle to find us together

With peace as the song in our hearts

Don't let the light go out!

It's lasted for so many years!

Don't let the light go out!

Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)

What is the memory that's valued so highly

That we keep it alive in that flame?

What's the commitment to those who have died

That we cry out they've not died in vain?

We have come this far always believing

That justice would somehow prevail

This is the burden, this is the promise

This is why we will not fail!

Don't let the light go out!

Don't let the light go out!

Don't let the light go out!


O TANNENBAUM

German traditional folk song, Lyrics by Ernst Anschütz

Arrangement by Vince Guaraldi and Liam Mahony

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum

wie treu sind deine Blätter!

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,

wie treu sind deine Blätter!

Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,

Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,

wie treu sind deine Blätter!


Oh Christmas, Christmas tree

Faithful and true your branches green

Oh Chris... Christmas tree

Faithful are your branches

Green when summer days are bright

and when winter snow is white

Oh Christmas, Christmas tree

Faithful and green your branches are

(Jingle bells Jingle all the way)

SANTA BABY

Joan Ellen Javits / Philip Springer / Tony Springer

Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree for me

Been an awful good girl

Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue

I'll wait up for you, dear

Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Think of all the fun I've missed

Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed

Next year, I could be just as good

If you check off my Christmas list

Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot

Been an angel all year

Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa honey, one little thing I really need, the deed

To a platinum mine

Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with a duplex and checks

Sign your "X" on the line

Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Come and trim my Christmas tree

With some decorations bought at Tiffany

I really do believe in you

Let's see if you believe in me

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring

I don't mean on the phone

Santa baby, so hurry down my chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry, tonight


WE'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Lyrics by Brian Morris, Music by Walter Kent

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