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Jerry Herman
And we need a little snappy
"Happy ever after,"
Haul out the holly;
Need a little Christmas now.
Put up the tree before my spirit falls again.
For we need a little Christmas
Fill up the stocking,
Right this very minute,
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now.
Candles in the window,
For we need a little Christmas
Carols at the spinet.
Right this very minute,
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Candles in the window,
Right this very minute.
Carols at the spinet.
Need a little Christmas now.
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Yes we need a little music,
Right this very minute.
Need a little laughter,
It hasn't snowed a single flurry,
Need a little singing,
But, Santa, dear, we’re in a hurry,
Ringing through the rafter,
So climb down the chimney;
And we need a little snappy,
Put up the brightest string of lights I've ever seen.
Happy ever after,
Slice up the fruitcake;
Need a little Christmas now.
It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough.
For I've grown a little leaner,
Note:
Grown a little colder,
“Carols at the spinet” has been changed to:
Grown a little sadder,
“Candles and the spirit” in this version
Grown a little older,
And I need a little angel
Sitting on my shoulder,
Need a little Christmas now.
(Instrumental)
For we need a little music,
Need a little laughter,
Need a little singing
Deck The Halls Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Traditional
They're tuning up the fiddles now, Come on and dance the merry Christmas polka
the fiddles now, the fiddles now Let ev'ry lady step with her beau
There's wine to warm the middles now Around a tree to the ceiling
and get your head awhirl. with lots of time for stealing
Around and round the room we go Those kisses beneath the mistletoe.
the room we go, the room we go
Around and round the room we go, Come on and dance the merry Christmas polka
so get yourself a girl. With ev'rybody joining in the fun
Roll out the yuletide barrels
Now ev'ry heart will start to tingle, that sing out the carols,
When sleigh bells jingle on Santa's sleigh, A merry Christmas ev'ryone!
Together we will greet Kris Kringle
And another Christmas Day.
(Instrumental – 10 measures)
Dominick the (Italian Christmas) Donkey Hey! Chingedy ching,
Ray Allen, Wandra Merrell, and Sam Saltzberg (hee-haw, hee-haw)
it's Dominick the donkey,
Hey! Chingedy ching, Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw) (hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey, the Italian Christmas donkey
Chingedy ching, (la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(hee-haw, hee-haw) (la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da)
The Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la) Children sing and clap their hands,
(la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da) And Dominick starts to dance,
they talk Italian to him,
Santa's got a little friend, and he even understands
his name is Dominick, Cummare's and cumpare's
the cutest little donkey, do the dance 'a tarantell',
you never see him kick, when Santa Nicola comes to town,
when Santa visits his paisans, and brings 'o ciucciarell',
with Dominick he'll be,
because the reindeer cannot Hey! Chingedy ching,
climb the hills of Italy (hee-haw, hee-haw)
it's Dominick the donkey,
Hey! Chingedy ching, Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw) (hee-haw, hee-haw)
it's Dominick the donkey, the Italian Christmas donkey
Chingedy ching, (la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(hee-haw, hee-haw) (la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da)
the Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la) Hey! Dominick! Buonn Natale!
(la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da) (hee-haw, hee-haw) (hee-haw, hee-haw) (hee-haw, hee-
haw) (hee-haw, hee-haw) (hee-haw, hee-haw*some
Jingle bells around his feet, explanations:
and presents on the sled, - paisans: Neapolitan 'paisano' = fellow countryman
hey! Look at the mayor's derby, - Bruccalin': dialect = Brooklyn, NYC
on top of Dominick's head, - Cummare's:Neapolitan 'cummare'=Godmother, female relative
a pair of shoes for Louie, - cumpare's:Neap. 'cumpare'=Godfather, male relative, chum
and a dress for Josephine, - 'a tarantell': Neapolitan 'a tarantella' = southern Italian dance
the label on the inside - Santa Nicola: dialect = St. Nick, Santa Clause
says they're made in Bruccalin' - 'o ciucciarell': Neapolitan 'o ciucciarello' = little donkey
- Buonn Natale!: Neapolitan = Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart
Written and performed by José Feliciano
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Prospero año y felicidad
Feliz navidad
Prospero año y felicidad Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Prospero año y felicidad
Feliz navidad
Prospero año y felicidad I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
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
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
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
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad Prospero año y Felicidad
Feliz navidad
Prospero año y felicidad
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad
Feliz navidad
Prospero 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
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Johnny Marks and Lee “Scratch” Perry
Perfomed by Peggy Lee