Here
We Go A Wassailing!
A list of Christmas Carols -
and then some modern songs thrown in too
Gaudete
Gaudete,
Gaudete Cristus Est Natus, Ex Maria Virgine Gaudete.
Sound
it out like this.
Cow
– Gau
Day
- de
Say
– te
Priest
– Christ
you
– us
rest
– est
Baa
– Nat
you
– us
Ex
– ex
Maria
– Maria
Veer
– Vir
gin
– gin
eh
– e
Gaudete
Oh
Christmas Tree
Oh
Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging
Oh
Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
Thy leaves are so unchanging
Not
only green when summer's here,
But also when ters cold and
drear.
Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
Thy leaves are so
unchanging!
Oh
Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
Much pleasure do you bring
me!
Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
Much pleasure do you
bring me!
For
every year the Christmas tree,
Brings to us all both joy and
glee.
Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
Much pleasure do you
bring me!
Oh
Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
You'll never be unchanging!
A
symbol of good, will, and love
You'll never be unchanging
Each
shining light
Each silver bell
No one alive spreads cheer so well
Oh
Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree,
You'll never be unchanging
Good
King Wencesles
Good
King Wenceslas looked out
on the feast of Stephen,
when the snow
lay round about,
deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon
that night,
though the frost was cruel,
when a poor man came in
sight,
gathering winter fuel.
Hither,
page, and stand by me.
If thou know it telling:
yonder peasant,
who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good
league hence,
underneath the mountain,
right against the forest
fence
by Saint Agnes fountain.
Bring
me flesh, and bring me wine.
Bring me pine logs hither.
Thou and
I will see him dine
when we bear the thither.
Page and monarch,
forth they went,
forth they went together
through the rude wind's
wild lament
and the bitter weather.
Sire,
the night is darker now,
and the wind blows stronger.
Fails my
heart, I know not how.
I can go no longer.
Ark my footsteps my
good page,
tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the
winter's rage
freeze thy blood less coldly.
In
his master's step he trod,
where the snow lay dented.
Heat was in
the very sod
which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian
men, be sure,
wealth or rank possessing,
ye who now will bless
the poor
shall yourselves find blessing
Boar's
Head Carol
The
boar's head in hand bear I
Bedecked with bay and rosemary;
So I
pray you my masters be merry,
Quot
estis in convivio
[as
many as are at the feast].
Chorus
Caput
apri defero
[I
bring in the boar's head]
Reddens
laudes Domino
[Giving
thanks to the lord]
Caput
apri defero
Reddens laudes Domino
The boar's head as I
understand
Is the rarest dish in all the land,
Which thus
bedecked with a gay garland,
Let
us servire cantico
[serve
it with a song].
Chorus
Our
steward hath provided this
In honour of the King of bliss,
Which
on this day to be served is
In Reginensis atrio
[In
Queen's Hall].
Here We Come
a Wassailing
Here we come a-wassailing
among the leaves so green;
Here we come a-wandering,
so fair to be seen.
Refrain:
Love and joy come to you,
and to you our wassail, too.
And God bless you and send
you a Happy New Year
And God bless you and send
you a Happy New Year
We are not daily beggars
that beg from door to door;
But we are neighbours'
children whom you have seen before.
Refrain
We have a little purse
made of ratching leather skin;
We want a little sixpence
to line it well within.
Refrain
God bless the master of
this house, likewise the mistress, too;
And all the little
children that round the table go.
Refrain
Silent
Night
Silent
night! Holy night
All
is calm, all is bright
Round young virgin mother and child
Holy
infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in
heavenly peace!
Silent
night! Holy night!
Shepherds
quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts
sing Hallelujah
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is
born!
Silent
night! Holy night!
Son
of God love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With
the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth,
Jesus,
Lord at thy birth.
God
Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
God
rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ,
our Savior
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's
power
When we were gone astray
O
tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort
and joy
Tidings of joy
From
God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came
And unto certain
Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was
born
The Son of God by name
O
tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort
and joy
Comfort and joy
"Fear
not," said the Angel
"Let nothing you afright
This day
is born a Savior
Of pure or Virgin bright
To free all those who
trust in Him
From Satan's power and might"
O
tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort
and joy
Now
to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place
And with true
love and brotherhood
Each other, now embrace
This holy tide of
Christmas
All other doth deface
O
tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort
and joy
Tidings
of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Tidings of comfort and joy
Oh
Come All Ye Faithful
Oh, come all
ye faithful joyful and triumphant
Oh, come ye
oh, come ye to Bethlehem
Come and
behold Him, born the King of angels
O come let us
adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us
adore Him, Christ the Lord
Sing choirs
of angels, sing in exultation
Sing all ye
citizens of heaven above
Glory to God
in the highest
O come let us
adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let
us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Joy to the
World
Joy to the
world! The Lord has come:
let earth
receive her King!
Let every heart
prepare him room
and heaven and
nature sing.
and heaven and
nature sing
and heaven and
heaven and nature sing
Joy to the
world! the Saviour reigns:
let men their
songs employ
while fields
and floods rocks hills and plains
repeat the
sounding joy
repeat the
sounding joy
repeat the
sounding joy
No more let
sins and sorrows grow
nor thorns
infest the ground:
he comes to
make his blessings flow
far as the
curse is found
far as curse is
found
far as curse is
found
He rules the
earth with truth and grace,
and makes the
nations prove
the glories of
his righteousness
and wonders of
his love
and wonders of
his love
and wonders of
his love
Away in a
Manger
Away in a manger,
No
crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright
sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on
the hay
The cattle are lowing
The
poor Baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord
Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side,
'Til morning
is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I
ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear
children
In Thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with
Thee there
Silver Bells
City
sidewalks busy sidewalks .
Dressed in
holiday style
In the air
There's a feeling
of
Christmas
Children laughing
People
passing
Meeting smile
after smile
And on every
street corner you'll hear
Silver bells
silver bells
It's
Christmas time in the city
Ring a ling
hear them ring
Soon it will
be Christmas day
Strings of
street lights
Even stop
lights
Blink a
bright red and green
As the
shoppers rush
home with their treasures
Hear the snow
crunch
See the kids
bunch
This is
Santa's big scene
And above all
this bustle
You'll hear
Silver
bells, silver bells
It's
Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling,
hear them ring
Soon it will
be Christmas day
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!!
Oh,
it doesn't show signs of stopping
And
I've bought some corn for popping
The
lights are turned way down low
Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
When
we finally kiss goodnight
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
Oh,
it doesn't show signs of stopping
And
I've bought some corn for popping
The
lights are turned way down low
Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
When
we finally kiss goodnight
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
I'll
be wa-a-rm.
The
fire is slowly dying
And,
my dear, we're still goodbying
But
as long as you love me so
Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
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.
Toll
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
White
Christmas
I'm dreaming
of a white Christmas
Just like the
ones I used to know
Where the
treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the
snow
I'm dreaming
of a white Christmas
With every
Christmas card I write
May your days
be merry and bright
And may all
your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming
of a white Christmas
With every
Christmas card I write
May your days
be merry and bright
And may all
your Christmases be white
Sleigh
Ride
Just hear those sleigh
bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely
weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is
falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on,
it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy
up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a
wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
It's grand,
just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a
wintry fairy land.
Our cheeks are nice and
rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like
two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before
us,
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For
a sleigh ride together with you.
There's a birthday
party
At the home of Farmer Gray,
It'll be the perfect ending of
a perfect day,
We'll be singing the songs
We love to sing without
a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
The chestnuts pop;
Pop! Pop! Pop!
There's a happy
feeling
Nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the
coffee
And the pumpkin pie,
It'll nearly be like a picture
print
By Currier and Ives,
These wonderful things are the
things
We remember all through our lives!
Just hear those sleigh
bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely
weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is
falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on,
it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy
up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a
wonderland of snow.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
It's grand,
just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a
wintry fairy land.
Our cheeks are nice and
rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like
two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before us
And
sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh
ride together with you.
It's
Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas
It's
beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere
you go;
Take a look
in the five and ten glistening once again
With candy
canes and silver lanes aglow.
It's
beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every
store
But the
prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own
front door.
A pair of
hopalong 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;
And Mom and
Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.
School days
school days dear old golden rules day don't have to study don't have
to go look out the window it's starting to snow
It's
beginning to look a lot like Christmas
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 Christmas;
Soon the
bells will start,
And the thing
that will make them ring
is the carol
that you sing
Right within
your heart
Rocking
Around the Christmas Tree
Rockin'
around the Christmas tree
At the
Christmas party hop,
Mistletoe
hung where you can see,
Every couple
tries to stop,
Rockin'
around the Christmas tree,
Let the
Christmas spirit ring,
Later we'll
have some pumpkin pie,
And we'll do
some caroling.
You will get
a sentimental feeling when you hear,
Voices
singing, "Let's be jolly,
Deck the
halls with boughs of holly",
Rockin'
around the Christmas tree,
Have a happy
holiday,
Everyone
dancin' merrily,
In the new old-fashioned way.
You will get
a sentimental feeling when you hear,
Voices
singing, "Let's be jolly,
Deck the
halls with boughs of holly",
Rockin'
around the Christmas tree,
Have a happy
holiday,
Everyone
dancin' merrily,
In the new
old-fashioned way.
Chestnut 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
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
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
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
Winter
Wonderland
Sleigh
bells ring, are you listening,
In
the lane, snow is glistening
A
beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
Walking in a winter
wonderland.
Gone
away is the bluebird,
Here
to stay is a new bird
He
sings a love song,
As
we go along,
Walking
in a winter wonderland.
In
the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then
pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll
say: Are you married?
We'll
say: No man,
But
you can do the job
When
you're in town.
Later
on, we'll conspire,
As
we dream by the fire
To
face unafraid,
The
plans that we've made,
Walking
in a winter wonderland.
In
the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then
pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll
have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until
the other kiddies knock him down.
When
it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though
your nose gets a chilling
We'll
frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking
in a winter wonderland.
Walking
in a winter wonderland,
Walking
in a winter wonderland.
Mistletoe and
Holly
Oh,
by gosh, by golly
It's
time for mistletoe and holly
Tasty
pheasants, Christmas presents
Countrysides
covered with snow
Oh,
by gosh, by jingle
It's
time for carols and Kris Kringle
Overeating,
merry greetings
From
relatives you don't know
Then
comes that big night
Giving
the tree the trim
You'll
hear voices by starlight
Singing
a Yuletide hymn
Oh,
by gosh, by golly
It's
time for mistletoe and holly
Fancy
ties an' granny's pies
An'
folks stealin' a kiss or two
As
they whisper, "Merry Christmas" to you
Then
comes that big night
Giving
the tree the trim
You'll
hear voices by starlight
Singing
a Yuletide hymn
Oh,
by gosh, by golly
It's
time for mistletoe and holly
Fancy
ties an' granny's pies
An'
folks stealin' a kiss or two
As
they whisper, "Merry Christmas" to you
