Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

The shepherds all were watchin'
Over the sheep at night
When a guiding star shone from heaven
And they followed that holy light

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

They found a lowly manger
Where the humble Christ was born
And God sent out salvation
On that blessed Christmas morn

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

He brought with him Forgiveness
He lived to show us the way
He came to redeem all creation
And to wash all our sins away

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

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GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN...

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our saviour
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from satan's power
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy

From God our heavenly Father
The blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The son of God by name
Oh tidings of comfort and joy (repeat)

Fear not said the angel
Let nothing you affright
This day is born a savior
Of the pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in him
From satan's power and might
Oh tidings of comfort and joy (repeat)

And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear saviour lay
They found him in the manger
Where oxen feed on hay
His mother Mary kneeled down
And to the Lord did pray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy (repeat)

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our saviour
Was born on Christmas Day

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THE OLD MAN'S BACK IN TOWN...

Hey, the old man's back in town
He's spreadin' cheer around
He's come a long, long way
With his reindeer and his sleigh
He's bringin' lots of toys
For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around
Yeah the old man's back in town
He's been waitin' all year long
Just to bring his gifts to you
All the elves and Mrs claus
Have been waitin'all year too
Now they're hookin' up his reindeer
And they're loadin' down his sliegh

So take my advice you best be nice
'Cause the old man's on his way
Hey, the old man's back in town
He's spreadin' cheer around
He's come a long, long way
With his reindeer and his sleigh
He's bringin' lots of toys
For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around
Yeah the old man's back in town
Now the mistloe is hungAnd the tree is all aglow
The carolers have sung
Every Christmas song they know
And the kids are all in bed now
With santa on their mind

So the scene is set and you can bet
He'll show up any time
Hey, the old man's back in town
He's spreadin' cheer around
He's come a long, long way
With his reindeer and his sleigh
He's bringin' lots of toys
For all good girls and boys

So spread the news around
Yeah the old man's back in town
Everybody gather 'round
'Cause the old man's back in town

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THE GIFT...

A poor orphan girl named maria
Was walking to market one day
She stopped for a rest by the roadside
Where a bird with a broken wing lay
A few moments passed till she saw it
For it's feathers were covered with sand
But soon cleaned and wrapped it was travling
In the warmth of Maria's small hand

She happily gave her last peso
On a cage made of rushes and twine
She fed it loose corn from the market
And watched it grow stronger with time
Now the Christmas Eve service was coming
And the church shone with tinsel and light
And all of the townfolks brought presents
To lay by the manger that night

There were diamonds and incense and perfumes
In packages fit for a king
But for one ragged bird in a small cage
Maria had nothing to bring
She waited till just before midnight
So no one would see her go in
and crying she knealt by the manger
For her gift was unworthy of him

Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
Maria what brings you to me
If the bird in the cage is your offering
Open the door let me see
Though she trembled she did as he asked her
And out of the cage the bird flew
Soaring up into the rafters
On a wing that had healed good as new

Just then the midnight bell rang out
and the little bird started to sing
A song that no words could recapture
Whose beauty was fit for a king
Now Maria felt blessed just to listen
To that casscade of notes sweet and long
As her offering was lifted to heaven
On that very first nightgale's song

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UNTO YOU THIS NIGHT...

On a night so long ago
By the light of one bright star
Two weary travellers far from Galilee
took refuge in a stable
Where a little child was born
to bring the gift of love to you and me
When the angels told the shepards of his birth
There came a great rejoicing on the earth And they sang glory to God in the highest
Dawing that first Christmas morn'
Peace on earth and tidings of great joy
For unto you this night a child is born
And, lo, these many years since then
That ancient star still guides us
And now again our Christmas voices ring
Blessed we are and safe at home
with loved ones here beside us
And in the still and silent night we sing
How the angels told the shepards of his birth
And there came a great rejoicing on the earth
And they sang glory to God in the highest
Dawning that first Christmas morn'
Peace on earth and tidings of great joy
For unto you this night a child is born

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WHITE CHRISTMAS...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sliegh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With evry Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And all your Christmases be white

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THE FRIENDLY BEASTS...

Jesus our brother kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable of wood
And the friendly beasts around him stood
Jesus our brother kind and good

"I" said the donkey shaggy and brown
I carried his mother up hill and down
I carried her safely to Bethelhem town
"I" said the donkey shaggy and brown

And "I" said the cow all white and red
I gave him my manger for a bed
I gave him my hay to pillow his head
"I" said the cow all white and red

"I" said the sheep with the curly horn
I gave him my wool for his blanket warm
And he wore my coat on that Christmas morn
"I" said the sheep with the curly horn

"I" said the dove from the rafters high
I cooed him to sleep that he should not cry
We cooed him to sleep my love and I
"I" said the dove from the rafters high

And "I" said the camel all yellow and black
Over the desert upon my back
I brought him a gift in the wise men's pack
"I" said the camel all yellow and black

Thus every beast remembering it well
In the stable dark was so proud to tell
Of the gifts that they gave Emmanuel
The gifts that they gave Emmanuel

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SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY...

Well santa looked a lot like daddy
Or daddy looked a lot like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was much too thin
He didn't come down the chimney
So mama must have let him in

Santa looked a lot like daddy
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Well they thought that I was fast-a-sleepin'
They thought that I was tucked in bed
They never figured that I'd come a peepin
Or I'd hear what was said

Santa put his arms around mama
And mama put her arms around him
So if santa ain't daddy
Well then I'm gonna tell on them

Well santa looked a lot like daddy
Or daddy looked a lot like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was much too thin

I never saw dancer or prancer
I never heard the sleigh bells ring
I never saw a red-nosed reindeer
Like they show on the TV screen
But he sure had lots of presents
So santa claus he must have been

Well he sure looked a lot like daddy
Or daddy looked a lot like him
Well santa looked a lot like daddy
Or daddy looked a lot like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was much too thin

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SILENT NIGHT...

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Shepards quake at the sight
Glory streams from heaven a far
Heavenly host sing allehlujah
Christ the saviour is born
Christ the saviour is born(recitation)

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

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MARY'S DREAM...

(Instrumental)

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WHAT CHILD IS THIS...

What child is this who laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepards watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepards guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
the babe the son of Mary

Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and cattle are feeding
Good christians fear for sinners here
The silent word is pleading

This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepards guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
the babe the son of Mary

So bring him insence, gold and myrrh
Come peasant king to own him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him

This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepards guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
the babe the son of Mary

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