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Christmas carols

O come, all ye faithful

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
O come ye, O 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!

God of God, Light of Light
Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb
Very God
Begotten, not created
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
All glory in the highest
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!

 

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 Baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till 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

 

In the bleak mid-winter

In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
long, Long ago.

God, Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor the earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty,
Jesus Christ.

Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air,
But His mother only
In her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.

L’enfant au tambour

Sur la route parapapampam
Petit tambour s’en va parapapampam
Il sent son coeur qui bat parapapampam
Au rythme de ses pas parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Ô petit enfant parapapampam
Où vas-tu tarampapampam
Rapapampam
Hier mon père parapapampam
A suivi le tambour parapapampam
Le tambour des soldats parapapampam
Alors je vais au ciel parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Là je veux donner pour son retour
Mon tambour tarampapampam
Rapapampam
Tous les anges parapapampam
Ont pris leur beau tambour parapapampam
Et ont dit à l’enfant parapapampam
Ton père est de retour parapapampam
Rapapampam rapapampam

Et l’enfant s’éveille parapapampam
Sur son tambour

 

Deck the Hall

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
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

[Verse 2]
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 Yule-tide treasure
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

[Verse 3]
Fast away the old year passes
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Hail the new year, 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

 

Ring Christmas Bells

Ring, Christmas Bells, Merrily ring,
Tell all the world: Jesus is King!
Loudly proclaim with one accord,
The happy tale; Welcome the Lord
Ring, Christmas Bells, Sound far and near,
The birth day of Jesus is here.
Herald the news To old and young,
Tell it to all, In ev’ry tongue.
Ring, Christmas Bells, Toll loud and long,
Your message sweet, Peel and prolong.
Come, all ye people, Join in the singing,
Repeat the story, Told by the ringing,
Ring, Christmas bells, Ring, Christmas bells,

Loudly proclaim with one accord,

The happy tale; Welcome the Lord
Ring, Ring ,Ring, Jesus is King(Repeat from Beginning)

 

O come o come Emmanuel

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
and order all things far and nigh;
to us the path of knowledge show
and cause us in our ways to go.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

3 O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height
in ancient times once gave the law
in cloud and majesty and awe.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

4 O come, thou root of Jesse’s tree,
an ensign of thy people be!
before the rulers silent fall,
all peoples on thy mercy call.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

 

What child is this

What child is this
Who lay to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds 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 ass are feeding
Good Christian, fear :  for sinners hear
The silent Word is pleading
This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The babe, the son of Mary

[Verse 3]
So bring him incense, 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 shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him praise
The babe, the son of Mary

 

O Holy Night

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth;
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world1 rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn;

Chorus
Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices!
O night divine! O night when Christ was born.
O night, O holy night, O night divine.

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming;
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand:
O’er the world a star is sweetly gleaming

Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our friend;

Chorus
He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger!2
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King! your King! before him bend!

 

Minuit, Chrétiens, voyez que Dieu nous aime,
Christ est vivant, c’est la fin de l’hiver.
Le monde entier reçoit de Dieu son Père :
Résurrection, vie plus forte que la mort.
Ressuscite, Christ est donne aux hommes,
Les baptises qu’il nourrit de son corps.

Il reviendra, c’est la nôtre espérance,
Noel, Noel, naissance du sauveur.
Noel, Noel, voici le rédempteur !

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is Love and His gospel is Peace;
Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother,
And in his name all oppression shall cease,
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful Chorus raise we;
With all our hearts we praise his Holy name!

Chorus
Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we!3
His pow’r and glory, evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory, evermore proclaim!

 

Ding, dong, Merrily on high

1 Ding dong, merrily on high!
In heav’n the bells are ringing;
ding dong, verily the sky
is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

2 E’en so here below, below.
let steeple bells be swungen,
And io, io, io,
by priest and people sungen.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

3 Pray ye dutifully prime
your matin chime, ye ringers;
may ye beautifully rhyme
your evetime song, ye singers.
Gloria, hosannah in the highest!

Hark, the Herald Angels sing

1 Hark! the herald angels sing,
« Glory to the newborn King:
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled! »
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th’angelic hosts proclaim,
« Christ is born in Bethlehem! »

Hark! the herald angels sing,
« Glory to the newborn King »

2 Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin’s womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th’incarnate Deity,
Please as man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hark! the herald angels sing,
« Glory to the newborn King »

3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
ris’n with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth

Hark! the herald angels sing,
« Glory to the newborn King »

 

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

Chantons à la terre entière,
Chantons à la terre entière,
Chantons à la terre entière,
Un très joyeux Noel.
Que Noel apporte à chacun la joie
Et qu’entre les peuples règne partout la paix !

So bring us some figgy pudding
So bring us some figgy pudding
So bring us some figgy pudding
And a cup of good cheer

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas and a happy new year

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 to you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas and a happy new year

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
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year