Join our Christmas sing-a-long with the Chipping Norton Choral Society and the Chippy Singers and Can Sing Groups, while children from St Mary’s and Holy Trinity Primary Schools are led by the Town Mayor on a lantern parade.
Winter Wonderland
Over the ground lies a mantle of white,
A heaven of diamonds shine down through the night,
Two hearts are thrillin’ in spite of the chill in
The weather.
Love knows no season, love knows no clime,
Romance can blossom any old time,
Here in the open, we’re walkin’ and hopin’
Together!
[Chorus]
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’?
In the lane, snow is glistenin’,
A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight,
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird,
He sings his love song, as we go along,
Walkin’ 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 made,
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!
[Repeat Chorus]
Jingle Bells
We’re dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
Across the fields we go;
We’re laughing all the way;
The bells on bobtail ring,
They are making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
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!
[Repeat All]
White Christmas
The sun is shining, the grass is green,
The orange and palm trees sway.
There’s never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, L.A.
But it’s December, the twenty-fourth,
And I am longing to be up North.
[Chorus]
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”
[Repeat Chorus]
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
I just came back from a lovely trip along with Milky Way
Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday;
I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could do
He took me to his workshop and told his plans to me.
You better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I’m telling you why:
Santa Claus is comin’ to town.
He’s making a list
And checking it twice,
Gonna find out
Who’s naughty and nice.
Santa Claus is comin’ to town.
He sees you when you’re sleepin’,
He knows when you’re awake,
he knows if you’ve been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake.
You better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I’m telling you why:
Santa Claus is comin’ to town.
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.
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia:
Christ, the Saviour is born,
Christ, the Saviour is born.
Silent night, holy night.
Son of God, love’s pure light,
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With dawn of redeeming grace;
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
Sleigh Ride
[Chorus]
Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing,
Ring ting tingle-ing, 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.
[Verse 1]
Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap, 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 gliding along with the song
Of a wintery fairy land,
[Verse 2]
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 the 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!
[Repeat Chorus, Verse 1, and Verse 2]
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
When the steeple bells sound their “A”,
They don’t play it in tune,
But the welkin will ring one day
And that day will be soon.
[Chorus]
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light,
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay,
Next year all our troubles will be miles away.
Once again as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore,
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us once more.
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow,
Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow,
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
[Repeat Chorus]
Wonderful Christmas
The mood is right,
The spirit’s up
We’re here tonight
And that’s enough.
[Chorus]
Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
The party’s on,
The feeling’s here
That only comes.
This time of year
[Repeat Chorus]
The word is out,
About the town
To lift a glass
Oh, don’t look down.
[Repeat Chorus]
The choir of children sing their song.
Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding, dong, ding,
Ooh, ooh,
[Repeat Chorus]
