CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SONGS – LYRICS AND MORE

Roll the Yule Log on Uncle John as PDQ Bach once wrote…

The Holiday Season is upon us and time to dust off those Christmas Song Books and Aunt Eunice on the Accordian for another round of Christmas Carol Singing!

Oh…you don’t have the song books…just the good ole’ Aunty?  Haste NOT!  The Amazing Waiters have put together some of your Holiday Song Lyrics right here, right now…You know the tunes, so here are the lyrics, so there’s no excuse for messing them up.  You might even learn something new this year too!

These songs are in no particular order or preference.  Just as they came to our mind.

Missing some, let us know and we’ll add them next year.

Wrote one you want us to record?   Send us an email.  We love getting new stuff to sing!

Happy Holidays from all of us here at The Amazing Waiters!

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WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

What Child is this, who lays 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 praise,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

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.

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, oh haste to bring Him praise,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Christmas Carol Lyrics

What Child Is This?

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow
On a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring,
making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, 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

A day or two ago,
I thought I’d take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank,
And then we got upsot.

Oh, 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

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.

Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song
Just get a bob tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you’ll take the lead

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.

 

Jingle Bells - Lyrics

Dashing Through The Snow…

Change it up!  Here’s Jingle Bells in a few other languages!

GREEK JINGLE BELLS:

Trigona Kalanta – lyrics in Greeklish

Trigona, kalanta, skorpisan pantou
kathe spiti mia folia tou mikrou Christou,
trigona kalanta mes sti geitonia
irthan ta Christougenna ki i Protochronia

Astro foteino, tha’vgei giortino
minyma tha ferei apo ton ourano (dis)

Trigona, kalanta, sto mikro chorio
kai chtypaei charoumena to kampanario
trigona, kalanta skorpisan pantou
kathe spiti mia folia tou mikrou Christou

Trechoun ta paidia mesa sto chionia
irthan ta Christougenna ki i Protochronia
mes sti sigalia, anoigei i agkalia
ki ekane i agapi tin kardia folia

Trigona, kalanta skorpisan pantou
kathe spiti mia folia tou mikrou Christou
trigona, kalanta mes sti geitonia
irthan ta Christougenna ki i Protochronia..

Need some help with pronunciation?  Here’s a You Tube Link:

http://youtu.be/CBLgEid9JoI

 

International Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells in Greek

ITALIAN JINGLE BELLS:

Jingle bells, jingle bells
suona jingle bells
tintinnando nei cammin
le campanelle d’or.

Jingle bells, jingle bells
suona jingle bells
e suonando porterà
la gioia in ogni cuor.

La neve scesa già
col bianco suo mantel
e su la neve fitta
andiamo a scivolar
e mentre noi cantiam
la sonagliera d’or
suonando allegramente
ci accompagna nel cammin

Jingle bells, jingle bells
suona jingle bells
Dai monti scivoliam
a valle noi scendiam
e per le strade bianche
suonando jingle bell
ognuno ascolterà
con gran felicità
un dolce tintinnare
delle campanelle d’or.

 THE FIRST NOEL – LYRICS

The first Noel the angel did say was to certain

poor shepherds in fields as they lay:
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

The First Noel, Christmas Carol

The First Noel, Song Lyrics

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far:
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night.

Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.

And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from the country far;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew nigh to the north-west;
O’er Bethlehem it took it’s rest,
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

Then entered in those wise men three,
Fell reverently upon their knee,
And offered there in his presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the kind of Israel.

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
That hath made heaven and earth of nought,
And with his blood mankind has bought.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
SILENT NIGHT – ENGLISH LYRICS

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
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
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 dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Silent Night, Lyrics

Silent Night, Holy Night

 

SILENT NIGHT – GERMAN LYRICS

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Hirten erst kundgemacht
Durch der Engel Halleluja,
Tönt es laut von fern und nah:
Christ, der Retter ist da!
Christ, der Retter ist da!

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht
Lieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund,
Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’.

Christ, in deiner Geburt!
Christ, in deiner Geburt!

THE FIRST NOEL – ENGLISH  LYRICS

The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepards in fields as they lay:
In fields where they lay a keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far:
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.

And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from the country far;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew nigh to the north-west;
O’er Bethlehem it took it’s rest,
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

Then entered in those wise men three,
Fell reverently upon their knee,
And offered there in his presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the kind of Israel.

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
That hath made heaven and earth of nought,
And with his blood mankind has bought.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

A Christmas Star

The First Noel

 

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

French carol, ca. 1862

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly singing over the plains

And the mountains in reply,

Echoing their joyous strains.

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Shepherds, why this Jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heavenly song?

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ, the Lord,

the newborn King

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

See Him in a manger laid

Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth!

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

With us sing our Savior’s birth.

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

Glo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

 

AWAY IN A MANGER – ENGLISH LYRICS

Away in a manger,

no crib for His bed,

The little Lord Jesus

laid down His sweet head;

The stars in the heavens

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 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 fit us for Heaven

to live with Thee there.

Away in a manger,

no crib for His bed,

The little Lord Jesus

laid down His sweet head;

The stars in the heavens

looked down where He lay,

The little Lord Jesus

asleep on the hay.

Christmas Carol Lyrics

Away In A Manger, Lyrics

 

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.

O tidings of comfort and joy,

comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and joy.

In Bethlehem, in Jewry,

This blessed Babe was born,

And laid within a manger,

Upon this blessed morn;

That which His Mother Mary,

Did nothing take in scorn.

O tidings of comfort and joy,

comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and 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.

“Fear not,” then said the Angel,

“let nothing you affright,

This day is born a Saviour

Of pure 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.

The shepherds at those tidings

Rejoiced much in mind,

And left their flocks a-feeding,

In tempest, storm, and wind:

And went to Bethlehem straightway,

The Son of God to find.

O tidings of comfort and joy,

comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and joy.

And when they came to Bethlehem

Where our dear Saviour lay,

They found Him in a manger,

Where oxen feed on hay;

His Mother Mary kneeling down,

Unto the Lord did pray.

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.

 

HARK!  THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Charles Wesley(1707-1788), 1739

 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 angelic host proclaim

“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! the herald angels sing

“Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest heaven adored;

Christ the everlasting Lord;

Late in time behold Him come,

Offspring of the favored one.

Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;

hail the incarnate Deity

Pleased as man with men to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel

Hark! the herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King”

Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail! the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

risen with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by,

born that man 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”

 

O HOLY NIGHT – ACCEPTED ENGLISH VERSION

 O! Holy night! The stars, their gleams prolonging,

Watch o’er the eve of our dear Saviour’s birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error, longing

For His appearance, then the Spirit felt its worth.

A thrill of hope; the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, the night when Christ was Born;

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts we stand by the Babe adored.

O’er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,

And come now, Shepherds, from your flocks unboard.

The Son of God lay thus within lowly manger;

In all our trials born to be our Lord.

He knows our need, our weakness never lasting,

Behold your King! By Him, let Earth accord!

Behold your King! By Him, let Earth accord!

Truly He taught us to love one another,

His law is love and His gospel is peace.

Long live His truth, and may it last forever,

For in His name all discordant noise shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise us,

With all our hearts we praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,

His power and glory evermore proclaim!

His power and glory evermore proclaim!

(The second and third choruses are

often replaced with a refrain of the first).

(The second verse is often omitted in most public

renderings.)

(Also the final chorus, His power and glory,

evermore proclaim!, is often changed to French-

English mix: Noël, Noël, O Night, O Night Divine.)

 

 O HOLY NIGHT – Placide Cappeau’s Cantique de Noël (FRENCH VERSION)

 Minuit, chrétiens, c’est l’heure solennelle,

Où l’Homme Dieu descendit jusqu’à nous

Pour effacer la tache originelle

Et de Son Père arrêter le courroux.

Le monde entier tressaille d’espérance

En cette nuit qui lui donne un Sauveur.

Peuple à genoux, attends ta délivrance.

Noël, Noël, voici le Rédempteur,

Noël, Noël, voici le Rédempteur!

De notre foi que la lumière ardente

Nous guide tous au berceau de l’Enfant,

Comme autrefois une étoile brillante

Y conduisit les chefs de l’Orient.

Le Roi des rois naît dans une humble crèche:

Puissants du jour, fiers de votre grandeur,

A votre orgueil, c’est de là que Dieu prêche.

Courbez vos fronts devant le Rédempteur.

Courbez vos fronts devant le Rédempteur.

Le Rédempteur a brisé toute entrave:

La terre est libre, et le ciel est ouvert.

Il voit un frère où n’était qu’un esclave,

L’amour unit ceux qu’enchaînait le fer.

Qui lui dira notre reconnaissance,

C’est pour nous tous qu’il naît, qu’il souffre et meurt.

Peuple debout! Chante ta délivrance,

Noël, Noël, chantons le Rédempteur,

Noël, Noël, chantons le Rédempteur!

 

WHITE CHRISTMAS – IRVING BERLIN

 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS – ENGLISH LYRICS

 I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn’t see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep;
She thought that I was tucked up
In my bedroom fast asleep.

Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white;
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night.

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn’t see me creep
Down the stairs to peep;
She thought that I was tucked up
In my bedroom fast asleep.

Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white;
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night . . .
Last night

ELVIS PRESLEY – BLUE CHRISTMAS LYRICS

(words & music by Billy Hayes – jay Johnson)

Ill have a blue Christmas without you
Ill be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Wont be the same dear, if you’re not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That’s when those blue memories start calling
You’ll be doin’ all right, with your Christmas of white
But I’ll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

You’ll be doin’ all right, with your Christmas of white,
But I’ll have a blue, blue Christmas.

 

Lyrics provided as a courtesy and possible inspiration to enjoy music this Holiday Season.  For more information on The Amazing Waiters and their Holiday Shows, see their website, www.amazingwaiters.com, email amazingwaiters@gmail.com  or call toll free in the US 855-899-7701

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Happy Birthday America!

Fourth of July, America’s Day to picnic and party!

People may have a lot to say about America, but one thing that cannot be disputed.  We Americans know how to celebrate!  Although America has 11 Federal Holidays which is less than half of the World Leader, Cambodia with 27, America has one of the biggest Birthday Celebrations the World Round.

237 Years old (if you go by the Signing of the Declaration of Independence) we youngsters on the World Stage are just getting to our “21st Birthday” so to speak, allowing us to still party like rock stars.

America’s sport, Baseball Celebrates by scheduling games in almost every market with singers singing that ever so tricky melody by Francis Scott Key,  The National Anthem called The Star Spangled Banner made our official tune on March 3rd, 1931 by then President Herbert Hoover (and you thought “Mr. Clandestine” was all about the CIA!).

So, in the spirit of music and the likelihood that you yourself might be humming and compelled to sing along, now’s a good time to refresh those words.

The Star Spangled Banner

by Francis Scott Key

O say can you see by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country, should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation.
Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

 Notice a few things…

1.  “Through the perilous fight”  not perilous flight.

And how about those crazy “extra” verses?  Did you even know there were MORE lyrics to our beloved National Song?  Impress your inebriated friends this afternoon with the ol’ arm around and sing it for them.  It’ll probably be good for a free drink.  Let us know how it goes.

See a 1862 Sheet Music Cover…the art work is pretty cool.

The Amazing Waiters want to wish America a Happy Birthday and a hearty “Thank You” to all who make America safe.  We are happy to be a part of the American Spirit, making you laugh and sing.  We take pride in working with our Military in creating specialized shows for our troops and performing for grass roots events, reminding and celebrating our Country’s great Heritage.

Holiday Entertainment the American Way

Celebrating America with Patriotic Music for all ages.

If you’d like to have The Amazing Waiters at your event, we have many shows reflecting Americana and Patriotism,  call us 855-899-7701

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