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Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green
Here we come a-wandering
So fair to be seen
Love and joy come to you
And to you your wassail too
And God bless you and send you a happy new year
And God send you a happy new year
We have a little purse
Made of ratching leather skin
We want some of your small change
To line it well within
Bring us out a table
And spread it with a cloth
Bring us out a cheese
And of your Christmas loaf
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It's our favourite time of the year
So keep your calendar clear
This is the kind of Christmas party
You pencil in in January
Save the date, it's customary
Figgy pudding and hors d'oeuvres
Pickled peaches and preserves
Cookies and treats each time the door rings
Baked a cake in shiny corning
Leave the dishes 'til the morning
We'll shout out carols 'til the neighbours hear it
This is the eve to get in the spirit
Of Christmas
Bring a box of wine
Forget to look at the time
Sara, David, Linda, Steve
Wait until it's two to leave
Get-in-the-Christmas-Spirit Eve
We'll shout out carols 'til the neighbours hear it
This is the eve to get in the spirit
Of Christmas
I can't believe, oh my dear it's
The perfect eve to get in the spirit
Of Christmas
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Jolly Old St. Nicholas
02:41
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Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way
Don't you tell a single soul
What I'm going to say
Christmas Eve is coming soon
Now, you dear old man
Whisper what you'll bring to me
Tell me if you can
When the clock is striking twelve
When I'm fast asleep
Down the chimney broad and black
With your pack you'll creep
All the stockings you will find
Hanging in a row
Mine will be the shortest one
You'll be sure to know
Johnny wants a pair of skates
Suzie wants a dolly
Nellie wants a story book
She thinks dolls are folly
As for me, my little brain
Isn't very bright
Choose for me, old Santa Claus
What you think is right
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I Heard The Bells
03:06
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to all
I thought how, as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to all
And in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to all
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
God is not dead, nor doth he sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to all
With peace on earth, good will to all
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Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Holy wisdom, love most bright
Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring
Soar to uncreated light
Through the way where hope is guiding
Hark, what peaceful music rings
Where the flock, in Thee confiding
Drink of joy from deathless springs
Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Holy wisdom, love most bright
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Time and Space
04:54
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Saint Nicolas
Pray through my list
Milk and cookie eucharist
I tell myself that you exist
String up the lights
(Still I can't see)
Unwrap the gifts
(Not what I need)
Boughs of holly and ivy vines
He's a man we made divine
Santa Baby down the chimney
Who is constrained by time and space
He’s not the one We’re waiting for
Stars of the promise
From Abram’s vision
Guide the wise men to fulfilment
Revealed through David’s lineage
Christ Child down through eternity
I AM constrained by time and space
The word becoming flesh
To live with us
Into the world breaking
The I AM came into time and space
Jesus incarnating
The gift of Himself
Source of Light
Source of Love
Source of Life
Source of Joy
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Toyland
03:18
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Toyland, toyland
Liittle girl and boy land
While you dwell within it
You are ever happy there
Childhood's joy land
Mystic, merry toy land
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again
When you've grown up my dears
And are as old as I
You'll often ponder on the years
That roll so swiftly by my dears
Childhood's joy land
Mystic, merry toy land
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again
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The Jolly King
02:41
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Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
Meine geliebete Seele, das ist mein Begehren
Kommet zuhauf, Psalter und Harfe, wacht auf
Lasset den Lobgesang hören
Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully, wondrously made thee
Health hath vouchsafed and when heedlessly falling hath stayed thee
What need or grief ever hath failed of relief?
Wings of His mercy did shade thee
Praise to the Lord, who when darkness of sin is abounding
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding
Sheddeth His light, chaseth the horrors of night
Saints with His mercy surrounding
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Toys strewn and crinkled wrapping
Candles out and children napping
The egg nog's gone and so is the baking
Snow is slush and head is aching
Gifts were nice and family pleasant
Turkey moist and tasty pheasant
We took pictures and we filmed it
I’m still waiting for fulfillment
Was that Christmas? Is it finished?
Chances missed and dreams diminished
Maybe next year will be more
Like I've never felt before
Like I've never felt before
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Forest Creatures Vancouver, British Columbia
Forest Creatures is Alissa Chojnacki, Cailey Morgan, and Jordaniel Bennett - an eclectic trio of siblings and friends making lo-fi folksy music with their friends.
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