Christmas Stays the Same

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
A star a star, dancing in the night,
With a tail as big as a kite,
With a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the sky, shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear?
A song a song, high above the tree,
With a voice as big as the sea,
With a voice as big as the sea Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm, mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child shivers in the cold;
Let us bring him silver and gold,
Let us bring him silver and gold

Said the king to the people ev'rywhere,
Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people ev'rywhere,
Listen to what I say!
The child, the child,
Sleeping in the night,
He will bring us goodness and light,
He will bring us goodness and light

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
Our newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum
When we come

Baby Jesus, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gifts to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our king, pa rum pum pum pum
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum
On my drum? Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Then He smiled at me pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh,
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really can fly

And so, I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Altho' it's been said many times, many ways:
"Merry Christmas to you"

O come, o come Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the son of God appears

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o Israel

O come, o come, thou lord of might,
Who to thy tribes on Sinai's height,
In ancient times did'st give the law,
In cloud, and majesty and awe

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel,
Shall come to thee, o Israel

O come, thou rod of Jesse, free,
Thine own from satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel,
Shall come to thee, o Israel

O come, thou key of David, come,
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel,
Shall come to thee, o Israel

O come, thou day spring,
Come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel,
Shall come to thee, o Israel

What child is this, who laid 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

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 laud
The babe the son of Mary

Every year I'd wait for the season
Only Christmas time can bring
I thought I understood the reason
For all the parties and caroling

Every year I'd search for the meaning
Every time I'd dress the tree
Each new ornament and garland
Each decoration was all I'd see
And all that Christmas meant to me Then someone told me Christmas is for children
And I left that behind too long ago
But now I see Christmas through a child's eyes
My new son's eyes

Now every time we ring in the season
And play a Christmas melody
I know that the moment he hears it
He'll bring Christmas back to me

Lyrics: Maury Yeston

One Christmas in London
December air
Red buses, snow angels
Trafalgar Square
And now the two of us are walking there
Remember how it used to be?
You never told me how to love you
We never spoke of it at all
But Christmas day, when you passed my way
We heard the bells of St. Paul...

All season, and New Year's
They rang for me
That winter was more than
A dream could be
And every morning what I woke to find
Would in the evening still be there We never talked about forever
We were in love, and through it all!
Our hearts would sing every time they'd ring
The ancient bells of St. Paul...

I've searched for a thousand hours
Through the town, and places we knew
Past grand old castles and gothic towers
Hoping they would lead me to you...

You never told me how to find you
I had to try first and fall
But on the strand, when you take my hand
We'll find the love we recall
And hear the bells of St. Paul

I'll Be Home For Christmas
Music by Walter Kent
Lyrics by Kim Gannon

Let It Snow
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Silver And Gold
Music by lyrics by Johnny Marks

I'll be home for Christmas,
You can plan on me,
Please have snow and mistletoe,
And presents on the tree

Christmas eve will find me,
Where the love light gleams,
I'll be home for Christmas,
If only in my dreams

You can plan on me
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Oh! the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

It doesn't show signs of stopping
So I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned 'way down low.
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! When we finally kiss good-night,
How I hate going out in the storm!
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Silver and gold
Silver and gold
Ev'ryone wishes for silver and gold
How do you measure its worth?
Just by the pleasure it gives here on earth

Silver and gold
Silver and gold
Mean so much more when I see
Silver and gold decorations
On ev'ry Christmas tree