Silver Bells

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you’ll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lights, even stoplights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch
This is Santa’s big day
And above all this bustle you’ll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
Soon it will be Christmas day

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)
Carol of the Bells (12/21)

Carol of the Bells
 
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells,
all seem to say, throw cares away
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer,
to young and old, meek and the bold.
 
Ding dong ding dong that is their song
with joyful ring all caroling.
One seems to hear words of good cheer
from everywhere filling the air.
 
Oh how they pound, raising the sound,
o’er hill and dale, telling their tale.
Gaily they ring while people sing
songs of good cheer, Christmas is here.
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.
 
On on they send, on without end,
their joyful tone to every home.
 
Ding dong ding… dong!
 
Previous:
 
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)

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 Israel,
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The 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 a 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

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)

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.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer

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
 
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Previous:
 
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)

Ding Dong Merrily on High

Ding dong merrily on high,
In heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

E’en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And “Io, io, io!”
By priest and people sungen.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)

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 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 side,
‘Til 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

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)

The Holly and the Ivy

The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown
Of all the trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a blossom
As white as lily flower
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To be our sweet Saviour
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a berry
As red as any blood
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To do poor sinners good
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a prickle
As sharp as any thorn;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas Day in the morn.
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a bark
As bitter as any gall;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all.
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

The holly and the ivy
Now both are full well grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing of the choir

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)

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 the angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ by highest heav’n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin’s womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see

Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris’n 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!”

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

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

Everybody 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 every mother’s child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And so I’m offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you

Mary, Did You Know

Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know
That your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you’ve delivered
Will soon deliver you

Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know
That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby
You’ve kissed the face of God

Mary, did you know?
The blind will see
The deaf will hear
The dead will live again
The lame will leap
The dumb will speak
The praises of the lamb

Mary, did you know
That your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know
That your baby boy is heaven’s perfect lamb?
This sleeping child you’re holding
Is the great I AM

(buddy greene, mark lowry)

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)

Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)

The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)

Joy to the World (12/4)

White Christmas (12/5)

Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)

Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)

We Three Kings (12/10)

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)

Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)