Winter Sing Along Songs

Nothing makes the heart warmer than community sing along

People Look East

People, look east. The time is near
Of the crowning of the year.
Make your house fair as you are able, Trim the hearth and set the table. People, look east and sing today: Love, the guest, is on the way.

Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare, One more seed is planted there:
Give up your strength the seed to nourish, That in course the flower may flourish. People, look east and sing today:

Love, the rose, is on the way.

Birds, though you long have ceased to build, Guard the nest that must be filled.
Even the hour when wings are frozen
She for fledging time has chosen.

People, look east and sing today: Love, the bird, is on the way.

Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim One more light the bowl shall brim, Shining beyond the frosty weather, Bright as the sun and the moon together. People, look east and sing today:

Love, the star, is on the way.

Angels, announce to people and beasts light that comes is from the East
Set every peak and valley humming With the word, the light is coming. People, look east and sing today:

Love, the light, is on the way.

Hannakah Oh Hannakah

Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah Come light the menorah Let’s have a party
We'll all dance the hora Gather 'round the table We'll give you a treat,

Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat

And while we are dancing
The candles are burning bright
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago

Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah
Come light the menorah
Let’s have a party
We'll all dance the hora
Gather 'round the table
We'll give you a treat,
Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat

And while we are dancing
The candles are burning low
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago

Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah
Come light the menorah
Let’s have a party
We'll all dance the hora
Gather 'round the table
We'll give you a treat,
Dreidels to play with and latkes to eat

And while we are dancing
The candles are burning low
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago
One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago

One for each night, they shed their sweet light To remind us of days long ago

Down with Darkness by E. Amiran

Down with darkness, up with light; Up with sunshine, down with night. Each of us is one small light,
But together we shine bright.

Go away, darkest, blackest night, Go away, give way to light!

Go away, darkest, blackest night, Go away, give way to light!

Down with darkness, up with light; Up with sunshine, down with night. Small lights gather one by one Drive out dark ’til night is done.

Go away, darkest, blackest night, Go away, give way to light!

Go away, darkest, blackest night, Go away, give way to light!

Hymn for the Russian Earth

(If the people lived their lives)

If the people lived their lives
As if they were a song
For singing out of light
Providing music for the stars
To be dancing circles in the night

Good King Wenceslas Lyrics

Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night Though the frost was cruel

When a poor man came in sight Gathering winter fuel

Hither, page, and stand by me,
If thou knowst it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling? Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain

Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes fountain.

Bring me flesh and bring me wine Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I shall see him dine When we bear them thither.

Page and monarch, forth they went Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament And the bitter weather

Sire, the night is darker now And the wind blows stronger Fails my heart, I know not how I can go no longer.

Mark my footsteps, good my page Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shall find the winters rage Freeze thy blood less coldly.

In his masters step he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, people now, be sure Wealth or rank possessing

Ye, who now will bless the poor Shall yourselves find blessing.

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 upset.

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

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.

Up On the Rooftop

Up on the house top, reindeer pause
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys All for the little ones, Christmas joys

Oh-oh-oh (Ho-ho-ho) who wouldn't go?
Who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with the good St. Nick

First comes the stocking of little Nell Ol' dear Santa fill it well
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries One that can open and shut its eyes

Oh-oh-oh (Ho-ho-ho) who wouldn't go?
Who wouldn't go?
Up on the house top, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good St. Nick

Look in the stocking of little Bill
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
A whistle and a ball and a whip that cracks

Oh-oh-oh (Ho-ho-ho) who wouldn't go?
Who wouldn't go?
Up on the house top, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good St. Nick

Oh-oh-oh (Ho-ho-ho) who wouldn't go?
Who wouldn't go?
Up on the house top, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good St. Nick Down through the chimney with good St. Nick