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Christmas is Coming
00:56
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!
Please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, then a ha'penny will do;
if you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you!
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Joy to the World
01:16
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Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
you know Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen,
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games5
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight
Then how all the reindeer loved him,
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nose Reindeer
You'll go down in history
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
01:59
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O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
O Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing all ye citizens of Heaven and Earth.
Give to our Father glory in the Highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore to Thee be glory given.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
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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 Jew'ry,
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
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
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A Scarborough Manger
01:46
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Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little lord Jesus lay down his sweet head
The stars in the sky look down where he lay
The little lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring him a lamb;
And if I were a Wise Man, I'd do my part
Yet what can I give him, give him?
I'll give him my heart
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Coventry Carol
02:17
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Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay.
O sisters, too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day;
This poor Youngling for whom we sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Herod the King, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day;
His men of might, in his own sight,
All children young, to slay.
Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,
And ever mourn and say;
For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
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O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And Peace to men on earth
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear His coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive him still
The dear Christ enters in
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And the days of Auld Lang Syne
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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 the Favoured One
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!"
Come, Desire of Nations, come
Fix in us thy humble home
O to all Thyself impart,
Born with each believing heart
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn king
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled!
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn king
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Deck the Hall
01:06
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Deck the hall with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Yule tide treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
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It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From heavens all gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophet 'twas foretold,
When, with the ever-circling years,
Shall come the Age of Gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world sends back the song
Which now the angels sing
O hush, ye noisy men of strife
And hear the angels sing
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Jingle Bells
02:00
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Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring'
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
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
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed bay
Two forty for his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! You'll take the lead.
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Silent Night
03:38
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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 the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord at they birth, Jesus lord at thy birth
[a capella]
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.
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We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Chorus:
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding
And bring some out here!
-Chorus-
We won't go 'til we get some
We won't go 'til we get some
We won't go until we get some
So bring some out here!
-Chorus-
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
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Dona Nobis Pacem
02:22
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Dona nobis pacem
[Grant us peace]
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The Voices of Virtue
The Voices of Virtue are Lady Prudence, Her Majesty's Court Composer, and Lilly Bragg: Village Protest Singer and leader of SERFs, Inc. Both perform solo and as a pair at Renaissance festivals around the country!
The Voices of Virtue recommends:
Support Your Nerdy, Dirty, and Flirty Girls
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This fantastic trio specializes in songs to inspire and enervate, with sass and sincerity to inspire us all to be our bravest selves!
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At Night's End
by Lady Prudence
In addition to her work with the Voices of Virtue, Lady Prudence has produced a number of solo albums, featuring harp, whistle, and voice!
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Kenway's Favorites
by Rambling Sailors
The Rambling Sailors? We love these guys! Whether a rousing a capella sea shanty or a fantastic arrangement of original music, if you like us, you'll love them.
go to albumIf you like The Voices of Virtue, you may also like:
My Christmas Plea
by Matt Dorrien
Portland singer/songwriter delivers a gorgeous Christmas EP, fashioned in the lush style of classics by Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis.
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Looking Out My Window
by CARLENE
Drift away with these dreamlike songs from reclusive folk singer CARLENE, who pairs evocative lyrics with hushed arrangements.
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Maer, from Switzerland, debut with a haunted (and haunting) folk song that will warm you heart as it sends shivers down your spine.
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