pioneer courthouse square holiday songbook

PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUAREHOLIDAY SONGBOOK

DEAR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTERS OF PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE,

We are delighted to welcome you tonight to the heart of downtown Portland for the 31st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, held every year the day after Thanksgiving. Each year our Portland community gathers with friends and family in Portland’s Living Room for this official kick-off of the holiday season. We are thankful to the thousands of partners, donors and citizens who make this evening possible and whose support of the Square make it one of Portland’s most successful and celebrated community treasures.

Tonight’s performance and sing-a-long features members of “Oregon’s Own” 234th Army Band of the Oregon National Guard under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer Ashley Alexander, members of Pacific Youth Choir under the direction of Mia Savage Miller, the Northwest Community Gospel Choir under the direction of Gary Hemenway and members of Pink Martini.

As we sing together, we hope to unite the Portland community in an evening of celebration, music and winter cheer.

We invite you this evening to lift your voices and sing-a-long to the nearly 25 seasonal and joyful songs included in this songbook tonight and throughout the holiday season.

With warm wishes this holiday season from Portland’s Living Room to yours,

Dan Lavey Thomas M. LauderdaleBoard President Trustee & Tree Lighting Ceremony Curator

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Angels We Have Heard On High . . . . . . . . . . 6

Away In A Manger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Christmas Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Deck the Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Feliz Navidad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The First Nowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Frosty The Snowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas . . . . . . . 33

I Have a Little Dreidl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

I’ll Be Home For Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear . . . . . . . . . . 42

Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Joy to the World! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

My Favorite Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

O Come, All Ye Faithful . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

O Holy Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer . . . . . . . . . . 59

Silent Night (Stille Nacht) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Silver Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Twelve Days of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

We Three Kings Of Orient Are . . . . . . . . . . . 70

We Wish You A Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . 72

White Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGHTRADITIONAL FRENCH CAROL

English translation by James Chadwick (1862)

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing over the plains

And the mountains in reply,Echoing their joyous strains.

Glo-ori-aIn excelsis de-o

Shepherds, why this Jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?


Come to Bethlehem and seeHim whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended kneeChrist, the Lord,

The newborn KingGlo-ori-a

In excelsis de-o

See Him in a manger laidJesus, Lord of heaven and earth!

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,With us sing our Savior’s birth.


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AWAY IN A MANGERAttributed to Martin Luther

Away in a manger,

No crib for His bed,The little Lord Jesus

Laid down His sweet head;The stars in the heavens

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 skyAnd stay by my cradle

Till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus;I ask Thee to stay

Close by me foreverAnd love me I pray!

Bless all the dear childrenIn Thy tender care,

And fit us for HeavenTo live with Thee there.

Away in a manger,

No crib for His bed,The little Lord Jesus

Laid down His sweet head;The stars in the heavens

Looked down where He lay,The little Lord Jesus

Asleep on the hay

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THE CHRISTMAS SONGWords & music by Mel Tormé & Bob Wells (1944) First recorded by the Nat King Cole Trio in 1946

Chestnuts roasting on an open fireJack Frost nipping at your nose

Yule-tide carols being sung by a choirAnd folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows a turkeyAnd some mistletoe

Help to make the season brightTiny tots with their eyes all aglowWill find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa’s on his wayHe’s loaded lots of toys

And goodies on his sleighAnd every mother’s child is gonna spy

To see if reindeerReally know how to fly.

And so I’m offering this simple phraseTo kids from one to ninety-two

Although it’s been saidMany times, many waysMerry Christmas to you.

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DECK THE HALLTraditional Welsh melody (16th century)

Deck the halls 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-laDon 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-laHail the new year, lads and lasses

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laSing we joyous, all together.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laHeedless of the wind and weather.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

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FELIZ NAVIDADWords & music by José Feliciano (1970)

Feliz NavidadFeliz NavidadFeliz Navidad

Prospero Bano y Felicidad.

Feliz NavidadFeliz NavidadFeliz Navidad

Prospero Bano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry ChristmasI wanna wish you a Merry ChristmasI wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart.

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THE FIRST NOWELLtraditional English carol (18th century)

The first Nowell the angels did sayWas to certain poor shepherds

In fields as they lay,In fields where they lay

Keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night

That was so deep.Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!

Born is the King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a starShining in the East beyond them far,And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night.Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!


And by the light of that same starThree wise men came from country far,

To seek for a King was their intentAnd to follow the star

Wherever it went.Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!


This star drew nigh to the northwestOver Bethlehem it took its rest,

And there it did both stop and stayRight over the place where Jesus lay.

Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!Born is the King of Israel!

Then did they know assuredly

Within that house the King did lie:One entered in then for to see,And found the Babe in poverty:Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!


Then entered in those wise men threeFull reverently upon their knee,

And offered there in His presenceTheir gold, and myrrh and frankincense.

Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!Born is the King of Israel!

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,That hath made heaven

And earth of naughtAnd with His blood

Mankind hath bought.Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell!

Born is the King of Israel! 20

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FROSTY THE SNOWMANWords & Music by Steve “Jack” Rollins & Steve Nelson (1950)

First recorded by Gene Autry & the Cass County Boys

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,

With a corncob pipe and a button noseAnd two eyes made out of coal.

Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,He was made of snow but the children

Know how he came to life one day.There must have been some magic in that

Old silk hat they found.For when they placed it on his head

He began to dance around – OhFrosty the snowman was alive as he could be,And the children say he could laugh and play

just the same as you and me.

Thumpetty thump thump – thumpety thump thump,Look at Frosty go.

Thumpetty thump thump – thumpety thump thump,Over the hills of snow.

Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day,

So he said, “Let’s run and we’ll have some funNow before I melt away.”

Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand,Running here and there all around the square, saying

“Catch me if you can.”He led them down the streets of town

Right to the traffic cop.And he only paused a moment when

He heard him holler “Stop!” – For Frosty the snow man had to hurry on his way,But he waved goodbye saying “Don’t you cry,

I’ll be back again some day.”

(chorus)

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HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SINGWords by Charles Wesley (1739)

Music by Felix Mendelssohn (1840)

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 angelic host proclaim“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! the herald angels sing“Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest heaven adored;

Christ the everlasting Lord;Late in time behold Him come,Offspring of the favored one.

Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;Hail the incarnate Deity

Pleased as man with men to dwell,Jesus, our Emmanuel

Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King”

Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail! the Son of Righteousness!Light and life to all He brings,

Risen 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”

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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMASOriginally sung by Judy Garland in the MGM musical “Meet me in St. Louis”

Words & Music by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane (1944)

Christmas future is faraway

Christmas past is pastChristmas present is here today

Bringing joy that will last

Have yourself a merry little ChristmasLet your heart be light

From now onOur troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,

Make the Yule-tide gayFrom now on

Our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden daysHappy golden days of yore.

Faithful friends who are dear to usGather near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together

If the Fates allowHang a shining star upon the highest bough.

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

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I HAVE A LITTLE DREIDLS.E. Goldfarb & S.S. Grossman

I have a little Dreidl; I made it out of clay,

and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidl I shall play.

O, dreidl dreidl dreidl I made it out of clay,

and when it’s dry and ready, then dreidl I shall play.

It has a lovely body, with leg so short and thin,

and when it is all tired it drops and then I win.

O, dreidl dreidl dreidl, with leg so short and thin,

and when it is all tired, it drops and then I win.

My dreidl’s always playful; it loves to dance and spin.

A happy game of dreidl come play, now let’s begin.

O, dreidl dreidl dreidl it loves to dance and spin.

A happy game of dreidl come play, now let’s begin.

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I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMASWords & music by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram (1943)

I’m dreaming tonight of a place I loveEven more than I usually do

And although I know it’s a long road backI promise you

I’ll be home for Christmas

You can count on mePlease have snow and mistletoe

And presents by the treeChristmas eve will find you

Where the love light gleamsI’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreamsI’ll be home for Christmas

You can count on mePlease have some snow and mistletoe

And presents by the treeChristmas eve will find me

Where the love light gleamsI’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreamsIf only in my dreams

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IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEARWords by Edmund Sears (1849)

Music by Richard Willis

It came upon the midnight clear,

That glorious song of old,From angels bending near the earth

With news of joy foretold,“Peace on the earth, good will to men

From heaven’s all gracious King.”The world in solemn stillness lay,

To hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come,Love’s banner all unfurled;

And still their heavenly music floatsOver all the weary world.

Above its sad and lowly plainsOld echoes plaintive ring,

And ever over its Babel soundsThe blessed angels sing.

Yet with the woes of sin and strife

The world has suffered long;Beneath the Angel-strain have rolled

Two thousand years of wrong;And man at war with man hears not

The love-song which they bring;O! hush the noise, ye men of strife,

And hear the Angels sing.

O ye, beneath life’s crushing loadWhose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing wayWith painful steps and slow;

Look now! for glad and golden hoursCome swiftly on the wing;

O rest beside the weary roadAnd hear the angels sing.

For lo! the days are hastening on,

By prophets seen of old,When with the ever-circling years

Shall come the time foretold,When the new heaven and earth shall own

The Prince of Peace their King,And the whole world send back the song

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JINGLE BELLSWords & music by James Lord Pierpont (1857)

first recorded by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898 on an Edison cylinder

Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way,

Oh what fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh, o

Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way,

Oh what fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh.

Dashing through the snowIn a one-horse open sleigh

O’er the fields we goLaughing all the way.Bells on bob-tail ringMaking spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and singA sleighing song tonight.

Chorus

A day or two ago

I thought I’d take a rideAnd soon Miss Fanny Bright

Was seated by my side;The horse was lean and lankMisfortune seemed his lot,We got into a drifted bank

And then, we got upsot.

Chorus

A day or two agoThe story I must tell

I went out on the snowAnd on my back I fell;A gent was riding by

In a one-horse open sleighHe laughed at me asI there sprawling laid

And quickly drove away.

Chorus

Now the ground is white,Go it while youre young,

Take the girls tonightAnd sing this sleighing song.

Just get a bob-tailed bay,Two-forty as his speed,

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JOY TO THE WORLDWords by Isaac Watts (1719)

Music by George Friedrich Handel

Joy to the world! The Lord is come

Let earth receive her kingLet every heart

Prepare him roomAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven and nature sing

And heaven and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world, the saviour reignsLet men their songs employ

While fields and floodsRocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joyRepeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy

No more will sin and sorrow growNor thorns infest the ground

He’ll come and make all blessings flowFar as the curse was foundFar as the curse was found

Far as, far as the curse was found

He rules the world with truth and graceAnd gives the nations proof

The glories of his righteousnessAnd wonders of his loveAnd wonders of his love

And wonders and wonders of his love

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MY FAVORITE THINGSfrom “The Sound of Music”

By Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (1959)

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudelsDoorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wingsThese are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bitesWhen the bee stingsWhen I’m feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite thingsAnd then I don’t feel so bad

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashesSilver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bitesWhen the bee stingsWhen I’m feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite thingsAnd then I don’t feel so bad

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O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (ADESTE FIDELES)Tune attributed to John Francis Wade (1751)

English translation by Frederick Oakeley (1841)

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.

Sing, choirs of angels,Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;Glory to God,

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.

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,Born this happy morning,

Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;Son 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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O HOLY NIGHT (CANTIQUE DE NOEL)Words are the French poem “Minuit chrétiens” by Placide Cappeau

music by Adolphe Adam (1847)English lyrics translated by John Sullivan Dwight (1855)

O holy night,The stars are brightly shining;

It is the night ofOur dear Savior’s birth!

Long lay the worldIn sin and error pining,

Till He appearedAnd the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope,The weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaksA new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees,O hear the angel voices!

O night divine,O night when Christ was born!

O night divine, O night,O night divine!

Led by the light of Faith

Serenely beaming,With glowing hearts

By His cradle we stand.So led by light of a star

Sweetly gleaming,Here came the wise men

From Orient land.The King of Kings lay thus

In lowly manger,In all our trials

Born to be our Friend!He knows our need,

To our weakness no stranger;Behold your King!

Before the lowly bend!Behold your King! your King!

Before Him bend.

Truly He taught usTo love one another;

His law is love andHis gospel is peace.

Chains shall He breakFor the slave is our brother

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Sweet hymns of joy inGrateful chorus raise we,

Let all within usPraise His holy name!

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RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEERWords & music by Johnny Marks, after the story by Robert May (1949)

You know Dasher and Dancer

and Prancer and VixenComet and Cupid

and Donder and BlitzenBut do you recall...

The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny noseAnd if you ever saw it,

You would even say it glowsAll of the other reindeer

Used to laugh and call him namesThey never let poor Rudolph

Join in any reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say:

“Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him

As they shouted out with glee, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer,

“You’ll go down in history!”

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SILENT NIGHT (STILLE NACHT) Words & music by Josef Mohr & Franz Gruber (1816-18)English lyrics published by John Freeman Young in 1859

Silent night, holy night!All is calm, All is bright

Round yon Virgin, Mother and ChildHoly 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 Al-le-lu-ia!Christ the Saviour is born!Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, holy night!

Wondrous star, lend thy light!With the angels let us sing

Alleluia to our King!Christ the Saviour is here,Jesus the Saviour is here!

Silent night, Holy night!

Son of God, love’s pure lightRadiant beams from Thy holy face,With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus Lord at thy birth;Jesus Lord at thy birth.

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! Alles schläft; einsam wacht

Nur das traute hoch heilige Paar. Holder Knab’ im lockigen Haar,

Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!

Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht Lieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund, Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’.

Jesus in deiner Geburt!Jesus in deiner Geburt!

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! Die der Welt Heil gebracht,

Aus des Himmels goldenen Höhn, Uns der Gnaden Fülle läßt sehn,

Jesum in Menschengestalt!Jesum in Menschengestalt!

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!

Wo sich heut alle Macht Väterlicher Liebe ergoß,

Und als Bruder huldvoll umschloß Jesus die Völker der Welt!Jesus die Völker der Welt!

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SILVER BELLSfrom the Bob Hope film “The Lemon Drop Kid”

Words & music by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (1950)

City sidewalks busy sidewalks .

Dressed in holiday styleIn the air

There’s a feelingOf Christmas

Children laughingPeople passing

Meeting smile after smileAnd on ev’ry street corner you’ll hear

Silver bells silver bells

It’s Christmas time in the cityRing a ling hear them sing

Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lightsEven stop lights

Blink a bright red and greenAs the shoppers rush

Home with their treasures

Hear the snow crunchSee the kids bunch

This is Santa’s big sceneAnd above all this bustle

You’ll hearSilver bells, silver bells

It’s Christmas time in the cityRing-a-ling, hear them sing

Soon it will be Christmas day

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TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMASTraditional with additions by Frederic Austin (1780)

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Three French hens,

Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Four calling birds,

Three French hens, Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Five golden rings ...

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Six geese a-laying ...

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

Seven swans a-swimming ...

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking ...

On the ninth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Nine ladies dancing,

On the tenth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Ten lords a-leaping ...

On the eleventh day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Eleven pipers piping ...

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me Twelve drummers drumming ...

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WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT AREWords & music by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1857)

We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afar

Field and fountain, moor and mountainFollowing yonder star

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty bright

Westward leading, still proceedingGuide us to thy Perfect Light

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plainGold I bring to crown Him again

King forever, ceasing neverOver us all to rein

O Star of wonder, star of night ...

Frankincense to offer have I

Incense owns a Deity nighPray’r and praising, all men raising

Worship Him, God most high


Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfumeBreathes of life of gathering gloomSorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying

Sealed in the stone-cold tomb


Glorious now behold Him ariseKing and God and Sacrifice

Alleluia, AlleluiaEarth to heav’n replies

O Star of wonder, star of night ....

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WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAStraditional English carol (16th century)

We wish you a Merry Christmas (x3)

and a Happy New Year.Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

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

Now! bring us some figgy pudding (x3)and bring some out here.Good tidings we bring ...

For we all like figgy pudding (x3)

so bring some out here.Good tidings we bring ...

We won’t go until we’ve got some (x3)

so bring some out here.Good tidings we bring ...

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WHITE CHRISTMASfrom the Bing Crosby film “Holiday Inn”Words & Music by Irving Berlin (1941)

The sun is shining The grass is green

The orange and palm trees sway. I’ve never seen such a day

In Beverly Hills LA. But it’s December the 24th

And I am longing to be up North.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know.

Where the treetops glisten, And children listen

To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write.

May your days be merry and bright. And may all your Christmases be white.

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Cameron WhittenKnow Your City

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Hallie JanssenOregonian Media Group

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Justen HarnHollywood Theatre

This songbook has been created by Thomas M. Lauderdale for the 31st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Pioneer Courthouse Square featuring

“Oregon’s Own” 234th Army Band of the Oregon National Guard, the Pacific Youth Choir, the Northwest Community Gospel Choir, members

of PHAME Academy, The von Trapps and members of Pink Martini.2015

pioneer courthouse square holiday songbook

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