CHRISTMAS 2017 Play & Learn and Sing today
MERRY CHRISTMAS
GLOSSARY I saw tree ships Whither (where): où;
Bells: les cloches; Heaven: les cieux, le ciel (paradis) ;
12 days of Christmas ! Partridge: perdrix; pear tree : poirier; turtle doves: tourterelles; Hens: poules; geese laying: oies qui couvent: Swans: signes; Maids milking: servantes à la traite; Lords leaping: seigneurs bondissants; Pipers piping: Joueurs de cornemuse; drummers: Joueurs de tambour.
White Christmas. Treetops: sommet des arbres; glisten: luire, étinceler, chatoyer; bells: les cloches; merry and bright: joyeux et lumineux.
O come all ye faithful ! Faithful : fidèle ; Choir : chœur, chorale; holy word: la parole sacrée; hail : saluer, héler; flesh : la chair; appearing : apparaissant.
Ding dong merrily on high ! Merrily: Joyeusement; Heav’n (heaven): les cieux, le ciel (paradis); riv’n (riven) rivé; Hosanna: de l’hébreu « de grâce sauve » ou « sauve donc ; excelcis : du latin « élevé» « haut » ; E’en (even): même; steeple: clocher ; swungen: ébranler ; Sungen : chanté ; Dutifully: Consciencieusement; Chime : carillon; ringers : sonneurs; eve: la veille, le reveillon.
Christmas for cowboy Saddle: la selle de cheval; the cattle: le troupeau; range: paturage; eggnog: le lait de poule; reins: les rênes, la bride ; for warmth: pour se réchauffer.
Joy to the world ! Heaven: les cieux, le ciel (paradis); sounding joy : joie sonore; sins : péchés; thorns: épines; Curse: malédiction; righteousness: la droiture; wonders: merveilles.
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer. Reindeer: Renne; Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen: noms des rennes ; To recall: se rappeler, évoquer; Shiny: brillant; he glows : il brille; Eve: la veille; Christmas Eve: le réveillon; sleigh: traîneau; shout out: crier, hurler; glee: joie, allégresse, jubilation.
I SAW TREE SHIPS I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning And what was in those ships all three On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day And what was in those ships all three On Christmas Day in the morning Instrumental
Our saviour, Christ and his lady On Christmas Day, On Christmas Day Our saviour, Christ and his lady On Christmas Day in the morning Pray, whither sailed those ships all three On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day Pray, whither sailed those ships all three On Christmas Day in the morning Instrumental
Oh, they sail in to Bethlehem On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day Oh, they sail in to Bethlehem On Christmas Day in the morning
And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas Day in the morning Instrumental
Then let us all rejoice again On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day Then let us all rejoice again On Christmas Day in the morning I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS I SAW THREE SHIPS On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A partri-idge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
WHITE CHRISTMAS On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge 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 partri-idge in a pear tree.
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Six geese-a-laying , five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
DING DONG MERRILLY ON HIGH On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying , five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree
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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
CHRISTMAS FOR COW BOYS On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
two turtle doves, and a
partri-idge in a pear tree.
JOY TO THE WORLD
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: eleven pipers piping, Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partri-idge in a pear tree.
WHITE CHRISTMAS RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER ) We wish you(2’10” a merry Christmas
WHITE CHRISTMAS May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
Tous chantent ooh ooh Les basses chantentles paroles
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten,
Tous chantent ooh ooh Les basses chantentles paroles
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
Tous
And may all your Christmases be white
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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O COME ALL YE FAITHUL. O Come All Ye Faithful Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, Born the King of A-angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
0 Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing all that hear in heaven God's holy word. 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.
All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning, O Jesus! For evermore be Thy name adored. 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.
DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGHT 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 "I o, io, io!" By priest and people sun-gen. 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!
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!
CHRISTMAS FOR COW BOYS Tall in the saddle, we spend Christmas Day, Driving the cattle, over snow covered plains. All of the good gifts given today, Ours is the sky, and the wide open range.
Back in the cities, they have different ways, Football and eggnog, and Christmas parades. I'll take my blanket; I'll take the reins, It's Christmas for cowboys, wide open plains.
A campfire for warmth, as we stop for the night, The stars overhead are Christmas tree lights. The wind sings a hymn, as we bow down to pray, It's Christmas for cowboys, and wide open plains.
It's tall in the saddle, we spend Christmas Day, Driving the cattle, over snow covered plains. So many gifts have been opened today, Ours is the sky and the wide open range.
It's Christmas for cowboys, Wide open plains.
JOY TO THE WORLD Joy to the word,
Joy to the word,
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room,
Tous
And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ;
Basses seules
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
Tous, mais moins fort que les basses
No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground;
Soprani seules
He comes to make, His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found,
Tous, mais Moins fort que les soprani
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
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.
Tous
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER. You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen But do you recall
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The most famous reindeer of all?
Pom pom pom pom
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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 games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say « Rudolph, with your nose so bright,
tous Seulement les basses
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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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.
