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Candlelight Festival Song Sheet

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Join us for the Candlelight Walk procession on the last Friday of November at 6:00 p.m. and bring your singing voices. Our friends at SONG will help lead the caroling and encourage all participants sing along to some holiday favourites. 

Songs will be in the following order:

Deck The Halls (Key of D)

Deck The Halls (Key of D)

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 la
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Troll the ancient Yuletide 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 Yuletide 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

We Wish you a Merry Christmas (Key of F)

We Wish you a Merry Christmas (Key of F)

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.

Now, bring us a figgy pudding
Now, bring us a figgy pudding
Now, bring us a figgy pudding and bring some out here
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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

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

Silver Bells (Key of G)

Silver Bells (Key of G)

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 hear

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

Strings of street lights, even stop lights 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 scene
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'll be Christmas day
Soon it'll be Christmas day

Jingle Bells (Key of F)

Jingle Bells (Key of F)

Dashing through the snow
On a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring,
making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride 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 upsot. 

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
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!

Feliz Navidad (Key of Bb)

Feliz Navidad (Key of Bb)

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Año y Felicidad. 

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Año y Felicidad. 

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart. (repeat the whole song again!)

Frosty The Snowman (Key of B)

Frosty The Snowman (Key of B)

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose and 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

Oh, Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as you and me

Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun now 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 snowman had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye, saying "don't you cry, I'll be back again someday."

Thumpety thump thump, Thumpety thump thump Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump, Thumpety thump thump Over the hills of snow

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Key of Bb)

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles, will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles, will be miles away
Here we are, as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Key of C)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Key of C)

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
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" (Sing again - add your own echo parts)

Silent Night (Key of A)

Silent Night (Key of A)

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 dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

For more information visit our main Candlelight Festival event page.
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