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Neige neige blanche

Lyrics – French (French folk song) 1. Neige, neige blanche,tombe sur mes manches,tombe sur mon petit nezqui est tout gelé. 2. Neige, neige blancheTombe sur ma têteEt sur mes tout grands souliersQui sont tout mouillés. 3. Neige, neige blancheViens que ...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah

Lyrics (Hebrew folk song) Hanukkah, Hanukkah, festival of lights,Candles glow in a row, seven days eight nights.Hanukkah, Hanukkah, make your dreidel spin,Round and round, round and round, everyone join in! Hanukkah, Hanukkah, what a merry time,Cakes to eat, what a treat, see the ...

Christmas is Coming

Info The British “halfpenny” was known as “ha’penny” (pronounced HAY-penny / heɪpni), minted between 1672 and 1967. (source) Lyrics (English folk song) Christmas is coming! The goose is getting fat!Please to put a penny in the old man’s hat.Please to ...

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Lyrics (Folk song) Jolly old St. Nicholas, Lean your ear this way!Don’t you tell a single soul, What I’m going to say;Christmas Eve is coming soon, Now, you dear old man,Whisper what you’ll bring to me: Tell me if you ...

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Info This carol can be traced back to the sixteenth-century. (source) Lyrics (English folk song) We wish you a Merry Christmas (repeat twice)And a Happy New Year. Now bring us some foggy pudding (repeat twice)And bring some out here.We won’t ...

Come Follow Me

Lyrics (John Hilton, 1599-1657) Come, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me!Wither shall I follow, follow, followWither shall I follow, follow me.To the hollow, to the hollow, to the hollow, hollow tree*. *Other versions say “to the Greenwood tree.” “Greenwood tree” ...

Early to Bed

Version 1 Info Benjamin Franklin quoted this in his Poor Richard’s Almanack in 1732. However, a version of this saying has been found in print as far back as 1496. (source) (Folk tune, English Proverb) Early to bed and early ...

Down in the Valley

Lyrics (American folk song) Down in the valley, valley so low.Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blowHang your head over, hear the wind blow. See also Harmony: duets / Orff arrangements ...

Dona Nobis Pacem

Info The origin of the melody is unknown (most hymnals list it as “traditional”). It is sometimes attributed to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, though numerous sources attribute it to Mozart. (source) Lyrics – Latin (Traditional) Dona nobis pacem English Translation ...

Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)

Lyrics (Harry Dacre, 1892) Daisy Daisy give me your answer, doI’m half crazy all for the love of youIt won’t be a stylish marriageI can’t afford a carriageBut I’ll be switched if I’ll be hitchedOn a bicycle built for two. ...
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