Forrest Hill School’s

Christmas Family Picnic Song Book

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Whole School Opening SongSanta Claus is Coming to Town

Syndicate Songs

Awatea (Foundation and Year 1) Santa Claus and Five Mince Pies

Atatu (Year 2)Pohutukawa Tree and Jingle Bells (Kiwi Style)

Akoranga and Arorangi (Years 3 and 4)Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree and Feliz Navidad

Akonui and Arataki (Years 5 and 6)Hareruia and Snoopy’s Christmas

Whole School Finale SongsRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Aotearoa Christmas and We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Santa Claus is coming to TownYou’d better watch out!

You’d better not cry.Better not pout,

I’m telling you why.Santa Claus is coming to town.

He’s making a list,And checking it twice;

Gonna find outWho’s naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awake.

He knows if you’ve been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake!

Ohhh….

You’d better watch out!You’d better not cry.

Better not pout,I’m telling you why.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awake.

He knows if you’ve been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake!

You’d better watch out!You’d better not cry.

Better not pout,I’m telling you why.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

Santa ClausHe has a red, red coatAnd a red, red hatHis boots are blackAnd he carries a sack.He has a twinkle in his eyeAnd a friendly smile.And his name is Santa Claus.One more time…..He has a red, red coat…

Five Mince PiesFive mince pies in the baker’s shop.Warm and spicy with sugar on the

top.Along came Santa

With a dollar one day.Bought a mince pie and ate it right

away.

Four mince pies in the baker’s shop…Three mince pies in the baker’s

shop…Two mince pies in the baker’s shop…One mince pie in the baker’s shop…

No mince pies in the baker’s shop.Nothing warm and spicy with sugar on

the top.“Oh dear!” said the baker

With an empty tray.“I’ll have to make some more,”

And he did it right away.

Pohutukawa TreeI am a pohutukawa seed,Plant me in the ground and water me.Plenty of sunshine is what I needThen guess what you will see?

Out will shoot a tiny twigAnd it will continue to grow so big.Beautiful flowers of whero,The native tree of Aotearoa.

ChorusPohutukawa tree, pohutukawa tree,New Zealand’s Christmas tree.You fill my heart with aroha,The native tree of Aotearoa.

Jingle Bells (Kiwi Style)Splashing through the wavesOn a Kiwi Christmas dayOh, the beach we goLaughing all the way

Sunburn makes us sting (ouch!)With sunscreen she'll be right (she'll be right)We just want to laugh and singOur Christmas songs tonight

CHORUS:Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh what fun, it is to haveA Kiwi Christmas day, hey!Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh what fun, it is to haveA Kiwi Christmas day

It's Summer time at lastAnd now my world is brightWith sun and surf by dayAnd Christmas lights by night

Hot chips at the beach (Mm, Mm)Lollies and ice cream (oh yum)We'll rinse it down with fizzy drinkIt's a Kiwi Christmas dream

CHORUS

Rockin’ Around the Christmas TreeRockin' around the Christmas tree

At the Christmas party hopMistletoe hung where you can see

Every couple tries to stopRockin' around the Christmas tree

Let the Christmas spirit ringLater we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jollyDeck the halls with boughs of hollyRockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holidayEveryone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way (x2)

Feliz NavidadFeliz NavidadFeliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Prospero Ano y Felicidad (x2)

I want to wish you a Merry ChristmasI want to wish you a Merry ChristmasI want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart (x2)

HareruiaKa koingo ka maharaKi te mauri o te AtuaE te kamaka e te kaiwhakaoraKa hahana te ManawaKi te ihi karangarangaKei toku Atua e Hareruia Hareruia x4

Snoopy’s ChristmasThe news had come out in the First World

WarThe bloody Red Baron was flying once moreThe Allied command ignored all of its men

And called on Snoopy to do it again.Was the night before Christmas, 40 belowWhen Snoopy went up in search of his foe

He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they foughtWith ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was

caught.

CHORUS:Christmas bells those Christmas bells

Ring out from the landAsking peace of all the world

And good will to man

 

The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sightsHe reached for the trigger to pull it up tightWhy he didn't shoot, well, we'll never knowOr was it the bells from the village below.

Christmas bells those Christmas bellsRinging through the land

Bringing peace to all the worldAnd good will to man

The Baron made Snoopy fly to the RhineAnd forced him to land behind the enemy lines

Snoopy was certain that this was the endWhen the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my

friend!"The Baron then offered a holiday toastAnd Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host

And then with a roar they were both on their wayEach knowing they'd meet on some other day.

CHORUS

Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerYou know Dasher and Dancer and

Prancer and Vixen,Comet and Cupid andDonner and BlitzenBut do you recall

The most famous reindeer of all

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny noseand if you ever saw it

you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him names

They never let poor RudolphJoin in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas eveSanta came to say:

"Rudolph with your nose so bright,won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then how the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee,

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,you'll go down in history!

Aotearoa ChristmasWhen the sun shines on meThrough pohutukawa leaves

And the red flowersTell me it’s Christmas

They’re saying it’s timeTo be at the beach

By the sea, with my familyFor a kiwi kids Christmas

ChorusAotearoa Christmas

Under a pohutukawa tree.Celebrations in the sun,

Bringing joy to everyone.It’s an Aotearoa ChristmasUnder a pohutukawa tree.

Smell the salt of the sea,Play in waves at the beachAnd the summer breeze

Whispers “it’s Christmas.”

They’re saying it’s timeTo have fun in the sun

By the sea, with my familyFor a kiwi kids Christmas

Chorus x 2

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. 

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. 

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding; Oh, bring us some figgy pudding; 

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding and bring it right here.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. 

With thanks to…

All Forrest Hill School staff, Luke Phelan, James Robson, Roslyn Hamilton, Lisa Leggett, David Wood, Sam Ness, Angela White, Ray White from Rainbow Confectionary and the Forrest Hill School PTA