Song Sheet — What's Next

Winter Solstice Tunes

1. We Wish You a Happy Solstice

We wish you a happy Solstice,

We wish you a happy Solstice, and a Happy New Year

We welcome the light, on the longest night,

We wish you a happy Solstice, and a Happy New Year

2. You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You'll never know dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine a-way

3. Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow 

In a one-horse open sleigh, 

O’er the fields we go, 

Laughing all the way (Ho, Ho, Ho)  

Bells on bobtails ring,

 Making spirits bright, 

Oh what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,  

Oh, what fun it is to ride 

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,  

Oh, what fun it is to ride  

In a one-horse open sleigh.

4. This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

Hide it under a bushel, no, I’m gonna let it shine

I won’t let anyone blow it out, I’m gonna let it shine

Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine

5. Mr. Sun

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Please shine down on me

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Hiding behind a tree

These little children are asking you

To please come out so we can play with you.

Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

Please shine down on me

6. Mele Kalikimaka

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day  

That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway  

Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright

the sun will shine by day and all the stars at night  

Mele Kalikimaka is Ha-waii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

7. Keep on the Sunny Side

There’s a dark and a troubled side of life 

There’s a bright and a sunny side too 

Though we meet with the darkness and strife 

The sunny side we also may view.

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side 

Keep on the sunny side of life 

It will help us every day, it will brighten up our way

 If we keep on the sunny side of life.

Let us greet with a song of hope each day 

Though the moments may be cloudy or fair 

Storms and clouds will in time pass away 

And the sun again will she bright and clear

8. The Glory of Love

You got to give a little

Take a little

And let your poor heart break a little

That’s the story of

That’s the glory of love

You got to laugh a little

Cry a little

And let the clouds roll by a little

That’s the story of

That’s the glory of love

As long as there’s the two of us

We’ll have the world and it’s charms

But when the world is through with us

We’ll have each other’s arms

You got to win just a little

Lose just a little

Sometimes have the blues a little

That’s the story of

That’s the glory of love

9. Rudolph

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 all the reindeer loved him 

And they shouted out with glee, "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, 

You'll go down in history!

10. I Can See Clearly Now

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. 

I can see all obstacles in my way. 

Gone are the dark clouds that made me blind,

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright), Sun-Shiny day. 

Yes, I can make it now, the pain is gone.  

All of the bad feelings have disappeared.

 Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin' for.

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright), Sun-Shinyday.

Look all around, there’s nothin' but blue skies.

 Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies.

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.

 I can see all obstacles in my way. 

Here is the rainbow I have been prayin’ for.

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright), Sun-Shiny day.  

11. Sunny Day (Sesame Street)

Sunny day

Sweepin' the clouds away

On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me how to get,

How to get to Sesame Street

Come and play

Everything's A-OK

Friendly neighbors there that's where we meet

Can you tell me how to get,

How to get to Sesame Street

12. Silver Bells

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks 

Dressed in holiday style

 In the air there's a feeling of Christmas

Children laughing, people passing 

Greeting smile after smile 

And on every street corner you'll hear

Silver bells, silver bells  It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring 

Soon it will 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 will be Christmas Day

13. We Wish You a Happy Solstice

We wish you a happy Solstice,

We wish you a happy Solstice, and a Happy New Year

We welcome the light, on the longest night,

We wish you a happy Solstice, and a Happy New Year

14. Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

For the sake of Auld Lang Syne

For Auld Lang Syne my dear

For Auld Lang Syne

We’ll take a cup of kindness yet

for Auld Lang Syne