A Philly Special Christmas Special Album Lyrics by The Philly Specials

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The Christmas Song

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly


And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to 92
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

[Piano Solo]


And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to 92
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you

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This Christmas

Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas

The fireside is blazing bright
And we're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yay, huh

Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you, baby
This Christmas
And as I look around
Your eyes outshine the town, yes they do
This Christmas

The fireside is blazing bright
And we're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yay, huh

Come on now
Shake your hand, shake your hand now (oh)
Hey, show some love, let's get movin'
Your hand
Whoo
Come on (ooh)

The fireside is blazing bright
And we're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yay, whoa

Everybody shake your hand now (shake your hand)
Come on, Merry Christmas (ooh)
Gotta get together now (oh, yes we do)
Starts with you and me (we need peace all over the world)
Yes, unity (oh), come on
Everybody shake your hand now (come together, y'all)
As a family (oh, yeah)
We'll be together now (oh, yes, we will, Jordan)
Because it starts with you and me (oh, yes it does)

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Dominick the Donkey

Hey, jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw)
It's Dominick, the donkey (donkey)
Jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw) the Italian Christmas donkey (donkey)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da (heehaw, heehaw)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da (heehaw, heehaw)

Santa's got a little friend, his name is Dominick
The cutest little donkey (donkey), you never see him kick
When Santa visits his Paeans with Dominick he'll be
Because the reindeer cannot climb the hills of Italy

Hey, jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw)
It's Dominick, the donkey (donkey)
Jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw) the Italian Christmas donkey (donkey)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da

Jingle bells around his feet and presents on the sled
Hey, look at the mayor's derby, on top of Dominicks head
A pair of shoes for Louie and a dress for Josephine
The label on the inside says they're made in South Philly

Hey, jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw)
It's Dominick, the donkey (donkey)
Jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw) the Italian Christmas donkey (donkey)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da (heehaw, heehaw)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da (heehaw, heehaw)

Children sing and clap their hands and Dominick starts to dance
They talk Italian to him and he even understands
Cummares' and Cumpare's
Do the dance a tarentell'
When Santa Nicola comes to town and brings il ciucciariello

Hey, jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw)
It's Dominick, the donkey
Jiggidy-jing (heehaw, heehaw) the Italian Christmas donkey
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya, da (donkey, donkey)
Donkey, born Italian

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Santas Night

I ride in this sleigh only once a year
I make all these toys to bring the kids some cheer
I've checked my list and I've checked it twice
It's time to show all who's naughty or nice

The reindeer are slated, the hoof's still on the ground
Got my thermos in hand, enough coffee to make the rounds
Mrs. Claus is a-waving
It's time to start the show on Dasher
And so forth, you know how it goes

I never get used to flying through the air
The winter wind burns as it whistles my hair
The sky turns to black as the North Pole fades
And Rudolph's red nose is all that remains

I've been house to house all through the years
Dodging and ducking out of everyone's sight
My sack is near empty and my blisters are torn
All this 'cause some virgin's son was born

I've been at it for miles underneath the starlight
Crossed all the oceans of a city so bright
I'm often caught thinking
Why's it gotta be one night?

But as the wrappings rip open
I am healed with delight
As the wrappings rip open
I am healed with delights

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Christmas Time is Here

Christmastime is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year

Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share


Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Christmastime is here
Families drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

[Piano Solo]

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Christmastime is here
Families drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

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All I Want For Christmas Is You

[Jordan Mailata]
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you

[Jordan Mailata]
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (And I)
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace (Ah)
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day

[Jordan Mailata]
I just want you for my own (Ooh)
More than you could ever know (Ooh)
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you


[Jordan Mailata]
I, I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow (And I)
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah)
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click

[Jordan Mailata]
I just want you here tonight (Ooh)
Holding on to me so tight (Ooh)
What more can I do?
All I want for Christmas is you (Baby)

[Jordan Mailata]
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won't you please bring me what I really need? (Yeah, oh)
Won't you please bring my baby to me?


[Jordan Mailata]
I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just wanna see my baby
Standing right outside my door

[Jordan Mailata]
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you, baby

[Jordan Mailata]
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You, baby)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You, baby)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You, baby)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You)

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Pretty Paper

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

Crowded streets, busy feet hustle by him
Downtown shoppers Christmas is nigh
There he sits all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping that you won't pass him by

Should you stop? Better not much too busy
In a hurry, my, how time does fly
In the distance the ringing of laughter
And in the midst of the laughter he cries

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write "I love you"
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

Oh, pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

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The Dreidel Song

I have a little dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play

[Chorus]
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I will play

[Verse 2]
My dreidel's always playful
It loves to dance and spin
A happy game of dreidel
Come play now, let's begin

[Chorus]
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I will play
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I will play

[Break]

[Chorus]
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I will play
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready
Then dreidel I will play

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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 (Merry little Christmas)
Make the Yuletide gay (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

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

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

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Fairytale Of Philadelphia

It was Christmas Eve again in the drunk tank
An old man said to me, "Won't see another one"
And then, he sang a song, "The Rare Old Mountain Dew"
I turned my face away and dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one, came in eighteen-to-one
I've got a feeling this year's for me and you
So Happy Christmas, I love you, brother
I can see a better time when all our dreams come true

They've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you, it's no place for the old
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me Broad Street was waiting for me
You were handsome, you were pretty, you're the king of South Philly
When the band finished playing, they howled out for more
The Leathers were swinging, all the drunks, they were singing
We fought on a corner, then danced through the night

The sound of The Silver Ages choir all singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day

You's a lush, you're a crumb bum, you smell like some old scum
Washed up from the Schuylkill and rotting away
You dirtbag, you phony, you lousy jabroni
Happy Christmas, you ass, I pray God it's our last

The sound of The Silver Ages choir still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day

I could have been someone
Well, so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When Mom first had you
I kept them with me, Jas'
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you

The sound of The Silver Ages choir still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day

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Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And the days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne

[Vocalizations of gratitude by The Philly Specials]

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne