O Magnum Mysterium   Jacob Händl (1550-1591)

O great mystery,
and wondrous sacrament,
that the animals should see
the newborn Lord
lying in the manger.
Noel!

O magnum mysterium
ed admirabile sacramentum
ut animalia viderent
Dominum natum
iacentem, in praesepio.
Noe!

E'en So Lord Jesus, Quickly Come   Paul Manz, text adapted by Ruth Manz

Peace be to you and grace from him
Who freed us from our sins,
Who loved us all and shed his blood
That we might saved be.

Sing holy, holy to our Lord,
The Lord, Almighty God,
Who was and is and is to come;
Sing holy, holy, Lord!

Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein,
Rejoice on earth, ye saints below,
For Christ is coming, is coming soon,
For Christ is coming soon!

E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun,
For Christ will be their All!

Some Children See Him   Burt Hutson (1951), from Set II of "The Alfred Burt Carols"

Some children see him lily white
The baby Jesus born this night
Some children see him lily white
With tresses soft and fair.

Some children see him bronzed and brown
The Lord of heaven to earth come down
Some children see him bronzed and brown
With dark and heavy hair.

Some children see him almond eyed
This savoir born we kneel beside
Some children see him almond eyed
With skin of yellow hue.

Some children see him dark as they
Sweet Mary's son to whom we pray.
Some children see him dark as they
And ah, they love him, too.

The children in each different place
Will see the baby Jesus face
Like theirs, but bright with heavenly grace
And filled with holy light.

Oh lay aside each earthly thing
And with thy heart as offering
Come worship now the infant king,
'Tis love that's born tonight.

Here Comes Santa Claus   Autry/Haldeman (1947), arranged by Tim Isbell (1994)

He's comin' for you
He's comin' for me
He's comin' and I ain't lyin'
And that's the way it will be (is he comin'?)

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
Right down Santa Claus Lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Are pulling on the reins
(I hear those) Bells are ringing, birds are singing,
All is merry and bright
So hang your stockings and say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight.

Chorus

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
Right down Santa Claus Lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Are pulling on the reins
(I hear those) Bells are ringing, children singing,
All is merry and bright
So hang your stockings and say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight.

We want you Santa Claus
We love you Santa Claus
We need you Santa Claus
Tonight!

Wexford Carol   Traditional Irish Carol, arranged by John Rutter

O Come, O Come Emmanuel   15th century, text Andrew of Milan (4th century), arranged Parker/Show

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

Refrain

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Refrain

Set Me as a Seal   from "A New Creation," Rene Clausen, text Song of Solomon

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death,
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.

Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl   traditional English carol, arranged Stuart Churchill

Of the Father's Love Begotten   13th century plainsong (Divinum Mysterium), arranged by Mark Penn