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A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree
- On
the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A pukeko in a ponga tree....
i te ra kirihimete
I homai ki ahau
Te pukeko i te ponga rakau
- Te
Harinui
- Not
on a snowy night by star or candlelight
Te harinui, glad tidings of great joy.
- Märie
Te Pö
Silent Night
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Märie
te pö, tapu te pö
Marino, marama
Ko te Whäea me te Tama
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Peaceful
night, holy night,
calm, bright.
See the mother and baby boy |
Christmas in New Zealand -
A chance to share the good
times in the summer sun
Another family holiday's begun.
- Tapu
Te Po Oh Holy
Night
-
Tapu
te po tiramarama ana, Koinei te po o te Kaiwhakaora..
Oh
holy night, sparkling bright, This is the night of the
Saviour
- One
on a Tractor
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We
three kings of Orient are
One on a tractor, two in a car...
- The
Southern Cross Looks Down
-
O little Babe
of Bethlehem,
the Southern Cross looks down...
- Ka
Waiata ki a Maria
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Ka
waiata ki a Maria, hine i whakaae
Let
us sing to Mary, the girl who said yes
- Christmas
on the Beach
- We
don't want no holly - Or mistletoe
We don't want no Christmas tree
With artificial snow.
- Backblocks
Nativity
- So
her kid was born in that roadman's shack
By the light of a lamp that'd hardly burn
- Summer
Wonderland
- Sunburn
sting, ice blocks glistening
The beautiful sight of barbies alight
Strolling through a summer wonderland
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An Upside Down Christmas
- Carol
our Christmas, an upside down Christmas;
Snow is not falling and trees are not bare...
- The
Night Before Christmas
-
Twas the night before
Christmas,and under the bach
No creature was stirring; not even the rats.
- Kiwiana
Christmas
- Mum's
organised the family lunch
And dad'll be drinking Kiwi beer!
- Jingle
Bells
- Dashing
to the bay in a Hilux campervan
Christmas at the beach the family's master-plan
- Sticky
Beak the Kiwi
- He's
notified old Santa Claus to notify the deer
That he will pull the Christmas sleigh
in the southern hemisphere..
- The
Jersey Cow Came Mooing
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The jersey cow came mooing, mooing, mooing.
The jersey cow came mooing to the old shed door...
- Christmas
Begins With You
- Can
you tell it's summer
And do you feel the rain?
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I
hope you can use some of these to bring joy, drama
and fun to your Christmas singing.
Add some of these ones here to give local colour and
variety to old favourites like Angels we have
Heard on High, We Three Kings, The Holy and the
Ivy, The First Noel...
I
went to a Carol Singing session at a local church a
few years back and none of those joyous old
favourites were sung.
All we sang were serious hymns about "God became man
to save us" - the same sermon ad nauseum - and every
time sung to a forgettably dull tune.
I do hope you have more JOY in your singing
this year.
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