It's Getting Better
Composer(s): Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil
First release by: Mama Cass - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists



Once I believed that when love came to me 
It would come with rockets bells and poetry 
But with me and you 
It just started quietly and grew 
And believe it or not 
Now there's something groovy and good 'bout whatever we got 

And it's getting better 
Growing stronger 
Warm and wilder 
Getting better every day 
Better every day 

I don't feel all turned on and starry eyed 
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside 
Holding you at night 
Just seems kind of natural and right 
And it's not hard to see 
That it isn't half of what it's going to turn out to be 

'Cause it's getting better 
Growing stronger 
Warm and wilder 
Getting better every day 
Better every day 

Da da da da da da da da 

And I don't mind waiting 
I don't mind waiting 
'Cause no matter how long it takes 
The two of us know 

That it's getting better 
Growing stronger 
Warm and wilder 
Getting better every day 
Better every day 
Getting better every day, it's getting better every day 

Christmas Is Here
Composer(s): Michael Omartian - Stormie Omartian - Donna Summer
Performer(s): Donna Summer



Christmas is here
Snowflakes filling the air
People rushing past every display

No time for napping
There's buying and then wrapping
The gifts to be given away

Sparkling lights
All the dazzling sights
Christmas trees loaded with joy

Hearts full of giving
Children are living
For what could be their favorite toy

Christmas is here

Christmas is here
It's a wonderful time of the year
Christmas is here
Christmas is here
It's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time of the year

Families together
No matter the weather
Feasting and fun is the goal

Grandma is making
Sugar cookies are baking
To warm up the body and soul

Full decoration
In anticipation of times
Marked with laughter and cheer

And day long awaited
And much celebrated
Christmas is finally here

Christmas is here
It's a wonderful time of the year
Christmas is here
Christmas is here
It's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time of the year

A festive occasion
A welcome invasion
Of carolers filling the air

Song of rejoicing
And everyone voicing
A story of hope we all share

Christmas is here

Christmas is here
It's wonderful time of the year
Christmas is here
Christmas is here
It's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time of the year
Christmas is here
It's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time of the year

Christmas is finally here

Christmas Is For Children
Composer(s): Carl Vasta
Performer(s): Carl Vasta



Christmas is for children, that's what people say
All their smiles are brighter because of Christmas day

Cookies on the mantle, Santa's on his way
Soon we'll open presents, here on Christmas day

I remember Christmas
Everyone was there
All around our table
The joy that we would share

Christmas is for children, try it and you'll see
They're calling from your mem'ry, the child you used to be

I remember Christmas
A wreath upon the door
Friendly smiles and handshakes
Who could ask for more

What ever your life brings you, be happy Christmas day
Christmas is for children 
It will always be that way

It's Four In The Morning
Composer(s): Jerry Chesnut
Performer(s): Faron Young - 1971
and multiple other artists



It's four in the morning and once more the dawning
Just woke up the wanting in me
Wishin' I'd never met her, knowing if I forget her
How much better off she would be
The longer I hold on, the longer this goes on
The harder that it's going to be
But it's four in the morning and once more the dawning
Just woke up the wanting in me
I'd never desert her, God knows when I hurt her
That's the last thing that I want to do
She tries, but she can't tell how she feels
But I know, too well, just what she's going through
If I love her so much, I don't know why I can't do
The right thing and just let her be
But it's four in the morning and once more the dawning
Just woke up the wanting in me
Last night I told her, "This time it's all over"
Making two times I've told her goodbye
Last night, we broke up, this morning I woke up
And for the fifth time, I'm changing my mind
I saw more love in her eyes when I left her
Than most foolish men will ever see
An' it's four in the morning and once more the dawning
Just woke up the wanting in me
It's four in the morning and once more the dawning
Just woke up the wanting in me
Wishin' I'd never met her...

Christmas Is Coming
Composer(s): Anita Carter - Robert DeCormier - Milton Okun
Performer(s): Harry Belafonte; John Denver



Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat

If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do
If you haven't got a ha' penny, then God bless you

It's Forever
Composer(s): Leon Huff
Performer(s): The Ebonys



Forever, that's how long I'm gonna love you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna need you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna make you mine
All mine
All mine 
All mine
All mine

You wanna know how long am I gonna be your guy (yeah yeah)
You wanna know how long it'll be you sleepin' with me (yeah yeah)
Just as long as the sun stays in the sky
That's how long it's gonna be you and I (All mine, All mine)

Forever, that's how long I'm gonna love you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna need you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna make you mine
All mine
All mine 
All mine
All mine

You wanna know how long will we live in fantasy...yeah yeah...listen
An' you wanna know how long am I gonna kiss you for...yeah yeah
Just as long as one and one is two
That's how long it's gonna be me and you

Forever, that's how long I'm gonna love you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna need you 
(Stay together)
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna love you
Forever, that's how long I'm gonna need you
(lala lala) ( Forever) (laaaala)
Gonna be forever …ahhhh ahhhh (Forever Forever)
we're gonna stay together (Forever Forever)
gonna be gonna be gonna be forever (Forever Forever)
lala lala lala lalalalala
lala la lala lala la lalalala
(repeat a few more lala lalalala's)
Gota gota got to make ya mine all mine
Oh, baby …. Just gotta make ya all mine
Ah, na… just gotta makeya just gotta make ya all mine

Christmas In Your Arms
Composer(s): Bill Anderson - Steve Wariner
Performer(s): Alabama; Bill Anderson; Steve Wariner



All my friends are asking me
where I plan to spend the holidays
People seem to celebrate the season in so many different ways
Some go where the weather's freezing cold while others like it warm
I don't care about the weather, just whether I spend Christmas in your arms

We could drive up to the mountains, build a fire and watch it snow
We could sail down to the islands where the gentle breezes blow
I'd be happy in the city, I'd be happy on the farm
I don't care where I spend Christmas, as long as I spend Christmas in your arms

It was only last December I had no Christmas spirit in my heart
My world lay cold and shattered in the ashes of a dream that fell apart
But now you're here beside me, no greater gift is wrapped beneath my tree
And the arms you wrap around me and the precious gift of love you give to me

We could drive up to the mountains, build a fire and watch it snow
We could sail down to the islands where the gentle breezes blow
I'd be happy in the city, I'd be happy on the farm
I don't care whre I spend Christmas, as long as I spend Christmas in your arms

I don't care where I spend Christmas, as long as I spend Christmas in your arms

It's For You
Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney
First release by: Cilla Black - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists



I'd say some day
I'm bound to give my heart away
When I do, it's for you
Love, true love
Seems to be all I'm thinking of
But it's true, it's for you

They said that love was a lie
Told me that I should never try to find
Somebody who'd be kind, kind to only me
So I just tell them, they're right
Who wants a fight?
Tell them, I quite agree, nobody'd love me
Then I look at you
And love comes, love shows
I give my heart and no-one knows that I do
It's for you, it's for you

They said that love was a lie
Told me that I should never try to find
Somebody who'd be kind, kind to only me
So I just tell them, they're right
Who wants a fight?
Tell them, I quite agree, nobody'd love me
Then I look at you
And love comes, love shows
I give my heart and no-one knows that I do
It's for you
It's for you
It's for you

Christmas In Vegas
Composer(s): Marc Almond
Performer(s): Marc Almond



Well I just can't explain
The despair that I feel
As the wheel goes round, and round, round
Now I must return to the city of steel
Put my feet on the ground, the ground, ground
In Las Vegas there are no clocks
The time goes slow, so slow
My future's mapped out in the cards
And I feel so low, so low
Now we're in the season
Of love and goodwill
But the wheel still goes round, and round, round
But there's love in my heart (love in my heart)
Goodwill in my soul (goodwill in my soul)
I'm here on my own
There's nothing so lonely
As Christmas in Vegas (Christmas in Vegas)
The lights of Las Vegas
Hold no magic for me
No real substitute
For the lights on a tree
One day I'll return
To the city of steel
For roulette and blackjack
And a the spin of the wheel
At the table I've seen men's fortunes
Come and go and go
I've seen my future in the cards
And I feel so low, so low
Now we're in the season
Of love and goodwill
But the wheel still goes round, and round, round
But there's love in my heart (love in my heart)
Goodwill in my soul (goodwill in my soul)
I'm here on my own
There's nothing so lonely
As Christmas in Vegas (Christmas in Vegas)
I'm here on my own
So please won't you phone me
This Christmas in Vegas
I'm so lonely, this Christmas in Vegas
Please won't you phone me, this Christmas in Vegas
I'm so lonely, won't you phone me
Now I need you, this Christmas in Vegas
Why don't you phone me
Wouldn't it be nice if we both have thrown different dice 

It's Foolish But It's Fun
Composer(s): Gus Kahn; Robert Stolz
Performer(s): Deanna Durbin 
and multiple other artists



I love to climb an apple tree
Though apples green are bad for me
And I'll be sick as I can be
It's foolish but it's fun

While wise men seek your time and space
And get all wrinkled in the face
From loafing in some shady place
It's foolish but it's fun

If it should ever come to pass
That I inherit wealth
I'll eat and drink and drink and eat
Until I wreck my health

I love to ramble over lea
And chase the busy bumble bee
Though the bee may light on me
It's foolish but it's fun

When thunder storms put folks to rout
And no one dares to venture out
That's when I love to slosh about
It's foolish but it's fun

I like to be on friendly terms
With pollywogs and mangle worms
And all the very deadly germs
It's foolish but it's fun

I love to sit beside a brook
And wait for fish to bite
And though they never do
It's nice to think perhaps they might

While others climb the mountains High
Beneath the tree I love to lie
And watch the snails go whizzing by
It's foolish but it's fun

I want to sing, I want to waltz
My heart is doing somersaults
I love this world with all its faults
It's foolish but it's fun

I want to walk a garden wall
Especially a wall that's tall
And if I fall, I fall that's all
It's foolish but it's fun

I want to climb a steeple
And I want to ring a bell
So I can tell the people
That I like them all so well

The grass is green, the sky is blue
The cows go moo, the cuckoos coo
I want to be a cuckoo too
It's cuckoo but it's fun

Christmas In The Trenches
Composer(s): John McCutcheon
Performer(s): John McCutcheon;
and various other artists



My name is Francis Tolliver, I come from Liverpool
Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school
To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany to here
I fought for King and country I love dear

'Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
Our families back in England were toasting us that day
Their brave and glorious lads so far away

I was lying with my messmate on the cold and rocky ground
When across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound
Says I, "Now listen up, me boys!" each soldier strained to hear
As one young German voice sang out so clear

"He's singing bloody well, you know!" my partner says to me
Soon, one by one, each German voice joined in harmony
The cannons rested silent, the gas clouds rolled no more
As Christmas brought us respite from the war

As soon as they were finished and a reverent pause was spent
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" struck up some lads from Kent
The next they sang was "Stille Nacht"
"`Tis `Silent Night'," says I
And in two tongues one song filled up that sky

"There's someone coming toward us!" the front line sentry cried
All sights were fixed on one long figure trudging from their side
His truce flag, like a Christmas star, shown on that plain so bright
As he, bravely, strode unarmed into the night

Soon one by one on either side walked into No Man's Land
With neither gun nor bayonet we met there hand to hand
We shared some secret brandy and we wished each other well
And in a flare-lit soccer game we gave 'em hell

We traded chocolates, cigarettes, and photographs from home
These sons and fathers far away from families of their own
Young Sanders played his squeezebox and they had a violin
This curious and unlikely band of men

Soon daylight stole upon us and France was France once more
With sad farewells we each prepared to settle back to war
But the question haunted every heart that lived that wonderous night
"Whose family have I fixed within my sights?"

'Twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost, so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were warmed as songs of peace were sung
For the walls they'd kept between us to exact the work of war
Had been crumbled and were gone forevermore

My name is Francis Tolliver, in Liverpool I dwell
Each Christmas come since World War I, I've learned its lessons well
That the ones who call the shots won't be among the dead and lame
And on each end of the rifle we're the same

It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)
Composer(s): Richard Rogers; Lorenz Hart
First performance by: Bing Crosby - 1935
Covered by multiple other artists



Your sweet expression
The smile you gave me
The way you looked when we met
It's easy to remember
But so hard to forget
I hear you whisper
"I'll always love you"
I know it's over, and yet
It's easy to remember
But so hard to forget
So I must dream
To have your hand caress me
Fingers press me tight
I'd rather dream
Than have that lonely feeling
Stealing through the night
Each little moment
Is clear before me
And though it brings me regret
It's easy to remember
But so hard to forget

Christmas In The Northwest
Composer(s): Brenda Kutz White
Performer(s): Brenda White



The wind may not blow
Might not even snow
But there's nothing like Christmas
Right here at home

It may not be white
Might be a rainy night
But there's nothing like sharing
The sounds and the sights of ...

Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift that we can share
Christmas in the Northwest
Is a child's answered prayer

Take away the presents
And they still will have a dream
For Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift God wrapped in green

That first Christmas night
Under just one light
In a small town, a child came down
The Father's gift of love and life

And so, I dedicate this prayer
To the children in our care
That we teach them of the gifts of love
He has planted everywhere
Just like ...

Christmas in the Northwest
It's a gift that we can share
Christmas in the Northwest
Is a child's answered prayer

If you take away the presents
Why, they still will have a dream
For Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift God wrapped in green

And I know it may not turn out white
But it's still 'silent night'
So gather those you love
And tell the story of the gift of living
Believe we see from the one who's giving
Giving us ...

Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift that we can share
Christmas in the Northwest
Is a child's answered prayer

And even if you take away the presents
Why still would have a dream
For Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift God wrapped in green

That God wrapped up in green

Christmas in the Northwest
Is a gift God wrapped up in green

It's Easy
Composer(s): Tom Scholz
Performer(s): Boston



Hey
I’ve got no place to be
And no one I’d rather see
I won’t mind if you can find
The time to stay with me
Oh I’ve got no time for wastin’
Gotta live a life when I can
I won’t hide if you decide
To let me be your man

Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days

And I can show you the way
It’s just a game we play
It’s easy, takin’ it day by day

Hey
You know I would concede
And I think we both agree
You and I can testify
That love is what we need
Just take a look around you, livin’ for the future is blind
I believe what we can achieve will soon be left behind

The things I try to say are so hard to find
When you doubt what your love is about let me ease you mind

And I can show you the way
It’s just a game we play
It’s easy, takin’ it day by day

Hey
I’ve got no place to be
And no one I’d rather see
I won’t mind if you find
That you’re in love with me
Well we got no time to worry
Gotta live a life when I can
I won’t hide if you decide
To let me be your man

And I can show you the way
It’s just a game we play
It’s easy, takin’ it day by day

Christmas In Prison
Composer(s): John Prine
Performer(s): John Prine
and multiple other artists



It was Christmas in prison
and the food was real good
we had turkey and pistols
carved out of wood
and I dream of her always
even when I don't dream
her name's on my tongue
and her blood's in my stream
Wait awhile eternity
old mother nature's got nothing on me
come to me
run to me
come to me, now
we're rolling
my sweetheart
we're flowing
by God!
Wait awhile eternity
old mother nature's got nothing on me
come to me
run to me
come to me, now
we're rolling
my sweetheart
we're flowing
by God!
She reminds me of a chess game
with someone I admire
or a picnic in the rain
after a prairie fire
her heart is as big
as this whole goddamn jail
and she's sweeter than saccharine
at a drug store sale
Wait awhile eternity
old mother nature's got nothing on me
come to me
run to me
come to me, now
we're rolling
my sweetheart
we're flowing
by God!
The search light in the big yard
swings round with the gun
and spotlights the snowflakes
like the dust in the sun
it's Christmas in prison
there'll be music tonight
I'll probably get homesick
I love you
Goodnight
Wait awhile eternity
old mother nature's got nothing on me
come to me
run to me
come to me, now
we're rolling
my sweetheart
we're flowing
by God!

It's Easter Time
Composer(s): Meredith Wilson
Performer(s): Perry Como



It's Easter time
the bells on the hill are ringing
ringing once again
There's a smile on the face of this weary world 
that seems to say "amen"
 
It's Easter time 
the bonnets are gaily nodding
nodding to and fro
While the folks walk to church 
as they did so long ago!
 
And there's a basket 
on the dining room table 
with fancy Easter eggs for all
And there's a Lilly in all it's glory 
waiting in the hall . . .
 
It's Easter time
the dawn of the year is shining 
in the hearts of men
With the joys and the hopes 
that have risen once again!
 
(And there's a basket 
on the dining room table 
with fancy Easter eggs for all . . .)
 
And there's a Lilly in all it's glory
waiting in the hall . . .
 
It's Easter time
the dawn of the year is shining 
in the hearts of men
With the joys and the hopes 
that have risen once again!
 
( It's Easter time . . . ) It's Easter time, again!

The Angels Listened In
Composer(s): Sid Faust - Billy Dawn Smith
Performer(s): The Crests



The angels listened in, when they heard me praying
The angels listened in, when they heard me saying
"Please send me someone to love"
"Send the one I'm thinking of"
My darling, the angels sent you

The angels listened in, when they heard me crying
The angels listened in, there's no denying
They sent one with lovers charms
One who really thrills my arms
My darling, when the angels sent you

I searched everywhere
Just to find someone who cares
They came down to interrupt
Just as I had given up

The angels listened in and brought you near me
The angels listened in, I love them dearly
They gave me the whole wide world
Wrapped up in one little girl
My darling, when the angels sent you

Oh-woh-woh-woh-woh
Oh-woh-ooh-ooh...

It's Diff'rent Now
Composer(s): Clive Westlake
Performer(s): Elvis Presley



I look at you and tell myself
How wonderful you are
You're so different now
To me you're much more wonderful, more wonderful by far
Yes, you're different now
There's more to love than holding hands and stealing kisses
When there's no-one else around
There's the good times and the bad
There's the ups and downs we've had
But it's different now, 
I'm so glad I still have you

There's always something new to see
I look at you, you look at me
And we're so different now
Love gets better every day 'n in some peculiar way
It's always different now
If we ever say goodbye, you'd be lost
And so would I, what's the difference now
Between us
Love just for a day
And a love that's here to stay
That's the difference now, the difference now

Lah lah lah, lah lah lah lah ...

Christmas In My Soul
Composer(s): Laura Nyro
Performer(s): Laura Nyro



Come young braves 
Come young children 
Come to the book of love with me 
Respect your brothers and your sisters 
Come to the book of love 
I know it ain't easy 
But we're gonna look for a better day 
Come young braves 
Come young children 

I love my country as it dies 
In war and pain before my eyes 
I walk the streets where disrespect has been 
The sins of politics, the politics of sin 
The heartlessness that darkens my soul 
On Christmas

Red and silver on the leaves 
Fallen white snow runs softly through the trees 
Madonnas weep for wars of hell 
They blow out the candles and haunt Noel 
The missing love that rings through the work 
On Christmas

Black panther brothers bound in jail 
Chicago seven and the justice scale 
Homeless Indian on Manhattan Isle 
All God's sons have gone to trial 
And all God's love is out of style 
On Christmas

Christmas in my soul 
Christmas in my soul 
Christmas in my soul

It's De-Lovely
Composer(s): Cole Porter
First performance by: Ethel Merman & Bob Hope - 1936
Covered by multiple other artists



Billy:
The night is young, the skies are clear 
So if you want to go walking, dear
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
I understand the reason why 
You're sentimental, 'cause so am I
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
You can tell at a glance 
What a swell night this is for romance
You can hear dear Mother Nature 
Murmuring low
"Let yourself go!" 
So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss you, just say to me
"It's delightful, it's delicious
It's delectable, it's delirious 
It's dilemma, it's delimit, it's deluxe
It's de-lovely"

Hope:
I feel a sudden urge to sing 
The kind of ditty that invokes the spring

Billy:
I'll control my desire to curse 
While you crucify the verse 

Hope:
This verse I started seems to me 
The Tin-Pantithesis of a melody

Billy:
So spare us all the pain
Just skip the darn thing and sing the refrain... 

Hope:
Mi, mi, mi, mi
Re, re, re, re 
Do, sol, mi, do, la, si

The night is young, the skies are clear 
So if you want to go walking, dear
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
I understand the reason why 
You're sentimental, 'cause so am I
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely
You can tell at a glance 
What a swell night this is for romance
You can hear dear Mother Nature 
Murmuring low
"Let yourself go!" 

Billy:
So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss you, just say to me
"It's delightful, it's delicious
It's...It's de-lovely"