It's Only Make Believe
(French Version: Je Ne Suis Plus Rien Sans Toi - 1964)
Composer(s): Conway Twitty; Jack Nance
First release by: Conway Twitty - 1958
Covered by multiple other artists



People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself I can't deceive
I know it's only make believe

My one and only prayer is that some day you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you
No one will ever know how much I love you so
My only prayer will be someday you'll care for me
But it's o-only make believe

My hopes, my dreams come true, my life I'd give for you
My heart, a wedding ring, my all, my everything
My heart I can't control, you rule my very soul
My only prayer will be someday you'll care for me
But it's o-only make believe

My one and only prayer, is that some day you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true, my one and only you
No one will ever know how much I love you so
My prayer, my hope, and my schemes, you are my every dream
But it's o-only make believe

Der Kleine Trommler
((Adapted from: Carol Of The Drum (The Jack Halloran Singers - 1957))
Composer(s): Katherine Davis - Henry Onorati - Harry Simeone
Performer(s): Heintje - 1987

Versions In Other Languages:
1958 - Little Drummer Boy (The Harry Simeone Chorale)
1965 - L'enfant Au Tambour (Nana Mouskouri)
1965 - Den Lille Trommesla'r (Bjørn Tidmand)
1966 - La Cancion Del Tamborilero (Raphael)
1973 - Kleine Trommelaar (Will Tura)
1982 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (David Bowie & Bing Crosby)
2009 - Trommedrengen (Linda Andrews, Malmö Symfoniorkester, Dobbeltkvartetten)



Durch die Stille Nacht ta ram tam tam tam
da ging ein kleiner Junge ram tam tam tam
hielt seine Spielzeugtrommel in der Hand
Wolt zu dem Stalle wo die Grippe stand
ram tam tam tam, ram tam tam tam

Und die Trommel klang ta ram tam tam tam 
durch das Land

Liebes Christuskind ta ram tam tam tam
bin nur ein armer Junge ram tam tam tam
Wo lauter Könige mit Gaben stehn
läßt man vielleicht mich gar nicht zu dir gern
Hab ja kein Gold, hab ja kein Geld
Kann nur trommeln für dich ram tam tam tam
Wenns dir gefällt

Und vom Himmel hoch ta ram tam tam tam
da kam ein Stern herab ta ram tam tam tam
der führte ihn die stillen Straßen entlang
Und seine kleine Trommel klang und sang
ram tam tam tam, ram tam tam tam

Das zum heil der Welt ta ram tam tam tam
Christus kam

It's Only Love
Composer(s): Ritchie Cordell; M. Levy; S. Trimachi
Tommy James & The Shondells



You can’t laugh, you can’t cry
Your actin’ kinda funny and you don’t know why
'Cause your heart keeps beatin’ like a big bass drum
And the beat's gettin’ strong and it’s so much fun
And you keep on singin’ but the words are wrong
And you can’t stop laughin’, baby what’s goin’ on

It’s only love, tryin’ to get through
It’s only love, tryin’ to get through
It’s only love, tryin’ to get through

You can’t run, you can’t hide
No matter what you do you're on a ten cent ride
Goin’ up, down baby and it’s so much fun
And your heart keeps beatin’ like a big bass drum
And the beat's gettin’ strong and it just won’t quit
Better hold on baby,  'cause you know that

It’s only love, tryin’ to get through
It’s only love, tryin’ to get through
It’s only love, tryin’ to get through

Hostess with the Mostes' on the Ball
Composer(s): Irving Berlin
Performer(s): Ethel Merman



I was born on a thousand acres of Oklahoma land
Nothing grew on the thousand acres for it was gravel and sand
One day, father started digging in a field, hoping to find some soil
He dug and he dug and, what do you think?
Oil, oil, oil
The money rolled in and I rolled out
With a fortune piled so high
Washington was my destination
And now, who am I?

I'm the chosen party giver
For the White House clientele
And they know that I deliver
What it takes to make 'em gel
And in Washington I'm known by one and all
As the hostess with the mostest on the ball

They would go to Elsa Maxwell
When they had an axe to grind
They could always grind their axe well
At the parties she designed
Now the hatchet grinders all prefer to call
On the hostess with the mostest on the ball

I've a great big bar and good caviar
Yes, the best that can be found
And a large amount in my bank account
When election time comes round
If you're feeling presidential
You can make it, yes indeed
There are just three things essential
Let me tell you, all you need
Is an ounce of wisdom and a pound of gall
And the hostess with the mostest on the ball

Entertaining vodka drinkers
Is a job they give to me
Making nice guys out of stinkers
Seems to be my cup of tea
What they really need behind the iron wall
Is the hostess with the mostest on the ball

There's a book of regulations 
As to who sits next to who
But there might be complications
When the blue blood's not so blue
So the priestess with the leastest protocol
Is the hostess with the mostest on the ball

An ambassador has just reached the shore
He's a man of many loves
An important gent from the Orient
To be handled with kid gloves
He can come and let his hair down, ooh!
Have the best time of his life
Even bring his new affair down
Introduce her as his wife
But she mustn't leave her panties in the hall
Of the priestess with the leastest
Nor the hostess with the mostest
With the mostest on the ball

It's Only Love
Composer(s): John Lennon; Paul McCartney
First release by: The Beatles - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists



I get high when I see you go by
My oh my
When you sigh, my, my inside just flies
Butterflies
Why am I so shy when I'm beside you?
It's only love and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do?
It's only love, and that is all
But it's so hard loving you

Is it right that you and I should fight
Ev'ry night?
Just the sight of you makes night time bright
Very bright
Haven't I the right to make it up girl?
It's only love and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do?
It's only love, and that is all
But it's so hard loving you

Yes it's so hard loving you -- loving you

Deck The Halls (aka Deck the Hall With Holly - 1881)
((Adapted from: Nos Galan (Edward Jones) - 1784))
(German Version: Schmückt Den Saal Mit Mistelzweigen)
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Nat King Cole - 1960
and multiple other artists



Deck the halls with boughs of holly 
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
'Tis the season to be jolly 
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
Don we now our gay apparel 
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol 
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 

See the blazing Yule before us
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
Strike the harp and join the chorus
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
Follow me in merry measure
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 

Fast away the old year passes
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
Hail the new year, lads and lasses 
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
Sing we joyous, all together 
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 
heedless of the wind and weather
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

It's Only Love
Composer(s): Vivian Campbell; Joe Elliott; Robert John "Mutt" Lange; Rick Savage
Performer(s): Def Leppard



Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na

If you could feel what I feel
If I could make you see
If you could need like I need
I'd be the air that you breathe

You go straight to my head as I lie in my bed
I just can't win
I can't help the state I'm in

It's only love so why is falling in it
The one thing that you can't do
It's only love then why am I hurting from it
It's only love if you're hurting too

Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na

If you could share my wildest thoughts
Meet me in my mind
If you could want the way that I want
You'd want me all the time

You go straight to my head when I lie in my bed
I just can't win
I can't stop the state I'm in

It's only love so why is falling in it
The one thing that you can't do
It's only love then why am I hurting from it
It's only love if you're hurting too

Every dream I dream has got you in
And every minute with you means everything
I wanna take you there where you've never been
In my dreams

You go straight to my head as I lie in my bed
I just can't win
I can't help the state I'm in

It's only love so why is falling in it
The one thing that you can't do
It's only love so why am I hurting from it
It's only love if you're hurting too

Na na na na na na na na na
It's only love if you're hurting too
Na na na na na na na na na
It's only love if you're hurting too

December Will Be Magic Again
Composer(s): Kate Bush
Performer(s): Kate Bush; Christmas All Stars



December will be magic again
Take a husky to the ice 
While Bing Crosby sings White Christmas
He makes you feel nice
December will be magic again
Old Saint Nicholas up the chimney
Just a-popping up in my memory

Ooh, dropping down in my parachute
The white city, she is so beautiful 
Upon the black-soot icicled roofs 
Ooh, and see how I fall
See how I fall 
("Fall!") 
Like the snow

Come to cover the lovers
(Cover the lovers
But don't you wake them up)
Come to sparkle the dark up
(Sparkle the dark up
With just a touch of make-up)
Come to cover the muck up
(Cover the muck up
Ooh, with a little luck)

December will be magic again
Light the candLe-lights 
To conjure Mr. Wilde 
Into the Silent Night
Ooh, it's quiet inside
Here in Oscar's mind

December will be magic again
Don't miss the brightest star
Kiss under mistletoe
I want to hear you laugh
Don't let the mystery go now

Ooh, dropping down in my parachute
The white city, she is so beautiful 
Upon the black-soot icicled roofs 
Ooh, and see how I fall
See how I fall 
("Fall!") 
Like the snow

Come to cover the lovers
(Cover the lovers
But don't you wake them up)
Come to sparkle the dark up
(Sparkle the dark up
With just a touch of make-up)
Come to cover the muck up 
(Cover the muck up
Ooh, with a little luck)

Oh, I'm coming to cover the lovers
Ooh, and I'm coming to sparkle the dark up
Ooh, and I'm coming to cover the muck up

It's Only Love
Composer(s): Glyn Mason
Performer(s): Ariel



Sun sets in the evenin'
Like a stone in a wishing well
I hear the birds callin' on the wind softly
Like a chinese temple bell
Now it's only love (it's only love)
It's only love (it's only love) that makes it well

Man wakes in the mornin'
And tells a woman he's got to go
In her eyes he sees some kinda demon
What it is, he don't exactly know
It's only love (it's only love)
It's only love (it's only love) that makes it so

It's funny how people rebel
And spend their lives just runnin' away
We hide ourselves in our little shells
But you have to stop runnin' someday......aye......aye
Now it's only love (it's only love)
It's only love (it's only love) that makes it so

There's not much more to this story
Like a river flows on and on
It was here long before we started
It'll be here long after we're gone
Now it's only love (it's only love)
It's only love (it's only love)
Goes on and on, goes on and on
Now it's only love (it's only love)
It's only love (it's only love)
Goes on and on

December Time
Composer(s): Walter Grieve
Performer(s): Robert Goulet



When the air is filled with twinkling bells 
And the trees are white with crusty shells 
When the frost is on the windowpane 
It's December time again

When the snowflakes cover up the sky
And little faces breathe a happy sigh
Old man winter's here to entertain
It's December time again

The mistletoe that's growing 
Will soon be picked for showing 
That lovers like this season of the year
Those sleigh rides so exciting 
The fancy colored lighting 
Are certain signs the yule tide's growing near

When the woodman fells the evergreen 
And little carollers appear upon the scene
And the heaven's echo their refrain
It's December time again

It's Only A Shanty In Old Shanty Town (aka In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town)
Composer(s): Little Jack Little; Ira Schuster; John Siras; Joe Young
Performer(s): Ted Lewis
and multiple other artists



I'm up in the world
but I'd give the world to be where I used to be
A heavenly nest
where I rest the best
means more than the world to me

It's only a shanty
in old Shanty Town
the roof is so slanty it touches the ground
But my tumbled down shack by an old railroad track
like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back

I'd give up a palace if I were a king
It's more than a palace, it's my everything
There's a queen waiting there with a silvery crown
in a shanty in old Shanty Town

December The 25th
Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse



Of all the days in all the year
that I'm familiar with
There's only one that's really fun
December the 25th
Correct!
Ask anyone called Robinson
or Brown or Jones or Smith
Their favorite day
And they will say
December the 25
Correct!
December the 25th, me dears
December the 25th
The dearest day in all the year
December the 25th!
Correct!
At times we're glad to see the backs
of all our kin and kith
But there's one date we celebrate
December the 25th
Correct!
At times our friends may seem
devoid of wit and pith
But all of us are humorous
December the 25th
Correct!
December the 25th, me dears
December the 25th
The dearest day in all the year
December the 25th!
Correct!
If there's a day in history
that's more than any myth
Beyond a doubt one day stands out
December the 25th
Correct!
I don't hear any arguments
So may I say forthwith
I wish that every day could be
December the 25th
December the 25th, me dears
December the 25th
The dearest day in all the year
December the 25th!
Correct!

It's Only A Paper Moon - 1933 (aka If You Believed in Me - 1932)
Composer(s): Billy Rose; Harold Arlen; E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Performer(s): Paul Whiteman & His Orch. - 1933
and multiple other artists



I never feel a thing is real 
When I'm away from you 
Out of your embrace 
The world's a temporary parking place 

Mmm, mm, mm, mm 
A bubble for a minute 
Mmm, mm, mm, mm 
You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in it 

Say, it's only a paper moon 
Sailing over a cardboard sea 
But it wouldn't be make-believe 
If you believed in me 

Yes, it's only a canvas sky 
Hanging over a muslin tree 
But it wouldn't be make-believe 
If you believed in me 

Without your love 
It's a honky-tonk parade 
Without your love 
It's a melody played in a penny arcade 

It's a Barnum and Bailey world 
Just as phoney as it can be 
But it wouldn't be make-believe 
If you believed in me 

December
Composer(s): Peter Kater - Kenny Loggins
Performer(s): Kenny Loggins



Once upon a dream
Moonlit wings come into view
Winter casts her spell
And all the world is born anew
A child sees a star through a window
He knows with all his heart
That wonder is coming
Waiting....Hoping....Believing

Only in December
Are hearts so full or feel more alone
Could it be the same
For everyone
Only in December
Can the broken heart feel so alive
And the autumn ashes
Become the fires of December

Can I be inside and out of the cold
Still I know
December always leads me home
I still believe in magic
Always leads me home
And I still believe in miracles, ummm yes
Still believe in Christmas
I still believe in love

It’s Okay
Composer(s): R. Gonzales
Performer(s):  Sunny & The Sunglows



It’s alright
I’ve been, I’ve been hurt before
It’s alright
You don’t love me anymore
Maybe some day
I’ll find a way, without you
Who am I kiddin’

It’s okay
Look, baby, I can see
It’s okay
But, but would it make you happy
Maybe some day
I’ll find a way, without you

Some day, it won’t be long
You’ll gonna find yourself all alone

Okay, baby, I can see, it’s okay
I will set you free
Maybe some day,
I’ll find a way, without you

Some day, it won’t be long
You’ll find yourself alone

Alright, I’ve been hurt before
It’s alright
You don’t love me anymore
Maybe some day
I’ll find a way, without you
Maybe some day
I’ll find a way without you

Dear Santa
Performer(s): Tim McGraw



Dear Santa, I'm a grown man now
But I've got a problem here
If you been watching, then you must know
I've not been good all year
I've let her down, lost sight of us
I don't deserve one thing, but she does

Dear Santa, bring her a heart
The one she's got is broken
Fill up her stocking with the words that I left unspoken
Now I'm not asking you to bring her love
'Cause Christmas mornin', when she wakes up
Dear Santa, that's what she'll get from me

Now I remember Christmas past
When little was enough
Now all the presents underneath the trees
Couldn't save our love
We need a miracle like the one on Earth before
To get us back to where we were before

Dear Santa, bring her a heart
The one she's got is broken
Fill up her stocking with the words that I left unspoken
Now I'm not asking you to bring her love
'Cause Christmas mornin', when she wakes up
Dear Santa, that's what she'll get from me

Dear Santa, bring her a heart
The one she's got is broken
Fill up her stocking with the words that I left unspoken
Now I'm not asking you to bring her love
'Cause Christmas mornin', when she wakes up
Dear Santa, that's what she'll get from me

It's Oh So Quiet!
(Adapted from: Und Jetzt Ist Es Still - 1948)
Composer(s): Bert Reisfeld; Hans Lang; Erich Meder
Performer(s): Betty Hutton - 1951
and multiple other artists



Shhhh, Shhhh
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...

You fall in love
Zing boom
The sky up above
Zing boom
Is caving in
Wow bam
You've never been so nuts about a guy
You wanna laugh you wanna cry
You cross your heart and hope to die
'Til it's over and then

Shhh, Shhh
It's nice and quiet
Shhh, Shhh
But soon again
Shhh, Shhh
Starts another big riot

You blow a fuse, zing boom
The devil cuts loose, zing boom
So what's the use, wow bam
Of falling in love

It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...

You ring the bell, bim bam
You shout and you yell, hi ho ho
You broke the spell
Gee, this is swell you almost have a fit
This guy is "gorge" and I got hit
There's no mistake this is it

'Til it's over and then
It's nice and quiet
Shhh, Shhh
But soon again
Shhh, Shhh
Starts another big riot

You blow a fuse
Zing boom
The devil cuts loose
Zing boom
What's the use
Wow bam
Of falling in love

The sky caves in
The devil cuts loose
You blow blow blow blow blow your fuse
When you've fallen in love
Ssshhhhhh... 

Dear Santa
Composer(s): Steve Antonakos - Steve Dudas - Mark Hudson - Barbara Starkey
Performer(s): Ringo Starr



Dear Santa, I know it's Christmas time again
How I love to sing the songs
And ev'ryone becomes a friend
When they start to sing along

Dear Santa, I don't need a brand new toy
The ones I have are working fine
So give my toy to another girl or boy
I hope you'll get it there on time

Dear Santa, we need you here
Just give us one present for a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas, let the sleigh bells ring
Dear Santa, bring peace and love that would be ev'rything

Dear Santa, well, I've heard it all before
From jingle bells to no more wars
But now it's time to change people's minds
I know you'll get it there on time

Dear Santa, we need you here
Just give us one present for a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas, let the sleigh bells ring
Dear Santa, bring peace and love that would be ev'rything

And now it's time to change our minds
I hope you'll get it there on time

Dear Santa, we need you here
Just give us one present for a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas, let the sleigh bells ring
Dear santa, bring peace and love that would be ev'rything

Dear Ssanta, we need you here
Just bring us one present for a Happy New Year
Dear Santa, Merry Christmas
Dear Santa, have a Happy New Year

Dear Santa, dear Santa, Merry Christmas
Bring us peace and love, bring us peace and love

It's Now Or Never - 1960 (aka There's No Tomorrow - 1949)
(Adapted from: 'O Sole Mio - Italian Version by Beniamino Gigli - 1934)
Composer(s): Aaron Schroeder; Wally Gold; Alfredo Mazzucchi; Eduardo Di Capua; Giovanni Capurro
Performer(s): Elvis Presley - 1960
and multiple other artists

Titles In Other Languages:
1937 - O Sole Mio (French Version by Tino Rossi)
        - Ô Sole Mio (Japanese Version by Dalida)
1981 - Nu En Voor Eeuwig
1986 - Henry
1992 - 'T Is Nu Of Nooit



It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never
My love won't wait

When I first saw you with your smile so tender
My heart was captured, my soul surrendered
I've spent a lifetime waiting for the right time
Now that you're near the time is here at last

It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never
My love won't wait

Just like a willow, we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me, let your arms invite me
For who knows when we'll meet again this way

It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never
My love won't wait

It's now or never my love won't wait
It's now or never my love won't wait
It's now or never my love won't wait

De Nederige Geboorte
(Traditional)



Er is een kindeke geboren op aard
Er is een kindeke geboren op aard
't Kwam op de aarde voor ons allegaar
't Kwam op de aarde voor ons allegaar
Er is een kindeke geboren in 't strooi
Er is een kindeke geboren in 't strooi
't Lag in een kribbe gedekt met wat hooi
't Lag in een kribbe gedekt met wat hooi
Daar zijn alle nachten drie engeltjes bij
Daar zijn alle nachten drie engeltjes bij
Zij wiegen het kindje en 't slaapt er zo blij
Zij wiegen het kindje en 't slaapt er zo blij
't Had twee schoon oogjes zo zwart als laget
't Had twee schoon oogjes zo zwart als laget
Twee blozende kaakjes, dat stond hem zo net
Twee blozende kaakjes, dat stond hem zo net
't At pap uit een pannetje, en 't maakt' hem niet vuil
't At pap uit een pannetje, en 't maakt' hem niet vuil
't Viel op de aarde, en 't had er geen buil
't Viel op de aarde, en 't had er geen buil
't Kwam op de aarde voor ons allegaar
't Kwam op de aarde voor ons allegaar
En 't wenst ons allen een zalig nieuwjaar
En 't wenst ons allen een zalig nieuwjaar