I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree
Composer(s): Loretta Lynn; Barbara Cummings;
Bob Cummings; Iva Cummings
Performer(s): Loretta Lynn



Well I wrote to Santa just today 
I told him I don't plan to stay
Cause you've been bad 
Yes, you've been treatin' me wrong
So listen to me here's Christmas cheers 
Because you won't be with me here
I won't decorate your Christmas tree this year

You can stay out there to toast and 
Cheer with all of your friends
Don't hang on me a bein' here 
When you come back again
Your bags are burnt out and your fancy don't shine 
I just won't be a waitin' this time
I won't decorate your Christmas tree this year

Well I won't be here this Christmas Day 
I wouldn't give a present anyway
But have a good time and 
Don't be concerned about me
I'm going back to my mom and dad 
They love me more than you ever had
I won't decorate your Christmas tree this year

You can stay out there...
No I won't decorate your Christmas tree this year

I Wonder As I Wander
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Jo Stafford;
and various other artists



I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Savior did come for to die. 
For poor on'ry people like you and like I... 
I wonder as I wander out under the sky 

When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all
But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall
And the promise of ages it then did recall

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing
A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing
Or all of God's angels in heav'n for to sing
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King

Shchedryk
((English Version: Carol Of The Bells (Harry Simeone Chorale) - 1959))
Composer(s): Mikola Leontovich - Peter Wilhousky
Performer(s): Mykola Dmytrovych - 1936



Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka
pryletila lastivochka
stala sobi shchebetaty
hospodarya vyklykaty
"Vyydy, vyydy, hospodaryu
podyvysya na kosharu
tam ovechky pokotylys’
a yahnychky narodylys’
V tebe tovar ves’ khoroshyy
budesh’ maty mirku hroshey
V tebe tovar ves’ khoroshyy
budesh’ maty mirku hroshey
khoch ne hroshey, to polova
v tebe zhinka chornobrova"
Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka
pryletila lastivochka

Sailor Boys
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour; Herbert Kretzmer
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour & Liza Minnelli



My early years were years of joy
My parents taught me that in pride
But then I met a handsome boy
Who took my childhood in his stride

A golden youth of careless whim
Who once upon a summer's day
Persuaded me to lay with him
And stole my innocence away

Sailor boys, I wait beside the harbour gate
I'm here in sunshine and snow
For lonely boys and eager boys
For boys with nowhere to go

I raise my arms to greet you home
To give you shelter
From the wild winds of the sea
Sailor boys, come and sail with me

In attic bedrooms high above
The world of ordinary men
The golden boy and I made love
For love was all that mattered then

There in the hollows of his bed
He took my passion and my pride
And swore by heaven overhead
That he would love me till he died

Sailor boys, I wait beside the harbour gate
I'm here in sunshine and snow
For lonely boys and eager boys
For boys with nowhere to go

I raise my arms to greet you home
To give you shelter
From the wild winds of the sea
Sailor boys, come and sail with me

He disappeared without a trace
Perhaps he ran away to sea
I should have known he couldn't face
The child that grew inside of me

And now I soothe with lullabies
The golden girl he'll never know
She has his bold and restless eyes
But only mine will see her grow

Sailor boys, I wait beside the harbour gate
I'm here in sunshine and snow
For lonely boys and eager boys
For boys with nowhere to go

I raise my arms to greet you home
To give you shelter
From the wild winds of the sea
Sailor boys, come and sail with me

Sailor boys, I wait beside the harbour gate
I'm here in sunshine and snow
For lonely boys and eager boys
For boys with nowhere to go

I raise my arms to greet you home
To give you shelter
From the wild winds of the sea
Sailor boys, come and sail with me

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Composer(s): Roy Wood
First release by: Wizzard - 1973



Oh when the snowman brings the snow
Oh well he just might like to know
He's put a great big smile on somebody's face
If you jump into your bed
And you cover up your head
Don't you lock the doors
You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way
Well I wish it could be Christmas everyday
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
When we're skating in the park
If the storm cloud paints it dark
Then your rosy cheeks are gonna light my merry way
Now the frosticals appeared
And they've frozen up my beard
And so we'll lie by the fire
Til the sleep simply melts them all away
Well I wish it could be Christmas everyday
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
Well I wish it could be Christmas everyday
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
Why don't you give your love, it's Christmas
When the snowman brings the snow
When the snowman brings the snow
When the snowman brings the snow
When the snow ...

Sailor - 1961 (aka Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) (by Lolita) - 1960)
(Adapted from: Seemann, Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer - 1960)
((French Version: Marin (Enfant Du Voyage) - 1960)
Composer(s): Fini Busch; Werner Scharfenberger; David West
Performer(s): Petula Clark - 1961



Über Rio und Shanghai
Über Bali und Hawaii
Deine liebe ist dein schiff
And the stars are your best friends
And though you find your thrills in the places far away from me
Just remember I'm always waiting when your journey ends

I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
Composer(s): Jon Bon Jovi
Performer(s): Bon Jovi; Christmas All Stars; Michael Gapys



What time is it baby? 
Is it that time again?
When snow will be falling, friends will be calling
You know it's time when there'll be carolers singing Silent Night
I love when they sing, the feeling it brings
It's warm as a fire is bright

Soon there'll be toys for the good girls and boys
And reindeer are heading our way
Yes, and Santa will come down the chimney above
There's one thing I wanted to say

I wish everyday could be like Christmas
And if I could have one wish come true
I wish everyday could be full of peace and harmony
I wish everyday could be like Christmas, I do

I saw a child sit with old Mr. Claus
Looked him in the eye and he asked old Santa what peace on earth was
Now the old man grew cautious on how he would say
That is the greatest gift, one you can give everyday

I wish everyday could be like Christmas
And if I could have one wish come true
I wish everyday could be full of peace and harmony
I wish everyday could be like Christmas, I do

Now the mistle-toe and the house a-glow
All the world seems at ease tonight
And all that I ask when these precious moments pass
Is why can't every day be so bright?

I wish everyday could be like Christmas
And if I could have one wish come true
I wish everyday could be full of peace and harmony
I wish everyday could be like Christmas, I do
Honest I do, yes I do now
Very merry Christmas

Sailor - 1961 (aka Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) - 1960)
(Adapted from: Seemann, Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer - 1960)
((French Version: Marin (Enfant Du Voyage))
Composer(s): Fini Busch; Werner Scharfenberger; David West
Performer(s): Petula Clark - 1961



(Sailor stop your roaming) 

Sailor, stop your roaming 
Sailor, leave the sea 
Sailor, when the tide turns 
Come home, safe to me 

As you sail across the sea 
All my love is there beside you 
In Capri or Amsterdam, Honolulu or Siam 
To the harbour of my heart 
I will sent my love to guide you 
As I call across the sea 
Come home to me 

Sailor, stop your roaming 
Sailor, leave the sea 
Sailor, when the tide turns 
Come home, safe to me 

As you sail across the sea 
All my love is there beside you 
In Capri or Amsterdam, Honolulu or Siam 
To the harbour of my heart 
I will sent my love to guide you 
As I call across the sea 
Come home to me 

(Sailor sailor)

I Was Young Once Too
Composer(s): Robert Bryne; Richard Leigh
Performer(s): Alabama



He raced that engine down the track
'round the tree on Christmas Day
I was so amazed my Dad would play with trains
I saw a sparkle in his eye, then I heard him say
"Come on son, let's play, I was young once too"

He washed that Buick faithfully, Lord, he kept her clean
I thought that machine meant more to him than me
On the day I turned sixteen, he threw me the keys
Said, "I was young once too, now she belongs to you"

He was such a young man then, I'm older than that now
I hope I measure up to him, when the circle comes around

I saw him in the attic sittin' cross legged on the floor
With some old photographs, he pointed and he laughed
He said, "That's me in that picture", I said 
"No son, that's your dad 
I was young once too, and looked a lot like you"

I was young once too, I was young once too

Merry Christmas son, I wish your Grandpa were here
He was young once too, and looked like me and you

Sailing To Philadelphia
Composer(s): James Taylor; Mark Knopfler
First release by: James Taylor, Mark Knopfler



I am Jeremiah Dixon
I am a Geordie boy
A glass of wine with you, sir
And the ladies I'll enjoy
All Durham and Northumberland
Is measured up by my own hand
It was my fate from birth
To make my mark upon the earth...

He calls me Charlie Mason
A stargazer am I
It seems that I was born
To chart the evening sky
They'd cut me out for baking bread
But I had other dreams instead
This baker's boy from the west country
Would join the Royal Society...

We are sailing to Philadelphia
A world away from the coaly Tyne
Sailing to Philadelphia 
To draw the line
A Mason-Dixon Line

Now you're a good surveyor, Dixon
But I swear you'll make me mad
The West will kill us both
You gullible Geordie lad
You talk of liberty
How can America be free
A Geordie and a baker's boy
In the forests of the Iroquois...

Now hold your head up, Mason
See America lies there
The morning tide has raised
The capes of Delaware
Come up and feel the sun
A new morning has begun
Another day will make it clear
Why your stars should guide us here...

We are sailing to Philadelphia
A world away from the coaly Tyne
Sailing to Philadelphia 
To draw the line
A Mason-Dixon Line 

I Was Born On Christmas Day
Composer(s): Bob Stanley; Pete Wiggs; Ian Catt
Performer(s): Saint Etienne



Spent the summer holed up in a room
Looking pretty, won't you be here soon?
EuroDisney, could not work at all
A little bird had told me in the fall
Getting groovy after Hallowe'en
Mid-November, got back on the scene
I'm so glad that I just got my pay!
I was born on Christmas day

In December, my heart's full of spring
I could phone you, tell you everything
Like the crazy evenings on the yacht
Tim and Sarah went and tied the knot!
Did you know they pulled the town hall down?
I don't think you'll recognise this town
Never could have been a tennis wife
Get into the acting life

Getting groovy after Hallowe'en
Mid-November, got back on the scene
I'm so glad that I just got my pay!
I was born on Christmas day
I was born on Christmas day
I was born on Christmas day

I Will Go Sailing No More
(French Version: Jamais Plus Je Ne Volerai - 1995)
Composer(s): Randy Newman
First release by: Randy Newman - 1995
Covered by multiple other artists



Out among the stars I sing
Way beyond the moon
In my silver ship I sail
A dream that ended too soon
Now I know exactly who I am and what I'm here for
And I will go sailing no more

All the things I thought I'd be
All the brave things I've done
Vanish like a snowflake
With the rising of the sun
Never more to sail my ship
Where no man has gone before
And I will go sailing no more

But no, it can't be true
I could fly if I wanted to
Like a bird in the sky
If I believed I could fly
Why, I'd fly

Clearly, I will go sailing no more

I Want An Alien For Christmas
Performer(s): Fountains Of Wayne



This year for christmas
There's something I'd really like
So if you're up there somewhere Santa
Please don't bring me another bike
I don't need any ugly sweaters 
And I don't play much basketball
But there's something kinda special 
That I want most of all

I want an alien for christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy about 3 feet high
With 17 eyes, who knows how to fly
I want an alien for christmas, this year

He can live in the bath-tub 
So don't worry about a thing
And I'll take him out for walks 
When it gets nicer in the spring
I'll always keep him company
He'll never be alone
And we can hang around the house all day 
And watch The Twilight Zone

I want an alien for christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy about 3 feet high
With 17 eyes, who knows how to fly
I want an alien for christmas, this year

I want an alien for christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy about 3 feet high
With 17 eyes, who knows how to fly
I want an alien for christmas, this year
I want an alien for christmas, this year

Jamais Plus Je Ne Volerai
(Adapted from: I Will Go Sailing No More - 1995)
Composer(s): Randy Newman; Charlélie Couture
Performer(s): Charlélie Couture - 1995



Sous les étoiles je chante
Au delà des lunes
Dans mon grand vaisseau d’argent
Le rêve s’achève
Je sais bien sur, qui je suis
Et pourquoi je suis là
Mais jamais plus je ne volerai

Non, c’est impossible
Après tout, bien sur
Si je voulais, je pourrais m’envoler
Pourtant jamais plus je ne volerai

(I Want A) Rock And Roll Guitar
Composer(s): J.P. Richardson
Performer(s): Johnny Preston



A ho ho ho......
It was the night before Christmas and everthing was real quiet 
So I thought I'd take myself a little walk at Christmas Eve Night 
I was makin' it on down the street
when to my surprise I saw this little bitty cat with big old tears in his eyes 
Now I could see he was standin' in front of this music store and looked real brought down 
I could hear what he was sayin' 
he didn't know I was around...he say.....

I want a rock an' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock an' roll guitar
So I can play the thing

I wanna be on t.v.
Like a rock an' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock an' roll guitar

Ha ha ha.....
So-a I walked over to him-a 'cause I understand
I, I thought I'd cheer him up so I say 
"Look-a-here little man
A-you don't want no rock an' roll guitar 
you want a six gun like the Lone Ranger has 
so you can run around sayin'-a hi ho Silver, Kimo sabe, and all that cowboy jazz 
Or how would you like old Santa to bring you a little dump truck 
so you could go around a-dumpin' things".....
And he say, "Man, I don't want no dumptruck 
I want somethin' that swings".....He say.....

I want a rock an' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock an' roll guitar
So I can play that thing

I wanna be on t.v.
Like a rock an' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock an' roll guitar

Ha, ha, wait a minute there, wait a minute, hold on, hold on I say 
I say, hold on there little fellow 
ah why don't you be like the little chicks and cats 
and wish for a space helmet or a rocketship or something wild like that? 
And you know what he say? 
He say.....
"Look here dad, I don't want no plane or no train or nothin' square like that 
that ain't the lick for me 
When I awake this whole place is gonna shake 
'cause you know what I want under my Christmas tree!"....He say.....

I want a rock an' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock an' roll guitar
So I can play the thing

I wanna be on t.v.
Like a rock an' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock an' roll guitar

Ho ho ho, crazy little fellow, crazy, yeah, say...

Sailing
Composer(s): Gavin Sutherland
First release by: Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - 1972
Covered by multiple other artists

Titles In Other Languages:
1975 - Ma Musique
1975 - Volando
1998 - Ik Wil Varen



I am sailing, I am sailing home again ´cross the sea
I am sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free

I am flying, I am flying like a bird ´cross the sea
I am flying passing high clouds, to be near you, to be free

Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru´ the dark night far away? 
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say? 

Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru´ the dark night far away? 
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say? 

We are sailing, we are sailing ´cross the sea
We are sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free

Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Composer(s): John Rox
Performer(s): Captain & Tennille;
and various other artists



I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll
No dinky tinker toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Clause will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door
That's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles
No rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up 
But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

There's lots of room for him in our two car garage
I'd feed him and wash him there 
And give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise 
When I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles
No rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Ik Wil Varen
(Adapted from: Sailing - 1972)
Composer(s): Gavin Sutherland; Johan Verminnen
Performer(s): Bart Kaëll - 1998

Titles In Other Languages:
1975 - Ma Musique
1975 - Volando



Ik wil varen, ik wil varen
Wilde stormen, woeste zee
Ik wil varen, ik wil varen
Neem me veilig naar haar mee

Ik wil vliegen, ik wil zweven
Als een vogel, als een meeuw
Ik wil doorgaan, overleven
Zonder angsten of geschreeuw

'k Wil je horen, 'k wil je horen
Nooit meer wil ik eenzaam zijn
Ben je bij me, voor altijd bij me
Ken ik nooit meer angst of pijn

Hoge golven, laat maar komen
Wilde stormen, woeste zee
Hoge golven, laat me dromen
Neem me veilig naar haar mee

Ik wil varen, ik wil varen
Wilde stormen, woeste zee
Ik wil varen, ik wil varen
Neem me veilig naar haar mee

Ik wil varen, ik wil varen
Neem me veilig naar haar mee

I Wanna Be Santa Claus
Composer(s): Richard Starkey; Mark Hudson; Dick Monda
Performer(s): Ringo Starr



I wanna be Santa Claus
I wanna get all the toys
Just like Santa Claus I'd give them away
To all the girls and boys

Then, if I could be Santa Claus
Coming through for everyone
And the gifts that I'd bring could make your heart sing
We'd have so much fun

Santa Claus is someone who comes once a year
But I could be there every day, bringing Christmas cheer

I wanna be Santa Claus
I wanna ride in the sleigh
Then I'd fly through the air
And catch a star tonight for Christmas Day

Santa Claus is someone who comes once a year
But I could be there every day, bringing Christmas cheer

If I could be Santa Claus
I'd make every dream come true
And sign every card exactly the same
With love from me to you, ooh

(I wanna be, I wanna be Santa Claus)
I wanna be Santa Claus
(I wanna be, I wanna be Santa Claus)
I wanna be Santa Claus
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
(I wanna be Santa Claus)
I wanna be Santa Claus

Merry Christmas everybody
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Volando
(Adapted from: Sailing - 1972)
Composer(s): Gavin Sutherland; Alessandro Colombini
Performer(s): I Dik Dik - 1975

Titles In Other Languages:
1975 - Ma Musique
1998 - Ik Wil Varen



Navigando, navigando, sto volando via di
qua verso un mondo, colorato, verso nuo ve realta` 
Che succede, che succede, l'o
rizzonte non c'e` piu`, nella mente tra
sparente sei rimasta solo tu 
Sono bianche le pareti, il tuo viso su di me 
naufragare in un sorriso inventato insieme a te 
Le tue mani, le tue mani innocenti
su di me, come e` calda la tua pelle, sto tremando piu` di te
Le tue mani, le tue mani innocenti su di me 
come e` calda la tua pelle, sto tre mando piu` di te 
Sto tremando piu` di te... 
Oh sto tremando piu` di te... 
Oh sto tremando piu` di te...