Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin
Performer(s): Elton John



Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain
And ironing out the rough spots
Is the hardest part when memories remain
And it's times like these when we all need to hear the radio
'Cause from the lips of some old singer
We share the troubles we already know

Turn 'em on, turn 'em on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don't you tune in and turn them on

They reach into your room
Just feel their gentle touch
When all hope is gone
Sad songs say so much

If someone else is suffering enough to write it down
When every single word makes sense
Then it's easier to have those songs around
The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you
And it feels so good to hurt so bad
And suffer just enough to sing the blues

Turn 'em on, turn 'em on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don't you tune in and turn them on

Sad songs they say, sad songs they say
Sad songs they say, sad songs they say so much

Turn 'em on, turn 'em on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don't you tune in and turn them on

I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve  
Composer(s): Peder Knudsen; Marie Wexelsen
Performer(s): Marty Haugen



I am so glad each Christmas Eve
The night of Jesus' birth!
Then like the sun the Star shone forth
And angels sang on earth

The little Child in Bethlehem
He was a King indeed!
For He came down from heaven above
To help a world in need

He dwells again in heaven's realm
The Son of God today
And still He loves His little ones
And hears them when they pray

I am so glad on Christmas Eve!
His praises then I sing
He opens then for every child
The palace of the King

When mother trims the Christmas tree
Which fills the room with light
She tells me of the wondrous Star
That made the dark world bright

She says the Star is shining still
And never will grow dim
And if it shines upon my way
It leads me up to Him

And so I love each Christmas Eve
And I love Jesus, too
And that He loves me every day
I know so well is true

Sad Song
Composer(s): Lou Reed
Performer(s): The Velvet Underground



Living on borrowed times
I’m in love with mary, queen of scots
Fourteen hundred ninety-three
And everything’s like it should be

I’m gonna stop wastin’ my time
Henry the fifth would have broken my arm

Sad song, sad song, doo, doo
Sad song, sad song

Living on borrowed times
I’m in love with mary, queen of scots
Fourteen hundred ninety-three
And things are just like they ought to be

Primrose and kilts, primrose and spain
Forget me not, my queen of scots

Sad song, sad song, doo, doo
Sad song, sad song

How Many Cookies Can Santa Claus Eat?
Composer(s): Tom Paxton
Performer(s): Tom Paxton



Last Christmas Eve in our house before we went to bed
Daddy smiled at Momma and this is what he said
"It's a long, long night for Santa around the world and back
I believe Saint Nick'll get hungry, I believe he'd like a snack"

Sister get a glass of milk, brother get the jar
Look inside and tell me how many ginger snaps there are
We're leaving some for Santa, what a friendly thing to do
For it's hungry work he's doing and we don't want to leave too few
So

How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
Can Santa Claus eat? Can Santa Claus eat?
How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
How hungry will he be?
We'd better pile the plate so high
With cookies nearly to the sky
To feed Saint Nick so he can fly
To kids like you and me

We found some oatmeal cookies, some peanut butter too
And though we had no choc'late chip, Dad said these would do
We left them by the chimney, with a little note that said
With love to Santa from the kids all fast asleep in bed

How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
Can Santa Claus eat? Can Santa Claus eat?
How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
How hungry will he be?
We'd better pile the plate so high
With cookies nearly to the sky
To feed Saint Nick so he can fly
To kids like you and me

Next morning we were happy, with presents 'round the tree
We were so excited, that it took a while to see
That the glass was empty, and on the plate one crumb
And a note from Santa saying, Thank you, yum, yum, yum!

How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
Can Santa Claus eat? Can Santa Claus eat?
How many cookies can Santa Claus eat?
How hungry will he be?
We'd better pile the plate so high
With cookies nearly to the sky
To feed Saint Nick so he can fly
To kids like you and me
 
								

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
(French Version: Quand Le Film Est Triste - 1962)
Composer(s): John D. Loudermilk
First release by: Sue Thompson - 1961
Covered by multiple other artists



Sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry

He said he had to work so I went to the show alone
They turned down the lights and turned the projector on
And just as the news of the world started to begin
I saw my darlin' and my best friend walk in

Though I was sittin' there they didn't see
And so they sat right down in front of me
When he kissed her lips I almost died
And in the middle of the color cartoon I started to cry.

Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry
Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry

And so I got up and slowly walked on home
And mama saw the tears and said "what's wrong?"
And so to keep from telling her a lie
I just said "sa-a-a-d movies make me cry"

Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry
Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Sa-a-a-d movies make me cry-i-i

How Do I Wrap My Heart Up For Christmas
Composer(s): Paul Overstreet; Randy Travis
Performer(s): Randy Travis; - 1989
Andy Cooney; Paul Overstreet



Silver bells are ringing, carolers are singing
Snowflakes drifting through the air
Everybody's shopping, got no time for stopping
It looks like Christmas is here

So tell me, how do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

At first I thought of giving you a pretty diamond ring
Wore myself out shopping for a million other things
Finally decided on something you can't buy
But how will I disguise it so you will be surprised

How do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

A gift of love was given to the world so long ago
Laying in a manger, He was wrapped in swaddling clothes
And every year we celebrate and thank the Lord above
And give to one another our little gifts of love

How do I wrap my heart up for Christmas
I wanna give it to you
Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

Pretty bows and ribbons don't fit the gift I'm giving
Your loving arms will have to do

Sad Mood
Composer(s): Sam Cooke
Performer(s): Sam Cooke



(Ah-ooo, ah-ooo, ah-ooo)
I'm in a sad mood tonight, oh I'm in a sad mood
I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh my baby done gone away & left me
My baby done gone, yeah
My baby done gone away & left me
My baby done gone

I don't know why she left me
I don't know where she's gone
But all I know is I'll never be happy
Until my baby comes back home, yeah because...

I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh my baby done gone away & left me
My baby done gone

Oh I don't know why she left me
But there's one thing I know
I know that if my baby tells me she'll come back home
I'll never never do it no more, yeah because...

I'm in a sad mood tonight, oh I'm in a sad mood
I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh my baby done gone away & left me
My baby done gone, yeah
My baby done gone away & left me
My baby done gone

I'm in a sad mood tonight
Oh I'm in a sad mood tonight
She got me in a sad mood tonight ...

Hot Rod Sleigh
Composer(s): Toby Keith
Performer(s): Toby Keith



I saw one of Santa's helpers at the grocery store today
He was standin' at the front door givin' candy canes away
And I told him I was worried about a certain situation
How's Santa gonna get here with this risin' population

He said, I talked to the North Pole sometime late last week
And it seems that dear ol' Santa has got somethin' up his sleeve
As I leaned in to listen, he whispered in my ear
He said, don't you dare repeat a single word of this, you hear

He said, boss man's all excited 'cause his new sled's almost ready
And they say he's got it painted up, looks just like Richard Petty's
And Rudolph and the reindeer, they're lookin' long and mean
It's the fastest, highest flyin' Winter wonderland machine
I ain't seen it for myself, but I heard say
Santa Claus has got a hot rod sleigh

It's got a heater in the floorboard 'cause he's gettin' old, you know
And a windshield with the wipers should he happen on some snow
Landin' lights of red and white all stuck along the side
So he can spot the rooftops as he's fallin' from the sky

He's got a king-size toy bin, locks in all the latches
And a big old custom air seat with a safety belt that matches
Only thing about it that worries him a heap
Is that he might be here long before the children get to sleep

He said, boss man's all excited 'cause his new sled's almost ready
And they say he's got it painted up, looks just like Richard Petty's
And Rudolph and the reindeer, they're lookin' long and mean
It's the fastest, highest flyin' Winter wonderland machine
I ain't seen it for myself, but I heard say
Santa Claus has got a hot rod sleigh

Well, I ain't seen it for myself, but I heard say
Santa Claus has got a hot rod sleigh

Sad Lookin' Moon
Composer(s): Randy Owen; Teddy Gentry; Greg Fowler
Performer(s): Alabama



I thought that you could fly, I thought that you had wings
I guess that I believed you'd never say goodbye
But my world stopped turnin' 'round, the stars turned upside down
It knocked me to the ground on my knees

Now there's a sad lookin' moon shinin' down on me
There's a sad lookin' sky as far as I can see
I always believed and I thought the stars could see
But there's a sad lookin' moon shinin' down on me

I shared with you my dreams, I gave you everything
I opened up my heart and I gave you my ring
Well I spent days and nights just thinkin' about the time
When you would be mine all my life

Now there's a sad lookin' moon shinin' down on me
There's a sad lookin' sky as far as I can see
I always believed and I thought the stars could see
But there's a sad lookin' moon shinin' down on me

There's a sad lookin' moon 
A sad lookin' moon
There's a sad lookin' moon 
Shinin' down on me

Hosanna!
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour



Marie a souffert, Marie a donné
Naissance à minuit sonné
A l'enfant de Dieu
Les hommes l'ont su, ils ont entonné
Un alléluia glorieux
Comme pour remercier les cieux

Hosanna! Hosanna!

Marie le monde court vers toi
Il veut voir l'enfant de ta chair
Et savoir comment il se nomme

Hosanna! Hosanna!

Ton fils Jésus deviendra roi
Roi des Juifs et de l'univers
Et régnera sur tous les hommes

Marie frémi, Marie a prié
Comme tous agenouillée
Près de l'enfant
Jésus a souri, il a regardé
Les hommes venus humblement
Les bras encombrés de présents

Hosanna! Hosanna!

Marie a enfanté un roi
Courez de par les continents
Colporter la bonne nouvelle

Hosanna! Hosanna!

Cloches sonnez, jouez hautbois
Il est né le divin enfant
Cette nuit sera éternelle

Sad Lisa
Composer(s): Cat Stevens
First release by: Cat Stevens - 1970
Covered by multiple other artists



She hangs her head and cries on my shirt 
She must be hurt very badly
Tell me what's making you sad, Li? 
Open your door, don't hide in the dark
You're lost in the dark, you can trust me
'Cause you know that's how it must be

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa

Her eyes like windows, trickle in rain 
Upon the pain getting deeper
Though my love wants to relieve her
She walks alone from wall to wall
Lost in her hall, she can't hear me
Though I know she likes to be near me

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa

She sits in a corner by the door
There must be more I can tell her
If she really wants me to help her
I'll do what I can to show her the way
And maybe one day I will free her
Though I know no one can see her 

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa

Homecoming Christmas
Composer(s): Ron Rogers
Performer(s): Alabama



A glowin' fire and fallin' snow, they spark a memory
Stockings hangin', mistletoe, presents beneath a tree
A happy boy wakin' up to toys, and lookin' so surprised
And wondering how Santa knew just when I closed my eyes

It's a Homecoming Christmas, goin' back where it all began
Homecoming Christmas, I wanna be there once again
Memories so sweet and strong, and I've been gone too long
It's Christmas time and I am goin' home

I can see the Christmas tree and feel the warm fireplace
Handmade decorations, homemade pies and cakes
Family together now,with so much love to share
A special time and I can't wait, can't wait to be right there

It's a Homecoming Christmas, goin' back where it all began
Homecoming Christmas, I wanna be there once again
Memories so sweet and strong, and I've been gone too long
It's Christmas time and I am goin' home

It's a Homecoming Christmas, goin' back where it all began
Homecoming Christmas, I wanna be there once again
Memories so sweet and strong, and I've been gone too long
It's Christmas time and I am goin' home

It's Christmas time and I am goin' home
Goin' home
Goin' home

Sad Eyes
Composer(s): Robert John Pedrick
Performer(s): Robert John



Looks like it's over, you knew I couldn't stay
She's comin' home today
We had a good thing, I'll miss your sweet love
Why must you look at me that way?
It's over

Sad eyes, turn the other way
I don't wanna see you cry
Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day
When we would have to say "goodbye"

Try to remember the magic that we shared
In time your broken heart will mend
I never used you, you knew I really cared
I hate to see it have to end
But it's over

Sad eyes, turn the other way
I don't wanna see you cry
Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day
When we would have to say "goodbye"

Sad eyes, turn the other way
I don't wanna see you cry
Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day
When we would have to say "goodbye"

Sad eyes, turn the other way (turn the other way)
I don't wanna see you cry (cry, cry, cry)
Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day (he-e-e-ey)
When we would have to say "goodbye"

Home On Christmas Day
Composer(s): Buck Owens
Performer(s): Buck Owens



Christmas time is comin' 
Santa's not far away
Things are gonna be hummin' here 
At home on Christmas Day

Well mama's in the kitchen a cookin' 
Daddy's decoratin' the tree
Big sister's hangin' the mistletoe 
Little brother's jumpin' with glee

Yes now Christmas time is a comin' 
Santa's not far away
Things are gonna be hummin' here 
at home on Christmas day

Well Johnny's comin' home from the army 
Yes and Susie's comin' home from school
Uncle Bill's a comin' up the hill 
With the gift for me and you

Oh Christmas time is a comin'
Santa's not far away
Things are gonna be hummin' here 
At home on Christmas Day

Things are gonna be hummin' here 
At home on Christmas day

Sad Cinderella
Composer(s): Townes Van Zandt
Performer(s): Townes Van Zandt



When the bandits have stolen your jewelry and gone
and your crippled young gypsy, he's grown tall and strong
and your dead misconceptions have proven you wrong
well then, princess, where you plannin' to turn to?
when your magazine memory has spun you around
and you realize your lovers were just painted clowns
and outside your window you start hearing sounds
where they're building a cross for to burn you

when all your bright scarlet turn slowly to blue
will you stop and decide that it's over?

When your teardrops go sour and no longer fall
the splash cross the virgin that lives down your hall
and spends all her nights with an ear to your wall
well then, what will you have you can offer?
When the firedancers finish and leave you alone
with nothing but embers and sacks full of stone
that hang round your neck, slicing through to the bone
will there still be place for your laughter?

As your shattered illusions come a-tumblin' home
and all of the butchers you've nourished have grown
and they are suddenly able to leave you alone
and they run like slaves that are set free
when your questions are answered and your pleading is done
and your mind starts to screaming that you ain't the one
that once dwelled within you, will you turn, will you run
Then princess, will you come home and get me?

Home For Christmas
Composer(s): Gary Haase; Ross Moorehead
Performer(s): *NSync



Crossing the ocean with my window view
Thinking of the times I spent with you
When I close my eyes and see the family
Making out their wishlist
All dressed up for Christmas
On my own for too many years
I miss the happiness I miss the tears
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we shared
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cuz this year, I'll be home for Christmas day
I see the children playing in the snow
Precious memories that I used to know
When I see the love, in the lovers eye
Always there to teach us
The real meaning of Christmas
On my own, for too many years
I miss the happiness, I miss the tears
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we shared
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cuz this year, I'll be home for Christmas day
It doesn't matter
How grown you think you are
Something happens to ya
When you see that shinning star
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we shared
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cuz this year, I'll be home for Christmas day
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we shared
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cuz this year, I'll be home for Christmas day

Sacrifice
(Dutch Version: Iets Van Een Wonder - 1994)
Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin
First release by: Elton John - 1989
Covered by multiple other artists



It's a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong

Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands

Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better baby
Just passing through

And it's no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It's no sacrifice at all

Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act

We lose direction
No stone unturned
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns

Shapes Of Things
(Italian Version: Non Importa - 1990)
Composer(s): Keith Relf, Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith
First release by: The Yardbirds - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



Shapes of things before my eyes
Just teach me to despise
Will time make men more wise?
Here within my lonely frame
my eyes just heard my brain
But will it seem the same?

(Come Tomorrow) Will I be older?
(Come Tomorrow) May be a soldier
(Come Tomorrow) May I be bolder than today?

Now the trees are almost green
But will they still be seen?
When time and tide have been
Fall into your passing hands
Please don't destroy these lands
Don't make them desert sands

Soon I hope that I will find
Thoughts deep within my mind
That won't displace my kind

Iets Van Een Wonder
(Adapted from: Sacrifice - 1989)
Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin; Belinda Meuldijk
Performer(s): Rob de Nijs - 1994



Niemand is volmaakt
Beloof maar niets
Elke droom die je kwijtraakt
Verandert iets
Als in onze liefde
Een leegte ontstaat
Verlang je naar verleiding
Je zoekt het zoete verraad
Dom dom hart
Hoe blind ben jij
Lust is illusie
En het gaat voorbij

Maar wat is liefde dan
Alleen een simpel woord
Iets van een wonder
Van een allerdaags soort
En liefde is niet volmaakt
Nooit echt volmaakt
Liefde is niet volmaakt
Maar mateloos mooi

Als het later te laat is
Hou je haar vast
Denkt dat het een compromis is
Tussen hoofd en hart
Je vraagt vertrouwen
Maar kijkt haar niet aan
Denkt dat mannen en vrouwen
Elkaar nooit echt verstaan
Dom dom hart
Hoe blind ben jij
Lust is illusie liefje
En gaat voorbij

Maar wat is liefde dan
Alleen een simpel woord
Iets van een wonder
Van een allerdaags soort
En liefde is niet volmaakt
Nooit echt volmaakt
Liefde is niet volmaakt
Maar mateloos mooi

Dom dom hart
Hoe blind ben jij
Lust is illusie liefde
En gaat voorbij

Maar wat is liefde dan
Alleen een simpel woord
Iets van een wonder
Van een allerdaags soort
En liefde is niet volmaakt
Nooit echt volmaakt
Liefde is niet volmaakt
Maar mateloos mooi

Onweerstaanbaar mooi
Hmmm
Ongelofelijk mooi
Onweerstaanbaar mooi...

Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
Composer(s): Bobby Red West; Glen Spreen
First recording/First release by: Elvis Presley - 1971



Somewhere in, in the distant night
I hear Christmas bells
The gentle snow keeps falling down on people
Who are homeward bound
That's the way it's always been
The circle really never ends
Christmas seems to come and go
From the place that I don't know
Holly leaves and Christmas trees
It's that time of year

Lights aglow and mistletoe
Don't mean a thing when you're not here
As I walk, walk this lonely street
The sound of snow beneath my feet
I'll think of how it used to be
Holly leaves and Christmas trees 
Used to mean so much to me