Forrest Hill School’s

Christmas Family Picnic Song Book

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Welcome John Marwick (Principal) and Mel Cadman (Board of Trustees)

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Whole School Opening SongAotearoa Christmas

Syndicate Songs

Awatea (Foundation and Year 1) Five Mince Pies and Santa Claus

Atatu (Year 2)All I want for Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Akoranga and Arorangi (Years 3 and 4)Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree and Jingle Bells (Kiwi Style)

Akonui and Arataki (Years 5 and 6)Deck the Halls and Santa Claus Rock

Whole School Finale SongsRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Hareruia and We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Aotearoa ChristmasWhen the sun shines on meThrough pohutukawa leaves

And the red flowersTell me it’s Christmas

They’re saying it’s timeTo be at the beach

By the sea, with my familyFor a kiwi kids Christmas

ChorusAotearoa Christmas

Under a pohutukawa tree.Celebrations in the sun,

Bringing joy to everyone.It’s an Aotearoa ChristmasUnder a pohutukawa tree.

Smell the salt of the sea,Play in waves at the beachAnd the summer breeze

Whispers “it’s Christmas.”

They’re saying it’s timeTo have fun in the sun

By the sea, with my familyFor a kiwi kids Christmas

Chorus x 2

Five Mince PiesFive mince pies in the baker’s shop.Warm and spicy with sugar on the

top.Along came Santa

With a dollar one day.Bought a mince pie and ate it right

away.

Four mince pies in the baker’s shop…Three mince pies in the baker’s

shop…Two mince pies in the baker’s shop…One mince pie in the baker’s shop…

No mince pies in the baker’s shop.Nothing warm and spicy with sugar on

the top.“Oh dear!” said the baker

With an empty tray.“I’ll have to make some more,”

And he did it right away.

Santa ClausHe has a red, red coatAnd a red, red hatHis boots are blackAnd he carries a sack.He has a twinkle in his eyeAnd a friendly smile.And his name is Santa Claus.One more time…..He has a red, red coat…

All I want for Christmas All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

My two front teeth

See my two front teeth

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth

Then I could wish you, "Merry Christmas"

It seems so long since I could say

"Sister, Susie sitting on a thistle!"

Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be, if I could only

whistle

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

My two front teeth

See my two front teeth

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth

Then I could wish you, "Merry Christmas"

Santa Claus is coming to TownYou’d better watch out!

You’d better not cry.Better not pout,

I’m telling you why.Santa Claus is coming to town.

He’s making a list,And checking it twice;

Gonna find outWho’s naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awake.

He knows if you’ve been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake!

Ohhh….

You’d better watch out!You’d better not cry.

Better not pout,I’m telling you why.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you’re sleepingHe knows when you’re awake.

He knows if you’ve been bad or goodSo be good for goodness sake!

You’d better watch out!You’d better not cry.

Better not pout,I’m telling you why.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas TreeRockin' around the Christmas tree

At the Christmas party hopMistletoe hung where you can see

Every couple tries to stopRockin' around the Christmas tree

Let the Christmas spirit ringLater we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jollyDeck the halls with boughs of hollyRockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holidayEveryone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way (x2)

Jingle Bells (Kiwi Style)Splashing through the wavesOn a Kiwi Christmas dayOh, the beach we goLaughing all the way

Sunburn makes us sting (ouch!)With sunscreen she'll be right (she'll be right)We just want to laugh and singOur Christmas songs tonight

CHORUS:Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh what fun, it is to haveA Kiwi Christmas day, hey!Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh what fun, it is to haveA Kiwi Christmas day

It's Summer time at lastAnd now my world is brightWith sun and surf by dayAnd Christmas lights by night

Hot chips at the beach (Mm, Mm)Lollies and ice cream (oh yum)We'll rinse it down with fizzy drinkIt's a Kiwi Christmas dream

CHORUS

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!

'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la!

Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la!

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la!

See the blazing yule before us, Fa la la la la la la la!

Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la la la la!

Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la la la la!

While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la la la la!

Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la la la la!

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la la la la!

Sing we joyous all together! Fa la la la la la la la!

Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la la la la!

Santa Claus RockWave to the people! Stomp with your feet! Hands on your hips. Now twist with the beat and rock! The Santa Claus Rock! Oh, yeah. Uh-huh. The Santa Claus Rock! (repeat)

Hey Hey! (Hey Hey!) Ho Ho! (Ho Ho!) Hey Hey Hey! (Hey Hey Hey!)Ho Ho Ho! (Ho Ho Ho!) Yeah, rock! The Santa Claus Rock!

Oh, yeah. Uh-huh! The Santa Claus Rock! (x3)

Ho Ho Ho!

Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerYou know Dasher and Dancer and

Prancer and Vixen,Comet and Cupid andDonner and BlitzenBut do you recall

The most famous reindeer of all

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny noseand if you ever saw it

you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him names

They never let poor RudolphJoin in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas eveSanta came to say:

"Rudolph with your nose so bright,won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then how the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee,

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,you'll go down in history!

HareruiaKa koingo ka maharaKi te mauri o te AtuaE te kamaka e te kaiwhakaoraKa hahana te ManawaKi te ihi karangarangaKei toku Atua e Hareruia Hareruia x4

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas; 

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. 

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding; Oh, bring us some figgy pudding; 

Oh, bring us some figgy pudding and bring it right here.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. 

With thanks to…

All Forrest Hill School staff, Luke Phelan, James Robson, Roslyn Hamilton, David Wood, Sam Ness, Luke Boes, Angela White, Ray White from Rainbow Confectionery and the Forrest Hill School PTA