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Welcome, Christmas
04:35
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LYRICS - WELCOME, CHRISTMAS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome Christmas, come this way!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome Christmas, Christmas Day!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome Christmas! Bring your cheer!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome all who's far and near!
Welcome, welcome!
Fah who rahmus!
Welcome, welcome! Dah who dahmus!
Christmas Day will always be!
Just as long as we have we!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome Christmas! While we stand!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Heart to heart and hand in hand!
Christmas Day will always be!
Just as long as we have we!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Welcome Christmas! While we stand!
Fah who foraze! Dah who doraze!
Heart to heart and hand in hand!
In hand!
In hand, in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand!
Heart to heart and hand in hand!
Welcome Christmas! While we stand!
Heart to heart and hand in hand!
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LYRICS - LITTLE JACK FROST
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Little Jack Frost get lost, get lost
Little Jack Frost get lost
You know you don't do a thing but put a bite on my toes
Freeze up the ground and take the bloom from the rose
Oh, little Jack Frost go away, go away
And don't you come back another day
There's lots of cold feet all the lovers complain
You turned off the heat down on lover's lane
The bench in the park is alone in the dark
So, little Jack Frost get lost, get lost
Little Jack Frost get lost
So, little Jack Frost go away, go away
And don't you come back another day, get gone, go 'way
There's lots of cold feet, all the lovers complain
You turn off the heat down in lover's lane
The bench in the park is all alone in the dark
So, little Jack Frost get lost, get lost
Little Jack Frost get lost, get lost
Little Jack Frost get lost
Hit the road, Jack
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LYRICS - HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS / MERRY CHRISTMAS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
Our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on
Our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas—
Merry Christmas
Have a very, very merry Christmas
Dream about your heart’s desire
Christmas Eve when you retire
Santa Claus will stop and I know he'll drop
Exactly what you wanted from your chimney top
So be jolly
Have a holiday as gay as holly
May the ones you love be near you
With the laugh of friends to cheer you
When the church bells ring
Like the angels sing
And you hear the joyful hymn they chime
Hang a wish from me on your Christmas tree
For a very merry Christmas time
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years
We all will be together
If the fates allow
So hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
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4. |
Secret Gardens
05:02
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LYRICS - SECRET GARDENS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
My grandmother's house is still there
But it isn't the same
A plain wooden cottage
A patch of brown lawn
And a fence that hangs bending
And sighing in the Seattle rain
I drive by with strangers
And wish they could see what I see
A tangle of summer birds
Flying in sunlight
A forest of lilies
An orchard of apricot trees
Secret Gardens of the heart
Where the flowers bloom forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter
Great grandfather's farm is still there
But it isn't the same
The barn is torn down
And the fences are gone
The Idaho wind blows
The topsoil away every Spring
I still see the ghosts
Of the people I knew long ago
Inside the old kitchen
They bend and sigh
My life passed them up
And the world passed them by
Secret Gardens of the heart
Where the old stay young forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter
But most of all
It is me that has changed
And yet I'm still the same
That's me at the weddings
That's me at the graves
Dressed like the people
Who once looked so grown-up and brave
I look in the mirror
Thought the eyes of the child that was me
I see willows bending
The season is Spring
And the silver blue sailing birds
Fly with the sun on their wings
Secret Gardens of the heart
Where the flowers bloom forever
Where the old stay young forever
Where the seasons change forever
I see you shining through the night
In the ice and snow of winter
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LYRICS - YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
When lonely feelings chill
The meadows of your mind
Just think if winter comes
Can spring be far behind?
Beneath the deepest snows
The secret of a rose
Is merely that it knows
You must believe in spring
Just as a tree is sure
Its leaves will reappear
It knows its emptiness
Is just a time of year
The frozen mountains dreams
Of April's melting streams
How crystal clear it seems
You must believe in spring
You must believe in love
And trust it's on its way
Just as a sleeping rose
Awaits the kiss of May
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in spring and love
Just as a tree is sure
Its leaves will reappear
It knows its emptiness
Is just a time of year
The frozen mountains dreams
Of April's melting streams
How crystal clear it seems
You must believe in spring
You must believe in love
And trust it's on its way
Just as a sleeping rose
Awaits the kiss of May
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in spring and love
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Merry Christmas, Darling
05:06
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LYRICS - MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Greeting cards have all been sent
The Christmas rush is through
But I still have one wish to make
A special one for you
Merry Christmas darling
We're apart that's true
But I can dream and in my dreams
I'm Christmas-ing with you
Holidays are joyful
There's always something new
But every day's a holiday
When I'm near to you
The lights on my tree
I wish you could see
I wish it every day
The logs on the fire
Fill me with desire
To see you and to say
That I wish you Merry Christmas
Happy New Year, too
I've just one wish
On this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you
The lights on my tree
I wish you could see
I wish it every day
The logs on the fire
Fill me with desire
To see you and to say
That I wish you Merry Christmas
Happy New Year, too
I've just one wish
On this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you
I wish I were with you
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LYRICS - BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA CLAUS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Well look here Jack
Jumpi’ down the track
He's got rhythm in his feet
But nothing in his sack
The boogie woogie Santa Claus
The boogie woogie Santa Claus
Boogie woogie Santa
Comes to town every Christmas day
He lives up in the mountains
Like a hermit in the cave
He never had a haircut
And he never took a shave
He’s the boogie woogie Santa Claus
Boogie woogie Santa Claus
Boogie woogie Santa
Will boogie all your blues away.
Rock rock rock Mr. Santa
Jump jump jump Mr. Santa
He’s got no presents for your tree
Or candy for your socks
But when he starts to boogie
The whole town rocks
Rock, Mr. Santa
Mama get your hat
Put your best dress on
We’re gonna really jump for joy on Christmas morn
With the boogie woogie Santa Claus
The boogie woogie Santa Claus
Boogie woogie Santa
Will boogie all your blues away.
Rock rock rock Mr. Santa
Jump jump jump Mr. Santa
Boogie woogie Santa
Will boogie all your blues away.
Rock rock rock Mr. Santa
Jump jump jump Mr. Santa
Boogie woogie Santa
Will boogie all your blues away.
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Count Your Blessings
03:38
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9. |
Feed The Birds
04:01
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LYRICS - FEED THE BIRDS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's
The little old bird woman comes
In her own special way to the people she calls, Come, buy my bags full of crumbs.
Come feed the little birds
Show them you care
And you'll be glad if you do
Their young ones are hungry
Their nests are so bare
All it takes is tuppence from you
Feed the birds
Tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
Feed the birds
That's what she cries
While overhead
Her birds fill the skies
All around the cathedral
The saints and apostles
Look down as she sells her wares
And although you can't see them
You know they are smiling
Each time someone shows that he cares
Though her words
Are simple and few
Listen, listen
She’s calling to you
Feed the birds
Tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
Although you can't see them
You know they are smiling
Each time someone shows that he cares
Though her words
Are simple and few
Listen, listen
She’s calling to you
Feed the birds
Tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
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LYRICS - THE TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Christmas time is almost here
Presents under the tree
Christmas comes but once a year
And that’s enough for me
Here’s the truth about Christmas
There is no Santa Claus
No reindeer fly him in
No one’s rewarding you
According to how good or bad you have been
It just seems so unfair
Sometimes it’s hard to bear
The truth about Christmas
Here’s the truth about Christmas
I’m always low on cash
When it comes time to shop
And on the day I go
There’s always snow and sleet and hail that won’t stop
And sending cards required
Well I’m just sick and tired
That’s the truth about Christmas
And then I take the plane
It’s always late and crowded
Two buses and a train
Might be faster
Though I doubt it
Cause everybody in the world
Has the same idea as me
They think they’ll find
The milk of human kindness
In the bosom of their family
Here’s the truth about Christmas
It’s hardly ever fun
Cause families always fight
Though things start out alright
Before the night has barely even begun
They’ve had too much to drink
And told you what they think
That’s the truth about Christmas
So why do I still care
Why do I still do it
Why do I keep going there
And keep on struggling through it
Why does hope leap in my heart
When the Christmas carols start
And why do I still feel a glow
On Christmas Day
Even knowing what I know
Here’s the truth about Christmas
I want it to be nice
I want it to be fun
And as I’ve looked around
What I have found is
So does everyone
So Christmas makes me see
That everyone’s like me
The pain I’m going through is pain
That they’re all feeling too
And it’s so encouraging to know
We all want the same thing
To be loved
To be happy
To have hope
That’s the truth about Christmas
Hope
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11. |
Let Me Be The Music
03:57
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LYRICS - LET ME BE THE MUSIC
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
Seasons come and seasons go
And somehow they were meant to show
That life and love are never really gone
So when my journey here is through
I’m certain there is just a new hello
And so when I travel on
Let me be the music
The music of love I have known
Let me be the melodies
In the wind and the trees
That sing to the lost and alone
Let me be the sweet refrain
In the sound of the rain
Or a rippling stream
Let me be the lullabies
That close the eyes of children
When they dream
For music has no walls or bars
It bridges time and space
It only asks the senses to surrender
It sweeps us to the stars
And makes us one in its embrace
It has no fences
It has no gender
So let me be the music
The beautiful music of love
Let me be the voices of spring
That rejoice in the things
That blossom and grow
Oh let me be the music
To come again as music
The beautiful music of love
When I go
Oh let me be the music of love
When I go
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12. |
The Closing Of The Year
04:38
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LYRICS - THE CLOSING OF THE YEAR
(As recorded by Bill McKinley)
If I cannot bring you comfort
Then at least I bring you hope
For nothing is more precious
Than the time we have
And so
We all must learn from small misfortunes
Count the blessings that are real
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
At the closing of the year
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
At the closing of the year
Now all the winter bells are ringing
Hear them echo through the snow
And the children's voices singing
On the streets so far below
This is a time to be together
And the truth is somewhere here
Within our love all people
At the closing of the year
We will walk innocent
Will all of the pain
And all of the patience
All of the way
With all of us right
And all of us sane
No one an island
We’ll fly in arms of time
Walk in the waves
Never fall
Don’t fall
At the closing of the year
If I cannot bring you comfort
Then at least I bring you hope
For nothing is more precious
Than the time we have
And so
We all must learn from small misfortunes
Count the blessings that are real
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
At the closing of the year
Let the bells ring out for Christmas
At the closing of the year
Of the year
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DaddyB Madrid, Spain
DaddyB (Bill McKinley) is a multitalented singer, dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actor, recording artist and
entertainer.
As an openly-gay performer since 1990 (long before it was acceptable or fashionable), DaddyB counts among his proudest accomplishments his performances on behalf of equal civil rights, LGBT causes, and HIV/AIDS education.
daddybmusic.com
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