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The Christmas Tree

Who comes this way so blithe and gay?
Upon the Merry Christmas Day.
So merrily so cheerily,
With pretty toys for girls and boys,
As pretty as you e’er did see.
Oh this is Santa Claus’s man,
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree.

Chorus:
      Oh ho! Oh ho! Oh ho, ho,
      Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!
      And jingle, jingle, jing-a-jing-a-jing,
      Right merry shall you be.
      Yes jingle, jingle, he comes this way,,
      He comes with the Christmas tree.
      And welcome, welcome, welcome Kris,
      Right welcome you shall be.
      Oh here he is, yes, yes he is,
      ‘Tis Kris with the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree.

His sleigh bell ring with a merry jing,
As off its reefs the reindeers spring.
Gee up, Gee ho! How swift they go,
Away o’er the ice and thedrifts of snow;
For he must call one and all,
His master’s pretty pets, you see;
For he is Santa Claus’s man,
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree.

Chorus:
      Oh ho! Oh ho! Oh ho, ho,
      Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!
      And jingle, jingle, jing-a-jing-a-jing,
      Right merry shall you be.
      Yes jingle, jingle, he comes this way,,
      He comes with the Christmas tree.
      And welcome, welcome, welcome Kris,
      Right welcome you shall be.
      Oh here he is, yes, yes he is,
      ‘Tis Kris with the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree.

With cakes and plums, trumpets and drums,
And lots of pretty things he comes;
So now be quick, your places take,
And all a merry circle make.
For now he’s near, he’ll soon appear,
And we his jolly face shall see.
Oh, welcome Santa Claus’s man,
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree!

Chorus:
      Oh ho! Oh ho! Oh ho, ho,
      Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!
      And jingle, jingle, jing-a-jing-a-jing,
      Right merry shall you be.
      Yes jingle, jingle, he comes this way,,
      He comes with the Christmas tree.
      And welcome, welcome, welcome Kris,
      Right welcome you shall be.
      Oh here he is, yes, yes he is,
      ‘Tis Kris with the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree,
      The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree.