We Come A-Darkly Caroling - David Lovrien
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- We Come A-Darkly Caroling - David Lovrien
The singers demanded their share of minor Christmas carols and they got their wish. Featuring over a dozen yuletide favorites plus original music and lyrics, all deliciously twisted and filled with dark humor.
Grade 5 Composition
Composed by David Lovrien (ASCAP)
Conducted by Hector Guzman
Performed by the Plano Symphony Orchestra and Civic Chorus (SATB)
Published by Lovebird Music (2013)
Hosted on www.lovebirdmusic.com
I do not own anything.
Lyrics:
(0:35)
We come a-darkly caroling
to Christmas celebrations,
to sing the songs you know and love
with minor alterations.
(0:48) - Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
(0:55)
We take the third note of the scale
and drop it half a step.
It may sound somewhat Jewish,
but we think it's worth the schlep!
(1:10) - Up on the Housetop
Up on the housetop reindeer pause;
out jumps good old Santa Claus.
Down through the chimney with lots of toys,
all for the little ones Christmas joys.
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
(Gaily they sing, while people sing, songs of good)
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
(cheer, Christmas is here, Christmas is here!)
Up on the housetop, click, click, click!
Down through the chimney with old Saint Nick.
(1:44) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on Earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.”
Joyful all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies,
with angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”
(2:13) - Jolly Old Saint Nick
Jolly old St. Nicholas,
Lean your ear this way!
Don't you tell a single soul,
What I'm going to say;
Christmas Eve is coming soon,
Now, my dear old man,
Whisper what you'll bring to me:
Tell me if you can.
(2:41) - Away in a Manger
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay,
on the hay, on the hay, on the hay…
(3:06) - Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Two turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a milking,
Seven swans a swimming,
Six geese a laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens…
(3:40) - 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!
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
(We wish you a Merry)
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
(We wish you a Merry)
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
(We wish you a Merry)
And a Happy New Year!
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
a Merry Christmas,
a Merry Christmas,
a merry…
(4:06) - Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
(4:35)
We Come A-Darkly Caroling
A-knocking at your door
We have more minor carols
Too major to ignore.
So step out of your comfort zones
Where you sit nice and warm
And join us in the magic of
This early Christmas storm!
(4:58) - Oh Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are thy branches!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are thy branches!
In beauty green will always grow
Through summer sun and winter snow.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How beautiful thy branches!
(5:39) - Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh.
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring
making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!
(6:17) - Here We Come A-Caroling
Men: Do you hear what I hear (what I hear)?
Here they come a-caroling
Among the leaves so green,
Here they come a-wandering
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you
And to you glad Christmas too,
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year
And God send you a happy New Year.
(6:39) - Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite - Russian Dance (Trepak)
(6:52) - Deck the Halls (Reprise)/Santa Clause in Coming to Town
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la laaah,
(You’d better watch out)
La la laaah!
(You’d better not cry)
Don we now our gay apparel,
(You’d better not shout, I’m telling you why)
All: Troll the ancient yuletide carol.
Fa la la la laaah, la la la la laaah!
Laaah laaah laaah la la laaaaah!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la, la la la la, la La LA!
A big thank you to composer David Lovrien for helping me transcribe the lyrics.
Gloriously wicked!! We need this music!
Just performed this last night and the stress and anticipation for this was totally worth it.
just performed this last night and loved it!
The Carmina Burana joke was my favorite part
We are singing in choir this year 2019
"MIracle on 34th Street" turns into "Nightmare on Elm Street!" MItch MIller meets Carmina Burana
Just found this after KING FM in Seattle played the orchestral version last night. Thank you for the twist.
Just wonderfull!
I love this!! This is amazing!!
I think that "O Christmas Tree" would have been better served as "O Tannenbaum" in this instance.
Ha good call. :) My son said that section made him picture a giant evil world-ending arboreal god (like a Dark Souls boss) 😆
Brilliant! Like PDQ Bach.
someone coughed at 0:49
Who else is here because of Traini?
me
Same here
+David Bue Traini?
+jaredhira - May the concert continue! Our orchestra director. He told us to listen to this becuse we're playing it in a few days.
+David Bue I see. Well good luck to you all.