Christmas Carol of the Day, November 25: "Up on the Housetop"

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True story: today we bought our traditional new Christmas ornaments (as in the tradition is to get one new ornament, each, every year) and I almost bought one that played this.

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Up on the Housetop

Up on the housetop, reindeer pause
Out jumps good ol' 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
Up on the housetop (click, click, click)
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick?

First comes the stocking of little Nell
Oh, dear Santa, fill it well
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries
One that will open and shut her eyes

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go
Up on the housetop (Click, click, click)
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick?

Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
Also a ball and a whip that cracks

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go
Up on the housetop (Click, click, click)
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick?

Up on the housetop (Click, click, click)
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick!