Song: The North Wind Doth Blow, Traditional British Nursery Rhyme
The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then?
Poor thing.
He’ll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing.
The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will the swallow do then?
Poor thing.
Oh, did you not know?
She’s gone long ago
To a country much warmer than ours.
The North wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will the door mouse do then?
Poor thing.
Rolled up in a ball,
In her nest snug and small.
She’ll sleep till the winter is past.
The North wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will the children do then?
Poor things.
When story is done,
They’ll jump, skip, and run
and play till they make themselves warm.
Verse:
The winter is dark
But each little spark
Guides the way to Christmas day.
Song, “Kind Old Man St. Nicholas”
Traditional German
Kind old man St. Nicholas dear,
Come to my house this year,
Here’s some straw and here’s some hay,
To feed your little donkey grey,
Kind old man St. Nicholas dear,
Come to my house this year!
Pray, leave something in my shoes
For I’ve been good the whole year through
Kind old man St. Nicholas dear
Come to my house this year!
Verse:
For St. Nicholas to come,
We must not be awake
So let us lie in our beds
Till the morning sun breaks.
Song: One Star Shone, M.T. Schunemann, from the book “Naturally You Can Sing”
I looked up carefully into the deep night sky
A thousand stars were twinkling from on high
But one star shone so very very bright
Up on the dark Earth waiting
Waiting for its light
The angels filled the sky with light
And sing to the Child who is born upon this night
And one star shone so very very bright.
Upon the people waiting, waiting for its light.