ALBUMS / FROM SPIRITS AND GHOSTS – SCORE FOR A DARK CHRISTMAS

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Music: Thomas Helmore

O come, O come, Emmanuel
To free your captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice, o Israel
To you shall come Emmanuel

Veni veni, Emmanuel
Captivum solve Israel
Qui gemit in exilio
Privates Dei Filio

Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel

O come, o come, great Lord of might
And to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the law
In majesty and cloud and awe

Rejoice, rejoice, o Israel
To you shall come Emmanuel

Rejoice, rejoice, o Israel
To you shall come Emmanuel

Together

Music & Lyrics: Tarja Turunen

Spirits, taking me with you this night
Shadows, revealing what I left behind
There is no one else living in this loneliness (no one else)
How to share the pain when joy got lost in time?

Ghosts, wearing the face of a child
Memories finding me
Reminding what once was mine
When all hope is gone
They reach into your soul (when hope is gone)
How to share the pain, feel alive

Take me
Let me break free
I’m the soldier who lost the fight
Together we’ll embrace the morning light
Find us in a garden
With our ashes covered white
Together we will fly into the night

We Three Kings

Music & Lyrics: John Henry Hopkins, Jr

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star

Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign.

Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light

Frankincense to offer have I, incense owns a Deity nigh
Pray’r and praising, all men raising,
Worship him, God most high, oh

Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light

Deck The Halls

Music: Charles Wood

Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
‘Tis the season to be jolly
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Don we now our gay apparel
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Troul the ancient Christmas carol
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Follow me in merry measure
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
While I tell of Christmas treasure
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Pie Jesu

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem

Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem

Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem
Sempiternam
Sempiternam
Requiem

Amazing Grace

Music & Lyrics: John Newton

Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind but now I see

T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear
And Grace, my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come.
This grace are brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

Was blind, but now I see

O Tannenbaum

Lyrics: Ernst Anschütz

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Wie grün sind deine Blätter
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Wie grün sind deine Blätter
Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit
Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Wie grün sind deine Blätter

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen
Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut?
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Mut und Kraft zu jeder Zeit
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane 

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on your troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on your 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
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

God Rest Ye

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God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Oh Jesus Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

“Fear not then,” said the Angel,
“Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan’s power and might.”
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Feliz Navidad

Written by José Feliciano

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Próspero año y felicidad

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Próspero año y felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart

What Child Is This

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What child is this
Who lay to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

So bring him incense, gold and myrrh
Come peasant king to own him
The King of Kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

What child is this
Who lay to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Oh joy, oh joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year

We all want some figgy pudding
We all want some figgy pudding
We won’t go until we get some
So bring some right here

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year