♪ - Funding for this program was provided ♪ by Chris and Parky May, Meadows Bank, and Truckee Meadows Community College.

(festive music) - Welcome to the second annual Holiday School Chorus Special here on PBS Reno.

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(light piano music) ♪ You're here where you should be ♪ ♪ Snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ It just wasn't the same ♪ Alone on Christmas day ♪ Presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight ♪ ♪ You're all that I need ♪ Underneath the tree ♪ Tonight, I'm gonna hold you close ♪ ♪ Make sure that you know ♪ I was lost before you ♪ Christmas was cold and gray ♪ Another holiday ♪ Alone to celebrate ♪ But then, one day ♪ Everything changed ♪ You're all I need ♪ Underneath the tree ♪ You're here where you should be ♪ ♪ Snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ It just wasn't the same ♪ Alone on Christmas day ♪ Presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight ♪ ♪ You're all that I need ♪ Underneath the tree ♪ I found what I was looking for ♪ ♪ A love that's meant for me ♪ A heart that's mine completely ♪ ♪ Knocked me right off my feet ♪ And this year I will fall ♪ With no worries at all ♪ 'Cause you are near ♪ And everything's clear ♪ You're all I need ♪ Underneath the tree ♪ You're here where you should be ♪ ♪ Snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ It just wasn't the same ♪ Alone on Christmas day ♪ Presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight ♪ ♪ You're all that I need ♪ Underneath the tree ♪ And then, one day, everything changed ♪ ♪ You're all I need ♪ Underneath the tree, yeah ♪ You're here where you should be ♪ ♪ Snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ It just wasn't the same ♪ Alone on Christmas day ♪ Presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight ♪ ♪ You're all that I need ♪ Underneath the tree, tonight ♪ God rest ye merry gentlemen ♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪ To save us all from Satan's pow'r ♪ ♪ When we were gone astray ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (group vocalizing) ♪ God rest ye merry gentlemen ♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪ To save us all from Satan's pow'r ♪ ♪ When we were gone astray ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (group vocalizing) ♪ 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 ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (group vocalizing) ♪ Fear not then, said the Angel ♪ ♪ Let nothing you affright ♪ This day is born a Savior ♪ Of a pure Virgin bright ♪ To free all those who trust in Him ♪ ♪ From Satan's pow'r and might ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (group vocalizing) (group vocalizing) ♪ God rest ye merry gentlemen ♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪ To save us all from Satan's pow'r ♪ ♪ When we were gone astray ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (group vocalizing) ♪ Hey (upbeat piano music) ♪ It's c-c-c-c-cold outside ♪ I'm f-f-f-f-freezing ♪ My nose is getting runny ♪ I hope I don't start sneezing ♪ ♪ Ah-choo ♪ My t-t-t-t-toes are F-R-O-Z-E-N ♪ ♪ That's frozen ♪ If I counted, I'm not sure that I will still have ten ♪ ♪ I want a hot cup of cocoa with a marshmallow or two ♪ ♪ I want a hot cup of liquid love ♪ ♪ Only the choc'late kind will do ♪ ♪ I want a hot cup of cocoa to warm me up from head to toe ♪ ♪ Make it in a mug, pour it in a cup ♪ ♪ Serve it on a saucer and warm me up ♪ ♪ With a h-h-h-h-hot c-c-c-c cup of c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-co-cocoa ♪ ♪ It's n-n-n-n-nippy ♪ It's n-n-n-n-nippy ♪ The wind is really blowing ♪ The wind is really blowing ♪ I wonder if it ever ♪ I wonder if it ever ♪ Will stop s-s-s-snowing ♪ Will stop s-s-s-snowing ♪ There's o-o-only one thing ♪ There's o-o-only one ♪ That will warm my frozen feet ♪ ♪ A nice and hot, like a lot, steamy cup of choc-o-lot ♪ ♪ Will turn up my heat ♪ I want a hot cup of cocoa with a marshmallow or two ♪ ♪ I want a hot cup of liquid love ♪ ♪ Only the choc'late kind will do ♪ ♪ I want a hot cup of cocoa to warm me up from head to toe ♪ ♪ Make it in a mug, pour it in a cup ♪ ♪ Serve it on a saucer and warm me up ♪ ♪ With a h-h-h-h-hot c-c-c-c cup of chase away the chill ♪ ♪ Want you to warm me up ♪ With a h-h-h-h-hot c-c-c-c cup of c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-co-cocoa ♪ (bright piano music) ♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ And heaven, and heaven ♪ And heaven, and heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ Joy to the world the Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ While fields and floods ♪ Fields and floods ♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪ Hills and plains ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ Repeat, repeat ♪ Repeat, repeat the sound joy ♪ Oh ♪ Angels sings ♪ (indistinct) sing ♪ Oh ♪ Voices ring ♪ (indistinct) ring ♪ Heaven and nature sing ♪ Heaven and nature sing (choir sings indistinctly) ♪ Glory (indistinct) ♪ Glory (choir sings indistinctly) ♪ And wondrous ♪ And wondrous (indistinct) ♪ Joy to the world ♪ The Lord is come ♪ Joy to the world ♪ The Lord is come ♪ Joy to the world ♪ The Lord is come ♪ Joy to the world ♪ The Lord is come ♪ Is come ♪ Joy (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing) (dark piano music) ♪ Here we come a-carolling ♪ Over the river and through the woods ♪ ♪ Here we come a-carolling ♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ ♪ Up on the housetop reindeer paws ♪ ♪ Out jumps Good Old Santa Claus ♪ ♪ Down through the chimney with lots of toys ♪ ♪ All for the little ones Christmas joys ♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ Joy to the world ♪ Joy to the world ♪ Joy to ♪ The first Noel the angel did say ♪ ♪ Was to certain poor shepherds ♪ ♪ In fields as they ♪ Heard the bells on Christmas day ♪ ♪ Their old familiar carols play ♪ ♪ And wild and sweet the words repeat ♪ ♪ Of peace on earth, good will to men ♪ ♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ ♪ And the mountains in reply ♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪ O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree ♪ ♪ How lovely are your branches ♪ O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree ♪ ♪ How lovely are ♪ The holly and the ivy when they are both full grown ♪ ♪ Of all the trees that are in the wood ♪ ♪ The holly bears the ♪ Ring Christmas bells, ding, dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ Ring Christmas bells (choir sings indistinctly) ♪ O come, all ye faithful ♪ Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella ♪ ♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ The people are rejoicing ♪ O come ye, O come ye ♪ Come ye ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ♪ ♪ Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ And a Happy ♪ And a Happy New Year - [Choir] Merry 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 ♪ On the fourth day of Christmas ♪ ♪ On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ Five golden rings ♪ Four calling birds ♪ Three french hens ♪ Two turtle doves and ♪ A partridge in a pear tree ♪ One the ninth day of Christmas ♪ (singers sing over each other) ♪ You better watch out ♪ You better not try ♪ You better not ♪ In a pear tree ♪ On the ninth - No!

♪ On the eight - No!

♪ On the seventh (singers sing over each other) ♪ Four calling birds ♪ Three french hens ♪ Two turtle doves and (singers sing over each other) ♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪ ♪ On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ♪ (singers sing over each other) ♪ Five golden rings, four calling birds ♪ ♪ Three french hens, two turtle doves ♪ ♪ Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer ♪ ♪ On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ I made it out of clay ♪ And when it's dry and ready ♪ Then, dreidel I shall play ♪ Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel ♪ ♪ On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ On the twelfth day my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ Twelve drummers drumming like Olympus upon the Serengeti ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ Eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping ♪ ♪ Nine ladies dancing, they were dancing for me ♪ ♪ Eight maids a-milking, they were milking just for me ♪ ♪ I had Christmas down in Africa ♪ ♪ I had Christmas down in Africa ♪ ♪ I had Christmas down in Africa ♪ ♪ I had Christmas down in Africa ♪ ♪ I had Christmas down in Africa ♪ ♪ Gonna deck the halls and do the things we never had ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ Partridge in a big pear tree ♪ Partridge in a big pear tree (choir vocalizing) ♪ The hills are bare at Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No future for the world they show ♪ ♪ Yet here new life begins to grow ♪ ♪ From earth's old dust a greenwood stem ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ The stars are cold at Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No warmth for those beneath the sky ♪ ♪ Yet here the radiant angels fly ♪ ♪ And joy burns new, a fi'ry gem ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ The heart is tired at Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No human dream unbroken stands ♪ ♪ Yet here God comes to mortal hands ♪ ♪ And hope renewed cries out "Amen" ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ Yet here God comes to mortal hands ♪ ♪ And joy renewed cries out "Amen" ♪ (choir vocalizing) ♪ Amen - [Announcer] Funding for this program was provided by Chris and Parky May, Meadows Bank and Truckee Meadows Community College.