Merry Christmas
Language: English
Merry Christmas, little heart! Stealing tiptoe down the stair, While the shadows spread apart Just to show a something thereafter By the chimney, long and white. Santa Claus was here last night! Did I see him? Well, perhaps; But I thought I heard the taps. Of a little, tiny hoof Pattering, pattering across the roof; And I know that you will see Out upon the maple tree, That one branch is bare and brown, Where they brushed it coming down! Merry Christmas, little heart! Santa Claus was here last night! Did I see him? Well, perhaps!
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Merry Christmas", op. 39 (Songs for Lovers of Children) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Nich Roehler
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 17
Word count: 96