See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la, la la la la la!
While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la, la la la la!
 

Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Sing we joyous all together, Fa la la, la la la la la la!
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la, la la la la!


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DRUM THE SUN

to the tune of "The Little Drummer Boy”

Music and original Words by Katherine K. Davis

source (words altered)-- http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Carols/drumthesun.html

Since many Pagans like to drum all night until the rising Winter Solstice sun, this seems a very appropriate song to add to the Yule Songs collection. --C.G.

    E                     A          E

1. Sun, they told me, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
  E                            A          E

Would rise again some day, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
B

   His finest gifts he brings, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
B                               A

  Sustain us to the spring, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
   E                 B

Prrum-pa-pum-pum, Prrum-pa-pum-pum
E                        A          E

  We will honor him, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
  B      E

When he comes.

 

 

 

    E                   A          E

2. Winter Solstice, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum

 E                        A          E
We come to celebrate, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum

B
  You have a flame to bring, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
B                                     A

  A source of warmth 'til spring, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
   E                 B

Prrum-pa-pum-pum, Prrum-pa-pum-pum
E                        A          E

  We will honor you, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
 B         E

With our drum.

 

 

 

    E                    A          E

3. Merry meet again, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum

E                                  A          E
  May hand and drum keep time, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum

B
  We play our drum for You, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
B                               A       

  We play our best for You, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
   E                 B

Prrum-pa-pum-pum, Prrum-pa-pum-pum

E                          A          E
  New day dawns on us, Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
B       E

As we drum.

B       E

As we drum.

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HERE WE COME A-WASSAILING

(Traditional, adapted by Cernowain Greenman)

Note: The 6/8 time signature changes to 2/4 in the chorus.

    D

1. Here we come a wassailing

  D         A7        D

among the leaves so green

 G              D

Here we come a wandering

    Em         A7

so fair to be seen

CH:  (A7)      D   G       D

     Love and joy come to you

     A7      D        G       D

     And to you your wassail too

     A7        D    B7         

     Goddess bless you and

      Em   A7    D         A7

     send you a happy new year,

              D    B7   Em     A7   D

     Goddess send you a happy new year.

2. We are not daily beggars

That beg from door to door

But we are neighbors' children

Whom you have seen before.

3. We have got a little purse

Of stretching leather skin,

We want a little of your money

To line it well within.

4. Bring us out a table,

And spread it with a cloth;

Bring us out a moldy cheese,

And some of your Yuletide loaf.

5. Gods bless the master of this house,

Likewise the mistress too,

And all the little children

That 'round the table go.

“Old Pagan Times”

(tune: Auld Lang Syne)

words by Cernowain Greenman

 

     A7   D       Bm     A              D      D7        G

1. Should ancient Pagans be forgot and never brought to mind?

  A7   D              A                  G      Em A   D

Should ancient Pagans be forgot and the days of Pagan times?

 

 

      A7  D         A                    D  D7     G

Ch:   To old Pagan times, my friend, to old Pagan times.

        D             A7                  G  Em A   D

We’ll drink a cup of mead, my friend, to old Pagan times.

 

 

2. Hail Odin, Thor and Loki, too and Vikings who were true

Hail Frey and Freya, Valkyries, and warriors whom we knew. (Ch)

 

 

3. To Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Demeter, Ares, Pan,

Poseidon, Hermes, Artemis, Olympians most grand. (Ch)

 

 

4. Praise Mother Earth and Father Sky, ancestor spirits, too

And totems of fin, wing and paw who always guide us through. (Ch)

 

 

5. Dear Gods of old, we praise your names, our love to you we send

From ancient times to current days, your honor we defend. (Ch)

(Feel free to add verses about your own deities and ancient heroes-- C.G.)

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Santa Claus is Pagan, Too!
by Emerald Rose

Intro: (sleigh bells) ///  /// /////  (that’s 3x, 3x, 5x)  --at the beginning of each verse.

 

          (A)  D                         G                 D

 Ch:      Oh, Santa Claus is Pagan too, just like all the rest
              G             D                  A

          And if you are a merry witch he`ll bring you all the best
              D                                 G

          So get that star up on the roof, and bake those cookies, too
                 D       G       D                G       A     D

          For Christmas-time is really Yule, and Santa`s Pagan too!

 

         D                             G               D

1. He’s got that Buddha belly and his top`s the Holly King
      D                                    G               A

You dressed him in that British coat, the cap`s a Nordic thing
     D                                      G

You took the horns right off his head and stuck them on his deer
         D          G         D              A             D

But he still flies high like Jupiter with a belly-full of beer!  (Hey!)  (Ch)

 

        D                              G         D
2. Now history says Christ was likely not a Capricorn
    D                G                 A

But if you want to share the Yule, we don`t care when he's born
      D                                               G

Come join the celebration of the Sun King`s bright rebirth
    D        G        D                     A                 D

And if you practice what you preach, we`ll all have peace on Earth! (Ch)

 

         D                                 G                 D
3. Now Santa`s way more jolly than most Christians might require
    D                              G                  A

And if he weren`t so busy he'd be dancing `round the fire
       D                                                   G

Yeah, you can call it Christmas `cause you got us way out-gunned
     D        G         D                   A                D

But just you wait till Beltane, then we`ll see who`s having fun! (woo!) (Ch 2x)

 

Cernowain Greenman is Priest of Iliaster Hearth of Thalia Clan.  
See www.thaliaclan.org