Christmas Album

        The Beach Boys

        Producer: Brian Wilson
        Released October 1964
        Capitol SM 2164
        Charted: 12/05/64 (Christmas charts)
        Highest Chart Position: 6 (Christmas charts)
        Album Archive entry
        Guitar tabs


        1. Little Saint Nick
        2. The Man With All The Toys
        3. Santa's Beard
        4. Merry Christmas Baby
        5. Christmas Day
        6. Frosty The Snowman
        7. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
        8. Blue Christmas
        9. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
        10. White Christmas
        11. I'll Be Home For Christmas
        12. Auld Lang Syne



        1. "Little Saint Nick"
        A side with "The Lord's Prayer"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love

        Oooooooo
        Merry Christmas Saint Nick
        Christmas comes this time each year
        Oooooooo oooooooo

        Well, way up north where the air gets cold
        There's a tale about Christmas that you've all been told
        And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
        And he spends the whole year workin' out on his sled

        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick
        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick

        Just a little bobsled we call it old Saint Nick
        But she'll walk a toboggan with a four speed stick
        She's candy-apple red with a ski for a wheel
        And when Santa hits the gas, man, just watch her peel

        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick
        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick

        Run run reindeer
        Run run reindeer
        Whoaa
        Run run reindeer
        Run run reindeer

        He don't miss no one

        And haulin' through the snow at a frightenin' speed
        With a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead
        He's gotta wear his goggles 'cause the snow really flies
        And he's cruisin' every pad with a little surprise

        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick
        It's the little Saint Nick
        Ooooo, little Saint Nick

        Ahhhhhh
        Oooooooo
        Merry Christmas Saint Nick
        Christmas comes this time each year

        Ahhhhhh
        Oooooooo
        Merry Christmas Saint Nick
        Christmas comes this time each year

        Ahhhhhh
        Oooooooo
        Merry Christmas Saint Nick
        Christmas comes this time each year

        2. "The Man With All The Toys"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love

        He's the man with all the toys

        Someone found a lighted house late one night
        And he saw through the window a sight
        A big man in a chair
        And little tiny men everywhere
        He's the man with all the toys

        Well how thrilled that someone must have been
        And he must have been tempted to go in
        He stayed out in the cold
        And when he left them he told
        About the man with all the toys

        He's the man with all the toys

        The man with all the toys
        He's the man with all the toys

        3. "Santa's Beard"
        Brian Wilson/Mike Love

        I wanna meet Santa Claus, the real real Santa
        I wanna meet Santa Claus, the real real Santa
        I wanna see Santa Claus, the real real Santa
        He wants to meet ol' Santa Claus

        I took my brother to the department store
        He wanted to show Santa his Christmas list
        He stood in line and he shook like a leaf
        He's only five and a half goin' on six

        He said, "Is that (that Santa) really Santa Claus, really really (the real Santa) Santa Claus?
        Is that (that Santa) really Santa Claus, really really Santa? (I hope he doesn't pull Santa's beard)
        Is that (that Santa) really Santa Claus, really really (the real Santa) Santa?"
        Hope he thinks that's Santa Claus

        I picked him up and put him on Santa's lap
        And then he pulled the pillow out of his shirt
        He yanked the beard right on off of his chin
        And in his eyes I could see he was hurt

        He said, "You're not (not Santa) really Santa Claus, you're really not (the real Santa) Santa Claus
        You're not (not Santa) really Santa Claus, you're really not Santa (he shouldn'ta pulled Santa's beard)
        You're not (not Santa) Santa Claus, you're really not (the real Santa) Santa"
        He's just helpin' Santa Claus

        He's just helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (the real Santa) real Santa
        He's helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (the real Santa) real Santa
        He's just helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (the real Santa) real Santa
        He's just helpin' Santa Claus

        He's just helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (the real Santa) real Santa
        He's just helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (he shouldn'ta pulled Santa's beard) real Santa
        He's just helpin' (helpin' Santa) Santa Claus, the real (the real Santa) real Santa
        He's just helpin' Santa Claus

        4. "Merry Christmas, Baby"
        (Brian Wilson)

        My baby she told me
        She don't want to hold me (oh, no!)
        And kiss my lips anymore (unh-unh!)
        She's gonna leave me
        And she don't believe me
        That I'll be true now

        Well maybe she don't love me
        And is not thinkin' of me
        But why'd she do it this time of year?
        She knows that I'll miss her
        And I'll want to kiss her
        If just for Christmas

        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby

        Tell me, what did I do
        To really convince you
        That I'm not the guy anymore?
        Take back my ring now
        I'll do anything now
        But please forgive me

        I made my mistake but
        I'm willing to wake up
        And never mess around anymore
        Oh why did we break up?
        There's still time to make up
        If just for Christmas

        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby

        I made my mistake but
        I'm willing to wake up
        And never mess around anymore
        Oh why did we break up?
        There's still time to make up
        If just for Christmas

        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby
        Merry Christmas, baby

        5. "Christmas Day"
        Brian Wilson

        The Christmas spirit grows with each new day
        And it's so close but seems so far away
        And yet it comes only once a year
        And 'fore you know it, it's already here
        The streets are filled with laughter
        And so many hearts are gay

        Everybody helps to make the spirit bright
        The houses turn on their Christmas lights at night
        It's worth the wait the whole year through
        Just to make happy someone like you
        And I'll never outgrow the thrill of Christmas day

        It's worth the wait the whole year through
        Just to make happy someone like you
        And I'll never outgrow the thrill of Christmas day

        It's worth the wait the whole year through
        Just to make happy someone like you

        6. "Frosty The Snowman"
        Nelson/Rollins

        Frosty the Snowman
        Was a jolly happy soul
        With a corn-cob pipe and a button nose
        And two eyes made out of coal

        Frosty the Snowman
        Is a fairy tale they say
        He was made of snow
        But the children know
        How he came to life one day

        There must have been some magic
        In that old silk hat they found
        For when they placed it on his head
        He began to dance around

        Frosty the Snowman
        Was alive as he could be
        And the children say
        He could laugh and play
        Just the same as you and me

        Frosty the Snowman
        Knew the sun was hot that day
        So he said, "Let's run
        And we'll have some fun
        Now before I melt away"

        Down to the village
        With a broomstick in his hand
        Running here and there
        All around the square
        Saying, "Catch me if you can"

        He led them down
        The streets of town
        Right to the traffic cop
        And he only paused a moment
        When he heard them holler, "Stop!"

        Frosty the Snowman
        Had to hurry on his way
        But he waved goodbye
        Saying, "Don't you cry
        I'll be back again some day"

        7. "We Three Kings Of Orient Are"
        Hopkins

        We three kings of Orient are
        Bearing gifts, we traverse far
        Field and fountain
        Moor and mountain
        Following yonder star

        Oh, star of wonder, star of might
        Star with royal beauty bright
        Westward leading
        Still proceeding
        Guide us to thy perfect light

        Born a babe on Bethlehem's plain
        Gold we bring to crown him again
        King forever, ceasing never
        Over us all to reign

        Oh, star of wonder, star of might
        Star with royal beauty bright
        Westward leading
        Still proceeding
        Guide us to the perfect light

        Frankincense to offer have I
        Incense owns a deity nigh
        Prayer and praising, all men raising
        Worship God on high

        Oh, star of wonder, star of might
        Star with royal beauty bright
        Westward leading
        Still proceeding
        Guide us to the perfect light

        8. "Blue Christmas"
        Hayes/Johnson

        I'll have a blue Christmas without you
        I'll be so blue thinkin' about you
        Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
        Won't mean a thing if you're not here with me

        I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain
        And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'
        You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white
        But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

        You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white
        But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

        9. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
        Coots/Gillespie

        You better watch out
        You better not cry
        You better not pout
        I'm telling you why:
        Santa Claus is coming to town

        He's making a list
        He's checking it twice
        He's gonna find out
        Who's naughty or nice
        Santa Claus is coming to town

        He's sees you when you're sleeping
        He knows if you're awake
        He knows if you've been bad or good
        So be good for goodness' sake

        Oh, you better watch out
        You better not cry
        You better not pout
        I'm telling you why:
        Santa Claus is coming to town

        He's sees you when you're sleeping
        He knows when you're awake
        He knows if you've been bad or good
        So be good for goodness' sake

        You better watch out
        You better not cry
        You better not pout
        I'm telling you why:
        Santa Claus, yes, Santa Claus
        Santa Claus is coming to town

        10. "White Christmas"
        Berlin

        I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
        Just like the ones I used to know
        Where the treetops glisten
        And children listen
        To hear sleighbells in the snow

        I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
        With every Christmas card I write
        May your days be merry and bright
        And may all your Christmasses be white

        May your days be merry and bright
        And may all your Christmasses be white

        11. "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
        Gannon/Kent/Ram

        I'll be home for Christmas
        You can plan on me
        Please have snow and mistletoe
        And presents on the tree

        Christmas Eve will find me
        Where the love light gleams
        I'll be home for Christmas
        If only in my dreams

        I'll be home for Christmas
        If only in my dreams

        12. "Auld Lang Syne"
        traditional

        Should old acquaintance be forgot
        And never brought to mind
        Should old acquaintance be forgot
        And days of Auld Lang Syne
        For Auld Lang Syne, my dear...

        Hi, this is Denny, and speaking for the rest of the guys I'd like to say that it has been a great pleasure for all of us to bring you this Christmas album. We hope you will treasure it the way we do. And if you hap happen to be listening to this album right now, Mike, Brian, Carl, Al and I would like to wish every one of you a very merry Christmas, and we hope the new year brings you as much happiness as this year has brought us. Thank you very much.

        ...May old acquaintance be forgot
        and days of Auld Lang Syne




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