




      We Need A Little Christmas
          Jerry Herman, 1966






Haul out the holly, put up the tree 
   before my spirit falls again.
Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing
   things, but deck the halls again now.
For we need a little Christmas 
   right this very minute
Candles in the window, carols at the spinet.
Yes, we need a little Christmas 
   right this very minute
It hasn’t snowed a single flurry, Santa,
   dear, we’re in a hurry.


Climb down the chimney, turn on the
   brightest string of lights I’ve ever seen.
Slice up the fruitcake, it’s time we hung 
   some tinsel on that evergreen bough.
For I’ve grown a little leaner,
   grown a little colder,
Grown a little sadder, grown a little older,
And I need a little angel
   sitting on my shoulder,
I need a little Christmas now.



For we need a little music,
   need a little laughter,
Need a little singing
   ringing through the rafter,
And we need a little snappy
   “Happy ever after,”
Need a little Christmas now.





