I’ve decided that each year I must learn/memorize a new song of the season (on piano)-
Last year it was “The Snowman” and Rudolph (for the granddaughter)
I am thrilled to come across the music for this arrangement for my '08 tune-
(which means I was bad and did not practice for the upcoming concert, but instead played piano too long tonight)
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rcD7ziRN4&feature=related
I must have a thing for cartoon Christmas tunes. 
What other tunes am I forgetting?
I can’t watch youtube at work. That’s not “Up on the Roof with Old St. Nick” is it?
The “Parade of the Toy Soldiers” is another good one.
I’ve just been printing out fourteen pages of Yuletide Carols for my Pagan Group. Lately I came across an extra verse of “Winter Wonderland”. In the UK the verse with “we’ll pretend that he’s a Circus Clown” doesn’t get played. Why do “the alligators knock him down” anyway? This isn’t a Roman Circus, is it?
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
and pretend that he’s a circus clown
We’ll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
until the alligators knock him down.
Recently I’ve learned The Boar’s Head Carol (thank you, Chieftains!) and the Song of the Ass!
Haven’t managed to persuade my Moot to sing the Song of the Ass. Shame really…
No, it’s “Christmastime” from A Charlie Brown Christmas, performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Personally, I prefer the sung version.
Never heard that version. I’ve always heard it as, “and pretend that he is Parson Brown.”
djm
That’s my favorite Christmas music. I listen to the CD several times each year.
Stone Temple Pilots did a great cover of “Christmastime” on their Unplugged album 
I can’t seem to find it on Yertube though.
In the meadow we can build a snowman
and pretend that it is Parson Brown
He’ll say “are you married?” we’ll say "no man
“But you can do the job when you’re in town.”
As a kid I’d always heard it as “And pretend that it is Charlie Brown”
The version I have has this verse as well. I’ve known this one for a long time. I knew there were two “snowman” verses, but only recently got hold of the second one.
Here’s my extended lyrics in full:
Winter Winderland
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
in the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
we’re happy tonight,
walking in a winter wonderland.Gone away is the bluebird,
here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
as we go along,
walking in a winter wonderland.In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll say: Are you married?
we’ll say: No man,
But you can do the job
when you’re in town.Later on, we’ll conspire,
as we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
the plans that we’ve made,
walking in a winter wonderland.Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
in the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
we’re happy tonight,
walking in a winter wonderland.Gone away is the bluebird,
here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
as we go along,
walking in a winter wonderland.In the meadow we can build a snowman,
and pretend that he’s a circus clown
We’ll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
until the alligators knock him down.When it snows, ain’t it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We’ll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
walking in a winter wonderland.Walking in a winter wonderland,
walking in a winter wonderland.
That second version sounds like someone’s extrapolation - having a bit of fun.
djm
Maybe so, but it’s an old, old extrapolation.
The version I grew up with had “until the other children knock him down” instead of alligators.
You don’t often find snow and alligators coexisting.
Not in sufficient quantity to build a life-sized snowman, certainly.
Haven’t managed to persuade my Moot to sing the Song of the Ass. Shame really…
Orientus Partibus, we’ve done that one several times for our Christmas program at church when the time theme was medieval-back when we had a fun priest. I love it.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=uuuDjNBGqnM
ORIENTIS PARTIBUS
Orientis partibus
adventavit asinus,
pulcher et fortissimus,
Sarcinis aptissimus.
Hez, Sir Asnes, hez!
From the East the donkey came,
Stout and strong as twenty men;
Ears like wings and eyes like flame,
Striding into Bethlehem.
Heh! Sir Ass, oh heh!
Faster than the deer he leapt,
With his burden on his back;
Though all other creatures slept,
Still the ass kept on his track.
Heh! Sir Ass, oh heh!
Still he draws his heavy load,
Fed on barley and rough hay;
Pulling on along the road –
Donkey, pull our sins away!
Heh! Sir Ass, oh heh!
Wrap him now in cloth of gold;
All rejoice who see him pass;
Mirth inhabit young and old
On this feast day of the ass.
Heh! Sir Ass, oh heh!
How 'bout the Apple Tree Wassail? That oughta fit the pagan theme, or the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance?