Caroling! The Songs of Christmas

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====== Up on the Housetop ======

===== Lyrics =====

1. Up on the housetop reindeer pause\\
Out jumps good old Santa Claus.\\
Down through the chimney, with lots of toys,\\
All for the little ones' Christmas joys.

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go.\\
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go,\\
Up on the housetop, click, click, click;\\
Down through the chimney with (good / nice / old) Saint Nick.

2. First comes the stocking of little Nell;\\
Oh, dear Santa fill it well!\\
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries;\\
One that will open and shut her eyes.

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go.\\
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go,\\
Up on the housetop, click, click, click;\\
Down through the chimney with (good / nice / old) Saint Nick.

3. (Look in / Next comes) the stocking of little (Will/Bill);\\
Oh just see what a glorious fill!\\
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks;\\
A whistle and a ball and a whip that cracks!

Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go.\\
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go,\\
Up on the housetop, click, click, click;\\
Down through the chimney with (good / nice / old) Saint Nick.

**By:** Benjamin Hanby
==== Music & Performance ====

{{wiki:up_on_the_houstop.mp3}} \\
[[https://musescore.com/joh_crab/up-on-the-houstop|Source]]

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===== Background =====

**Origin:** United States of America\\
**First Published:** 1864
===== More Information =====

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_on_the_House_Top|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_on_the_House_Top]]