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Be yourself in every situation.

Proverbs and old sayings American

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Proverbs and old sayings American about enemies

It's always darkest before the dawn.

Proverbs and old sayings American

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

Proverbs and old sayings American

As lately we watched

As lately we watch'd o'er our fields thro' the night,
A star there was seen of such glorious light.
All thro' the night, angels did sing,
Carols so sweet of the birth of a King.

A King of such beauty was ne'er...

Proverbs and old sayings American about angels, earth, night, celebrity, fame, air, name, beauty, light, sky

Away in a manger

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head,
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the poor Babe...

Carols

Bring a torch

Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella,
Bring a torch, come hurry and run.
It is Jesus, good folk of the village,
Christ is born, and Mary's calling, Ah! Ah!
Beautiful is the Mother. Ah! Ah!
Beautiful is her Son.

Skies are...

Carols

Blue Christmas

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

And when the blue snowflakes start falling,...

Carols

Carol of the bells

Hark, how the bells, sweet silver bells,
All seem to say, Throw cares away.
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To one and old, meek and the bold.
Ding, dong, ding-dong, that is their song,
With joyful ring, all...

Carols

Caroling, caroling

Caroling, caroling, now we go,
Christmas bells are ringing.
Caroling, caroling thru the snow,
Christmas bells are ringing.
Joyous voices sweet and clear
Sing the sad of heart to cheer.
Ding dong, ding dong,...

Carols

Good Christian men, rejoice,

Good Christian men, rejoice,
With heart and soul and voice,
Give ye heed to what we say:
News, News, Jesus Christ is born today.
Ox and ass before Him bow,
And He is in the manger now.
Christ is born...

Carols

Go tell it on the mountain

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks at night,
Behold, throughout the heavens...

Carols

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa we believe.

She'd been drinking too much eggnog,...

Carols

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your hearts be light.
From now on our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yuletide gay,
From now on our...

Carols

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas,
Only a hippopotamus will do.
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy,
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy.
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.
I don't...

Carols

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus

Christmas toys all over the place,
Little Johnnie wears a smile on his face;
For Johnny has a secret,
And this secret he must share,
He wants to tell somebody,
So he tells his teddy bear.

I saw...

Carols

I saw three ship

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day.
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?...

Carols

It came upon a midnight clear

It came upon a midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold.
Peace on the earth, good-will to men,
From heaven's all gracious King.
The world...

Carols

Jesu, joy of man's desiring

Jesu, joy of man's desiring,
Holy wisdom, love most bright.
Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring,
Soar to uncreated light.
Word of God, our flesh that fashioned
With the fire of life impassioned,
Striving...

Carols

Jingle bell rock

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,
Jingle bell swing and jingle bells ring;
Snowin' and blowin' in bushels of fun,
Now the jingle hop has begun.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,
Jingle bells...

Carols

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