THE NUTCRACKER - Spearfish School District

THE NUTCRACKER

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#1) DANCE OF THE SNOWFLAKE PRINCESSES

(Kindergarten Girls)

Magic is in the air, that special time of year.
When children‟s deepest wishes suddenly will all appear
(Dance section)

Toys, candy canes and fairies greet us in this land of treats.
Come join us as we enter in this Kingdom full of Sweets!
(Dance section)

Magic is in the air, that special time of year.
When children‟s deepest wishes suddenly will all appear.
Toys, candy canes and fairies greet us in this land of treats.
Come join us as we enter in this Kingdom full of Sweets!
(Dance section)

Magic is in the air, that special time of year.
When children‟s deepest wishes suddenly will all appear
(Dance section)

#2) DANCE OF THE PARTY GUESTS

(Some 1st Grade Boys & Girls)

Fritz: Oh Christmas time has come to pass
a time for hope and cheer.
Yes Christmas time has come at last,
the best time of the year.

Marie: Our friends and fam’ly gather round

to share our treasures rare.

Such joyful laughter will abound,
we’re filled with love and care.

Oh Christmas time has come to pass,
a time for hope and cheer
Yes Christmas time has come at last,
the best time of the year.

Our friends and fam‟ly gather round
to share our treasures rare.
Such joyful laughter will abound,

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we‟re filled with love and care.
We’ll celebrate with all our friends,
we’ll sing and dance and play.
Our joy and love will never end.
Let fun be ours today.
We‟ll celebrate with all our friends,
we‟ll sing and dance and play.
Our joy and love will never end.
Let fun be ours today.

(Dance Section)
String all the popcorn, light the candles.
Sing joyful songs from days of old.
Fireplace is bright.
We‟re dancing and we‟ll
keep out the winter‟s bitter cold.
(Dance Section)
Oh Christmas time has come to pass,
a time for hope and cheer
Yes Christmas time has come at last,
the best time of the year.
Our friends and fam‟ly gather round
to share our treasures rare.
Such joyful laughter will abound,
we‟re filled with love and care.

#3) ENTRANCE & BATTLE OF THE RAT SOLDIERS

(2nd Grade Boys)
(Instrumental—no words)

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#4) MARCH OF THE TOY SOLDIERS

(2nd Grade Boys)

Nutcracker: Midnight in the house, the church bells chime.
Midnight in the house, a magic time!
Listen, you will hear tiny feet draw near.
The mouseketeers come in to view!

Midnight in the house, the church bells chime.
Midnight in the house, a magic time!
Soldiers fast asleep awaken with a leap!
Oh, here they come a marching two by two!
FORWARD MARCH AND NEVER FEAR!
Oh!..........................
FORWARD MARCH THE FOE DRAWS NEAR!
Oh!..........................

Midnight in the house, “To arms!” they cry!
Midnight in the house, “We‟ll do or die!”
Mice and soldiers come to the beating of the drum,
A raging pandemonium!

Midnight in the house, “To arms!” they cry!
Midnight in the house, “We‟ll do or die!”
The battle sound is all around!
Alas! A cheer from a tiny mouseketeer!
FORWARD MARCH! DON‟T COUNT THE COST!
Oh!.................
FORWARD MARCH! ALL IS NOT LOST!
Oh!.................

Midnight in the house, the siege is done!
Midnight in the house, the battle‟s won!
When the Mouse King falls, we see, the surest sign of victory!
Midnight in the house, the siege is done!
Midnight in the house, the battle‟s won!
Off to sleep they go, in the afterglow!
Tiny toys beneath the Christmas tree.

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#5) DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES

(2nd Grade Girls)
Sugar Plum Fairy: There’s a kingdom just beyond a star,

not too far;
You can go if you only dare.
In that kingdom you’ll find ev’ry sweet tasty treat
You can eat, waiting for you there!
It‟s a magic place, a lov‟ly sight, pure delight!
If you go, you will want to stay!
If you dare now, we‟ll go there now,
Through the air now—today!
The trees are hung with candy canes,
Bright red, and white
With choc‟late streets and lic‟rice lanes;
A lovely sight!
Blueberry sky, lemon sun, fields of lime where we can run!
Oo……………………..
There‟s a kingdom just beyond a star, not too far;
You can go if you only dare.
In that kingdom you‟ll find ev‟ry sweet tasty treat
You can eat, waiting for you there!
It‟s a magic place, a lov‟ly sight, pure delight!
If you go, you will want to stay!
If you dare now, we‟ll go there now,
Through the air now—today!

#6) REPRISE OF SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES

(2nd Grade Girls dance only—no singing)

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#7) RUSSIAN BAKER DANCE

(1st Grade Boys)

Solo: They’ve got a Russian recipe!
All that a recipe should be!
It makes, it bakes, sweet Russian tea cakes.
They’ve got a recipe so sweet
It’s sure to knock you off your feet;
It’s baked at night by Russian candlelight.

First, get the oven hot!
If it‟s not, then you may have a big surprise!
Then, butter, flour and salt, sugar too,
Fine chopped nuts, a cup will do….
A touch, a touch,
Some sweet vanilla adds so very much!

We‟ve got a Russian recipe!
All that a recipe should be!
It‟s right for ev‟ry Russian appetite!
We‟ve got a recipe so great,
We guarantee that it won‟t wait!
A bite or two or three or four
Will make you beg and cry for more.
A bite or two or three or four
Will make you sigh and cry and beg for more!
HEY!

#8) DANCE OF THE CANDY FLUTES

(Kindergarten Boys)

Solo: They are candy flutes as you can see,
Bright and sweet as candy flutes should be!
Red and white and yummy, tasty in your tummy!
Come! They’ll dance for you, so deliciously!

(Dance section)

Candy flutes are playing, toodle-oodle-aying!
Hear the merry tune we play:
We‟ll pipe the day away!
Just hear us play: Toodle-oo Toodle-ay!

We are candy flutes and in this land
Ev‟rything is sweet and simply grand!
It is plain to see here, children love to be here,
Where the sweetest things are always close at hand!

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(Dance Section)

Candy flutes are playing, toodle-oodle-aying,
So sweetly, so grand!
Loo, loo, loo…….
We‟re dancing and playing: toodle-oodle-aying!

We are candy flutes and we believe
Magic happens ev‟ry Christmas Eve!
If you‟d like to stay here,
Permanently play here,
You don‟t have—to leave!

#9) ARABIAN DANCERS

(2nd Grade Girls)

Arabian Dancer: Desert sands that spin and blow;
Distant stars that gleam and glow;
Desert midnight; Camels lie sleeping;
Silver moon shines bright;
Desert midnight; Silent sands keeping
Watch while winds blow soft and slow
Through the night.

Desert sands that spin and blow
Distant stars that gleam and glow;
Desert midnight; Chill in the air now,
Ev‟rywhere now, until dawn.
Desert midnight; song of the night sky
Of the bright sky, lingers on, and on.

Desert sands that spin and blow;
Distant stars that gleam and glow;
Desert midnight; Camels lie sleeping;
Silver moon shines bright;
Desert midnight; Silent sands keeping
Watch all through the night.
Oo……..

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#10) DANCE OF THE CANDY PIECES

(Kindergarten Boys)

Solo: Welcome to our kingdom full of such sweets;
Cookies, candy canes, ice cream covered lanes.
Cho’late, cherry, butterscotch rain.

Welcome to the place where kids love to eat.
Gumdrop trees, sugar-coated leaves,
Choc‟late sprinkles, please.
(Dance Section)

See this land of sweet delicious surprise.
Magic bursts before your eyes.
Sticky, gooey treats you‟ll love the best.
Try us we will pass the test.
(Dance Section)

#11) CHINESE TEA

(Kindergarten Girls)

Solo: Tea! Chinese tea! What a fine blend.
We’ll brew (we’ll brew) for you! (for you!)
Tea! Chinese tea! It’s a new trend,
Long o- (long o-) ver due (ver due)
Chinese tea is the best tea!
Chinese tea is the guest tea!

Tea! Chinese tea! Won‟t you try some?
Just try, (just try), You‟ll sigh! (you‟ll sigh)
Tea! Chinese tea! Won‟t you buy some?
It‟s great! (it‟s great) Just wait! (just wait!)

Tea! Chinese tea! What a fine blend.
We‟ll brew (we‟ll brew) for you! (for you!)
Tea! Chinese tea! It‟s a new trend,
Long o- (long o-) ver due (ver due)
Chinese tea is the best tea!
Chinese tea is the guest tea!

Tea! Chinese tea! Won‟t you try some?
Just try, (just try), You‟ll sigh! (you‟ll sigh)
Tea! Chinese tea! Won‟t you buy some?

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It‟s great (it‟s great) Just wait! (just wait!)

The smell (the smell) is swell (is swell)
One sip, (one sip) You‟ll flip! (you‟ll flip)
Get in the know, just say “Pekoe”!
Ah so!

#12) WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS

(1st Grade Girls)

Solo: Flowers of ev’ry hue;
Red, yellow, pink, white and light blue.
Beauty so bright in the sunlight.
Ah….
Fair flowers surround you.

Sweet perfume fills the air;
Sweet as the breath of the fair spring.
Pretty flow‟rs sway in a dainty way;
All the petals seem to say,
“Let‟s dance today!”
(Dance Section)

Ev‟ry flow‟r a dream come true!
Roses red as firelight;
Daisies gold and sun bright;
Violets of deep blue;
Ev‟ry one a dream come true!
(Dance Section)

Ah……….
Ah…………
Spinning, whirling, dancing, twirling;
Ev‟ry lovely bud unfurling;
Spinning, swaying, dancing, playing;
Turning „round & „round & „round & „round & „round & „round.

Roses red as firelight!
Daisies gold and bright!
Ah……….
Come join them as they bend and sway,
A dancing rainbow on a summer day
All spinning and whirling and dancing and twirling;
All spinning and swaying and dancing and playing!
A rainbow of color.
A sweet dream come true!

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#13) DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRIES (reprise)

(2nd Grade Girls)
Ooo……….
There‟s a kingdom just beyond a star, not too far;
You can go, if you only dare.
In that kingdom you‟ll find ev‟ry sweet, tasty treat, you can eat.
Waiting for you there!
It‟s a magic place, a lov‟ly sight, pure delight!
If you go, you will want to stay!
If you dare now, we‟ll go there now,
Through the air now—today!

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