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Table of Contents

Carol of the Skills........................................................................................................................................... 3
Blue Meeting................................................................................................................................................. 4
Recycling Around at CFC ............................................................................................................................... 4
I Have a Little Bagel (The Bagel Song)........................................................................................................... 5
I’m Dreaming of a CFC Potluck...................................................................................................................... 5
Snail Bella Ring .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Tia got run-over by an Uber.......................................................................................................................... 7
Jingle Bells ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
S E L ‘s what Santa Requires.......................................................................................................................... 8
Recycling Around at CFC ............................................................................................................................... 8
Have Yourself a Happy Online Training ........................................................................................................ 9
It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Middle School ............................................................................................ 9
No Resting Yet Designers ............................................................................................................................ 10
Researched Approach to Supporting Red-noses ........................................................................................10
Do You Hear What I see ..............................................................................................................................11
Little Acronym............................................................................................................................................. 12

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Unpublished work (c) 2015

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Original Lyrics CFC Lyrics - Part 1 (Lead) Carol of the Skills
Hark how the bells Eyes are watching
Sweet silver bells Ears listening CFC Lyrics - Part 2 (Bass)
All seem to say Voice is so quiet
Throw cares away Body is still Ahhhh—
Christmas is here Eyes are watching Tent—
Bringing good cheer Ears listening Ohhhh—
To young and old Voice is so quiet Scope
Meek and the bold Body is still

Ding-ding-ding dong Focus, focus Ahhhh—
That is their song Be assertive Tent—
With joyful ring Use your self-talk Ohhhh—
All caroling Listen, listen Scope
One seems to hear Focus, focus Focus, focus
Words of good cheer Be assertive Be assertive
From everywhere Use your self-talk Use your self-talk
Filling the air Listen, listen Listen, listen

Oh, how they pound [up a third] Breathe deeply in [up a third] Breathe deeply in [up a third]
Raising the sound Tummy goes out Tummy goes out
O'er hill and dale Breathe deeply out Breathe deeply out
Telling their tale Tummy goes in Tummy goes in

Gaily they ring [melody change] Breathe deeply in [melody change] Breathe—[melody change]
While people sing Tummy goes out In—
Songs of good cheer Breathe deeply out Breathe—
Christmas is here Tummy goes in Out—

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas I feel my feelings in my body Breathe— in—
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas I feel my feelings in my body Breathe— out—

On, on they send Eyes are watching Ahhhh—
On without end Ears listening Tent—
Their joyful tone Voice is so quiet Ohhhh—
To every home Body is still Scope

Ding, dong, ding— DONG Body is still Body is still

Composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1904 with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. Re-write by Cynthia Alquist, 2015.

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Blue Meeting Original Lyrics

CFC Lyrics I’ll have a blue Christmas without you
I’ll have a blue meeting without you I’ll be so blue just thinkin’ about you
I’ll try the skype dial-in to route you Decorations of red
Should have known right away, on a green Christmas tree
such a wide-open Thursday, Won’t be the same,
Schedule was free; If you’re not here with me
but you won’t be here with me.

It will be a blue meeting without you And when those blue snowflakes start fallin’
And when the echo reverbs about you That’s when those memories start callin’
We will have you hit mute, You’ll be doin’ alright
never know if you got the boooooot with your Christmas of white
Oh, we’ll have a blue, blue, blue meeting But I’ll have a blue, blue blue Christmas

Although it’s not right, You’ll be doin’ alright
out of mind cause you’re out of siiiiight with your Christmas all of white
Oh, we’ll have a blue, blue, blue meeting But I’ll have a blue, blue blue Christmas

Written by Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson. Recorded by Elvis Presley,1957. Re-write by Kat Fitzgerald, 2015.

Recycling Around at CFC Original Lyrics

CFC Lyrics Rockin around the Christmas tree
Recycling around at CFC At the Christmas party hop
Have a happy holiday Mistletoe hung where you can see
Everyone sorting trash and things Ev’ry couple tried to stop
Reduce what you throw away

You will get a little social pressure You will get a sentimental feeling
when you hear when you hear
Voices say “Let’s Voicing singing
be fantastic” “Let’s be jolly”
Wash that out and sort the plastic Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Recycling around at CFC Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday Have a happy holiday
Everyone sorting trash and things Everyone's dancing merrily
Reduce what you throw away In a new old fashioned way

Written by Johnny Marks,1958. Re-write by Kat Fitzgerald & Zheng Wang, 2015.

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Original Lyrics I Have a Little Bagel (The Bagel Song)

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel CFC Lyrics
I made it out of clay Oh, Bagels, Bagels, Bagels,
And when it's dry and ready Friday it just must be
Then, dreidel I will play Bagels, Bagels, Bagels
No self-restraint for me

I have a little dreidel I had a little Bagel
I made it out of clay I cut it clean and clear
And when it's dry and ready On one side I had butter
Then, dreidel I shall play. The other salmon schemer

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel Oh, Bagels, Bagels, Bagels,
I made it out of clay Friday it just must be
And when it's dry and ready Bagels, Bagels, Bagels
Then, dreidel I will play No self-restraint for me

The origins of this song a bit murky and may reach back to 1920ish. The English version is attributed to Samuel E. Goldfarb, the
Yiddish version to Mikhl Gelbart, and the CFC version to Richard, though it was common in both Yiddish and at CFC to credit
others as a form of dedication. Dates unknown and original composer unknown.

Original Lyrics I’m Dreaming of a CFC Potluck

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas CFC Lyrics
Just like the ones I used to know I’m dreaming of a CFC Potluck
Where the tree tops glisten With every lunch I nearly skip
And children listen We have a full hour of eating
to hear sleigh bells in the snow No one plans a meeting
And there is always leftover chips and dip

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas I’m dreaming of a CFC potluck
With every Christmas card I write Just gatta have Joan’s Mac n Cheese
May your days be merry and bright We may run out of plates and seats
And may all your Christmases be white But we’ll always have something gluten-free

Written and composed by Irving Berlin in 1940, this is the most recorded holiday song ever, with over 500 versions. The Bing
Crosby version held the Guinness Book of world records as the best-selling single until, yup, you guessed it, Adele.

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Snail Bells Ring Original Lyrics

CFC Lyrics Sleigh bells ring
Snail Bells Ring – are you listening?
are you listening? In the lane
I can’t hear, The snow is glistenin’
cause Puppy’s whistlin’ A beautiful sight
It’s hard to be Snail, We’re happy tonight
left behind on the trail While we’re walking through
While we’re walkin through a winter wonderland
all puppy’s thunderin fans

In the classroom we can play with children In the meadow we can build a snow man
Puppy has great popularity And pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll get lots of hugs from tiny children He’ll say are you married, we’ll say no man
If I had arms perhaps they would hug me But you can do the job when you’re in town

Later on, in our box place - Later on we’ll conspire
he will take up all of the space As we dream by the fire
But I’ve got to say, To face unafraid
that dog seizes the day of the plans that we made
While I just sit here stuck upon this hand. Walking through a winter wonderland
Oh, Walking through all puppy’s thunderin’ fan Oh, Walking through a winter wonderland
Yeah, While I just sit here stuck on someone’s hand Yeah, Walking through a winter wonderland

Composed by Felix Bernard. Lyrics by Snail, 2015.

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Tia got run-over by an Uber

Original Lyrics CFC Lyrics
Tia got run over by an Uber
Grandma got run over by a reindeer Walking from our office
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve You can say that safety is for children
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa But if she looked both ways she’d
But as for me and Grandpa cross with ease.
we believe

She’d been drinking too much eggnog She’d been drinking Richard’s coffee
And we begged her not to go As she skittered out the door
But she forgot her medication Left a trail of budget spreadsheets
And she staggered And a squished up
out the door into the snow avocado on the floor

Grandma got run over by a reindeer Tia got run over by an Uber
Walking home from our The same one that was called
house Christmas Eve over by Matt
you can say there is no such thing as Santa Yes, you can watch an Uber driver coming
But as for me and grandpa, we believe. But Tia didn’t have an app for that

Originally written by Randy Brooks, 1978. Performed with permission of Tia, by CFC Choir 2015.

Jingle Bells

Original Lyrics CFC Lyrics

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S E L ‘s what Santa Requires Original Lyrics

CFC Lyrics You'd better watch out, you better not cry
Oh, you better not shout you, better not cry You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
You better not hit, I’m telling you why… Santa Claus is coming to town
S E L ‘s what Santa requires
He's making a list, he's checking it twice
He’s making a list, takin a pole He's gonna find out whose naughty or nice
Self-regulate or get nuttin but coal Santa Claus is coming to town
S E L ‘s what Santa requires
He sees you when you're sleeping
He sees you belly breathing, He knows if you're awake
He knows if you calm down, He knows if you've been bad or good
He knows if you are callous So, be good for goodness sake
or empathetic all around Oooo
Oooo You'd better watch out, you better not cry
Oh, you better not shout you, better not cry You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why
You better not hit, I’m telling you why… Santa Claus is coming to town
S E L s what Santa requires

Written John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. The 2015
CFC version has not been released for streaming.

Recycling Around at CFC Original Lyrics

CFC Lyrics Feliz Navidad
Segundo Paso Feliz Navidad
Segundo Paso Feliz Navidad
Segundo Paso Prospero Año y Felicidad
realmente esta’ creciedo

I wanna volunteer for travel I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna volunteer for travel I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna volunteer for travel I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
If I can choose where I will gooooo From the bottom of my heart

Written in 1970 by singer-songwriter José Feliciano. Re-written for CFC Choir, with special thanks to Google Translator.

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Have Yourself a Happy Online Training

Original Lyrics CFC Lyrics
Have yourself a happy online training
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Keep clicking bottom right
From now on your progress bar is here in sight
Let your heart be light

From now on your troubles will be out of sight,

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Have yourself a happy online training
Make the Yuletide gay Yes, we hope you stay
From now on your troubles will be miles away Just keep going, you are really on your way

Here we are as in olden days There we were in the olden days
Happy golden days of yore Not a way to know the score
Faithful friends who are dear to us Now we see the completion rates
They gather near to us once more And we scratch our heads some more

Through the years we all will be together and Through the years, it all will start to make sense
If the fates allow The data will allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bow Until then we’ll have to version two somehow
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now So have yourself a happy online training now

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis.
Updated, tested, and re-released in the CFC Talent show, 2015.

It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Middle School

Original Lyrics CFC Lyrics
It’s beginning to look a lot like Middle School;
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go
Everywhere you go Take a look into work-zone,
Take a look at the five-and-ten it’s Middle School to the bone
Its glistening once again With digital games and Kiosks all aglow
With candy canes and silver lanes that glow

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas It’s beginning to look a lot like Middle School;
Toys in ev’ry store Pilot schools a go
But the prettiest sight to see But the most telling thing to me,
Is the holly that will be is in outlook you will see,
On your own front door. Open schedules? No.

Composed in 1951 by Meredith Willson. Performed by CFC as a board approved project between 2015-17, with a release date
of ___.

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No Resting Yet Designers Original Lyrics
God rest you merry gentlemen,
CFC Lyrics Let nothing you dismay
No rest-ing yet de-si-ign-ers, Remember Christ our Savior
The site’s in disarray Was born on Christmas Day
Remember after page-collapse To save us all from Satan's power
We want top nav. to stay When we were gone astray
To save us all from con-fu-sion, O tidings of
those others go away Comfort and joy
O, tidy the menus, comfort and joy
Clean is the key, O tidings of comfort and joy.
no re-dun-dan-cy
O, Can you get that done in just one day?

It is one of the oldest extant carols, dated to the 16th century or earlier. The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in
a broadsheet dated to c. 1760. The most recent printed edition is right here.

Researched Approach to Supporting Red-noses

CFC Lyrics Original Lyrics
Rudolph the bullied student Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
sadly was picked-on with ease Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw him And if you ever saw it
You knew he’d be the one they’d tease You would even say it glows
All of the Second Step children All of the other reindeer
Created a by-standers zone Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rodolph They never let poor Rudolph
Walk around the halls alone. Join in all their reindeer games

Then one second step teacher taught: Then one foggy Christmas eve,
Recognize, Refuse, Report Santa came to say
Rodolph and his classmates sought Rodolph with your nose so bright,
assertiveness to make it stop. won’t you guide my sleigh tonight
Oh how the teacher helped him, Oh how the reindeer loved him
a plan was made to keep him safe. As they shouted out with glee
Even those one’s who bullied, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
turned around in such a happy place. You’ll go down in history
Yes, they turned aroun in such a happyyyy plaaace. Yes, You’ll go down in history

Composed by Johnny Marks, 1939, with original lyrics by Robert May recorded in 1949. The research-based revision was
released 2015, in-line with CFC’s BPU by-stander focus.

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Original Lyrics Do You Hear What I See?
Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see CFC Lyrics
Way up in the sky little lamb Said the Sales Team to PP and R
Do you see what I see Listen to what I hear (echo)
A star, a star, Dancing in the night Here is the feed-back so far
With a tail as big as a kite Listen to what I hear (echo)
A school, a school, far across this land;
asked for ___________ again (echo)

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy Said the PD to our Designers there
Do you hear what I hear Listen to what I know (echo)
Ringing through the sky shepherd boy Research says it must be darker hair
Do you hear what I hear Listen to what I know (echo)
A song, a song, High above the trees A child, a child is waiting in the school;
With a voice as big as the sea our posters and songs must be cool (echo)

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king Said Designers to Marketing
Do you know what I know Do you see what I see (echo)
In your palace warm mighty king We can’t fit all of these words here Mar-ket-ing
Do you know what I know Do you see what I see (echo)
A child, a child Shivers in the cold A page, a page must balance over-all
Let us bring him silver and gold Can we cut some so page clicks don’t fall? (echo)

Said the king to the people everywhere Said Marketing to the Out Reach bay
Listen to what I say Focus on what I say (echo)
Pray for peace people everywhere Tell them pain points will go away
Listen to what I say Focus on what I say (echo)
The child, the child, Sleeping in the night The district guy is crying in the night
He will bring us goodness and light a lawsuit for bullying he’ll fight (echo)

Bonus verse Said the D-Team to people everywhere
Listen to what I say (echo)
We are in good shape another year
Listen to what I say (echo)
We’re right on track, this new goal we’ll attack
Is the warehouse still there, the screen went black? (echo)

1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban
Missile Crisis. It’s CFC re-write highlights the many perspectives and talents working together through open communication.

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Little Acronym Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Original Lyrics
Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Come they told me
CFC Lyrics Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum A new born king to see
Come they told me Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum, X3 Our finest gifts we bring
To work at CFC Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum To lay before the king
We have great things to do Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum So to honor him
We’re going to help at school When we come
Building empathy
When we come

Learn our acronyms Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Little baby
First there is BPU Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum I am a poor boy too
The core is SSP Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum I have no gift to bring
To that we add a V Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum, X3 That’s fit to give our king
So we know what year Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Shall I play for him
When they come Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum On my drum

Next there’s PSU Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Mary nodded
Or is that SPU? Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum The ox and lamb kept time
Should it be CPT? Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum I played my drum for him
It’s way too much for me Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum, X3 I played my best for him
Sure it’s CPU? Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Then he smiled at me
Yes, we’re done. Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Me and my drum

Written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Davis in 1941. It was recorded in 1955 by the Trapp
Family Singers, who are most well known as the family who inspired the musical The Sound of Music. Re-write by KMF, 2015.

. We Wish You a Merry Project

CFC Lyrics Original Lyrics
We wish you a merry project
We wish you a merry project We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry project We wish you a merry Christmas
On time and in scope We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year

Good budgets we bring to you and the team Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
For board approved projects Good tidings for Christmas
On time and in scope And a happy new year

Various print sources date the carol to the sixteenth-century, without giving a source. The CFC re-write came in under budget.

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CFC Choir: Yevett, Juliet, Zheng, and Kat
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