We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Boy's & Girl's Children's Choir Lyrics


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We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here

We wish you a Merry Christmas;




We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of this popular Christmas song express the well-wishes for the holiday season. The children's choir sings, "We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas," emphasizing their desire for the listener to have a happy and joyous Christmas celebration. By repeating this line, they are emphasizing their sincere wishes for a memorable holiday. The line "and a Happy New Year" further extends their greetings beyond just Christmas, expressing their desire for happiness and prosperity in the upcoming year.


Moving on to the next set of lines, the choir brings "good tidings" to the listener and their family. This phrase carries a sense of sharing positive news or joyful messages. By extending these good tidings specifically for Christmas and the New Year, the children are adding to the festive spirit and conveying their hope for a special time during the holiday season.


The following stanza contains a request for a traditional Christmas dessert, figgy pudding. The repetition of "Oh, bring us a figgy pudding" underscores the choir's eagerness to partake in this delightful treat associated with the holiday season. They further express their desire by emphasizing their determination to stay until they receive some. This playful demand for figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer showcases the children's love for the festive traditions and culinary delights that accompany Christmas.


The song concludes with a repetition of the opening lines, once again extending warm wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Through the repetition, the choir reinforces their sincere well-wishes, emphasizing their desire for the listener to have a joyous holiday season and a new year filled with happiness and prosperity. This final repetition serves as a cheerful reminder of the overall message of the song and leaves the listener with a sense of holiday spirit and goodwill.


Line by Line Meaning

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We express our desire for you to have a joyful and festive Christmas


We wish you a Merry Christmas
We continue to express our desire for you to have a joyful and festive Christmas


We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
We extend our well-wishes for both a delightful Christmas and a prosperous New Year


Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We convey positive news and blessings to you and your family


Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year
We convey positive news and blessings specifically for the festive season of Christmas and the upcoming New Year


Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
We kindly request the presence of a delicious traditional dessert called figgy pudding


Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
We reiterate our request for the presence of the delightful figgy pudding


Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer
We kindly request the presence of both the delightful figgy pudding and a cup filled with joy and happiness


We won't go until we get some
We firmly state that we will not leave until we receive a portion of the requested figgy pudding


We won't go until we get some
We reiterate our firm stance of staying until we are given a portion of the requested figgy pudding


We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here
We emphasize that we will remain until our request is fulfilled, and therefore urge you to bring the figgy pudding to us


We wish you a Merry Christmas
We once again express our desire for you to have a joyful and festive Christmas


We wish you a Merry Christmas
We continue to express our desire for you to have a joyful and festive Christmas


We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
We once again extend our well-wishes for both a delightful Christmas and a prosperous New Year




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Art Harris

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