Name: Up on the Housetop
Duration: P00H01M31S
Description: The original lyrics for "Up on the Housetop" reminisce about the simplicity of holiday wishes of the past. Written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864.

Up on the Housetop

from Winter Wax by Pea Pickin' Hearts

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The original lyrics for "Up on the Housetop" reminisce about the simplicity of holiday wishes of the past. Written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864.

lyrics

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 old Saint Nick

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 old Saint Nick

Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
Also 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 old Saint Nick

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 old Saint Nick

Down through the chimney
With old Saint Nick

credits

from Winter Wax, released July 15, 2013
arrangement by: Rachel Gibson & Jon Ives, © 2013
acoustic guitar: Epiphone EJ-200CE Super Jumbo played by Jon Ives
produced by: Jon Ives
recorded at: jives pop-up studio (Gatlinburg, TN)

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Pea Pickin' Hearts Gatlinburg, Tennessee

The Pea Pickin’ Hearts, mash up the storytelling of folk, the energy of rockabilly, harmony of bluegrass and the swagger of western swing.
Witty. Personal. Fun.
Americana.

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