Hark! Authorities Complain
Tune: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! Authorities complain
“Crusties on the streets again!”
They want us to go away
But we will go on day to day
Joyful rebels break the silence
Undeterred by any violence
Time for inaction is gone
Business as usual can’t go on
There is no uncertainty
This is an emergency
Hark! We still hear people say
“Everything will be OK”
They are telling blatant lies
Sing the truth up to the skies
Glaciers melting, deserts forming
Earth is sending out a warning
Time for inaction is gone
Business as usual can’t go on
There is no uncertainty
This is an emergency
Hear oil corporations say
“We get greener every day”
They don’t care about the earth
Only for their own net worth
It’s a smokescreen, don’t be drawn in
They are fuelling global warming
Time for inaction is gone
Business as usual can’t go on
There is no uncertainty
This is an emergency
There is no uncertainty
This is an emergency
Jingle Bells
Tune: Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow
In a eco-fuelled sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells are ringing out
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
This eco song tonight
Jingle bells, no oil wells
There’s a better way
Keep fossil fuels in the ground
Go green without delay
Jingle bells, diesel smells
Petrol’s had its day
Santa’s now a vegan
With a cycle-powered sleigh
Dashing through the snow
In a hummus-fuelled sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells are ringing out
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
This eco song tonight
Jingle bells, no oil wells
There’s a better way
Keep fossil fuels in the ground
Go green without delay
Jingle bells, diesel smells
Petrol’s had its day
Santa’s now a vegan
With a cycle-powered sleigh
Marketing is Everywhere
Tune: Good King Wenceslas
Marketing is everywhere
Leading up to Christmas
Greedy corporations know
It’s time to do big business
Selling things that no-one needs
Pulling in more profit
It’s a silly fairground ride
We should all get o-o-ff it
Present shopping is a chore
If you choose to do it
Opting out or making things
Bids a farewell to it
No more rush and no more crush
No more blind complying
No more on your credit cards
No more panic bu-u-ying
Give the gift of love this year
Resist commercial forces
You will be far happier
And save the world’s resources
Sing this message loud and proud
Less stuff and more caring
Love and time and hope are free…
And help the world we’re sha-a-ring
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Tune: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Dreamed of living wild and free
He didn’t like conditions
Living in captivity
He told the other reindeer
They should organise a break
But they wouldn’t help poor Rudolph
And said it was a big mistake
Then one foggy Christmas
Eve Santa came to say
“Rudolph, hey it’s time for work”
But all he found was oats and hay
All the other reindeer followed
Now they’re living naturally
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You’ll go down in history
(Repeat all)
Turn This Mess Around
Tune: Winter Wonderland
Sirens wail, are you listening?
In the sea, plastic’s glistening
With forests ablaze
We can’t stand and gaze
Gotta turn this global mess around
Say goodbye, to the old days
Say hello, to some new ways
Determined and strong
As we go along
Working hard to turn this mess around
*A citizens’ assembly will connect us
And help us make a plan that is agreed
Nothing we encounter will deflect us
People know what other people need
After time, we’ll remember
How we sang in December
And the effort we made
To face unafraid
What it took to turn this mess around
(Repeat from *)
White Christmas
Tune: White Christmas
We’re dreaming of a white Christmas
With seasons turning as they should
Where we face the crisis, and polar ice is…
Protected, for everybody’s good
We’re dreaming of a white Christmas
Where children’s futures look more bright
May we do what’s decent and right
And may all our Christmases be white
(Repeat all)
Songs from XR Seasonal Sing-A-Long.
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