The Palms Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Date/Time
Date(s) - Wednesday 12/03/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Chapel

Categories

2025 Christmas Song List & Lyrics

(Total show is approximately 1 hour)

Start of show The Grinch 0:10
Christmas In Dixie Alabama 3:34
Do You Hear What I Hear Jordin Sparks 3:31
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano 3:01
O Holy Night (New Version) Josh Gordon 4:41
Let It Be Christmas Alan Jackson 4:11
You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch Burl Ives 2:59
The Most Wonderful Time of The Year Andy Williams 2:32
Olde to Yuma South End Gang (Palms) 2:28
Hot Chocolate Tom Hanks 2:30
Intermission Alert! Step away from the drama and into the dough- Carla & Carla’s Elves’ cookie party is in full swing! It’s like a fairy tale, but with more frosting and fewer plot holes. Every cookie whispers sweet nothings, and every crumb is basically confetti for your soul. Come for the magic, stay for the sugar rush. Elves included. Pants optional (for them, not you).
God Bless USA American Patriots 4:14
Snoopy Vs. Red Baron Royal Guardsmen 3:13
Little Drummer Boy Pentatonix 4:10
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jimmy Boyd 2:31
Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer Elmo & Patsy 3:26
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 2:08
I Want a Hippo Gayle Peevey 2:38
Dueling Jingle Bells US Navy Band 2:05
Winter Wonderland Rosemary Clooney 3:16
Yellow Snow Bob Rivers 2:25
End of Show Grinch Show starts over in 10 seconds 0:04

**** CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE by ALABAMA ****

By now in New York City, there’s snow on the ground
And out in California, the sunshine’s falling down
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland’s all in lights
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there’s peace on earth tonight

Christmas in Dixie, it’s snowing in the pines
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight

It’s windy in Chicago, the kids are out of school
There’s magic in Motown, the city’s on the move
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline
And all across the nation, it’s a peaceful Christmas time

Christmas in Dixie, it’s snowing in the pines
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight

And from Fort Payne, Alabama
Merry Christmas tonight

**** DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR by JORDIN SPARKS ****

Do you hear what I hear (do you hear what I hear)
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear (do you hear what I hear)
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know (do you know what I know)
In your palace warm, mighty king,
Do you know what I know (do you know what I know)
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold

Said the king to the people everywhere,
Listen to what I say (listen to what I say)
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
Listen to what I say (listen to what I say)
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light, yeah
He will bring us goodness and light

Do you know? (do you hear what I hear)
Do you know? (do you hear what I hear)
(Do you hear what I hear)

Do you know?
Do you know?

**** FELIZ NAVIDAD by JOSE FELICIANO ****

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

From the bottom of my heart

Feliz Navidad

Próspero año y Felicidad

**** O HOLY NIGHT by JOSH GORDON ****

O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error, pining
‘Til He appeared, and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine

Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name

Christ is the Lord
Let ever, ever praise Thee
Noel, Noel
O night, O night divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night divine

**** LET IT BE CHRISTMAS by ALAN JACKSON ****

Let it be Christmas everywhere

In the hearts of all people both near and a far

Christmas everywhere

Feel the love of the season wherever you are

On the small country roads lined with green mistletoe

Big city streets where a thousand lights glow

Let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let every heart sing let every bell ring

The story of hope and joy and peace

And let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let anger and fear and hate disappear

Let there be love that lasts through the year

Let it be Christmas

Christmas everywhere

Let it be Christmas everywhere

With the gold and silver, the green and the red

Christmas everywhere

In the smiles of all children asleep in their beds

In the eyes of young babies their first fallen snow

Elderly’s memories that never grow old

Let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let every heart sing let every bell ring

The story of hope and joy and peace

And let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let anger and fear and hate disappear

Let there be love that lasts through the year

Let it be Christmas

Christmas everywhere

Let it be Christmas everywhere

In the songs that we sing and the gifts that we bring

Christmas everywhere

In what this day means and what we believe

From the sandy white beaches where blue water rolls

Snow covered mountains and valleys below

Let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let every heart sing let every bell ring

The story of hope and joy and peace

And let it be Christmas everywhere

Let heavenly music fill the air

Let anger and fear and hate disappear

Let there be love that lasts through the year

Let it be Christmas

Christmas everywhere

**** YOU’RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH by BURL IVES ****

You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch

You really are a heel

You’re as cuddly as a cactus

You’re as charming as an eel

Mr. Grinch

You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel

You’re a monster, Mr. Grinch

Your heart’s an empty hole

Your brain is full of spiders

You’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch

I wouldn’t touch you with a

Thirty-nine and a half foot pole

You’re a vile one, Mr. Grinch

You have termites in your smile

You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile

Mr. Grinch

Given the choice between the two of you

I’d take the seasick crocodile

You’re a foul one, Mr. Grinch

You’re a nasty wasty skunk

Your heart is full of unwashed socks

Your soul is full of gunk

Mr. Grinch

The three best words that best describe you are as follows

And I quote, “Stink, stank, stunk”

You’re a rotter, Mr. Grinch

You’re the king of sinful sots

Your heart’s a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots

Mr. Grinch

Your soul is an appalling dump heap

Overflowing with the most disgraceful

Assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable

Mangled up in tangled up knots

You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch

With a noxious super nose

You’re a crooked jerky jockey and you drive a crooked horse

Mr. Grinch

You’re a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich

With arsenic sauce

**** IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR by BURL IVES ****

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year

It’s the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It’s the hap-happiest season of all

There’ll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There’ll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year

There’ll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There’ll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near
It’s the most wonderful time
Yes the most wonderful time
Oh the most wonderful time
Of the year

**** ODE TO YUMA by SOUTH END GANG (Yuma Palms Resort) ****

Coyotes howl, Are you listenin’?

In the pool the water’s glistenin’.

A beautiful sight.

We’re happy tonight.

Livin’ in the Yuma Wonderland.

Gone away is the blizzard,

Here to stay is the lizard.

A warm sunny day.

We like it that way.

Livin’ in the Yuma Wonderland.

In the desert we will have a cookout,

With beer and music it’s a lot of fun.

Christmas dinner is a new tradition.

Its tamales and beef tacos by the ton.

Later on, we’ll perspire,

As temperatures rise even higher.

A warm sunny day.

We like it that way.

Livin’ in the Yuma Wonderland.

In the desert we will have a cookout,

With beer and music it’s a lot of fun.

Christmas dinner is an new tradition.

Its tamales and tacos by the ton.

Later on, we’ll perspire,

Temper’tures rise even higher.

A warm sunny day.

We like it that way.

Livin’ in the Yuma Wonderland.

Merry Christmas to you, Happy Hannukah too

Have a happy happy a happy New Year

**** HOT CHOCOLATE by TOM HANKS ****

Hot! Hot!
Ooh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Hey, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Say, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Hot! Hot!
Oh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
So, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yo, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Here, we’ve only got one rule:
Never ever let it cool!
Keep it cookin in the pot,
You’ve got-
Hot choc-o-lat!

Hot! Hot!
Ooh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Hey, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Say, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Hot! Hot!
Oh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
So, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yo, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Here, we only got one rule:
(Here, we only got one rule:)
Never ever let it cool!
(Never ever let it cool!)
Keep it cookin in the pot,
Soon, ya got hot choc-o-lat!

Hot! Hot!
Ooh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Hey, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Say, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Hot! Hot!
Oh, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
So, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yo, we got it!
Hot chocolate!

Here, we only got one rule:
(Here, we only got one rule:)
Never ever let it cool!
(Never ever let it cool!)
Keep it cookin in the pot,
Soon, ya got hot choc-o-lat!

Hot! Hot!
Hey, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Hey, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!

Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Whoa, we got it!
Hot! Hot!
Yeah, we got it!

Hot chocolate!

**** INTERMISSION ****

Time to go to the Chapel and get cookies and Hot Chocolate. The second half will start soon.

Step away from the drama and into the dough—Carla & Carla’s Elves’ cookie Party is in full swing! It’s like a fairy tale, but with more frosting and fewer plot holes. Every cookie whispers sweet nothings, and every crumb is basically confetti for your soul. Come for the magic, stay for the sugar rush. Elves included. Pants optional (for them, not you).

**** INTERMISSION IS OVER SHOW STARTS AGAIN ****

**** GOD BLESS USA by AMERICAN PATRIOTS ****

If tomorrow all the things were gone

I’d worked for all my life,

And I had to start again

with just my children and my wife,

I’d thank my lucky stars

to be living here today,

‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom

and they can’t take that away.

I’m proud to be an American

where at least I know I’m free,

And I won’t forget the men who died

who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you

and defend her still today

‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.

(Army)

First to fight for the right,

and to build the nation’s might,

and the Army goes rolling along.

Proud of all we have done,

fighting ‘til the battle’s won,

and the Army goes rolling along.

Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey!

The Army is on its way.

Count off your cadence loud and strong.

For where‘er we go,

we will always know,

that the Army goes rolling along.

(US Marines)

From the halls of Montezuma,

to the shores of Tripoli,

we fight our country’s battles

in the air, on land and sea.

First to fight for right and freedom,

and to keep our honor clean.

we are proud to claim the title of, United States Marine.

(Navy)

Anchors Aweigh, my bays Anchors Aweigh!

Farewell to foreign shores, we sail at break of day-ayay-ay.

Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam.

Until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy

voyage home!

(Coast Guard)

So here’s the Coast Guard marching song,

We sing on land or sea.

Through surf and storm and howling gale,

High shall our purpose be.

“Semper Paratus” is our guide,

Our fame, our glory, too,

To fight to save or fight and die!

Aye! Coast Guard, we’re for you.

(Space Force)

We’re the mighty watchful eye, Guardians beyond the blue,

The invisible front line, Warfighters brave and true.

Boldly reaching into space, there’s no limit to our sky.

Standing guard both night and day,

We’re the Space Force from on high

(Air Force)

Off we go, into the wild blue yonder,

Climbing high into the sun.

Here they come zooming to meet our thunder.

At ‘em boys, give ‘em the gun.

Down we dive, ae our flame from under.

Off with one hell of a roar!

We live in fame or go down in flame.

Ain’t nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force.

I’m proud to be an American

Where at Least I know I’m free,

And I won’t forget the men who died

Who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you

And defend her still today,

‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.

**** SNOOPY VS. RED BARON by ROYAL GUARDSMEN ****

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
Do kannst mir sehr gefallen!

The news had come out in the First World War
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again

Was the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man

The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn’t shoot, well, we’ll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below?

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, “Merry Christmas, mein friend!”

The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they’d meet on some other day

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land

**** LITTLE DRUMMER BOY by PENTATONIX ****

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

A newborn king to see

Pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the king

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

So to honor him

Pa rum pum pum pum

When we come

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum pa rum

Little baby

Pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too

Pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

That’s fit to give our king

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you

Pa rum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Mary nodded

Pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for him

Pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for him

Pa rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum,

Rum pum pum pum

Then he smiled at me

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum

Pum pum pum pum

Oh oh ooh oh ooh oh oh oh oh ooh oh ooh oh oh oh

Oh oh ooh oh ooh oh oh oh

Come they told me

Pa rum pum pum pum

A newborn king to see

Pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

Rum pum pum pum

**** I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS by JIMMY BOYD****

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn’t see me creep down the stairs to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep

Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn’t see me creep down the stairs to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep

I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night

**** GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER by ELMO & PATSY ****

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Walking home from our house Christmas Eve

You can say there’s no such thing as Santa

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

She’d been drinkin’ too much eggnog

And we’d begged her not to go

But she forgot her medication

And she staggered out the door into the snow

When we found her Christmas mornin’

At the scene of the attack

She had hoof prints on her forehead

And incriminatin’ Claus marks on her back

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Walking home from our house Christmas Eve

You can say there’s no such thing as Santa

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now we’re all so proud of Grandpa

He’s been takin’ this so well

See him in there watchin’ football

Drinkin beer and playin’ cards with Cousin Belle

It’s not Christmas without Grandma

All the family’s dressed in black

And we just can’t help but wonder

Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Send them back!!!

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Walking home from our house Christmas Eve

You can say there’s no such thing as Santa

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Now the goose is on the table

And the pudding made of fig

And a blue and silver candle

That would have just matched the hair in grandma’s wig

I’ve warned all my friends and neighbors

Better watch out for yourselves

They should never give a license

To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Walking home from our house Christmas Eve

You can say there’s no such thing as Santa’s

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Sing it, Grandpa!

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Walking home from our house Christmas Eve

You can say there’s no such thing as Santa

But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Merry Christmas

**** BLUE CHRISTMAS by ELVIS PRESLEY ****

I’ll have a blue Christmas without you

I’ll be so blue just thinking about you

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won’t be the same dear

If you’re not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling

That’s when those blue memories start calling

You’ll be doing all right

With your Christmas of white

But I’ll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

You’ll be doing alright

With your Christmas of white

But I’ll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

**** I WANT A HIPPO by GAYLE PEEVEY ****

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

I don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy

I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do you?

He won’t have to use our dirty chimney flue

Just bring him through the front door

That’s the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning

Creeping down the stairs

Oh, what joy and what surprise

When I open up my eyes

To see my hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses

I only like hippopotamuseses

And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up

But then teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

There’s lots of room for him in our two-car garage

I’d feed him there and wash him there

And give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning

Creeping down the stairs

Oh, what joy and what surprise

When I open up my eyes

To see my hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses

I only like hippopotamuses

And hippopotamuses like me too

**** DUELING JINGLE BELLS by US NAVY BAND ****

Purely instrumental—no lyrics, just vibes.

Grab your invisible banjo and let those phantom fingers fly!

**** WINTER WONDERLAND by ROSEMARY CLOONEY ****

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight we’re happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland

Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland

In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll say, “Are you married?”
We’ll say, “No man”
But you can do the job when you’re in town

Later on, we’ll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we’ve made
Walking in a winter wonderland

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight we’re happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland

Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings it a song, as we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland

In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he’s a circus clown
We’ll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman
Until the other kiddies knock him down

When it snows, ain’t it thrilling?
Though your nose gets a chilling
We’ll frolic and play the Eskimo way
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland

**** YELLOW SNOW by BOB RIVERS ****

[Intro]
*barking*

[Verse 1]
Oh, the weather outside was whitening
‘Til the dog did something frightening
He’s got no other place to go
Yellow snow, yellow snow, yellow snow

And he doesn’t show signs of stopping
As he sniffs around his dropping
You see him everywhere you go
In the snow, yellow snow, yellow snow

[Chorus 1]
When he finally goes outside
He’ll be frolicking ’round in the storm
He’ll be marking our yard with pride
You can tell by the steam that it’s warm

[Verse 2]
When the snow begins its thawing
It reveals those puppy drawings
He’s a frisky little pooch van Gogh
Yellow snow, yellow snow, yellow snow

[Bridge]
Come here, Yeller. Come on boy. Good doggie
Oh, not on Frosty

[Chorus 2]
He’ll be marking our yard with pride
You can tell by the steam that it’s warm

[Verse 3]
Well, he’s happy and his tail starts waggin’
But the snowman’s left side is saggin’
There’s a little puddle right below
Yellow snow, yellow snow, yellow snow
Yellow snow, yellow snow

[Outro]
Yellow snow
(Little patches of yellow snow)
Yellow snow
(Little patches of where Fido goes)