Christmas Together Lyrics – A Christmas Carol Cast

Christmas Together Text

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(The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge scenes all over London as families of many different kinds make merry.)

TINY TIM
Oh what a day!
I don’t care if it’s gray
If it’s Christmas together!
People will say
We’re the luckiest family in town!
Mother is making a perfect feast,
And wearing her loveliest gown!
And father will come
And he’ll carry me down
To Christmas together.

CRATCHIT
Here’s to the lad
Who makes everyone glad
That it’s Christmas together.

MRS. CRATCHIT
Here’s to the one day
We don’t give our worries a thought!

CRATCHIT CHILDREN
“Chicken!”

MR. AND MRS. CRATCHIT
The finest in London, children!

CRATCHIT
Look what your mother has wrought!

MRS. CRATCHIT
And look what surprises
Your father has bought

MR. AND MRS. CRATCHIT
For Christmas together!

TINY TIME
Bless this fam’ly,
Bless this feast and
Cheers!

ALL CRATCHITS
“Cheers!”
To the joy of your company!

TINY TIM
Bless us all, from first to least.

CRATCHIT, TINY TIM
Yes, here’s…

CRATCHIT, TINY TIM, MRS. CRATCHIT
How the world ought to be—

ALL CRATCHITS
Sharing Christmas together!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Down every lane
Every Tom, di*k, and Jane’s
Off to Christmas together.
Look! They’re as glad
As canaries let out of a cage!

WEALTHY PEOPLE
Nice to relax
From the world of business
Haven’t had fun for an age!

COOKS
Or stuffin’

ONE COOK
With onions

ANOTHER COOK
And raisins

AND ANOTHER COOK
And sage!

COOKS AND WEALTHY PEOPLE
And Christmas together!

DRUNKS
Nice to have got
Such a comf’table spot
For Christmas together!

HARRY THE DRUNK
Sharin’ a morsel of bread
And a jigger of gin!

SALVATION ARMY MEMBERS
Giving the needy a nice hot meal
And saving the sinners from sin!

FOUR SAILORS, FOUR WORKING CLASS LADIES
And ain’t it a blessin’
The ship made it in
For Christmas together!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT
“Look, Mr. S.! All over London!

ALL
Bless this fam’ly
Bless this feast and
“Cheers!”
To the joy of your company!
Bless us all from first to least.
Yes, here’s…

How the world ought to be …
Sharing Christmas together!

FRED’S FAMILY, GUESTS
Let the stars in the sky
Remind us of man’s compassion.
Let us love till we die
And God bless us everyone…

SCROOGE
God bless us everyone.

FRED
“A toast, friends! A toast to my wicked old Uncle Scrooge.”

SCROOGE
“What?”

SALLY
“Shame on him! He said Christmas is a humbug!”

FRED
“He’s a comical old fellow. But there must be some good in him. He’s my mother’s brother after all. And though I never
knew her, I still hope to know him one day.”
Here’s to his health
Even though he puts wealth
Over Christmas together
Sad when a fellow has nothing
To love but his gold.

SALLY
Year, upon year, you invite him here!

FRED’S CHILD
I hope this his dinner gets cold!

FRED
Well, here’s to the year
When old Scrooge may behold

FRED, FAMILY, GUESTS
A Christmas together!

FRED
“My dear family, here’s to Uncle Scrooge, wherever he may be!”

ALL
Gather and sing
Of this glorious thing
Known as Christmas together.
Fam’lies created by friendship
As well as by birth.

Even the poorest are rich in love.
Of love, there is never a dearth.

So celebrate Christmas
For all that it’s worth …

SAILORS, LOWER CLASS LADIES
To friendship…

PARENTS, CHILDREN
…to fam’ly…

BUSINESS MEN
To Christ-mas

COOKS, MAIDS
…together

ALL
Together!
All over
The Earth!

(Scrooge watches Cratchit put Tiny Tim to bed.)

SCROOGE
I never knew
There was anything to
Spending Christmas together.
Even this child who has nothing
Has so much to share.
What is this feeling
That overwhelms?
He looks as fragile as air.
How gently his father
Is placing him there …

(The Ghost of Christmas Present leaves Scrooge, but not before he warns him of the future.)

[Thanks to noname for lyrics]

[Thanks to Jeffrey West for corrections]