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I’m dreaming of a White Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know.
Text: (originally from assorted songs, rewritten by Nina Shekhar)
i want a hippopotamus for christmas
only a hippopotamus will do
no crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
i only like hippopotamuses
and hippopotamuses like me too
gone away is the bluebird
here to stay is a new bird
cuddly as a cactus, charming as an eel
i’m a bad banana with the greasy brown peel
they never let rudolph
join in any reindeer games
he sees you when you’re sleeping
and he knows when you’re awake
he knows if you’ve been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake
with candy canes and silver lanes aglow
(mary, did you know?)
been an awful good girl
(do you see what I see?)
god and sinners reconciled
(mary, did you know?)
joined the triumph of the skies
(do you hear what I hear?)
oh the weather outside is frightful
and your fire is so spiteful
but since I’ve no place to go
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
i really can’t stay (but baby, it’s cold outside)
i’ve got to go away (but baby, it’s cold outside)
i simply must go (but baby, it’s cold outside)
the answer is no (but baby, it’s cold outside)
with candy canes and silver lanes aglow
been an awful good girl
been an awful good girl
i want a hippopotamus for christmas
only a hippopotamus will do
i just want you for my own
more than you could ever know
Video and music by Nina Shekhar, performed by The Crossing
Performed by The Crossing (track from Carols After a Plague)
December 12th, 2021
The Crossing @ Christmas: “Carols After a Plague”
Presented by The Clarice Performing Arts Center (University of Maryland)
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
College Park, MD
December 17th, 2021
The Crossing @ Christmas: “Carols After a Plague”
Presented by Penn Live Arts
Church of the Holy Trinity
Philadelphia, PA
December 19th, 2021
The Crossing @ Christmas: “Carols After a Plague”
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, PA
