Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

FATHER CHRISTMAS SONGS

Father Christmas Song Originally From
1. Hard workers are we gnomes The soldiers of our Queen Patience
2. We toil all day you'll understand Our Great Mikado Mikado
3. We are cheap and we are nasty Mia Sama Mikado
4. I pride myself in thinking I'm a great philanthropist My object all sublime Mikado
5. Equal rights for fairies Death to the invader Princess Ida
6. When fairies spread their wing When anger spreads its wing Princess Ida
7. We Fairies have a lot to say concerning things political So go to him and say to him Patience
8. A gnome of all singers above A tenor all singers above Utopia Limited
9. Prithee pretty maiden Prithee pretty maiden Patience
10. It's clear of all the toys made here It's clear that mediaeval art Patience
11. I remember Christmas Time before they changed it Time was when love and I were well-acquainted Sorcerer
12. FINALE ACT ONE
All of your fairies are discontent Strephon's a member of Parliament Iolanthe
What am I to do What ought we to do Pirates
When things seem bad When I was a lad HMS Pinafore
It seems that I have won Sprites of earth and air Sorcerer
ACT TWO
13. Carols
A. Oh we are merry carollers God rest ye merry gentlemen Traditional
B. Silent night, lonely night Silent night, holy night Traditional
C. For the time that is to be Good King Wenceslas Traditional
D. With Christmas no more Pleased to see the King Traditional (Steel Eye Span)
14. If you would please to pity me If somebody there chanced to be Ruddigore
15. I believe we should not tarry If we're weak enough to tarry Iolanthe
16. Let all your doubts take wing Let all your doubts take wing Utopia
17. Here's a how de do Here's a how de do Mikado
FINALE ACT TWO
18. Kind sir we did take leave Upon our sea-girt land Utopia
19. With sorrow deep we yearn With fury deep we burn Utopia
20. What am I to do What ought we to do Pirates
21. Do not despair, we believe in you Now give three cheers Pinafore
22. We never did doubt your reality If you think that, when bounded in unity Utopia
23. Oh treacherous workers are ye Oh why am I moody and sad? Ruddigore
24. We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas Traditional



Updated 26 October 1998