Lyr Req: I'll Telephone to Santa Claus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Clau
From: GUEST,Rach
Date: 17 Dec 06 - 07:36 PM

Don't want to wake my 4 year old right now, but she has been singing this at her nursery in Deptford...with actions.

"I'll telephone to tell old Mr Santa Clause,
you want him to come tonight. (click and action of old fashion phone being put down)

????                     I'm softly sleeping
He'll come down the chimney, gently creeping.
Hang up all the stockings on the bed,
hey children,
blow out the candle light.
Jump into bed
cover up your head
blow a kiss... good night".

I'll listen harder tomorrow.
But any ideas where it comes from?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Clau
From: Fergie
Date: 17 Dec 06 - 09:55 AM

This as best I remember, is what my mother (in her beautful sweet singing voice) used to sing to me and my siblings on Christmas eve way back in the 50s

We'll telephone and telephone for Mr Santa
want you to call tonight

Through the window he will quietly peep in
Through the bedroom he will softly creep in
Hang up all your stockings on the bedpost children
Blow out the candlelight
Jump into bed
Cover up your head
Blow a kiss!
Goodnight.

Sack upon his back he will bring you toys
Dolls for the little girls and drums for the boys
Brown teddybears too and dogs that bark
and all kinds of animals out of the ark

So listen till I tell you if you're very good
and go to sleep as a little boy/girl should
We'll telephone and telephone for Mr Santa
want you to call tonight
Jump into bed cover up your head
Blow a kiss, goodnight

There was more but the grey cells can't pull out the words. At the Christmas party in my dad's house on St. Steven's day (we don't ever call it Boxing day in Dublin), I will get my brothers and sisters to sing it and I'm sure we will pull out at least one more verse.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Claus
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Dec 06 - 02:34 AM

ill telephone to tell old mr santa claus
you want him to come tonight
he will come and see you when your quietly sleeping
throught your bedroom he'll be softly creeping
hang up all your stockings on the fireplace children
blow out the candle light
jump into bed cover up your head
blow a kiss
goodnight

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Claus
From: CapriUni
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 11:51 PM

Joe Offer was just trying to keep this thread in the public eye, so that more people can see it, and maybe come up with the answer you're looking for... that's what "refresh" means, around here.

I don't know the song, but it sounds like a fun one. If anyone can come up with a tune, that would be great, too.

Subject: Allie
From: GUEST,Lakeman
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 11:16 PM

Thanks Allie, a few more lines anyway. Hope we can come up with the complete song before the 25th. And Joe O.- if you can't make a sensible contribution keep your snout out of things.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Claus
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Dec 06 - 04:15 AM

refresh
Only ten singing days until Christmas....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Telephone and Tell Old Mr. Santa Clau
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Dec 06 - 05:34 AM

Hi there, I'm in Wales and I'm searching for what seems to be the same song. I learned it in infant school and nobody remembers it. the words I remember (although could be wrong) are:

I'll telephone a telephone to Santa Clause
And ask him to come tonight
Through the open window he'll be quietly peeping
Down the chimney he'll come softly creeping
Hang up all your stockings on the bedside table
Blow out the candlelight
Jump into bed
Cover up your head
Blow a kiss!
Goodnight.

I know it doesn't all make sense so I guess I've got parts wrong!

Allie

Subject: Lyrics reqd; Old Santa song
From: GUEST,Lakeman
Date: 11 Dec 06 - 07:36 PM

I remember a christmas song I sang at pre school in Australia that I'd like to relocate, it went like this, the bit I remember.

"I'm gonaa telephone and tell old Mr Santa Claus
I want him to come tonight
He will come and see me when I'm fast a-sleepin'
Through the bedroom he will creep....."

What comes next! - and if you know the song, who was it by and when?