We Need a Little Christmas by Jerry Herman Lyrics

[MAME]
Haul out the holly
Put up the tree before
My spirit falls again

Fill up the stocking
I may be rushing things
But deck the halls again now

For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Candles in the window
Carols at the spinet
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
It hasn't snowed a single flurry
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

So climb down the chimney
Put up the brightest string
Of lights I've ever seen
Slice up the fruitcake
It's time we hung some tinsel
On that evergreen bough

For I've grown a little leaner
Grown a little colder
Grown a little sadder
Grown a little older
And I need a little angel
Sitting on my shoulder
Need a little Christmas now

[ALL]
Haul out the holly

[MAME]
Haven't I taught you well
To live each living day?

[ALL]
Fill up the stocking

[YOUNG PATRICK]
But Auntie Mame!
It's one week from Thanksgiving Day now
[ALL]
But we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Candles in the window
Carols at the spinet
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute

[AGNES]
It hasn't snowed a single flurry
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

[ITO]
So climb down the chimney
It's been a long time since I
Felt good neighbor-y

[ALL]
Slice up the fruitcake
It's time we hung some tinsel
On that bayberry bough

For we need a little music
Need a little laughter
Need a little singing
Ringing through the rafter
And we need a little snappy
'Happy ever after'
Need a little Christmas now
[Instrumental march]

Need a little Christmas now