Winter Wonderland
Radix Women's Vocal Ensemble
Words Are For the Birds: Songs Without Words, and Songs About Birds
Eliot Chapel, First Unitarian Church - Portland, OR
December 9, 2023
Radix Vocal Ensemble: Helen Allen, JD Carter, Naama Friedman, Emily Gimba, Keely Gvakharia, Iris Mairead, Mhari Scott, Mila Trank-Greene, Devon Webster & Quinlyn Wright
Amy Stuart Hunn, director
Paul Flyger, piano
Winter Wonderland
Music by Felix Bernard (1897-1944)
Lyrics by Richard Bernhard Smith (1901-1935)
Arranged by Michele Weir
Sleigh bells ring, are you list'nin'? In the lane, snow is glist'nin'.
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walkin' in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird;
he sings a love song as we go along, walkin' in a winter wonderland.
Oh, in the meadow we can build a snowman, then pretend that
he is Parson Brown.
He'll say, "are you married?" We'll say, "no, man! But you can do
the job when you're in town!"
Later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire,
to face unafraid the plans that we made, walkin' in a winter wonderland.