[Announcer] Good evening and welcome to "The Upper Cumberland Camera".

On tonight's show, we'll travel to DeKalb County High School for a choral program of Christmas and other popular music.

Featuring the Black and Gold Edition, The Singing Saints, The Junior Saints, And tonight's first group, The Junior Black and Gold.

(soft piano music) ♪ City sidewalks, busy sidewalks ♪ ♪ Dressed in holiday style ♪ ♪ In the air there's a feeling of Christmas ♪ ♪ Children laughing, people passing ♪ ♪ Meeting smile after smile ♪ ♪ And on every street corner you'll hear ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ It's Christmas time in the city ♪ ♪ The silver bells go ring-a-ling, ring-a-ling ♪ ♪ Hear them ring, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Soon it will be Christmas day ♪ ♪ Stings of street lights, even stop lights ♪ ♪ Blink a bright red and green ♪ ♪ As the shoppers rush home with their treasures ♪ ♪ Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch ♪ ♪ This is Santa's big scene ♪ ♪ And above all this bustle you'll hear ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ It's Christmas time in the city ♪ ♪ The silver bells go ring-a-ling, ring-a-ling ♪ ♪ Hear them ring, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Soon it will be Christmas day ♪ (soft piano music) (light piano music) ♪ I'm lying alone with my head on the phone ♪ ♪ Thinking of you till it hurts ♪ ♪ I know you are too but what else can we do ♪ ♪ Tormented and torn apart ♪ ♪ I wish I could carry your smile in my heart ♪ ♪ For times in my life seem so low ♪ ♪ It would make me believe what tomorrow could bring ♪ ♪ When today doesn't really know ♪ ♪ Does it really know ♪ ♪ I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you ♪ ♪ I know you right, believing for so long ♪ ♪ I'm all out love, what am I without you ♪ ♪ I can't be too late to say I was so wrong ♪ ♪ I want you to come back and carry me home ♪ ♪ Away from these long lonely nights ♪ ♪ I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too ♪ ♪ Does the feeling seem oh so right ♪ ♪ And what would you say if I called on you now ♪ ♪ And said that I can't hold on ♪ ♪ There's no easy way, it gets harder each day ♪ ♪ Please love me or I'll be gone ♪ ♪ I'll be gone ♪ ♪ I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you ♪ ♪ I know you were right believing for so long ♪ ♪ I'm all out of love, what am I without you ♪ ♪ I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong ♪ ♪ Oh, what are thinking of ♪ ♪ What are you thinking of ♪ ♪ What are you thinking of ♪ ♪ What are you thinking of ♪ ♪ I'm all out love, I'm so lost without you ♪ ♪ I know you were right believing for so long ♪ ♪ I'm all out of love, what am I without you ♪ ♪ I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong ♪ ♪ I'm all out of love, was so wrong ♪ ♪ I'm so lost with out you ♪ ♪ I know you are wrong ♪ ♪ Oh, so right ♪ (light piano music) ♪ Hey ho, nobody home ♪ ♪ Meat nor drink nor money, have I none ♪ ♪ Yet shall we be merry ♪ ♪ Hey ho, nobody home ♪ ♪ Meat nor drink nor money, have I none ♪ ♪ Yet shall we be merry ♪ ♪ Hey ho, nobody home ♪ ♪ Meat nor drink nor money, have I none ♪ ♪ Yet shall we be merry ♪ ♪ Hey ho, hey ♪ ♪ Hey ho, hey ♪ ♪ Hey ho, hey ♪ ♪ Soal, a saol, a soal cake ♪ ♪ Please, good missus a soul cake ♪ ♪ An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry ♪ ♪ Anything good to make us all merry ♪ ♪ One for Peter, two for Paul ♪ ♪ Three for Him who made us all ♪ (soft piano music) ♪ God bless the master of this house ♪ ♪ And the mistress also ♪ ♪ And all the little children ♪ ♪ That round your table grow ♪ ♪ And cattle in your stable ♪ ♪ The dog by your front door ♪ ♪ And all that dwells within your beds ♪ ♪ We wish you ten times more ♪ ♪ Soal, a saol, a soal cake ♪ ♪ Please, good missus a soul cake ♪ ♪ An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry ♪ ♪ Anything good to make us all merry ♪ ♪ One for Peter, two for Paul ♪ ♪ Three for Him who made us all ♪ (soft piano music) ♪ Go down into the cellar ♪ ♪ And see what you can find ♪ ♪ If the barrels are not empty ♪ ♪ We hope you will be kind ♪ ♪ We hope you will be kind ♪ ♪ With your apple and strawber' ♪ ♪ For we'll have no more a'Soalin ♪ ♪ Till this time next year ♪ ♪ Soal, a saol, a soal cake ♪ ♪ Please, good missus a soul cake ♪ ♪ An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry ♪ ♪ Anything good to make us all merry ♪ ♪ One for Peter, two for Paul ♪ ♪ Three for Him who made us all ♪ (soft piano music) ♪ The streets are very dirty ♪ ♪ My shoes are very thin ♪ ♪ I have a little pocket to put a penny in ♪ ♪ If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do ♪ ♪ If you haven't got a ha' penny ♪ ♪ Then God bless you ♪ ♪ Soal, a soal, a soal cake ♪ ♪ Please, good missus a soul cake ♪ ♪ An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry ♪ ♪ Anything good to make us all merry ♪ ♪ One for Peter, two for Paul ♪ ♪ Three for the Him who made us all ♪ ♪ Now to the Lord sing praises ♪ ♪ Are you within this place ♪ ♪ And with your love and brotherhood ♪ ♪ Each other now embrace ♪ ♪ This holy tide of Christmas ♪ ♪ Of beauty and of grace ♪ ♪ Oh, tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (light piano music) ♪ Mama don't allow no hand clapping in here ♪ (choir clapping) ♪ Mama don't allow no hand clapping in here ♪ (choir clapping) ♪ Mama don't allow no hand clapping in here ♪ (choir clapping) ♪ We don't care what mama don't 'low ♪ ♪ Gonna do some clapping anyhow ♪ ♪ Mama don't 'low no loud hand clapping in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no foot stomping in here ♪ (choir feet stomping) ♪ Mama don't allow no foot stomping in here ♪ (choir feet stomping) ♪ Mama don't allow no foot stomping in here ♪ (choir feet stomping) ♪ We don't care what mama don't allow ♪ ♪ Gonna do something anyhow ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no loud foot stomping in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no honky tonk piano in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't, mama don't 'low in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no honky tonk piano in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't, mama don't 'low in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no honky tonk piano in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't, mama don't 'low in here ♪ ♪ We don't care what mama don't allow ♪ ♪ Gonna play the piano anyhow ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no piano playing in here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no bass drum playing in here ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no bass drum playing in here ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no bass drum playing in here ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Bass drum playing ♪ ♪ Bass drum playing here ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no string bass playing in here ♪ ♪ Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no string bass playing in here ♪ ♪ Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no string bass playing in here ♪ ♪ Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom ♪ ♪ We don't care what mama don't allow ♪ ♪ We'll play string bass anyhow ♪ ♪ Mama don't allow no string bass playing in here ♪ ♪ Mama wants to hear a lot of singing in here ♪ ♪ Re, me, la, fa, so, la, ti, do ♪ ♪ Mama wants to hear a lot of singing in here ♪ ♪ Re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do ♪ ♪ Mama wants to hear a lot of singing in here ♪ ♪ Re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do ♪ ♪ Mama wants a song to sing ♪ ♪ Says the singing is everything ♪ ♪ Let our joys of sources ring ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ Mama wants to make it clear ♪ ♪ She wants lots of singing in here ♪ ♪ Do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do ♪ ♪ Lots of singing, yes, lot of singing ♪ ♪ Oh, lots of singing in here ♪ ♪ Says mama, singing, singing ♪ ♪ Lots of singing in here ♪ ♪ Sing ♪ ♪ Days can be sunny, with never a sigh ♪ ♪ Don't need what money can buy ♪ ♪ Birds in the tree sing their day full of sound ♪ ♪ Why shouldn't we sing along ♪ ♪ I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot ♪ ♪ How do I get that way?

Look at what I've got ♪ ♪ I've got rhythm, I've got music ♪ ♪ I've got my life ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ I've got daisies, in green pastures ♪ ♪ I've got my life ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ Old man trouble ♪ ♪ I don't mind you ♪ ♪ You won't find you 'round my door ♪ ♪ I got starlight ♪ ♪ I got sweet dreams ♪ ♪ I got my health ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ I got rhythm ♪ ♪ I got music ♪ ♪ I got my love ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ I've got daisies, in green pastures ♪ ♪ I've got my love ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ Old man trouble ♪ ♪ I don't mind you ♪ ♪ You won't find him, 'round my door ♪ ♪ I got starlight ♪ ♪ I got sweet dreams ♪ ♪ I got my life ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ ♪ Who can ask for anything more ♪ (light piano music) ♪ Chestnuts roasting on a open fire ♪ ♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose ♪ ♪ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir ♪ ♪ And folks dressed up like Eskimos ♪ ♪ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe ♪ ♪ Help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow ♪ ♪ Will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ They know that Santa's on his way ♪ ♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ And every mother's child is gonna spy ♪ ♪ To see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪ ♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times, many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas to you ♪ ♪ They know that Santa's on his way ♪ ♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ And every mother's child is gonna spy ♪ ♪ To see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪ ♪ And so I'm offering this phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to ninety-two ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times, many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas to you ♪ (light piano music) (soft piano music) ♪ Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In a land called Hanah Lee ♪ ♪ Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff ♪ ♪ And brought him strings and sealing wax ♪ ♪ And other fancy stuff ♪ ♪ Oh, Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In a land called Honah Lee ♪ ♪ Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In a land called Honah Lee ♪ ♪ Together they would travel ♪ ♪ On boat with billowed sail ♪ ♪ Jackie kept a lookout perched ♪ ♪ On puffs gigantic tail ♪ ♪ Noble kings and princes ♪ ♪ Would bow whene're they came ♪ ♪ Pirate ships would lower their flags ♪ ♪ When puff roared out his name ♪ ♪ Oh, puff the magic dragon live by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In a land called Honah Lee ♪ ♪ Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In a land called Honah Lee ♪ ♪ Dragon lives forever, but not so little boys ♪ ♪ Painted wings and giant's rings ♪ ♪ Make way for other toys ♪ ♪ One gray night it happened ♪ ♪ Jackie Paper came no more ♪ ♪ And Puff, that mighty dragon ♪ ♪ He ceased his fearless roar ♪ ♪ Oh, Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In the land called Hanah Lee ♪ ♪ Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In the land called Honah Lee ♪ ♪ His head was bent in sorrow ♪ ♪ Green scales fell like rain ♪ ♪ Puff no longer went to play ♪ ♪ Along the cherry lane ♪ ♪ Without his lifelong friend ♪ ♪ Puff could not be brave ♪ ♪ So Puff, that mighty dragon ♪ ♪ Sadly slipped into his cave ♪ ♪ Oh, Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In the land called Hanah Lee ♪ ♪ Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea ♪ ♪ And frolicked in the autumn mist ♪ ♪ In the land called Honah Lee ♪ (soft piano music) ♪ The sun is shining, the grass is green ♪ ♪ The orange and palm trees sway ♪ ♪ There's never been such a day ♪ ♪ In Beverly Hills, LA ♪ ♪ But it's December the twenty fourth ♪ ♪ And I'm longing to be up north ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪ ♪ Where the treetops glisten and children listen ♪ ♪ To hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪ ♪ Where the treetops glisten and children listen ♪ ♪ To hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪ ♪ Christmases be white ♪ (light piano music) ♪ Oh, they say some people long ago ♪ ♪ Were searching for a different tune ♪ ♪ One that they could croon ♪ ♪ As only they can ♪ ♪ They only had the rhythm ♪ ♪ So they started swaying to and fro ♪ ♪ They didn't know just what to use ♪ ♪ That is how the blues really began ♪ ♪ They heard the breeze in the trees ♪ ♪ Singing weird melodies ♪ ♪ And they made that the start of the blues ♪ ♪ And from a jail came the wail ♪ ♪ Of a down-hearted frail ♪ ♪ And they played that ♪ ♪ As part of the blues ♪ ♪ From a whippoorwill up on a hill ♪ ♪ They took a new note ♪ ♪ Pushed it through a horn ♪ ♪ Till it was worn into a blue note ♪ ♪ And then they nursed it, rehearsed it ♪ ♪ And gave out the news ♪ ♪ That the Southland gave birth to the blues ♪ ♪ From a whippoorwill up on a hill ♪ ♪ They took a new note ♪ ♪ Pushed it through a horn ♪ ♪ Till it was worn into a blue note ♪ ♪ And then they nursed it, rehearsed it ♪ ♪ And gave out the news ♪ ♪ That the Southland gave birth to the blues ♪ (soft piano music) ♪ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♪ ♪ Everywhere you go ♪ ♪ Take a look in the five and ten ♪ ♪ Glistening once again ♪ ♪ With candy canes and silver lanes aglow ♪ ♪ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♪ ♪ Toys in every store ♪ ♪ But the prettiest sight to see ♪ ♪ Is the holly that will be ♪ ♪ On your own front door ♪ ♪ A pair of Hop along boots and a pistol ♪ ♪ That shoots is the wish of Barney and Ben ♪ ♪ Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk ♪ ♪ Is the hope of Janice and Jen ♪ ♪ And Mom and Dad can hardly wait ♪ ♪ For school to start again ♪ ♪ Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, aha ♪ ♪ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♪ ♪ Everywhere you go ♪ ♪ There's a tree in the Grand Hotel ♪ ♪ One in the park as well ♪ ♪ The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow ♪ ♪ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♪ ♪ Soon the bells will start ♪ ♪ And the thing that will make them ring ♪ ♪ Is the carol that you sing ♪ ♪ Right within your heart ♪ ♪ Sing in your heart ♪