"Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh."
This is a very common Christmas carol song that you might have heard. But it might come as a surprise to you that there are innumerable lyrics for Christmas Carols. Christmas is celebrated all over the world as a celebration of Jesus Christ's birthday. So the carols also are supposed to have some relation with Christmas as well as the birth of Lord Christ. The first Christmas carol was sung by angels to the shepherds on the birth of Jesus. However, lately, there are many other stories related to the Christmas carols. The liturgy of singing carols dates back to the thirteenth century. There are quite a number of stories associated with Christmas carols. Carols were sung for any happy and festive occasion. The occasion can be anything from a good harvest to a tide to any local celebration. Christmas carols are sung in almost all parts of the world. Knowing the carols from different parts of the world will give us an idea on the culture and tradition of that country. Read on to know about christmas carols from Australia.
Christmas Carols From Australia
Deck The Sheds
This song is sung to the tune of "Deck The Halls"...
Deck the sheds with boughs of wattle
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Slice the cake and tip the bottle
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Of course these days most men are wiser
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Thinkin' of the breathiliser
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Yanks and Pommies think its funny
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Christmas when its hot and sunny
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Don we now our swimmin' cossies
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Sunburn cream and stuff for mozzies
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Barbies are our Christmas joy boys
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Burn the steaks and crisp the snags boys
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Tomato sauce the Christmas dinny
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Wash the lot down with a tinny
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
No plum pudding, flaming brandy
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
We prefer a keg that's handy
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Ham and turkey cold with salad
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Rum and beer and song and ballad
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
When the morning sun arises
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Oh! we of heads of different sizes
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Remember all the Christmas glory
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
Now we're hung over - end of story
Rippa bloody beauty bonza mate!
12 Days Of Christmas (The Australian Version)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A kookaburra in a gum tree
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two cockatoos, and a kookaburra in a gum tree
Three parakeets.........
Four great galahs.......
Five opals black......
Six 'roos a-jumping........
Seven emus running.......
Eight koalas clinging.........
Nine wombats waddling........
Ten dingoes dashing.......
Eleven snakes a-sliding.......
Twelve goannas going.......
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve goanna goin, Eleven snakes a-sliding,
Ten dingoes dashing, Nine wombats waddling,
Eight koalas clinging, Seven emus running,
Six 'roos a-jumping, Five opals black,
Four great galahs, Three parakeets,
Two cockatoos, And a kookaburra up a gum tree.
Christmas is incomplete without carols. Read on to know about Australian Christmas carols.