(lively music) - [Narrator] This week on "Expressions," Irish folk singer Pat Kane celebrates the holidays with his family and friends.

♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ The Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heaven and heaven and nature sing ♪ (lively music) ♪ In Bethlehem, in Jewry ♪ ♪ This blessed Babe was born ♪ ♪ And laid within a manger ♪ ♪ Upon this blessed morn ♪ ♪ For which His Mother Mary did nothing take in scorn ♪ ♪ Oh, tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Oh, tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (audience applauding) (audience cheering) - [Narrator] Support for this program is provided in part by viewers like you.

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(lively music continues) (audience applauding) ♪ Oh, it's a long, dark night ♪ ♪ And too short a day ♪ ♪ But if the morning sun shines bright ♪ ♪ We will see these hills of blue and gray ♪ ♪ In a miracle of January light ♪ ♪ The miracle of January light ♪ (lively music continues) (Pat whistling) ♪ Those days of yule ♪ ♪ Are now the days of yore ♪ ♪ No Santa songs will be sung anymore ♪ ♪ Little Christmas came and went ♪ ♪ With all the money that we spent ♪ ♪ Scraped together this month's rent ♪ ♪ And we'll work harder than before ♪ ♪ Oh, it's a long, dark night ♪ ♪ And too short a day ♪ ♪ But if the morning sun shines bright ♪ ♪ We will see these hills of blue and gray ♪ ♪ In a miracle of January light ♪ ♪ The miracle of January light ♪ (lively music continues) (Pat whistling) ♪ When the darkest days are overdone and past ♪ ♪ Thermometers will fall, falling fast ♪ ♪ From the hardest days of winter ♪ ♪ With icicles like splinters ♪ ♪ The snow will blind your squinters ♪ ♪ And the wood pile just might last ♪ ♪ Oh, it's a long, dark night ♪ ♪ And too short a day ♪ ♪ But if the morning sun shines bright ♪ ♪ We will see these hills of blue and gray ♪ ♪ In a miracle of January light ♪ ♪ The miracle of January light ♪ (Pat whistling) ♪ When it's still dark at a quarter to 8 ♪ ♪ I can't help but sleep ♪ ♪ Can't help sleeping lay ♪ ♪ I hope it's just a passing phase ♪ ♪ Some kind of seasonal malaise ♪ ♪ And I'll jump out of bed amazed ♪ ♪ By the glowing at my window plate ♪ ♪ Oh, it's a long, dark night ♪ ♪ And too short a day ♪ ♪ But if the morning sun shines bright ♪ ♪ We will see these hills of blue and gray ♪ ♪ In a miracle of January light ♪ ♪ The miracle of January night ♪ (lively music continues) (Pat whistling) (audience applauding) - Thank you.

♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪ ♪ Are you listening ♪ ♪ In the lane ♪ ♪ Snow is glistening ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ We're happy tonight ♪ ♪ Walking 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 ♪ ♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ In the meadow we could build a snowman ♪ ♪we'll 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've made ♪ ♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ In the meadow we could build a snowman ♪ ♪ We'll pretend that he's 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've made ♪ ♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪ (audience applauding) (lively festive music) ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ ♪ Glad tidings we bring ♪ ♪ To you and your kin ♪ ♪ Glad tidings for Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ Now bring us some figgy pudding ♪ ♪ Oh, bring us some figgy pudding ♪ ♪ Now bring us some figgy pudding ♪ ♪ And bring it right here ♪ ♪ We won't go until we get some ♪ ♪ We won't go until we get some ♪ ♪ We won't go until we get some ♪ ♪ With a fine cup of cheer ♪ ♪ Glad tidings to you wherever you are ♪ ♪ Glad tidings for christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (lively music) ♪ Parachute Santa ♪ ♪ Hanging on the old pharmacy ♪ ♪ Just across the street ♪ ♪ I can see him from my balcony ♪ ♪ He's looking kinda beat ♪ ♪ Like my artificial Christmas tree ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ Parachute Santa ♪ ♪ Doesn't mean that much to me ♪ ♪ Mostly makes me feel ♪ ♪ Like Christmastime in Waverley ♪ ♪ When the darkness fell ♪ ♪ And you were hanging out with me ♪ ♪ Oh, wasn't that the time ♪ ♪ I read the Tolkien trilogy ♪ ♪ Almost every night ♪ ♪ Just before you went to sleep ♪ ♪ Only had three rooms ♪ ♪ In a second floor efficiency ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ Parachute Santa ♪ ♪ Just some silly imagery ♪ ♪ Shining on a street ♪ ♪ Of broken dreams and fantasies ♪ ♪ Shining through the night ♪ ♪ Like a promise I was meant to keep ♪ ♪ And wasn't that our time ♪ ♪ You listened to my 33s ♪ ♪ Jethro Tull was fine ♪ ♪ And you did your homework faithfully ♪ ♪ And you never did complain ♪ ♪ When our cooking wasn't up to speed ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ Parachute Santa ♪ ♪ Doesn't mean that much to me ♪ ♪ Mostly makes me feel ♪ ♪ Like Christmastime in Waverley ♪ ♪ When the darkness fell ♪ ♪ And you were hanging out with me ♪ (lively music continues) (audience applauding) (upbeat music) ♪ God rest ye merry gentlemen ♪ ♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪ ♪ Remember Christ our Savior ♪ ♪ Was born on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ To save us all from Satan's power ♪ ♪ When we were gone astray ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ From God our heavenly Father a blessed angel came ♪ ♪ And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same ♪ ♪ How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ In Bethlehem, in Jewry ♪ ♪ This blessed Babe was born ♪ ♪ And laid within a manger ♪ ♪ Upon this blessed morn ♪ ♪ For which His Mother Mary ♪ ♪ Did nothing take in scorn ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ ♪ Comfort and joy ♪ ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ (audience applauding) (tranquil music) ♪ O holy night ♪ ♪ The stars are brightly shining ♪ ♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪ ♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪ ♪ 'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth ♪ ♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪ ♪ For yonder breaks ♪ ♪ A new and glorious morn ♪ ♪ Fall on your knees ♪ ♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ O night, O night divine ♪ (tranquil music continues) ♪ A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices ♪ ♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪ ♪ Fall on your knees ♪ ♪ O hear the angels' voices ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ ♪ O night ♪ ♪ Divine ♪ ♪ O night ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ (audience applauding) (lively music) ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ The Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven, and Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ The Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of His righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders and wonders of His love ♪ (audience applauding)