Welcome to Rupert’s English page (2 verse version)!

This is a parody song for Christmas, by way of an antidote to that “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer” song which has dominated so may Christmas concerts and shopping malls.

I have used my own melody (reminiscent of the red-nosed tune but actually quite different, for copyright reasons) and I have provided versions here in English , and also in French and German.

Speakers of other languages are welcome to submit versions in their own tongue - please email me [dwsolo [at] gmail.com] with your version (together with a literal translation into English please) and I’ll add it to this site.

Your versions can be “words only” but if they come with music notation too (as pdf) so much the better!

2 verse version - in English

Well there's mince pies and sherry and pudding and whisky

candies and chocolates and to make us all frisky

but do you know the most famous sweet of all?

Rupert the chocolate angel

Waited by the fire one day

'cos he was told that Santa

would be coming on his sleigh

all of the other chocolates

told him that he was a fool

they were afraid of melting

so they kept in shade and cool

but that night old Santa came along

As we all request

and he gulped the sherry down

doffed his boots and had a rest

then he looked round at Rupert

melted now and quite deceased

gave out a little giggle

and had a little chocolate feast

(break for guitar improvisation and Santa laughing)

(transpose up a tone - of course!)

Well there’s presents and crackers

And turkey and telly

And there’s thousands of kids

Eating ice-cream and jelly

But do you know the most sickly sweet of all?

Rupert the chocolate angel

Waited by the fire one day

'cos he was told that Santa

would be coming on his sleigh

All of the children loved him

told him that he was so great

As they sat by the fire

They could never know his fate

So that night old Santa came along

As we all request

and he gulped the sherry down

doffed his boots and had a rest

then he looked round at Rupert

melted now and quite deceased

gave out a little giggle

and had a little chocolate feast.

Scores:

Voices with piano or with piano and percussion or just with guitar chords (various keys) - in English

Voices with piano or with piano and percssion or just with guitar chords (various keys) in French

Voices with piano or with piano and percussion or just with guitar chords (various keys) - in German

SAB choir or women’s choir and bass instrument in English and German