Seventh girl: 
  S stands for smiling—­on Christmas morn smiling;
    S stands for smiling—­all smiling I’ll be. 
  With a courtesy to right, sir, and a courtesy to left, sir,
    All smiling, yes, smiling, when presents I see.—­Cho.

(The following verses are to be sung by the school to the air, “Wait for the Wagon.”  During the singing of the first stanza and chorus, the fourteen boys and girls divide off into couples and march around, elevating and lowering the wands in time to music.  During the second stanza they form two opposite lines, with wands crossed overhead, couples marching under the arches formed and back again to places.  Third stanza, the opposite lines pass forward and back, cross to other side, partners passing each other, then back once more, and turn partners into place in a line forming “Merry Christmas” again.)

  Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas! 
    Thy call we must obey,
  And carry fadeless garlands
    In honor of the day.

  Chorus (to be sung after each verse).—­
  All hail, merry Christmas! 
    Hail, merry Christmas! 
  All hail, merry Christmas,
    The evergreen day.

  Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas! 
    With laughter, song, and play,
  How gayly pass the hours
    Of that dear, happy day.—­Chorus.

  Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas! 
    Quite old, but never gray,
  Like thy own joys, unfading,
    The wreath we bring to-day.—­Chorus.

* * * * *

=A Christmas Lullaby.=

(The children are seated in little rocking-chairs, each holding a doll dressed in a long white gown.  They rock slowly in time to the music.  At first 1. “hushaby” they raise forefinger of right hand, as if to insure silence.

    2.  Kiss dolls.

    3.  Very softly.

    4.  Lay dolls in small cradles, standing near.

    5.  At “hush” raise forefinger of right hand warningly.

    6.  Very softly.

    7.  Rock cradles slowly in time to music, children kneeling on
    floor.

    8.  Turn toward audience.

    9.  Very softly.

    The words are adapted to the music of the familiar hymn. 
    “Silent Night.”)

      Hushaby, hushaby, (1)
  Christmas stars are in the sky;
  Sweet the bells of Christmas eve,—­
  Babies, each a kiss receive,—­(2)
      Hushaby, good-night,
      Hushaby, good-night! (3)

      Lullaby, lullaby,
  Babies in their cradles lie; (4)
  Every one in white is gowned,
  Hush, make not a single sound! (5)
      Lullaby, good-night,
      Lullaby, good-night! (6)

          Rockaby, rockaby,
  Christmas-tide draweth nigh; (7)
  Quiet now the tiny feet,
  Babies sleep so still and sweet,—­
      Sweetest dreams, good-night, (8)
      Sweetest dreams, good-night! (9)