Soul Noel: Gospel and Soul Stars Sing Christmas

Soul Noel is a different kind of take on Christmas carols.

It's just a lovely festive kind of experience.

Soul Noel is chock-full of soul.

It's something quite unique and quite bespoke for Christmas.

Soul is wonderful.

People can expect a lot of pizzazz.

A fantastic new arrangement of Christmas songs that are well-loved.

These funked-up, grooved-up, soul vibe, reggae, ska monsters.

# Joy to the world The Lord has come

# Let earth receive her king... #

It is Christmas, but with a big hug.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-# Christmas

-The snow's coming down

-# Christmas

-I'm watching it fall

-# Christmas

-Lots of people around

-# Christmas

-Baby, please come home

-# Christmas

-The church bells in town

-# Christmas

-Are singing the song

-# Christmas

-Happy people around

-# Christmas

-Baby, please come home

# They're singing Deck The Halls

# But it's not like Christmas at all

# Cos I remember when you were here

# And all the fun we had last year

-# Christmas

-Pretty lights on the tree

-# Christmas

-I'm watching them shine

-# Christmas

-You should be here with me

-# Christmas

-Baby, please come home

# They're singing Deck The Halls

# But it's not like Christmas at all

# Cos I remember when you were here

# And all the fun we had last year

-# Christmas

-If there was a way

-# Christmas

-I could stop these tears

-# Christmas

-But it's Christmas Day

-# Christmas

-Please

-Please

-# Please

-Please

-Please

-Please

-# Please

-Please

# Baby please come home

-# Oh, Baby

-Christmas

-# Baby, Baby, Baby

-Christmas

-# Baby, come home to me

-Christmas

-# Oh, yeah, yeah

-Christmas

-# Baby

-Christmas

-# Oh

-Christmas

-# Come back home to me, darling

-Christmas

# Yeah

# Yeah. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you so very much. Thank you.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure

to introduce to you tonight the fantastic - you wait till you hear this voice -

Mr Ola Onabule. Please.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

If any of you feel like getting your twisty thing on...

..don't hold back.

# Wind your body

# Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Tis the season to be jolly

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Don we now our

# Gay apparel

# Fa-la-la la-la-la-la-laa-laa

# Troll the ancient Yuletide carol

#Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la... #

OK, I can feel it now.

Let me tell you something.

# See the burning Yule before us

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Strike the hearth and join the chorus

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Follow me in

# Merry measure

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# While I tell you of Yuletide treasure

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Fast away the old year passes

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Why don't you hail the new Ye lads and lasses

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Joy, we joyous

# All together

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Heedless of all wind and weather

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Ooh... #

Give it up.

HE SCATS

# Deck the halls

# Deck the halls

# Deck the halls with holly

# Deck the halls

# Deck the halls

# Boughs of holly...

THEY SING IN A ROUND

# Whoo-hoo

# Just deck the Just deck the halls

# Oh-oh-oh

# Ah

# Don we now

# My gay apparel

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Troll the ancient Yuletide carol

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Tis the season to be jolly

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Tis the season to be jolly

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Don we now our

# Gay apparel

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Tis the season to be jolly

# Fa-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la

# Yeah

# Yeah. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Mmmmmm

# Last Christmas I gave you my heart

# But the very next day you gave it away

# This year, to save me from tears

# I'll give it to someone special

# Once bitten, twice shy

# I keep my distance But you still catch my eye

# Tell me, baby, do you recognise me?

# Well, it's been a year It doesn't surprise me

# "Happy Christmas"

# I wrapped it up and sent it

# With a note saying I loved you I meant it

# Now I know what a fool I've been

# If you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again

# Last Christmas I gave you my heart

# But the very next day You gave it away

# This year, to save me from tears

# I'll give it to someone special

# Mmmmmm-hmmmm

# Oh, no, yeah

# Mmmmm

# Mmmm-mmmm

# A crowded room Friends with tired eyes

# Hiding from you and your soul of ice

# My God, I thought you were someone to rely on

# Me, I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

# Faces in a crowded room

# Baby, and I'm over there hiding from you

# Ooh, baby

# Now I found a real love you'll never fool me again

# Last Christmas I gave you my heart

# But the very next day you gave it away

# This year, to save me from tears

# I'll give it to someone special

# Ooh

# Mmmmm, yeah

# Ooh

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# I'll give it to someone special Mmmmmm

# Mmmmmmmm. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you.

# A long time ago in Bethlehem

# So the Holy Bible says

# Mary's boy child Jesus Christ

# Was born on Christmas Day

# Hark, now, hear the angels sing

# A new king born today

# And man will live for ever more

# Because of Christmas Day

# Ooooh

# Oooooh

-# Ooooh

-Mmmmmmm

# Ooooooh

# Ooooh oooooh

# Oooooh

# Ooooooh

# While shepherds watch their flocks by night

# They see a bright new shining star

# They hear a choir singing

# The music seems to come from afar

# Now, Joseph and his wife Mary

# Went to Bethlehem tonight

# They found no room to bear her child

# Not a single room was in sight

# Hark, now, hear the angels sing

# A new born king today

# And man will live for ever more

# Because of Christmas Day

# Mmmmmmm, yeah

# Mmmmmmmmm

# Yeah

# Yeah, oooh

# Mmmmmmmmmm

# Hark, now, hear the angels sing

# A new king born today

# And man will live for ever more Ever more

# Because, because of Christmas Day Yeah

# Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

# Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

# Mmmmmmmmm, ooooh

# Oooooooh. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

# Go tell it on the mountain

# Over the hills and everywhere

# Go tell it on the mountain

# That Jesus Christ is born

# Go tell it on the mountain

# Over the hills and everywhere

# Go tell it on the mountain

# That Jesus Christ is born

# The shepherds

# Kept their watching

# Over their wandering flight

# By night

# Behold, in Heaven

# There shone a heavenly light

# Oh

# Go tell it on the mountain

# Over the hills and every, everywhere

# Go and tell it on the mountain

# That Jesus Christ is born

# I stood there

# O'er the watching

# Upon a city wall

# I'm trying I'm trying to be a good Christian

# But I am the least I am the least of all

# As a disciple I will go tell it on the mountain

# Over the hills and every, everywhere

# Go and tell it on the mountain

# Tell them about Jesus, oh

# Tell that the prince of peace is born

# Go on and tell it

# That there is love in his kingdom

# Go on and tell it

# That he'll bring you joy for your sorrow

# Tell it that his spirit will feed your weary soul

# Go on and tell it

# Tell it on the mountain

# GO on and tell it

# Oh

# Go on and tell it that Jesus Christ is born

# Go and tell it on the mountain

# That Jesus Chirst is born. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much.

Merry Christmas to you all.

I'm going to join this beautiful choir and fantastic band

and so glad y'all could come.

WHOOPING

Hm! Come on, come on, come on! Little drummer boy.

Hey! Come on, come on, come on!

Little drummer boy.

Yeah, yeah, drummer.

Yeah, let me hear you, everybody. Let me hear you, drummer.

Come on! Make some noise!

# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

# Come, they told him, pa rum pum pum pum

# A brand-new King to see, pa rum pum pum pum

# Our finest gifts to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

# To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,

# Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum

# So to honour him, pa rum pum pum pum

# When we come

# Mary's baby, pa rum pum pum pum

# He is a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum

# I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

# That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum

# Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, pum pum pum pum

# Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum

# On my drum?

# Ooh

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# Ooh

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# Ooh

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# Ooh

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum

# The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum

# I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum

# I played my best for him, pa rum pum pum pum

# Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, pum pum pum pum pum, pum pum pum pum

# And then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum

# Me and my drum

-# Me and my drum

-Me and my drum

# Oh my drum, pum pum pum pum pum

# Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

SHE SCATS

# Oh, my dru-u-u--um! #

CHEERING AND WHOOPING

# Oh tell me, when was Jesus born?

# Well it was last month of the year

# When was Jesus born?

It was the last month of the year

# Oh tell me when was Jesus born

# It was the last month of the year

-# Was it January?

-No no

-# February?

-No no

# March, April, Ma-a-ay?

# June, July?

# August, September, October, No-vember

# The 25th day of December

# The last month of the year

# Tell me when was Jesus born?

-# Well, it was the last month of the year

-Oh, Lord

# When was Jesus born?

# Well it was the last month of the year

# Oh tell me now, when was Jesus born?

# It was the last month of the year

-# Was it January?

-No no

-# February?

-No no

# March, April, Ma-a-ay?

# June, July?

# August, September, October, No-vember

# The 25th day of December

# The last month of the year

# Tell me when was Jesus born?

-# Well it was the last month of the year

-Lord, Lord

# When was Jesus born?

-# Last month of the year

-Oh

# When was Jesus born?

# Well it was

The last month of the year

-# Was it January?

-No no

-# February?

-No no

# March, April, Ma-a-ay?

# June, July?

# August, September, October, No-vember

# The 25th day of December

# The last month of the year

# Well there was

Son of the Virgin Mary

# Wrapped up in the swaddling

# Laid in the manger

# It was the 25th day of December

# The last month of the year

# Tell me when was Jesus born?

-# Well, it was the last month of the year

-Lord, Lord

# When was Jesus born?

-# Last month of the year

-Oh tell me now

# When was Jesus born?

# Well, it was the last month of the year

-# Was it January?

-No no

-# February?

-No no

# March, April, Ma-a-ay?

# June, July?

# August, September, October, No-vember

# The 25th day of December

# The last month of the year. #

CHEERING

# Children, go where I send thee

# My brother, how will I send thee?

# I'm a gonna send thee one by one

# Because one was a little-bitty baby

# that was born, born, little children, born in Bethlehem

# Children, go where I send thee

# My brother how will I send thee?

# I'm a gonna send thee two by two

# Because two was Paul and Silas

# And one was a little-bitty baby

# That's born, born, little children, born in Bethlehem

# Children, go where I send thee

# My brother, how will I send thee?

# I'm a gonna send thee three by three

# Because three were the Hebrew children

# Two was Paul and Silas

# And the one was the little-bitty baby

# That's born, born, little children, born in Bethlehem

-# Children, go where I send thee

-My brother, how will I send thee?

# I'm a gonna send thee ten by ten

# Because ten was the ten that never got in

# And nine was the nine that came up behind

# The eight was the eight that stood at the gate

# Seven was the seven that went up to heaven

# Six was the six that never got fixed

# The five was the five that came back alive

# And the four was the four that stood at the door

# And the three was the Hebrew children

# And two was Paul and Silas

# And one was the little-bitty baby

# That's born, born, little children, born in Bethlehem.

-# Children, go where I send thee

-My brother, how will I send thee?

# I'm a gonna send thee twelve by twelve

# Because the twelve was the twelve Disciples

# And eleven was eleven Apostles

# And the ten was the ten that never got in

# And the nine was the nine that came out behind

# And the eight was the eight that stood at the gate

# Seven was the seven that went up to heaven

# And the six was the six that never got fixed

# And the five was the five that came back alive

# And the four was the four that stood at the door

# And the three was the Hebrew children

# And two was Paul and Silas

# And one was the little-bitty baby

# That's born, born, little children, born in Bethlehem. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you.

But now we would like to continue to sing a song for you.

I don't know if you remember the words or not, but... What are we going to sing next?

-I Want To Be Ready.

-He wants to be ready, I want to be ready.

We all want to be ready to walk in Jerusalem, just like John.

# Oh I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Oh my brother do you walk on the thorns?

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# Your right foot slip, your soul get lost

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# Now Peter will be standing at the Pearly Gates

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# Just telling the children let's not be late

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# Oh Satan's bad but I'm so glad

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# Cos he missed this soul he thought he had

# Walking in Jerusalem just like John

# I said I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Said I want to be ready

# Oh, I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Now if the words of the Gospel touch your heart

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Then loving grace will not depart

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Now Peter will be preaching at the Pentecost

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Cos he prayed for the people not to be late

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Come on walk, walk, walking tall

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Just walk, walk, walk, walk straight and tall

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Well I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# Yeah, I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Said I want to be ready

# Oh

I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Now when I get to heaven going to sing and shout

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# There'll be nobody there to turn me out

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Now if you don't believe I've been redeemed

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Come on follow me down to old Jordan's stream

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Oh, Satan jumped up and said, I'll have my way

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# But God Almighty said that'll be the day

# Walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Well, I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# Yeah, I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John

# Said I want to be ready

-# Oh

-I want to be ready

# I want to be ready

# To walk in Jerusalem just like John. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# Silent night, silent

# Holy night

# Silent night, silent

APPLAUSE

# Silent night

# Silent

# Holy night

# All is calm

# And all is bright

# Round yon Virgin

# Mother and child

# Holy infant

# So tender

# And mild

# Sleep

# In heavenly peace

# Sleep in

# Heavenly peace

# Silent night

# Holy night

# Shepherds quake

# At the sight

# Glories stream

# From heaven afar

# Heavenly hosts

# Singing Alleluia

# Christ the Saviour

# Is born

# Christ the Saviour

# Is born

# Silent night

# Holy night

# Son of God

# Love's pure light

# Radiant beams

# From Thy holy face

# With the dawn

# Of redeeming grace

# Jesus, Lord

# At Thy birth

# Jesus, Lord

# At Thy birth... #

-# Silent night... #

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

# Holy night

# All is calm

# All is bright

# Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

# Holy Infant

# So tender and mild

# Sleep in heavenly peace

# Sleep in heavenly peace

# Silent night

-# Holy night

-Oh-oh-oh

-# Silent night

-Oh-oh

# Holy

# Silent night. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

Thank you so much! Thank you to Soweto Kinch.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS CONTINUE

The song we're going to sing next, I'll be singing with, again,

this amazing choir and fantastic band.

CHEERING

It's actually one of my favourite songs of all time

so I'm thrilled to be singing it. But I'm even more thrilled

to be joined on stage by the man

whose arrangements you've been listening to all night.

He did 'em!

Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome

to Mr Kevin Robinson on trumpet!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

# Ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Ooh, ooh, ooh

# Amazing Grace

# How sweet

# Sweet the sound

# That saved

# A wretch

# Like me

# I once, uh-huh

# Was lost

# But now

# Yes, indeed, am found

# Was blind

# But now

# I see-ee-ee

# Twas Grace

# That taught

# My heart

# This heart, to feel

# And Grace

# My fears

# Relieved

# How precious

# How precious

# Did that Grace

# That Grace appear, yes, indeed

# The hour

# I first

# Believed

-# Amazing Grace

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

# How sweet

# The sound

# That saved

# A wretch

# Like me

# I once was lost

# But now am found

# Was blind

# But now

# I see

# See-ee-ee

# See-ee-ee-ee

# I see-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee

# I see, yeah

# Yea-ea-eah

# I see. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

And it's my pleasure to re-introduce you to the wonderful voice

of Mr Ola Onabule. Come on!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

BAND STARTS PLAYING

That's what I'm talkin' about!

# God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay

# Remember Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day

# To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy-ng-oy-ng-oo-jon-joy

# Joy-ng-oy-ng-oo-jon-joy Joy-oy-oy

# In Bethlehem in Israel The blessed babe was born

# And laid within a manger Upon that blessed morn

# The which His Mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy-oy-oy

-# Joy

-Oh-oy-oh-oy

-# Aw

-Oh-oy-oh-oy

-# Aw

-Yeah-heah, yeah

# Comfort and joy

# Oh, yeah, yeah

# Comfort and joy, yeah

# Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh

# Aw

# Aw

# Oh, ooh Now to the Lord sing praises

# All you within this place

# And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace

# This holy tide of Christmas All others doth deface

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy

# Yeah

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy-oy-oy-oy-oy, ha

# Hoy-oy-oy Hoy-oy-oy-oy, yeah, hoy, oh... #

-Whoo!

-# ..God rest ye merry gentlemen

# Let nothing you dismay

# For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day

HE SCATS

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy

# Oh, tidings of comfort and joy

HE SCATS MELODY BEING PLAYED BY GUITAR

-# O-oh

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ya

-# O-oh

-Yo, yo, yo, yo

-# Aw... #

-Oh, yeah!

-HE SCATS

-# ..Aw

# Aw

# Aw

-# Aw

-Talkin' 'bout tidings

-# Aw

-I'm talkin' 'bout tidings

-# Aw

-Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout tidings

# Comfort and joy I'm talkin' 'bout tidings

# Comfort and joy I'm talkin' 'bout tidings, yeah-eah

# Oh, ho I'm talkin' 'bout tidings. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

Thank you.

Oh! Most excellent.

People, we're just about, uh,

a complete and absolute, uh, non-entity

without the support of a phenomenal band.

And that's precisely what we've got. APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

And this would be a poor, poor replica of itself

if we didn't have these astounding voices behind us.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

And to prove it, I'm going to leave you in their capable hands

while they sing for you, We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

Oh, yeah! Ha-ha!

# We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas

# We wish you a Merry 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

# Good tidings we bring To you and your kin

# We wish you a Merry 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... #

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

# ..We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas

# We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year

# Good tidings we bring To you and your kin

# We wish you a Merry 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

# We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas

# We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERS

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