HISTORY OF HALEYFEST
Art Haley was the Chairman of the North Bay Santa Fund for over forty years. He was a City of North Bay employee for 37 years and Fire Chief for four more, retiring in 1975. He and his wife Doris proved a powerful driving force behind the North Bay Santa Fund for those forty-one years and beyond. Unfortunately, Doris and Art are no longer with us, but their spirit and legacy live on year after year.
The Haleyfest concert was initiated and named for Mr. Haley by Mayor Stan Lawlor in 1986, as a tribute to the Haleys’ dedication to the Santa Fund and to raise awareness for its annual drive to fill baskets with food and gifts for those people who are in need in our community.
It was evident from the first year that it was a great way to start the holiday season and Mayor Jack Burrows carried on the tradition, transitioning the celebration from North Bay City Hall to the Capitol Centre, where it is continued to be celebrated today.
PERFORMANCES
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Director: Heather Topps
TUESDAY DECEMBER 3 RD
In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti and Gustav Holst Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
M.T. DAVIDSON PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Directors: Maggie Preston-Coles, Blake Bennett, Padma Auger
Blue Christmas by Billy Hayes and J.W. Johnson
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard and Richard Bernhard
SILVER BIRCHES PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Anne McCrank
Accompanist: Jennifer Witmer
Cover the World With Love by Jerry Estes
A Nice Nice Christmas by Teresa Jennings
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Alyssa Belisle
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
The First Noel/Le premier Noel Traditional Carol
Carol of the Bells based on a Ukranian Carol
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Whitney Cerilli
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
Do You Hear What I Hear by N. Regney and G. Shayne
Noel Rock by Andy Beck
ECOLE PUBLIQUE HERITAGE
Choir Directors: Melissa Foisy and Ginette Davidson
L’enfant au tambour (French version of Little Drummer Boy) by Nana Mouskouri
Noel Rock
VINCENT MASSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Directors: Lisa Corbett and Kate Skidmore
A Wish for Peace by Denise Gagne and Craig Cassils
A Million Little Snowflakes by Teresa Jennings
ST. LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Kelly Beaulieu
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
Mary Did You Know?/Marie Savais-tu? by M. Lowry and B. Greene
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Traditional Carol
PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4TH
ST. HUBERT CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Therissa Denis
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
Jingle Bell Rock (Jesus Version) by J. Beal and J. Boothe
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by John Rox
ST. GREGORY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Loni Konkal
Away In a Manger (sung and signed in ASL) Traditional Carol
Go Tell It On the Mountain Traditional Carol
WOODLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Kathryn Wood
Happy Winter by Jill Gallina
Rock and Roll Snowman by Teresa Jennings
MAPLE VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Patricia Filion
Let It Be Christmas as performed by Alan Jackson
Santa Claus is Coming to Town written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
ECOLE ST. VINCENT
Choir Director: Ginette Brazeau and Micheline Bouchard
Glory Alleluia by Celine Dion
Tout ce qu’on veut pour Noel by Marie-Chantal Toupin
ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Choir Directors: Brigitte Winkworth, Amanda Cresswell, Ashley Tran, Krista Vezeau-Drouin
Thankful written by Juicebox Jukebox
Coeur en pain d’epices par les Petits Gamins
MOTHER ST. BRIDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Dianne Pawlowski
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
He Shall Reign Forever More by Chris Tomlin
Hear the Sounds of Christmas by Dennis and Nan Allen
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Choir Director: Fiona Spack
Accompanist: Suzanne Charette
Silent Night/O nuit de paix Traditional Carol
Santa’s Coming For Us by Sia
SING-A-LONG!
1. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
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!
Now bring us some figgy pudding, Now bring us some figgy pudding, Now bring us some figgy pudding, Now bring some out here!
2. FELIZ NAVIDAD
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
¡Prospero Año y felicidad!
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.
For we all like our figgy pudding, For we all like our figgy pudding, For we all like our figgy pudding, With all this good cheer!
We won’t go until we get some, We won’t go until we get some, We won’t go until we get some, So bring some out here!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year!
3. JINGLE BELLS
Dashing through the snow, On a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, Making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight!
Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way! What fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank; Misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank And we, we got upsot!
Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way! What fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
Now the ground is white, Go it while you’re young, Take the girls tonight, And sing this sleighing song; Just get a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty as his speed, Hitch him to an open sleigh, And crack! you’ll take the lead!
Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way! What fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town.
He’s making a list, and checking it twice; He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town!
He sees you when you’re sleeping, He knows when you’re awake, He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake! Oh ...
You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa Claus is coming to town!
You know Dasher and Dancer, And Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, And Donner and Blitzen, But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb), And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows (like a flashlight),
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names (like Pinocchio),
They never let poor Rudolph Play in any reindeer games (like Monopoly).
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say (Ho Ho Ho), “Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
Then how the reindeer loved him, As they shouted out with glee (yippee),
“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, You’ll go down in history!”
4. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
5. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Tis the season to by jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
See the blazing Yule before us, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
7. JOY TO THE WORLD
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
Follow me in merry measure, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Fast away the old year passes, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Sing we joyous, all together, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la la-la.
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
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, wonders of His love 6. DECK
