Hope It's Gonna Be Christmas

**Hope It's Gonna Be Christmas** is a song from Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving, and it's the opening for the episode.

## Lyrics

**Kids:** *Christmastime Oh, Christmastime Oh Welcome all to the tinsel and the lights*
**George:** *Oh, Christmastime It's Christmas Eve Merry Christmas to you*
**George and Dad Carrot:** *And to you a good night.*
**Laura Carrot:** Hi, Dad!
**Dad Carrot:** Hi, Honey. I'm almost finshed.
**Laura Carrot:** We're finally gonna go buy our christmas tree.
**Junior Asparagus:** Hey guys! Look at this.
*(Junior shows Laura, Annie and Percy a gold coin)*
**Laura, Annie, and Percy Pea** Oooh.
**Junior:** *Well, I wonder what I'm gonna get for Christmas.*
*Every light that shines reminds me of a toy.*
*Got a new gold penny. And I wanna spend it.*
*Every Click and Clock and knickerbocker makes me want one more!*
*On to the Store!*
*(Bob is strapping lights on the Christmas Tree)*
**Bob:** *Well, I wonder what I'll get to give at Christmas.*
**Larry:** *Every bell that rings sings give my love away.*
**Jimmy:** *Oh my heart is warming with my friends before me.*
**Larry and Jimmy:** *On the nicest kindest, Christmas-light shiniest givingest of days!*
**Bob, Larry, and Jimmy:** *Give love away!*
**Mr. Nezzer:** *I already gave.*
**Everyone:** *Glo-ooooo-ooooo-ooooo-oria (x2)*
**Dad Carrot:** *A smile on every face! A slower, simpler pace.*
*A spirit we embrace with tidings full of cheer.*
*We give a helping hand to every fellow man.*
*Just try, you'll see you can make every difference here.*
**Everyone:** *In Excelsis Deo!*
**Jimmy:** Looking good, guys.
**Larry:** Thanks, Jimmy.
**Bob:** How's the collection coming?
**Jimmy:** Ha. We're getting plenty of food to share with the less fortunate.
*(Kids laughing; a snowball tries to hit Jimmy but he misses and it hits Bob instead)*
**Junior:** Hey, Jimmy.
**Jimmy:** Hey, Junior. What's up?
**Junior:** It's the most exciting night before the most exciting day of the year! Santa, Gifts, Reindeer. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!
**Annie:** Me too.
**Percy Pea:** Me three.
**Larry:** Whatcha guys doing?
**Everyone:** *Glo-ooooo-ooooo-ooooo-oria. In Excelsis Deo! (singing while Junior talks to Larry)*
**Junior:** Every Christmas Eve, my grandparents give me a gold coin. And I'm allowed to spend it on whatever I want. There's too much to choose from! And I don't even know what Santa's bringing me!
*Well, I hope it's gonna be a happy Christmas.* (**Everyone:** *Ding-dong ding-dong.*)
*I hope I feel the way I feel tonight.* (**Everyone:** *Ding-dong Ding-dong.*)
*With my gifts around me, Will I be astounded?*
*Will it be the neatest, merriest, greatest best of Christmas days?*
**Ladies:** *Best of Christmas Days?*
**Everyone:** *Oh, We hope it's gonna be a happy Christmas.* (**Junior**: *I wonder what I'm gonna get for Christmas.*)
*We hope we feel the way we feel tonight!* (**Junior**: *Every light that shines reminds me of a toy.*)
*With all our friends around us* (**Junior**: Can't wait!) *Will we be astounded?* (**Junior**: This day!)
*Will it be the neatest, merriest, greatest best of Christmas days?*
**Junior:** *I can hardly wait!*
**Everyone:** *We can hardly wait! (We can hardly wait!) We can hardly wait!*
## Trivia

* The song samples "I am the Greatest" by Larry the Cucumber.
	+ Consequently, Larry the Cucumber sings the song, using the same tempo but saying different words.
* According to Jerry Keller, the song that play the last note of every verse samples a note of "Main Titles" from Epic Mickey, Jerry Keller's favourite game.
* In a interview on December 23, 2011, Phil Kessel (Arizona Coyotes player) cameos as the man alongside Mr. Neezer, and Joe Saunders (Los Angeles Angels pitcher) cameos as the drunken man.