Sing hey! Sing hey! For Christmas Day; Twine mistletoe and holly. For a friendship glows In winter snows, And so let's all be jolly!

The verse adopts the cadence and refrains of traditional English carols (“Sing hey!”) to evoke communal celebration at Christmastide. Mistletoe and holly—evergreen winter plants long used in seasonal decoration—stand as symbols of continuity, warmth, and convivial ritual amid the cold. The central claim, that “friendship glows / In winter snows,” frames the holiday not primarily as doctrine but as social bonding: companionship becomes a kind of hearth-fire that counters winter’s hardship. The closing invitation (“let’s all be jolly”) functions as a communal imperative, turning private feeling into shared festivity and reinforcing Christmas as a season of collective cheer and fellowship.