If you have been teaching English to young children in a German speaking country then you have to know the typical Nikolaus songs. The old favourite is 'Lass Uns Froh und Munter Sein' and it can get quite annoying over the years ;)
I have seen many a translation for this traditional song but never found one that was actually nice enough to sing with the children in English. Most of the translations were direct word for word copies of the song that made no sense or they were poor attempts to make the song make sense but imho failed. So last year I set myself the challenge of making a better English version and I think the end product is something I can be proud.
My version is called Nicholas is Coming Soon and is sung to the melody of 'Lass Uns Froh and Munter Sein'. It misses out a couple of the many verses of the German version but incorporates the general gist of the song.
Nicholas is Coming Soon is easy to sing and you will find a lot of different guitar chords out there if you need them. Just pick the ones you like the best. If you haven't heard the song before then a simple google search of the German version will definitely find a video you can listen to ;)
The lyrics can be found here. I hope you find a place in your St Nicholas Fest for this one!
