ICE out Christmas Caroling
Join us for a fun afternoon of singing Christmas Carols on Church Street in Burlington on December 20, 2025 from noon to 2pm. We will gather at the Christmas Tree at the top of Church Street (Church and Pearl) and go up and down the marketplace signing carols. We will provide lyrics to traditional songs and have a portable sound system to play backup. Here is a sampling:
Sung to the tune of “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” -
Grandma hiding by the closet door
Grandpa huddled on the floor
Baby’s cries being hushed under clothes
Outside men dressed up like GI Joes
Everybody knows ICE agents in their unmarked cars
Help spread fear throughout the night
Moms and dads holding children tight
Trying hard to stay completely out of sight
They know that ICE is on its way
They’ve loaded lots of clubs and zip ties on their sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if unmarked cars are really coming by
And so I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it’s been said many times many ways
ICE agents will be coming for you.
The Twelve Days of IceMas
On the first day of Christmas
ICE agents brought to us
arrests without due process
On the second day of Christmas
ICE agents brought to us
Masks to hide their faces
Third……unjust use of force
Fourth……Zip-tying children
Fifth……pepper spray
Sixth……illegal searches
Seventh……racial profiling
Eighth…..deportation
Ninth…..foreign prisons
Tenth…….social media spying
Eleventh……kidnapping innocents
Twelfth…….spreading fear
Up on the Rooftop
Up on the housetop agents land
Out jumps ICE with cuffs in hand
Down through the chimney with masks on face
Carrying pepper spray just in case
Ho, ho, ho who wouldn’t go
Ho, ho, ho who wouldn’t go
Upfront payment of $50 grand
To arrest and imprison in a foreign land
You better watch out (for ICE)
You better watch out
You better not share
You better not doubt
How much do you dare?
ICE surveillance is coming to town
They see you when you’re posting
They hear you when you talk
They know if you hate trump or not
So be careful how you mock
You better watch out
You better not share
You better not doubt
How much do you dare?
ICE surveillance is coming to town
They know when you are sleeping
They know when you’re awake
They know if you are left or right
So just know what all’s at stake
You better watch out
You better not share
You better not doubt
How much do you dare?
ICE surveillance is coming to town
Rudolfo the Red Nose Reno
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.
But do you recall,
The most famous reno of all?
Rodolfo, the red-nosed reno
Had a nariz muy rojo.
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say brillo.
All of the other reno
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rodolfo
Play in American games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,
"Rodolfo with your nariz so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reno loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
"Rodolfo the red-nosed reno,
You'll go down in history!"
To the tune of Jingle Bells
Crashing through the gate
Eyes all filled with hate
Billy clubs in hand
All throughout the land
Pepper spray in air
Spraying without care
Choking all in sight
It’s a big ICE raid tonight
They grabbed mom
They grabbed dad
Little Maria, too
In the school,
In the church and
In the courthouse queue.
Jingle Chains
Jingle Chains
Jingle all the way
Oh the tears shed on the ride
in a one way jet airplane.
To the tune of Jingle Bells
Crashing through the gate
Eyes all filled with hate
Billy clubs in hand
All throughout the land
Pepper spray in air
Spraying without care
Choking all in sight
It’s a big ICE raid tonight
They grabbed mom
They grabbed dad
Little Maria, too
In the school,
In the church and
In the courthouse queue.