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Jerry Herman Medley

from I Wish It So by Susan Derry feat. Howard Breitbart

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"I Don't Want To Know"
from the musical Dear World
"We Need a Little Christmas"
from the musical Mame
"The Best of Times Is Now"
from the musical La Cage Aux Folles
music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

lyrics

If music is no longer lovely,
If laughter is no longer lilting,
If lovers are no longer loving,
Then I don't want to know.

If summer is no longer carefree,
If children are no longer singing,
If people are no longer happy,
Then I don't want to know.

Let me hide ev'ry truth from my eyes with the back of my hand,
Let me live in a world full of lies with my head in the sand.

For my memories all are exciting.
My memories all are enchanted,
My memories burn in my head with a steady glow;
So if, my friends, if love is dead,
I don't want to know.

Interlude

If music is no longer lovely,
Then I don't want to know.

If children are no longer singing,
Then I don't want to know.

Let me hide ev'ry truth from my eyes with the back of my hand,
Let me live in a world full of lies with my head in the sand.

Haul out the holly
Put up the tree before my spirit falls again
Fill up the stocking
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now
For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Candles in the window
Carols at the spinet
Yes, we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Hasn't snowed a single flurry, but Santa dear we're in a hurry

Climb down the chimney
Put up the brightest string of lights I’ve ever seen
Slice up the fruit cake
It's time we've hung some tinsel on the evergreen bough

For we need a little music
Need a little laughter
Need a little singing, ringing through the rafter
And we need a little snappy
Happy ever after
Need a little Christmas

The best of times is now,
What's left of summer but a faded rose!
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows, who knows!

So hold this moment fast
And live and love as hard as you know how
And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now, is now.
We need a little Christmas now

credits

from I Wish It So, released November 6, 2021
Susan Derry, vocalist; Howard Breitbart, pianist/arranger
Matt Conner executive producer
Blaine Misner, engineer
VibeckeDPhoto, photography
Recorded at Cue Studios, Falls Church VA
May 2021

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Susan Derry Alexandria, Virginia

Susan Derry brightens any venue she steps into. With a mix of vulnerability and strength, charm and good humor, Susan brings authenticity to her work as an actor and cabaret artist. An ingenue who is at once grown-up and ageless, she dazzles as leading lady, singer and storyteller, and newly-minted recording artist. ... more

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