Happy Merry Lyric Contest

 

AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Listen to the four winning songs below, and don't forget to check out the other fantastic submissions we received throughout December! (More submissions)
Adult:
Kathleen Burns, St. Paul, MN
to the tune of "O Christmas Tree"
Listen | Read

Nancy Frick, Burnsville, MN
to the tune of "Deck the Halls"
Listen | Read

Michelle Dettman, St. Cloud, MN
to the tune of "She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"
Listen | Read
Youth (18 and under):
Jennifer, age 13, Plymouth, MN
to the tune of "Jingle Bells"
Listen | Read
MPR Photo/John Pearson
Dale Warland leads his singers during a recording of the winning lyrics in MPR's Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio on Dec. 19, 2002.

Read adults' submissions
Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6
Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 | Set 12
Set 13 | Set 14 | Set 15


Read youth submissions
Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6
Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 | Set 12 | Set 13


More information:
Adults' contest official rules
Young people's contest official rules
Adults' contest lyrics
Young people's contest lyrics

One winner was selected for each song. The winning lyrics were then sung by the Dale Warland Singers and played on the radio. Winners also received five CD copies of the four winners.