Welcome Christmas

"Welcome Christmas" (also entitled "Fah Who Foraze, Dah Who Doraze") is the opening and closing song for the animated television Christmas special How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and also the finale for the live-action remake.

It plays three times in the animated story: at the very beginning as a prologue during the Grinch's monologue in the traditional verse style of Dr. Seuss' books, and on Christmas morning, when the Grinch believes he has ruined Christmas for Whoville—but, in fact, they celebrate Christmas anyway, even though he stole all their presents, decorations, and food. It is also incorporated within the final few lines of the final stanza of the poem.

In the final scene of the live-action version, Cindy Lou Who intones the song after she discovers that the Grinch's icy heart has been melted, and soon all of Whoville — excluding Mayor Augustus May Who, who has just recently had his engagement to Martha May Whovier broken, because she had feelings for the Grinch — begin to join in. The Grinch (played by Jim Carrey) adds his own personal "twist" to the nonsense words by singing at first, "Fah Who Ray Moo, Yah Who Yee Haw".

Lyrics
Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, Christmas, come this way Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, Christmas, Christmas Day

Welcome, Welcome Fah Who Rah Moos Welcome, Welcome Dah Who Dah Moos Christmas Day is in our grasp So long as we have hands to clasp

Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, all Whos far and near
 * NOTE: The movie's finale ends here, but there are more lyrics in the album version.

Welcome, Welcome Fah Who Rah Moos Welcome, Welcome Dah Who Dah Moos Christmas Day will always be Just so long as we have we

Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, Christmas, come this way Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze Welcome, Christmas, Christmas Day