WU da tat Wd, BA oa ie ddr i tat 5 fii i fay he Readers | erry (Phristmas Sendeboek Editor: William L. Simon Music arranged and edited by Dan Fox Editorial Associates: Mary Kelleher. Elizabeth Mead, Natalie Moreda ‘Art and Design: Karen Mastropietro Annotated by Dorothy Horstman and the Editors Me Reet THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC. Pleasantville, New York / Montreal Copyright © 1081 The Reader's Digest Assocition, Ine Copyright © 1081 The Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Led Unauthorized reproduction, in any manner, i prohibited. Library of Congress Catalog Card Nomber 1.51285 ISBN G-895T7- 105. Reapnt’s Dicest and the Pegasus logo are registered ‘radematks of The Reader's Digest Association, Ine Printed io the United States of Americe Founeenth Printing, September 1995Music ‘Adeste Fideles (0 Come, All Ye Faithful) 24 All Hail to Thee - : 200 ‘Angels from the Realms of Glory 168. ‘Angels We Have Heard on High 30 ‘As Lately We Wstched 175 ‘AS with Gladness Men of Oid 183 ‘Auld Lang Syne 251 ‘Away in a Manger 28 Blue Christmas 54 Brezilian Sleigh Bells 242 Break Forth, © Beauteous, Heavenly Light 240 Being Torch, Jeannette, Isabella 186 Buon Natale (Merry Christmas to You) 202 Burgundian Carol 198 rol of the Bells 158 ‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ‘The Chsisteaas Song) a1 Children, Go Where ISend Thee 210 Christians, Awake Salute te Happy Morn 172 CHRISTMAS 70 Christmas for Cowboys 62 ‘Chsistmas in Killacaey 48 Christmas Is... 64 Christmas Island, 80 Christmas Song, The (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 41 ‘Coventry Carol, The 190 Deck the Halls... 13 First Noél, The aoe) For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace 250 Friendly Beasts, The 193 Frosty the Snow Man 99 Go TellIt on the Mountain 207 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 8 Good Christian Men, Rejoice 178 Good King Wenceslas 32 ‘Hanover Winter Song 138 Happy Birthday, Jesus 118 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 10 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 44 Hawaiian Christmas Song, The (Mele Kalikimaka) .. 188 Here Comes Santa Claus 9. Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) 34 Hey, Ho, Nobody Home 194 Holly andthe Ivy, The «+ 174 Holly Jolly Christmas, A oars) Index to Sections OUR BEST-LOVED CAROLS POPULAR CHRISTMAS HITS FOR CHILDREN AT CHRISTMASTIME |. CHRISTMAS IS A WINTER FESTIVAL MODERN CAROLS FAVORITE CAROLS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY CHRISTMAS ROUND THE WORLD CHRISTMAS FOLK SONGS AND SPIRITUALS CHRISTMAS CLASSICS AND INSTRUMENTAL FAVORITES RING OUT THE OLD! RING IN THE NEW YEAR! Index to Songs 38 82 11 150 162 184 206 219 246 Story Behind the Song, 188 12 162 162 246 38 219 219 184 134 184 150 39 206 162 38 38 38 38 38 39 184 246 185 2 206 162 121 82 39 185 2 185 163 82 Huron Christmas Carol. The (Twas in the Moon of Wintestime) 1 Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1Saw Three Ships [Wonder As I Wander Ti Be Home for Christmas ItCame Upon the Midnight Clear Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling Jingle Bells ‘ingle-Bell Rock ‘Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mild ‘oy to the World Let It Snow! Let It Saow! Let Snow! Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot, The tle Drummer Boy. The (0, How a Rose E’er Blooming March of the Kings, March of the Toys Marshmallow World, A Mary’ Little Boy Child ‘Mele Kalikimaka (The Hawaiian Christmas Song) Merry Christmas Polka, The My Favorite Things {AIL Want for Christinas i) My Two Front Teeth Night Before Christmas Song, The Nutcracker Sweets Nuttin’ for Christmas ‘Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) 2... O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) © Come, Little Children © Come, O Come Emmanuel O Holy Night Q Little Tawn of Bethlehem OSanctissima © Tannenbaum (0 Christmas Tree) Once in Royal David's City Out of the Fast ‘Over the River and Theaugh the Woods. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Pat-A-Pan Peace Carol, The Ring Out, Wild Bells. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Fallow Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S.A. Santa Claus Ts Comin’ to Town ‘Silent Night Silver and Gold Skaters Waltz, The Sleep Wel, Litle Children Sleigh Ride Suzy Snowflake Sweet Little Jesus Boy Take Me Back to Toyland ‘That's What I Want for Christmas Toyland “Twasin the Moon of Wimertime (The Huron Christmas Carol) Twelve Days of Christmas, The Upon the Housetop Virgin's Slumber Song, The We Need a Little Christmas We Three Kings of Orient Are We Wish You a Merry Christmas What Are You Doing New Year's Eve What Child Is This? ‘When Santa Glaus Gets Your Letter While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night Will Santy Come to Shanty Town? Winter Masie 196 14 165 220 122 wm 206 Ez naman nm Po Te yuINTRODUCTION hristmas is a special time — a time of rejoicing, of solemn thanksgiving, of gift-giving, of pleasures both modern and traditional, of feasting and of being together with family and friends. And Christmas is a time of special music. What better way to celebrate the birthday of Jesus than to join together and raise our voices in the special songs of Christmas — or to tune our musical instruments and play the timeless melodies that have come to us over the years? That's what The Reader's Digest Merry Christmas Songbook is all about, sharing with loved ones and fellow worshipers the joy of this most precious time of the year. Here, within the covers of this book, is a collection of 110 favorite songs and instrumentals that, year after year, will help to make the holiday season even more memorable. Take a minute now to thumb through the book, and you'll find most of your familiar favorites, as well as many songs you've always wanted to learn to play and sing. There are songs of every kind, specially selected to touch the heart of every member of the family — from your favorite carols to classic instrumentals, from novelties that will make the children laugh to traditional favorites that will bring a tear to the eyes of their elders. Santa Claus is here, of course, as well as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snow Man, King Wenceslas, the Three Kings, the little drummer boy and, most important, the Christ Child. This is a Christmas songbook that will remain open long after the magic day has passed, forit aiso contains many popular winter songs and even some songs to welcome in the New Year. There are popular songs, modern carols that are well on their way to becoming classics, folk songs and spirituals, lus an international selection of favorites, several in the original language as well as in English. In addition to the outstanding selection of Christmas songs, this volume offers a number of other features. As with the five other Reader's Digest music books, we have used the convenient spiral binding that enables the pages to lie flat when the book is open. We have taken special pains to make most of the songs self-contained on one page or on facing pages to keep page-turning to a minimum. Another feature that gives the Merry Christmas Songbook its unique readability: Wherever a song has more than two stanzas, a faint tint runs through each alternate line, making it easy to keep your eyes on the proper place when singing. And on special tinted pages at the beginning of each section, you wi find insightful annotations for the songs in that section. Also, we have taken the usual care with the arrangements to make them easy to play and sing, yet truly professional-sounding and musically interesting. For this, we have arranger and composer Dan Fox to thank. Dan is familiar to buyers of The Reader's Digest music books for his arrangements for those books, as well as for more than 200 other publications. He is a “serious” composer, too, and has scored a symphony, an opera, acantata and many chamber works. You'll be able to detect his skillful hand throughout. Now, just a few words on how to use this book to gain the greatest enjoyment. Except for the strictly instrumental numbers, every song features a vocal melody line with piano or organ accompaniment. The melody line is easy to recognize because the stems of the notes go up, while on the harmony notes, the stems go down. This same line can be followed by any solo C-melody instrument including violin, flute, recorder, oboe, accordion and harmonica. For guitarists, three systems of notation are provided: chord names, simple diagrams and, of course, the melody line. Dan Fox himself is a master guitarist, which explains the smooth progressions and expert voicings of these arrangements. Players of electronic organs (not the limited “by-the-numbers” chord models) will find appropriate pedal notations at the bottom of the bass clef. They're the smaller notes, with the stems turned downward. These notes are only for organ pedals; don’t try to play them on the piano. ‘Accordionists should play the right hand as written and use the chord symbols as a guide for the left-hand buttons. And bass players, whether string or brass, can play the root note of each chord symbol, except where another note is specified, as “GID bass.” ‘As you can see, this single musical volume can serve an entire instrumental ensemble, a soloist or an old-fashioned sing-along. Whatever your ¢aste in music, whatever your proficiency with a musical instrument, whether you like to sing alone or sing along, you will find much in this volume thatis rewarding. We hopeit gives you as much joy at this holiday season — and for many years to come — as it gave us in putting it together. Merry Christmas! —THE EDITORS 3Section One Our Best-Loved Carols Angels We Have Heard ou High (Traditional) Page 30 ‘Many years ago. shepherds tending their flocks in the winery hill of southern France hada custom of calng toone another on Christmas Eve, each fram his own peak, singing “Gloria in excelsis Deo, gloriain excelsis Deo,” justas the angels might have fir announced the birth of Christ. The tradicional tune che shepherds used, probably froma late medieval Latin chorale is the refrain of “Angels We Have Heard on High.” The ‘musiefor the verse — probably 18th century — comes froma different source (apopular tune ofthe time). as does the cox itself a translation of the old French carol “Les Anges dans nos Campagnes.” They were first published together in a carol collection dated 1855. Away in a Manger (Traditional) Page 29 Martin Luther the German religious reformer, wrote a number of beautiful and stirring hymns and hymn ‘exts, but his sweet lullaby is not among them — although ithas been widely credited to him. For reasons of his own, one James R. Murray published this versein 1887 in acollection called Dainty Songs for Lads and lasses, labeling i “Lathers Cradle Hyman. compased by Martin Luther for his children, and sil sung by German mothers to their litle ones,” andthen adding his own initials, R.M., to confuse the matter further. The poem, however, was not Luther’ ar Murray’, but rather was “borrowed” from a children’s Sunday school book published a couple of years earlier in Philadelphia. The origin of the tune used here is also uncertain, alehough itis possible chat Murray was its composer. The words are also often sung to the melody used far the Scottish poem "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.” Deck the Halls (Old Welsh Air) Page 13 Although most of us now live in rooms rather than vast, vaslted halls, we still deck them out at Chrisemastime — with holly, reaths, flowers color, anything our imaginations ean conjure up. The old traditions suggested by this song would seem ro ndicate hat itis of ancien English vintage. But although ‘heorginsofthe melody areshrouedin antiquity withinciatont that rorigimatedin Wate, thefontiar ‘vords whore origins areatso obscure are believedto be American, Andifyon wonder why American 57ics tcould make such apoint of celebrating old English custome, the answers that they were produced inthe United States the 13h vencery when Washington Insing was glorifying English customs and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was atthe height of te first popularity. The First Noél (Traditional) Page 22 The Christmes song elling the story of “The First Noe!”{“Nodl” isthe French word for Christmas andstems from the Latin naastis, meaning “Birthday") is thoughe to date from as early as the 13th or 14th century, ‘when the Miracle Plays, dramatizations of favorite Biblestories for special holidays, were growing popular The tune, which may be English or French, is undoubtedly very old. It was first published with words by William Sandys in his 1833 edition of Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional) Page 8 “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is one of the carols that was sung by the waits, those municipal watchmen inold England who, like the town eriers, were licensed to perform certain duties, such a singing seasonal songs, including those of Christmas, ta the proper people. It was fist published in 1827 ax “an ancient bersion,sunginthe street of London” Charles Dichene eeditin A Christmas Caral: Ebenezer Scrooge, the rich but miserly curmudgeon, hearsiesung jauntilyin thestreet and threatens to hit thesinger with araterif he does not cease immediately. Fortunately, Serooge is about to be voucheafed the te meaning of Christmas, ond vo be made merty— and generous himself. Good King Wenceslas (Words by John Mason Neale; Music Traditional) Page 32 Yes, Virginia, there wasindeed anoble Wenceslas. le was nota king, however bute Duke of Bohemia. He tease good end honest andstrongly principled man. as thesong about him indicates —to0 good, perhaps, Becausein 929 heres musderedby his enovousand wicked younger rother fn 1653. John Maron Neale, an English dane, selected the martyr Wenceslas os the subjecoracildren’:song exemplify generosity I dulekly becomea Christmas favorite, even thoughts words clearly indicate that Wenceslas "Took out” on Se Sephent Day the day ofr Chrismas For atune Nenl peda going cro. originally sung ath the Latin fect “Tempusadestfloidum,”or Spring has unssrapped her flowers” which was first published in 1542 in a collection of Sedlsh church and school song.Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Page 10 (Words by Charles Wesley; Music by Felix Mendelssohn) Felix Mendelssohn composed the energetic tune to which we now sing "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” in 1840 as part of a cantata commemorating printer Johann Gutenberg. Fifteen years later an English ‘musician, WH. Cummings, applied Mendelssohn musical phrases oq hymn written in 1739 by Charles Wesley. (“Hark, howal he welkin (heaven rings” was how Wesley wrote the line; fortunately, a colleague substituted the opening line we knowand sing today) The devout Wesley, the Poet Laureate of Methodism, ‘composed about 6,500 hymnsin hecourseofhislife. Heand his equally devout brother John, who founded Methodism in England, might have been dismayed by the sprightly character ofthe music, but ther text would have pleased Mendelssohn, who always elt that his tune deserved a ‘merry subject.” Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) (Traditional) Page 34 “Here We Come A-Caroling"is an old English wassail song, or a song to wish good health, which is what “wassail” means. In days of yore, the Christmas spirit often made therrich a litle moregenerous than usual, and bands of beggars and orphans used to dance their way through the snowy streets of England, offering 10 singgood cheerandto el!good fortune'f he householder wouldgive them a drinkfrom his wassail bowl, or ‘penny, or aporkpie or, better yet, let them stand for a few minutes beside the warmth of his hearth. The wassail bowitselfwasa hearty combination of hot ale or beer and spices and mead, justalcoholicenough (0 ‘warm the tingling toes and fingers of the singers. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Page 18 (Words by Edmund Hamilton Sears: Music by Richard Storrs Willis) Oliver Wendell Holmes once declared this hymn by Edmund Hamilton Sears to be “one of he finest and ‘most beautiful ever written.” Sears, a retiring young Unitarian minister in Massachusetts, was dismayed by such public praise, saying he preferred to lead a quiet life in some half forgotten parish. Fame dogged kimi, ‘however, as wellit might when "Tt Came Upon the Midnight Clear” was one of his early efforts. Thepaem twas first published in 1849 in a church magazine and was adapted the following year toa tune composed by Richard Storrs Willis. Willis, by that time an eminent editor and critic for the New York Tribune, had studied music in Europe as a young man, with, among others, Felix Mendelssoh, who so much admired Willis’ work that he rearranged some of i for orchestra. Joy to the World (Words by Isaac Watts; Music by Lowell Mason) Page 20 Though the triumphant words “Joy to the world” exemplify the Christmas feeling, this familiar text is actually a translation based on five verses from Psalm 98 in the Old Testament. Isaac Watts, the English hymnist and cleric, published his Psalms of David. which contains these verses, in 1719. More than a century later in 1839, American composer and music educator Lowell Mason decided to set them to music, modestly including the phrase "From George Frederick Handel,” apparently to honor his idol, the composer of Messiah and many other masterpieces. For nearly 100 years, the world accepted this aserption, until musicologists pointed out that not a single phrase in the music can be said to have come straight from any work of Handel’. O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) (Traditional) Page 16 Centuries ago alovely egendarosethat onthe night Jesus was born allthetresin the forest everywhere — idiron where thentght wus waym.tn iceland cherethenightnsfovg Bloomed and borethetr mast ‘elicatefruit, Another legend exits to, that Martin Luther striding though the woods late one Christmas Eve, notcedkowexqustelypurethestarlightseemed hen glimpted rough the tree, soe took homean spec age reerbrnce of ta Christma nga ort ath can il the er fatever the true story of the first Christmas tree, the custom of decorating tres at Christmas arose in Germany Today cherebonemertunivarelhelideyderstaton The moulpoptircerlabeuttie Chris trees this one rom Germany, "O Christmas Tree," also noun as “O TortenBaum.” O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) Page 24 (English words by Frederick Oakeley; Latin words attributed to John Francis Wade; Music by John Reading) John Francis Wade was ax 18th-century British exile who moved to a Roman Catholic community in France, where he eked out an income by copying and selling music, and by giving music lessons to children. Perhapshehimselfrotethe Latin stanzas, beginning “Adestefideles,” which have made hisname known; perhans they were a text he was called upon to translate. In any case, he combined the text with a bit of ‘music, probably by another Englishman, John Reading, and published the resulting hymn around 1751. ‘More than a century later the English version, “O Come, All Ye Faithful," was turned out by Frederick Oakeley, a British clergyman who felt chat if congregations had good literary texts to sing, they would sing well. This hymn proved his point.Section One: Our Best-Loved Carols Little Town of Bethichem Page 12 (Words by Phillips Brooks; Music by Lewis H. Redner) Phillips Brooks, one of 19th-century America’ best-loved preachers, was ministering to a Philadelphia church when he wrote his now-jameus verses at Christmastime in 1868. He had journeyed to the HolyLand ‘three years earlier, and the memory was, hesaid, ‘still singing in my soul.” His organist, Lewis Redner, who ‘was professionally a highly successful real-estate broker and on Sundays a leader in the Sunday school, set Brooks’ words to musiefor the church’ children’ choir, and” QLittle Town of Bethlehem" was subsequently ‘taken up by the rest of the world. Silent Night Page7 (English words adapted from the original German of Joseph Mohr: Music by Franz Gruber) On the afternoon of Christmas Eve in 1818, in ating village high in the Austrian Alps, Joseph Mohr the local Catholic priest, wrote some appropriate stanzas forthe season. The church pipe organ had given out andcouldnotberepairedin ime orthat evening sodhe church organist, Franz Graber wrote asimple une, Setting the words fora tenor, a bass and two guitars. That very evening, atthe midnight service, “Silent Night” was heard for the fist time. The song soon made its way beyond the town of Oberdorf. but ‘anonymously, without mention of composer or poet. Until the 1850, neither Gruber nor Mohr, living in theirremotevillage, knew that their song was rapidly becoming the most beloved piece of Christmas music ‘ever written — nor did the world know of Gruber and Mohr. The Twelve Days of Christmas (Traditional) Page 26 Inthe Middle Ages, religious holidays were practically the only holidays, so lord and peasant alike tried to extend such happy times as long as possible. Christmas became not one day of celebration but 12, extending from Christmas Day o the Epiphany, when the Wise Men arrived with their gifs (thereby initiating the ‘custom of giving presents at Christmas). In the castles of the wealthy, a gifton each of the 12 days was not lnusual Hence the appeal of "The Twelve Days of Christmas, "since even thore who couldn't afford o give thesgfs could atleast sing about them. The carol is very old, dating probably from the 16th century, when such sprightly counting songs were very much in fashion. We Three Kings of Orient Are (Words and Music by John Henry Hopkins) Page 14 In 1857, John Henry Hopkins, Jr, assembled an elaborate Christmas pageant, for which he wrote both wordsand music, forthe General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he was instructorin church ‘music. One of the selections dealt with the Wise Men who came fram the East, and for this part of the pageant, Hopkins ereated one of America’ mest beloved carols, The three kings, Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, brought: gold, traditionally the metal of royalty; frankincense, an aromatic bark whose smoke was thought to reach thegates of heaven; and myrrh, an unguent usedin the preparation of bodies for burial. The gifts thus signified Jesus’ kingship, His oneness with God, and His eventual death on the cross. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional) Page 36 Inthe days of Merrie Olde England, « good part of life went on to the sound of music. Rick merchants hired Band to acompeny then on sos per enhanced theses phe ith song anda muntcpal orus ofsingers called waits, were licensed a sing out the hours of day or night to greet visiting dignitaries, ndin cain weg: ofttorichandacarsieh Wass werecy iets has at Otamasting eteneting on frosty nights, telling the Nativity story in song, and generally making the festivities of that favorite holiday even merit In return they might receive coins oa bitof Ae pudding pied ale or roasted Pt Many of the oldest carols are waits'carols, including "We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”B-sk Tar Gently, Silent Right English words adapted from the original German of Joseph Mohr; Musie by Franz Gruber ar Guitar—~o Capo poe eas eR Piano— Bl = Tent night, i - lent night, ~ lent night, | ho — ly night, ho - ly night, ho - ly night, All is calm, all is bright. Shep-herds quake | at the sight. Son of God, _ |love's pure light; ) £9 5 (Q) Round yon Vir - @) Glo- ries stream_from (3) Ra-diant beams_from gin Moth-er and Child, heav-en a - far, Thy ho-ly face, Ho - ly In-fant so |ten-der and mild, Heav'n-ly hosts_sing| Al- le - lu - jas With the dawn_ of | re-deem-ing grace, = = > Fa () Sleep in heav-en-ly (2) Christ the Sav ~ior is (3) Je - sus, Lord, at Thy| Sleep in heav-en-ly Christ_ the Sav-ior is Je - sus, Lord, at Thy| | oe re r oprih 18 Are Manic Pung r * aryGod Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ‘Traditional TT Qj] rest ye mer - ry, Q) @) God our heav'n-ly | F. bles: noth -/ing you dis| may. Re- ~edan~ gel |came; And See So eae oS En En ()mem- ber, Christ our | Sav r ior was |born /on Christ-mas |Day To @un- to cer- tain] shep - \herds brought! tid/-ings of the same; Howit e 7/DF Ei D/FE Re ea o (save us all from} Sa-tan's pow'r when| we were gone a -| stray i o_— @that in Beth-le-[hem was born the [Son of God by | name. com-fort and D/Ft g. Br/De BTWords by Charles Wesley Music by Felix Mendelssohn Hark! , the Herald Angels Say Moderately &. 5 A, lf] Hark! the ner - ald | an - gels sing,___[ "Glo - 2] 3[ Hail the heav'n - born} Prince of Peace! a g AR FAG (1) new = born King! Peace on earth (@)Righ - teous ~ ness! Light and fe brings T Tf rT Tp 10 Copprih 18 Arde Mane Padang a(God and sii es full 6 @)Risn with i i i Mild He lays — His Pycrese. more may, Li "Christ is born in_|Beth - te - Ja| Born to——give them| sec - ond birth. T iT Hark, the her-ald | en - gels sing, "Glo- ry to _the| new-born King!" T t u*3= O Little Town of Bethlehem ‘Words by Phillips Brooks; Music by Lewis H. Redner Moderately F Fdim F Gm F a a a 3 = ogo r fir lit - tle town of /Beth-le- hem, How | still t- ti we see th Christ is born of | Mer ~ ‘s y, And|gath-er'd_ all a - ho- ly Child of |Beth-le-hem, De-|scend to__ us, we ——————— mp| pee jt Dr Gm cr fim Aan F f + - = : oe 3 SS 4 t 7 e P ()bove thy deep and |dream-less sleep, The | si- lent_stars go (@) mor~tals sleep, the | an - gels keep ‘Their|watch of won-d'ring (3) out our sin and] en - ter im; Be |born to si to ~ D= car — up = or T ; = Ffdim Gm Gfdim Asus AT Dm (A. F_ Gm Asus4 wit GAH HR OHH # 2 —S : |? pry f : (1) in thy dark streets} shin - eth The ev - er - last -ing (2)morn-ing stars to -\ geth - er Pro-|claim the ho - ly (3)hear the Christ-mas |/an - gels, The |great glad tid - ings wy (es Be : SS SS et Tires ae = eee ae FB © C7 Fo a RR Re | ~ [ae g a =e ( reana) mee ie ly (hopes and fears of all the years Are | met in thee to -|night. ; (2) prais- es sing to the King And |peace to ~ men on jearth. i (3) come to us, a -| bide with uP Our ae at ~ man - u-| el. = = + ae —— ; f = + ; 12 Copyciaht © 198 Ardi ted a DECK THE HALLS ae Aa (Old Welsh Air Brightly 7—) oq Pp Bm, PN Ae Bn PRR Deck the halls with|boughs of hol-ly,| Fa lala la la la| la la ia. See the blaz-ing| Yule be-fore us,| Faia la lala la| la la mf Bm Aq, Aye 7D. a a ee ae ‘Tis the sea-son | to be jol- ly, | Fala la lala la| la la a. Strike the harp and |join the cho-rus,|Fa la la lala la| la la la. = F ? r = efi Don we now our|gay ap-par-el, | Fa_ la, fa— la | Ia la la. Fol - low me in | mer- ry mea-sure,| Fa la, fa— la | la la la. t t T Ss Fa 5/ i 4 44 i ie a ? Troll the an-cient|Yule-tide car - ol, | Fala lala la la | la la ia. While I tell of |Yule-tide trea-sure,| Fala la la la la | la la la. re r u enpeh 8 Adee Matic Pig 13We Three Kings f Orient A : 5 Words and Music by John Henry Hopkins 5 En, BL Em 7 a f ; aa 1. We three kings of | O- ri - ent 2. Born a |King on | Beth-le-hem’s 3.Frank - in -|cense to of - fer have PP 4.Myrrh is mine, its bit - ter per- 5. Glo - rious | now be -| hold Him a - ad. + —— 2 ee a a Br Em G D En za ci + tH — - + f + = == oe — pee oT I Tt fd + f P SSI 1 |@) Bear - ing | gifts we | tra~verse a-| far, Field and | foun - tain, 2 Gold 1 joring to |crown Him a-|gain, King for-| ev - er, (3) In ~ cense | owns a De - i - ty | nigh, IPray'r and | prais - ing, (@Breathes of | life of | gath- er - ing | gloom Sor-row-ing,| sigh - ing, ®) King and | God and| Sac ~- ri-| fice, Al - le-| lu - ia, 4d} 4 4] i Em > Fm = er - - ae x Se — - moun - tain, | Fol- low- ing yon - der star. nev - er, | O-ver us ali to. treign. rais ing, | Wor-ship Him, | God most | high. 0. dy - ing, |Sealed in the stone - cold | tomb. lu - ia, | Earth to |heav'n re -| plies a ¢ | \ SSS ge So f -ing, | still } D.C. for G additional wordsoe OG epapes Teg O Tannenbaum ‘Traditional V- a _ Moderately aa oO 1 = ©. |Christ-mas tree, thy |leaves are so un-|chang-ing. Tan - nen-baum, O | Tan - nen-baum, wie | treu sind dei - ne | Blat - ter. Christ-mas tree, O |Christ-mas tree, thy [leaves are so__un -|[chang-ing. (Instrumental to - - ~ 16 Coigh 19851 Arde Mase Pela. In mMm im mn - L t= ¢ DT a Fe 3 oo h 2 ‘ — — a ——s = — = 1 I on - iy green when) sum-mer's here, tis a Christ-mas Day you |stand so _ tall, to griinst nicht nur zur | Som - mer ~ zeit, - ter a +} | 4 td 4 E J —— eS x “*t ——F ae ! t ¥ : G D G7 7 z i He ARR = _ — . a = = : 2 =| id = = = = 1 a cold and drear. O Christ-mas tree, 0 Christ -mas tree, thy one and all. oO Christ-mas tree, oO Christ-mes tree, you a wenn es schneit, O Tan - nen-baum, oO Tan - nen-baum, wie z ah ol de} TF T tf Er at tthe a | | leaves are 50 un -|chang - ing. 2.0 fil all hearts with | gai - treu sind dei - ne ta lat bast $= yaa ga ae yee T r 1 eS (gai | + iar 1 ~ tat lat dat Mate LtIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear Words by Edmund Hamilton Sears Music by Richard Storrs Willis Moderately | 29 £ came up-on__ the | mid - night clear That} gio - rious song of through the clo - ven/skies they come With] peace - ful wings_ un- fof the days are| has-t'ning on, By | proph - ets seen of pt ty 4 2S é F. ie ie G7 Cc ee Cc FL Gt me Pe |. —} — J +- 53 +; = <— —— A : oa = = cori tt itt From| an-gels bend - ing |near the earth To |touch their harps_ of And | still their heav'n- ly mu-sic floats O'er} all the wea- ry i Mold, @ furl @ old,. When|with the ev - er-| cir-cling years Shall]come the time—fore- veling ye LAR bj 4} 4d J) = a a — ——— —— ——— = r te >.ah WIL 2 — - = ¥ 3 = z 7 "Peace | on. the earth,_ good -| will to men, From 3 A -|bove its sad and | low - ly plains, They = When | the new heav'n_ and fearth shall own The = ———s_| ac ne aS : ; a na — = Jj» =E. 7 = A roto () heav'ns_ all~ gra - cious} King.".____ The world in sol - emn A @bend_— on hov - ‘ring ev - er o'er. its (3) Prince. of Peace,_ their whole of world— send| = — - | rr = F GT ab a = » = +, as —— a | a () stili-ness lay To | hear the an - gels| = (@) Ba -belsounds The | bless - ed an - gels| = @®back the song Which] now the an - gels| = 4d 1 tif 4 2 2S Fr rr 19Jou To the o World ey Words by Isaac Watts; Music by Lowell Mason Majestically 2-4 z 5 tf -3|\4- 28 mmm msm mo om om om om om om om om om om om om om ™(1) room ,. (3) ness. ()heav'in and na = ture (@) won- ders of — HisQ)cold win - ter's (3) o'er the Chorus 23O Com Ml Ye Shetfid Adeste Fideles English words by Frederick Oakeley; Latin words attributed to 4-18 John Francis Wade; Music by John Reading T-Jp Broadly a) mm Joy - ful and tri- Lae = ti tri - um- m™ = 1 = Come and _be -|hold ———] Na - tum wi-lae - 24 Compih 181 Andes Man PeinBe emt dd) Lk} D aa sil born the King gels. 0 go me 2 ~~ chorus come, let Re - gem an ~ rum. Ve -|| ni - te 7 HH. f br et at 4 D Ga Di G fm Bm Ph Be Ae come, let us ni-te a Sf a -|dore - do-| re 2, Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation; Sing all ye citizens of heav'n above: Glory to God in the Highest. Chorus 3. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory giv'n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. Chorus 254. The Twelve Days of Christmas 4- 1% ‘Traditional + % SG Briskly F Dm7 Gm7 c7 FE a HH 1,0n the |first day true love sent to mp par - tridge_in a pear | | < Gm7 cr F cr F. Bb Fr cr fel LER xe FRR FL RY FRR > true love sent to me Two tur-tle doves and a | par - tri in a pear Dm? Gm7 cr Fr of Fe xc AOR A FFE $ | tree._3, On the|third day of Christ-mas, my|true love sent to me |Three French_hens, ee 7 f fe z 26 epyeh i) 1981 Ande Mane Pah Ie. (a fal Ll | fra eta tatFooctooF tur-tle doves and a | par - plage ip a pear Dm7 Gm7 cr Fr cr a fourth day of Christ- mas, my | true love sent to me Four call- ing birds, 7 t F EF cl F fa at BR RR 7 = ‘Whee Fronch_hens, Two tur-tle doves Anda| par - triage. 9 a pear| tree.—5, On the| Te fT Re ? — ry DZ Gm7 cr F F/A — Gtdim cr/a H a tt Ta., FRB fH ' | fifth day of Christ-mas, my|true love sent to me F Dm Bb cr af ia a NC, ¥Your_ call-ing birds, |Three French hens, lightly ghtly tT 7F Bb F Ge FE Dm? it #¢ = a } i SS cH - Pa sith day of Citist-mes, my sev-enth day of Christ-mas, my eighth day of Christ-mas, my ninth day of Christ-mas, my tenth day of Christ-mas, my lev-enth day of Christ-mas, my twelfth day of Christ-mas, my ¢ = a r ¥ Repeat a3 nec : Gmt cr Fr er ee Ea Chaim =f fe isu i FHF on, EE aS == ae t T £ T true love gave to me ix geese a - lay - ing, Five gold-en (7) true love gave to me Sev-en swans a- swim-ming, (to 6) (8) true love gave to me Eight maids a - milk - ing, (to 7) (9) true love gave to me Nine la - dies dane - ing, (to 8) (10) true love gave to me Ten lords a- leap - ing, (to 9) true love gave tome E-f] lev-en pip- ers pip - ing, (to 10) (12) true love gave to me Twelve drum-mers drum-ming, (to 11) d a : ees —| Ds = he = rp = if aT t z z f cv/G Dm Bb C7 mm oe re xe. Four_ call-ing birds,|Three French hens,| Two— tur-tle doves And a lightiy 28Traditional F Bb F cr SS a 1, A-|way in a |man ~ ger, no |erib for a | bed, ‘The | lit - tle Lord 2.The |cat - tle are }low - ing, the |poor Ba- by |wakes, But | lit - tle Lord’ 3. Be |near me, Lord| Je - sus, I ask Thee to stay Close] by me for-| P : ft 4 —e PRS ae = : z po + 7 F os aS t @) Je - sus laid }down His sweet| head. The |stars inthe | sky. looked @Je-sus no | cry-ing We |makes. I | love Thee, Lord] Je - sus, look @ev-er and|love me I |pray. Bless the ' dear|chil - dren in == g i = re rye ait pote ye @ down where He | lay, The | lit - tle Lord] Je-sus a-|sleep on the | hay. @ down from the | sky, And|stay by my | cra-dle till | morn is | nigh. @ Thy ten-der |care, And|take us to |heav-en to live with Thee| there. | = | | | _—— = 4 = f ae a t — fe opr 8 ee Mase Ring I 29en ‘Traditional Joyously D aH SH 9! ES sa rerTtit tt | a F F TRE PRPRP PPP ee eee 1.) An - gele we have|heard on high |Sweet-ly si o'er the plains, 2.iShep-herds, why this| ju - bi-lee? | Why your j strains pro - long? 3.$[Come to Beth-le-| hem and see Him whose birth the an - gels sing. * 4 = | TF ae (cam Em By OE D G D7 G D & DT aa } fy ARG] ER tH FF | | h 1 j 1 « =e —— = =e a a a i = @ And the moun-tains| in re - ply | Ech ~ o - ing their| joy - ous strains. @What the glad-some| tid - ings be [Which in- spire your|heav'n-ly song? @€ome a - dore on |bend~ed knee |Christ the Lord, the | new-born King. . - a ale ee 3031 ad ex - cel - sis in af meee ee Oe oe OO Oe oe oe Oe Oe oe om oe om om oe om omGood ‘King Wenceslas Words by John Mason Neale; Music Traditional F_ Dm cr, _F, Bb OF, Bb cz, F rin i 1 Wen - ces-| las look'd out onthe feast of | Ste - phen, flesh and|bring me wine, |bring me pine logs |hith - er. a ii (When the snow lay |round a- bout, | deep and crisp and @Thou and I will | see him dine, | when we bear him |thith 7 Fa a (Bright -ly shone the that night, |though the frost was @ Page and mon - arch they went, [forth they went to - ae Pe hee oe ee fe fee Sim Ee Bee t () When a poor men in sight, | gath-'ring win - ter uf e pes a (@)Through the rude wind’s la ment | and the bit - ter tT FT +l = oprah 88 Are Mas Pabihig VW ™ Tah am AD oa a att ot oth ot oth oath oth oh a)SE ereee SEES SE Eee er See EE SESE EI Erte EES Eero enn ETErIETeTE No chord 4 srr HIE I al|sire, the night is |dark-ér now, 5]| In his mas - ter's|steps he trod, ae Ah ay oe G - iB @ and the wind blows|strong - Fails my heart, I |know not how, @where the snow lay |dint - + [Heat was in the | ver - y sod aM AM a BM gs ae ah eRe @ 1 can go no | long - er." |"Mark my foot - steps,] my good page, @which the Saint hed | print - ed. There-fore, Chris - tian | men, be sure, J ¥ 7 TF G Cc DT & Em. DT c G Am. RUM ea SORE na Re @ tread thou in them [bold - ly. [Thou shalt find the | win-ter's rage @wealth or rank pos -|sess - ing; Ye who now will |bless the poor D 1 rR @freeze thy blood less © shall your-selves find T Ertt . 33,_ DeRe we COME 1) A-CAROLING the WASSAIL SONG Traditional (22) + fy i 1] Here we come a- - Qf] Pless the mas -ter oo a a @Here we come a -| wan- d'ring so | feir___to be 5 @ all the lit - tle | chil - dren that jround the ta - bleto ! | And God | bless you and | send you TT |) Uf TOTRW RRs Re A We AR Wea Re Resch Reh Re é We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3 a aaa gating ia aati, ata wa, et, Ya ye 30 Traditional a. 2 Brightly, with spirit ee ¥ 1 Ht a 7S == =F a= = FS = 2 ye Tie? f —F (@]] wish you a Mer-ry |Christ-mas; We |wish you a Mer-ry |Christ-mas; We @J} bring us a fig-gy | pud-ding; Oh, |pring us a fig- gy | pud-ding; On, @]] won't go un-til we've] got some; We |won't go un-til we've] got some; We fd dad |) hd td # y FA HEH vis HH a wie. = a a a oe a a a a : z ——— xa - e eo 3 (@® wish you a Mer-ry |Christ-mas and a @bring us a fig-gy | pud-ding and a | cup of good | cheer Good @) won't go un-tilwe've| got some, so bring some out | here. a ee ee 2 eat — pT 36 ie) a nun ei wed= # . = je ie {fag ag a = = = a ~y a a WT Tr a tid- ings for |Christ-mas and a | Hap- py New |Year. 2. Oh,(repeat) = 3. We (repeat) - 4. We (continue) i SS Ss ? f i 5 u t T S G ET, AT DT war ar Christ-mas; We We = 5 = G7 Cc G Am. DT & fe FF = Ht FHT fi 3 t ; a = wish you a Mer-ry |Christ-mas and a | Hap - py New | Year. = |i—., - 2 z _ = 738 Section Two Popular Christmas Hits Blue Christmas (Words and Music by Billy Hayes and Jay Johrison) Page 54 ‘Most Christmas songs are filled with warmth, hope and good cheer in celebration of our most beloved holiday. But there’ another side to Christmas, to0, with special appeal to the country and western music audience. The theme of lost and unrequited love is familiar eo all country fans, and here it is given a poignant twist by songwriters Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson. “Blue Christmas” was written in 1948, and country singer Ernest Tubb made it a hit that same year. Both Elvis Presley and Hugo Winterhalter had popular versions of che song, but it remains steadfastly a country classic. C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S (Words by Jenny Lou Carson; Music by Eddy Amold) Page 70 Countrysinger Eddy Arnold’ contribution to Christmas, which he wrote in 1949 with Jenny Lou Carson. is a reminder of the day’ true meaning. "CH-RI-S-T-M-A-S" makes an acronyre of the true symbols of Christmas: C forthe Christ Child; H forthe herald angels: Rforthe Redeemer: Ifor Israel, where Christ was, born: $ for the star that guiced T, the three Wise Men: iM for the manger where Jesus lay; A for all Christ ‘means to each of us; and S for the shepherds, the first to enter the stable in worship, Both Eddy Arnold and Jan Reeves made classic recordings of ths litle song with its simple melody: Christmas for Cowboys (Words and Music by Steve Weisberg) Page 62 Stew ibe was orm an raised in Daas, but he makes no cart being a cody chowgh he does ‘think chat cowboy boots are the only appropriate footwear). In 1975, Weisberg, playing dead guitar, was recording a Christmas album in Los Angeles with singer John Denver Though Denver usually writes and records his own material, the album was one song shor, and Weisberg got his chance. Using a melody that he had had in mind fora while, he stayed up all night and came up with "Christmas for Cowboys,” which soon became a part of Devers Rocky Mountain Christmas album. Christmas in Killarney (Words and Music by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon) Down in the southwest corner of Ireland, not far from Tralee and Killorglin and Gahirciveen, is the picturesque town of Killarney: Spring is greener there and summeris lovelien the residents say, just because its Killarney (rhymes with “blamey"). And in Killarney Cirristmas is more Christmasy agree the writers of this song, John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon (Irishmen all). Dennis Day, the Irish tenor whose voice is compounded of the greenest shamrocks, introduced this lyrical ballad in 1951 with a recording chat quickly became a best-seller Page 48 Christmas Is (Words by Spence Maxwell; Music by Perey Faith) Page 64 Percy Faith, so well known for his lush, super-symphonic arrangements of popular and semiclassical favorites, also turned his hand to songwriting. In 1966, with Ipricist Spence Maxwell, he composed “Christmas Is,” agleaming compendium of some of the things chat make Christmas Christmas —the sights of holly, tinsel, sparkling snow and Santa, and the sounds of bells, carols and children’ laughter What ‘makes our holiday of holidays so special, though, is norgifts and feasting, but the feelings —the sharing, the remembering, the hoping—that make ita season of joy for all men. Christmas Island (Words and Music by Lyle Moraine) Page 80 ‘Many of our visions of Christmas center around what are essentially Northern symbols —symbols such as snow andsleighs and frtrees. But heresa charming song about what the holiday slike atthe Equator. With ‘tiny, tiny population, Christmas Island, a former British possession, is one of the Line Islands south of Hawaii and just north of zero latitude. Used asan airbase, itcame tothe attention of American Gls during World War Il. But its chief importance seems to be that it was an atomic testing center in 1962. Lyle Moraine’ song, written in 1946, plays on the contrast between the temperate and tropical visions of Christmas, and originated ata time when the South Pacific was still very much on our minds.(Cicer cag ana Fire) Page ad: ig onan Open! : | Page 41 ga Song Chess MelTome chesuppeub singer inounos “Th elo eg! becoeeoftpecil gna of oie Hel seta ooolenl Nghe ehh vowy Neorae fal dy his fiend Robert ‘about the indoor and outdoor joys of the Yuletide season. tt was “The Christmas Song.” also uently called by its frst line" Chestnuts roasting on an open fire." Jeck Frost, carolers, people dressed Exkimos—there are part ofthe outdoor fur. Inside we have the mellofturkey roasting ny tots with ‘eyesglowing and the promise of Santat vist down the chimney. Tormé made a recording ofthe song. t year and Nat King Cole recorded an even more succesful version a decade later Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Page 44 Ceanee 2 lugh Martin and Ralph Blane) There os alway somethingof hevuerable child abou uy Garland Herbig lope fame cae a the played little Dorothy in The Wiaard of Ox in 19: prompt al bucher operate just alight. her arout fat ox prone ti ‘Hillabsolutety unforgettable. That was 1944, and she wasstarring in Meet Mein t Louis, “alove ofa,” _ nected the Telly Sng” and Ta By Nex Dt the mia ey Hugh ‘Ralph Blane offered “Have Yourself « Merry Little Chrstmas"—s0 movingly done in [poste a resp met cto omnes fifi este tebmes Til Be Home for Christmas Page 46 (Words by Kim Gannon; Music by Walter Kent) : ‘In 1943 the world was at war, and many thousands of American men and women in the service would be Wied Seedy bint Cry ax ayeot eri ng hed bade esearch ee ee rebpoi eek tig ete ‘As astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman were hurtling back to earth Sri Mth Feit png eee ses scholar Sigraund Spaeth called “T hes ee Bescon cecena npn aml tarred hating ho mede many Oveoas ngs oe Mey Cito fo Page 50 | (Words by Paul Francs Webster: Music by Sonny Burke) és elasitacheed poplar inthe Und St dringthe 9305 hhh Seat sew cen ecceyalbie being sms one rs a jst. men ‘Anchese Sisters made the “Beer Barrel Polka ne oftemextmemertisegso Hr - cy 4 Em?-5 Am? Dm7-5 7-9 Cmaj7 on. ARE RE, RED aHave Yourself vero dy up Manna Si Be eae a fRenr’y faittle @hristmas Slowly and delicately g Am, Dm7 Gr, Am? Dm? Gy # # + EE Have your-self a | mer-ry lit-tle Christ-mas;) Let your heart be |light, “——~ ae | c AmT me mo aah? fe Be ye From now on, our | trou-bles will be out of | sight. oom rk me of Ff mom Bs: tH Have your-self a ad me fe ARS ie er will be miles a -| way. cresi 7 44 opyigh 194 ree 172 by eee mmm mmmsmsemsmsemseomhsome om om omom mom om Mmmm Mmaat Ha tab be i th th at tp uw HO te tart uu i | 3 Fader Fahey Fhmi-5 Fmt 2a T t Here we are as in mf. d =_g— Pheer T Fim7-5 BY Fin, BiB se. Faithful friends who are|dear to us mpsub. gath-er |near to _—— 4 — S153 oe If__the Fates al -| eat Through the years we ] all will be to-geth-ér r Fawp, F Gee? Em7 = Am? Bm7-5 Am, GHaug i es Hang a shin-ing |star up-on the high-est | bough, Fmaj? Dm? ae oc Cmajt antl Ne, ee have your-self a 2 ddd TF esI'll Be Home for Christmas Words by Kim Gannon; Music by Walter Kent aay Tye Moderately slow, in two (J=1 beat) ™ =-_Hm™.smMm rm mp smoothly And |pres - ents eppriaht © 190, ened 1711972 y Gann Kent Mi Ce. Iteration Coyightecrd Algheroli y ot db dh th Ob GG aa th ub dae oo oo Th Dyt/a Gos, Q Ebdim Dm? rw right | gleams.christmas inkillarney Words and Music by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon Irish jig tempo » & hol-ly green, the i-vy green, The| J \ : pret-ti- est pic-ture you've ev - er seen Is |Christ-mas in Kil-lar-ney With of the folks at home. It's | nice, you know, to kiss your beau While T 7 ; F/¢ Cc Cc A, ome ae cud-dl-ing un-der the mis - tle-toe, And] San - ta Claus_you know, of course, Is 48yo aera oe of the bi * 's from home. The| door is al-ways q-pen; The|neigh-bors pay a call; A B/A And ¢ Am? DT Gg etm # + jae Ss se a oe = TT F z Fa - ther John be-fore he's gone Will }bless_ the house and ail. How Sd : = 4 —— ai —, 1 ¢ F/¢ ¢ to click yo FTI SS grand it feeis mur heels And| join in the fun of the jigs SS 5 pes and reels; I'm | ee at i hand - inj g you no blar-ney, The $ GI/D C/E t F Fo AVE N.C, tH likes you've never ki slowing down me FR iN nown very slow = F Fhdim C/G) Am iy FF c pr ae 7 | BREE FAR | aha ee ee mh ae ae - S44 Christ-mas in Kil-lar-ney With all of the folks at home. J tempo + TtThe Merry Christmas Polka Words by Paul Francis Webster; Music by Sonny Burke Moderate polka tempo v v v v4 vel v fid - dies now, the | fid - dles now, the room we go, the [room we go, _ the ro RF RR g fid - dles now; There's} wine to warm mid - dles now room we gos ‘A -fround and round room we go, 1-7 ar ie Pa Gr c set your head a -|ihicl. A-|[- get your-self a | girl. 1 (ey y ECT rt rt > Comm © Aa ah ep ct rte rareactt armenia: 50 ]> > r t > > tT S = gr hs Boss At Zz # tin-gle, _ When sleigh bells | jin- gle— on San-ta's Teo pt ¢t = = t To - geth - er Christ - mas i es ae 51‘The Merry Christmas Polka F Chorus = : the |mer - ry Christ-mas | pol - kas the |mer- ry Christ-mas | pol - ka; hap - py On, it's the step with ‘A- round @ z be | jol - ly and |deck the halls with | hol- ly; the |ceil - ing with |1ots of time for |steal-ing let's have a | jol- ly hol- i -| day.. iss - es be-{neath the mis- tle -| toe. ae 7 tr Aaj wireee eee eeseereeeeran Pirie Se Se oo le mer - ry Christ-mas | pol - ka; An- oth- er mer - ry Christ-mas | pol - ka; With ev-'ry - aay aay ILL =a SB SSeS) ree ek roy Roy Rk i pp deg REE ete See sea~son has be-| gun. Roll out the Yule - tide— join-ing in the [ fun; Roll out the [bar - rels that ea = qaqa = SSS a a ee eee aia ee eee c7 Am7 Dm? Gm7 t +H \ \ va Sj} SS = sp i ae sing out the | car- ols, A | mer ~ ry Christ-mas shout till they |hear you, A | mer- ry Christ-mas ESS St 2 t c7, lS a la 7 SSS ree = \" c F ——F ; 2 , céme on and fa —} “ray Sy aNWords and Musie by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson 7 ee zZ : Moderately slow, with expression fr ‘ ; ieticatelD ~ oa” d Ill have a eS Abdim cl i 0 exe fe : ae & . tions of Christ-mas | tree =< 54 onyih 1948 Be Msc uber The Wt Ma Grup Santa Mai, Cu Copp rnene| cr B/D Mie C/E i HE AR xo. z ww lyou're not here with | me. I'll have a Christ-mas , t RR RE OP |heart - ache starts | hurt - in’,. You'll be right with your |Christ = js slower \Christ-mas. BP we a i an e i osWe Need a Little Christmas from the musical production Mame Music and Lyric by Jerry Herman Brightly (as a polka) Freeltree | Haul "yout the | hol - ly; Put upthe| tree be -| fore my down the | chim - ney;_| Turn on the |bright-est {string of ~ * ~ ~ T ile ET Amt, Dr Amt, BH HH Fm fie spir - it falls. again, lights I've ev -| er seen, — 1 may be [rush - ing |things, but deck the halls a - gain —— It's time we |hung some tin’ ~ sel on that ev - er-green ; t id 56 Bes Reen Bans Nara "A Bsn MPL Communion reap Copa ocaed age ee ae mam m homme omP oP oP oo om JB Bh ileal El.BmT-5 Am/F# E7/G Am D7 ie a i For we |need a little |Christ-mas For I've |grown a lit-tle | lean - er, Right this ver-y |min-ute, Can-dies in the | win-dow, Car-ols at the Grown a lit-tle |cold-er, Growna lit-tle | sad-der, Grown a lit - tle F T r Ro spin-et. Yes, we |need a lit-tle |Christ-mas Right this ver-y | min-ute. It old-er, And I |need a lit-tle | an - gel Sit - ting on my |shoul-der, _ ~ fr Dr iH Nc, as N.C, has~ n't snowed a |sin-gle flur-ry, But | San- ta, dear, we're| in a hur-ry; So fof Tay fee date Natt‘We Need a Little Christmas lit - tle |Christ need a lit-tle | mu-sic, Need a lit-tle flaugh-ter, INeed a lit-tle Amt DT a Fe sing-ing ‘ng-ing through the | raft-er, And we |need a lit- tle |snap-py t te ~ i "Hap-py ev-er | af-ter,"THE LITTLE BOY [5 at THAT SANTA r. Words and Music by Tommie Connor, Jimmy Leach and Michael Carr CLAUS FORGOT Verse Ge) ome mas comes but |once a year for | ev- 'ry girl and | boy, rh at laugh-ter and the | j they | find in each new Fdim F Fm Gm? Eb9 DmThe Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot ce bo cr lit - tle fel-ler's |Christ- mas Moderately, in tempo EB AmT-5 Dr or Chorus ate. fla HH HH FH —i— lit- tle boy that] San-ta Claus for-| got, Gmt CT Gm7-5 cr FE ORO good-ness knows did- n't want Be Rl 7 Fe sent a note to|San-ta for some] sol-diers and a Gm Eb9 co Am7-5 —-D1-9 Gm7 co A broke his lit-tle |heart when he found] San~ ta had-n't- Am7-5 D7 on fo Ge« BRE street, he en ~ vies] all those | wan-ders home to |last year's bro-ken | toys.. t t T * #8 &® & &a —== 5 c ; ; sor-ry for that | lad-die; He |has-n't got a |dad-dy, The | lit-tle boy that aT 74 Gm7 tT m rT) fe ae fr San-ta Claus for-] got. Iraefor GC Words and Music by Steve Weisberg rs Moderate country waltz (I to be played as?) f = = i—_—— pea. sim, throughout f* F na pm ff i an | | yTan in’ the | sad - dle we spend Christ - mas} Day, 3)camp\- fire for |warmth as we for the [nights eee (priv - int the | cat-tle___on_the | snow ~ cov- ered _| plains. @)stars oo - ver |- head. are the |Christ-mas- tree | lights. 62 Copysight © 29° oy Cherry ae sie Co. otormatana Copyright ssc Alrighty enedBb F cr & = ae Fa i i SS (AN of the} good gifts giv - en __to-| days (Gywind sings a [hymn as we | bow wn —| () Ours is the | sky, and the |wide 0 - pen @)Christ = mas for | cow-boys end the [wide 0 - penCHRISTMAS IS Words by Spence Maxwell Music by Perey Faith 7 3 Am7 I Christ-mas is sleigh bells; > 4 Christ-mas is shar-ing; —= = SS + j x #44 Christ-mas is car - ing. =~ <= a = - — ~~ + 3} z ped. sim. throughout c Am? m7 Dm7/o TH] 1 if HE = SS = Jae a Christ-mas is chil-dren who | just can't go to sleep. Christ-mas is car -ols to |warm you in the snow; Christ-mas is mem-'ries, Christ-mas is bed - time the where kind you al- ways keep. no one wants to —> g came tied ten Used pom, pom pom oo oom omDeck the halls and give a For all the All the world is tin ~ sel So glad to things that Christ-mas is each] year. Christ - mas ,— mer-ry know that Christ-mas i: to -| night. Christ -mas,— mer-ry | : ee eS FE SE Ee - SF i set poe u_G_4 | f Christ - mas, your wish-@s come | true> Christ - mas fh your wish 8 come | true. C/G Dmv/G aah C ee _ a E Hs Christ-mas;— ys wigh> & come our ——— >|SIVER and G Words and Musie by Johnny Marks Slowly and somewhat freely Both hands 8va higher- - - | Sil -ver and | gold, sil - ver and | gold, Ev ~ 'ry-one |wish-es_for P How do you |mea-sure its ped. sim. throughout 66aa g * f 1 ' rot RYT Just by the | plea-sure it gives here on earth. slowing down | Sil ~ ver and | gold, in tempo sil -ver and | gold, Mean so much|more when 1 AT, [rushing forward slowing % > r Dm? Ebdim ee: = @ sil - ver and | gold dec-o-| ra - tions. very delicately |, ~~ ‘)Take Me Back toToyland Words by Kal Mann; Music by Bernie Lowe Gentle and lilting At u———1 ped. sim.gt Em1, any fy ri Vee Where |dreams just lke | toys can be If you be-} lieve in Be-lieve in ba NE things that you | can - not | see; the |world would be-| come f FT |e Ff What a |won-der-ful |world this would] be.@- -R-I-S-T--A- Words by Jenny Louw Carson; Music by Eddy Arnold Moderately . : : wo oho pad $_ 3 1j— = oa = nan an a Leal . : ft \eab . - bj = = = roy Te Verse (rather freely) . ce eg eins FY fe FH sn. it = SSS] == re ro 4 Christ-mas meant one | thing, ‘That get - ting lots Em? Am ef “= e Se 7 P | | learned 4 whole lot dif-f'rent when ]|Moth-er sat me |down And —S = 1 = == = oo == ov 70 om i et ae og a eae eeetaught me to spell |Christ-mas _this Chorus (moderately, in tempo) c So Fae "c" is for the |Christ child i ie - prof r for her ~- ald | an-gels in = "It means Te - ra-[ els i ie? a a a rE cate 6 | Lot SELF F for the | star thet shone so bright. }— syCHRIS-T-MA-S Dm7 G? Em? AmT. Ho #4 a — ——— — == jee - re FTP Ei. | | "T" is for three |wise men, They who trav-eled far. : — a — = aay rp = : a ———— = = F ¥ - DT GT Cc aa I { t "M" is for the | man-ger where He | lay. "AMS for all He = i: : AS | | stands for; "s" means shep-herds |came, => | |_| o p- aaa = + - FT r Fse eee re Moderately Words by Irving Caesar Music by Gerald Marks G DT G DT HH E SS - SS SS iE + = ee — S| | = a Cr t——+ > Make my mom-my's|life a song; |Keep my dad - dy |safe and strong; I don't want e-| lec -tric trains, Twen-ty - dol - lar | aer - o - planes. mp simply Le #5 | 9 SS F == : S G GT Cc Cmé GD AT cmé D7 fa mR fe RA —. » a Ke - 3 fas = SSS SS r rorrerl, * Let me have them| Free our friends of all year long; aches and pains: That's what I want for |Christ-mas. That's what I want for |Christ-mas. cnr 3‘That's What I Want for Christmas Bbdim = Am7 ae Let my dolls I like boots be |made of rags, with tops of blue Fire-man hats Like my lit - of | pa- per bags. tle | sis- ters do; So, ia SS EE # i= = F = aa Just write "love" on the [Christ -mas tags; That's what I want for if you leave them, |leave a few; That's what I want for 2 i J Faly j 4 % — = = ee © = t i“ pyc og Dmt/G c/a. Dm7/G a Christ - mas. Christ - mas. wake up Christ - mas rein- deer pass = my | day, house, ! if 1 1 But But, | when don't, dear | San - ta wake up,| let meAm7/D I will not _com-} plain March-ing round the |Christ-mas tree S Bbdim — Am7 be-cause ee: ro NT What I real - ly |want is An-i-mals that] nev-er this: bite, Se, at 7 j—} $ =4 5: = zi = I I l Sis - ter's smile kiss. Fill our land with Nev- er giv - ing] an - y _ fright, Sol - dier boys who | | a [_ . | = Sy —— o— aa peace and nev - er lightly j m6 aa bliss fights That's what I want that's what J want From|Maine more |broadly for for down [That's to what I want the for Isth = Christ - mus; mas. Christ -mas.‘WA Saunty Cone to Shanty Town? Words and Music by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson and Ed Nelson, Jr. Moderately Win }} San-ty come to |Shan-ty Town to a {poor lit-tle boy like mp & D/Fe Fdim r Will he |bring , me some |toys rf al Will }San-ty come to |Shan-ty Town if he |sees our Christ-mas |—— F = = = Ag. } e See 4 ee a gt 7 ? f Mom-my said he jwould if I |prom-ised to be [SVS SSeS u—_———_, tT Comrie 8 a Ra nce cased Maa ered edly panos See eeepaar r ee eEe Eee ecto Gtdim = = 5 ert ee + a — a4 we don't have a | fire - place or a |chim-ney on our did-n't stop last |Christ-mas Eve; does-n't he ki le live aa ——— =| Cdim 1 ie ' - — = SS = ? t= (Q) shack Like the | oth-er luck - y | chil - dren have who (2) here? Will my | mom-my have to |paint my toys the fg ht + — = SS} = — f t = ; > A A D : rt A = i + p= = = = 7 ff - + (1) live across the | track. ni G . me a @)way she did last ey eal wae my|pray'rs each day, when |—, - : | i = = See ae} = = = zg we wo ; io ____—, AY Em? Av i = — =| ? = =| as feo [ Christ-mas rolls 4 San- ty come to |Shan -Words and Musie by Johnny Marks Rockin Aroung the Christmas Tree fo ke Sete $9 $0. te ge BAE9 So. p00" $949 50.44 49 Bright twist tempo A A A A Rock-in' a-round the |Christ-mas tree— At the |Christ Rock-in' a~- round the |Christ-mas tree, Let the |Christ-mas Mis-tle-toe hung where | you can see— = Ev ~'ry Lat-er we'll have some |pump-kin pie, And we'll t g gt k c z Gy c cou-ple tries to 7 do some car - ol -| ing. A t t ? z g a 78 one 1958 yt Nhl Mask NY nernatonal Copyright sete. Al igh serveFr. Em Am, Am+7 i a ae 7 = You will get a |sen-ti-men-tal | feel-ing When you hear volc-es singing, Ree t= g zg te ae fag a N.C, ah = = “Let's be jol-ly; [Deck the halls with Jboughs of hol- ly."|Rock-in' a-round the —~ t Christ -mas tree, Have a | hap-py hol - i -|day. EN“"ry-one danc-ing fash - ioned t x f a a t *8va applies to piano only. oudjem Words and Music by Lyle Moraine Moderately, with a ult (T=) 3) oy oe oS mw ™ How'd ja like to spend f{Christ on Christ-mas = Christ on Christ-mas — DT ima 2 like to spend a hol - i-day a-| way a- cross the like to hang your stock-in' on a [great big co-co-nut z das z = How'd ja like to spend How'd ja like to stay whee ————_ a *The chord is spelled GDAC. 80 a CE Ne etqs Tdi Tdi Vda Vda Ta th Ida (i td ddy ta dd) bh bb ih cms BY/FH Dm6/F ET Fe BB. File. FRR like the Is-land-ers | do, Wait for San-ta to Christ — fi Ah +H #4 HHH Svan nev-er stray, for ev-'ry day your|Christ-mas dreams come| true. 4 es ‘vaiSection Three For Children at Christmastime s Frosty the Snow Man (Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins) Page 99 Gene Autry, just out of high school and not yer settled into a job, tried to earn some money by working in a ‘railoay telegraph officein alatle Oklahoma town, Assigned tothe night shift which wasslow, he amused dimself by picking on his guitar and singing a song or tivo. One night a stranger happened in waited until ‘Aunryhad finished hissongand then said, "Young feller you're wasting your ime her.” Laas Will Rogers ‘By then, Autry had had enough of the telegraph business, so he took Rogers’ advice and began singing professionally, His career is now legend ~ he became one of Hollywoods Brightest stars and ultimately tamed his own radio and television shows, publishing house and even baseball team. Much of Autry’ popularity came from his recordings, particularly of Christmas songssuch as Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins’ "Frosty the Snow Man.” Autry recorded “Frosty” in 19S1, and the song proved to be a milion-seller. With such asend-of itis no wonder that Frosty joined the roster of familiar characters without whom a childs Christmas con never be quite complete. Happy Birthday, Jesus (Words by Estelle Levitt; Music by Lee Pockriss) Page 118 Ves en phe eae ards ee ‘plese egicoa lou uaabon eras almomies sess strats Sea aa te erated arene me meng ree re television, but about giving gifts ~in this case, a song —in the spirit of the day. “1 Birthday, Jesus” was erence rt meer geared incensed aPC leon i Wee los eh bie fay fay Here Comes Santa Claus Page 90 (Words and Music by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman) (Of the several Christmas songs that contributed to Gene Autry’ fame, one of them was written by The Singing Cowboy himself. That was hisand Oakley Haldeman’ salute tothe holiday season andto one ofits ‘chief protagonists, “Here Comes Santa Claus,” which he introduced in 1947. Autry’ recording of the song twas a sizable hit, as were che recordings by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, (a) A Holly Jolly Christmas (Words and Music by Johnny Marks) Page 94 ‘Noone hes risen more Christmas masica goodies than Johnny Marks: Though wellknoim nthe popular tong world, he found hes rus méler in wting Christmas songs specihcally “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Retndeen" Aer he rote “Radolphin 1940, Marksset ap his mn company -fitingly called St Nichols ‘Maste Tne ~o_pabfuh the songs Mirae. The pare of the compen as z hope) omen “auch pore imself. "Rudolph was succesful beyond Marks wildest dreamte and he followed with such staples “The Night Before Christmas Sog.”-When Santa Claus Gets YourLetter Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" Heardehe Bells on Christmas Day and“A Holly folly Christmas, "The letsong eas premiered ly Burl Ine n 1964 on the CBS childrens Chritmts TV specal Ralph the Red-Nosed Retndcey, Ter” recording of “A Holy Jelly Christmas” old more than 2 millon copies. 1Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Words and Music by Tommie Connor) Page 88 For many years now, fathers have been dressing up in white Beards and red sults around Christmastime in order to make thei children chink thatthe reat Santa Claut bas come down the family chimney. In olden ‘day, however Senta Claus took pains notto buss his wifein the prevence of he youngsters. ivas Tommie Connoricho wrote this arch Fide song in 1952. ond de wos lucky enough to have 12-year-old Jimmy Boyd ‘recondit,im aerson that sold nearly 2 millon copies the firs year 82aap dS) ada dd i id) ty ld Lu Lyi My Favorite Thin; Page 114 5 (Words by Oscar Hammerstein Il; Music by Richard Rodgers) When those two geniuses ofthe American musical theater Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein It serote The Soundol Musicin 1959, they capped theirown golden age. Ax everyone knows, this masial as the story ofthe Tapp family ~ aster captain. his seven musically talented children. and a winsome _governes toounrubto become nun) who wins frstthe hearts ofher charges and nally the hear oftheir Jather In the stage version, Maria (Mary Martin) sings “My Favorite Things” asa duct with her Mother SSupertorintheconvent caraloging the modest delights of her ifethatshe could notbear give pasa nun — whiskers on kittens, brown paper pachasges tied up with string... In the film, Julie Andrews sings the song ‘ohercharges, who havegatheredin her bedroom to wait outa threatening storm. In both cases by thetime the atmosphere clears, the song has become one of everybodys favorit things (AILI Want for Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth Page 102 (Words and Music by Don Gardner) This novelty song, which was rst heard on the Perry Como radio show, was introduced coast-to-coast by a short-lived singing group called The Satisor, Theres “AUT want fr Christmas ism tug frontteth “supposedly sung by alisping child, delighted Como’ audience and led.o. 1948smash recording by musical ‘madcap Spike Jones. Written in 1946 by Don Gardner, the song still generates a chuckle today. ‘The Night Before Christmas Song Page 110 (Words by Clement Clarke Moore, adapted by Johnny Marks; Music by Johany Marks) Clement Clarke Moore was one of 19th-century Americas most distinguished scholars in the fields of Oriental and Greek literature. He achieved fame far beyond what might be expected for even so eminent a scholar, and that fame has proved enduring. It rests not on his research, however, but on the charm of a simple poem thathe wroteat the age of42to entrance hissix children on Christmas Eve. Hecalledit “A Visit {from St. Nicholas,” and it started with the magic sentence " Twas the night before Christmas,” the title by ‘which his poem is now commonly known. Johnny Marks, who wrote 0 many of our popular Christmas tunes, ‘adapted Moore's poem into a song. Nuttin’ for Christmas (Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett) Page 107 Co-writers Sid Tepper and Roy Bennett havehad amazingly parallel careers. Both were born the same year, served in the Air Force Special Services daring World War II, were staff writers for Mills Music and wrote special materiat for Elvis Presley — ond had lots of children. twas one of Bennetts daughters, Claire, who inspired this charming song ~ lite the child in the song, she spilled some ink on Mommy’ rug and was warned that the impending Christmas would bea bleak one. Each writer contributed mischievous incidents fromisown family, and the result was "Nuttin' for Christmas.” Five-year-old Barry Gordon introduced the songon The Milton Berle Show in the mid-1950s, That appearance was so successful that renditions by Stan Freberg, Eartha Kitt, and Homer and Jethro quickly followed. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Words and Music by Johnny Marks) Page 85 The statistics are staggering: more than 140 million recordings by 500 different performers and 7 million copies of sheet music, not to mention toys, clothing, watches, all bearing the image ofa shiny-nosed deer. The cause ofitall? “Rudolph the Red. Nosed Reindeer” by Johnny Marks, one ofthe most successful songs of all ime. Cowboy star Gene Autry introduced “Rudolph” at Madizon Square Garden in New York City in 1949, His recording has since sold more than 12 of those 140 million recordings, a half-million in 1980 ‘alone ~ making it the second biggest-selling recording after Bing Crosby’ version of "White Christmas.” “Rudolph” has inspired several television specials, and the litte reindeer is still a popular favorite every Christmas, joining Dancer and Prancer and the other six reindeer around Santa’ sleigh. Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S.A. Page 112 (Words and Music by Abe Olman and Al. Jacobs) There actualy isa town called Santa Claus in the state of Indiana~a litle town of about 625 people, where ‘many of the eters that children address to Santa Claus every year eventually wind up. This song, written from the point of view ofa child, gives the idea a litle ewist: he would answer any los letters addressed to Santa and would mail Daddy and Mommy's Christmas gift from the town. Abe Olman’s most popular song is "Oh! Johnny Oh!,” which he wrote in 1917. Al Jacobs wrote most of his popular songs, which included “This Is My Country,” during the 1930s and ‘40sSection Three: For Children at Christmastime Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Page 92 (Words and Music by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie) Everybody knows what happens i you pout or ery around Christmastime: Santa Claus passes you by thats that Haven Gillespieand Pred Cootewrote words and musito thiseffectin 1932, buto music publisher teas interested in the song becaure it war a “Kiddie” tune and "Raddie” tunes were “known” to be “uncommercial." At the time Coots was writing special material or comedian Eddie Canton to whom he showed the rong. But even Cantor was about toturn it down for his radio show uncit his wife Ida persuaded fimo giz iat “this wa near Thankgning in 1994 and of coune tgs a inatntancous ht The rio audience wentwildover hevong. everybody bought the sheet musie,andanother Christmas standa! ttas Born Since then there have Been many recordings of ‘Santa Clauss Comin to Town,” but the ones) ‘Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters and Perry Como were the mos succesful Sleep Well, Little Children (A Christmas Lullaby) Page 117 (Words by Alan Bergman; Music by Leon Klatzkin) Wie oe oes REC TE UE de esate a NN Is ar arts Zi ee cats Pl eaten i tirec coro cepa moeibiao eer ed a ae as aes Age ee a pra errs rere ‘Awards for theirsongs“The Windmills of Your Mind” and "The Way We Vere”), consider the popularity Of Suzy Snowflake (Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett) Page 104 “Suzy Snowflake” has been a children’ doll. a three-minute animated cartoon and a popular song. Of the three. the song proved tobe the least ephemeral. Penned by longtime collaborators Std Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, it was dedicated to Tepper’ baby daughter, Susan. During their long career together, Tepper and Bennett have written a number of memorable songs, including “Red Roses for a Blue Lady,” “Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart” and "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane.” Toyland (Words by Glen MacDonough; Music by Victor Herbert) Page 106 Babes in Toyland, one of Victor Herbertt enchanting operettas, written in 1903, proved that che master could write children’ entertainments as well as he could sentimental love stories, which meant better than ‘almost anyone else in thase turn-of the-century days. Toward the beginning of the evening, which includes ‘a breathtaking Christmas pageantas well ax such songs as “I Can't Do the Sum” and "March of the Toys, the toys all join in a tribute to their fabulous country, “Toyland.” One reviewer called Babesin Toyland a “perfect dream of delight,” and another, praising the ingenious scenery rich costumes and dazzling music, wrote, "What morecouldhespirit of mortal desire?” Thesong “Toyland” casts a nostalgic, almost hypnotic spell with its swaying innocent rhythm. Up on the Housetop (Words and Music by Benjamin Russell Hanby) Page 98 Glement Clarke Moore's poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” writen in 1822 and now more familiarly ‘Known by its first line, " ‘Twas the night before Christmas,” clarified for many children and their parents the exact fashion in which Santa Claus paid his vsitswhat he looked lke, what the names of his reindeer were, how he got himself down the chimney. “Up on the Housetop,” which was written in the ‘mid-19¢h century by ant Ohioan, Benjamin Russell Hanby, probably owes something to "A Visit from St. Nicholas,” since no one before Moore had suggested that Santa’ sleigh could land on a rooftop at all. When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter (Words and Musie by Johnny Marks) Page 96 ‘This wes a hit song that was inspired by another hit song, Songwriter Johnny Marks recalled that after Gene ‘Autry recorded “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindect.” which became such a hit in 1949, The New York Times ‘was swamped with letters from children who had written to Santa Claus asking for a copy of the Rudolph record for Christmas, Those cherming letters gave Marks the idea for “When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter.” ‘Autry recorded that song, too, and té also became a hit, though not, of course, as big a hit ax “Rudolph.” one eT eeWords and Music by Johnny Marks R 1 eek Colph the Red-Nosed pene’ ) FD : =, Joa slower a a a al oa a | “a 4 | =a a | a | =| =m am =z = ee Pmaj7 Em Dmt cmaj7 ‘Ad lib a You know | Dash ~ er and Dane - er and |Pranc- er and Vix - en, EmT 7 Cmaj7 Am/¢ ey/B Fmaj7 Dai FB im Com-et and Cu-pid and} Don-ner and Blitz-en, De Gisus4 G7 fe Hl « @ +) The most] fa - mous rein-deer F Copa 19, ewe 97, St Nl Main, Now Yk, WY tertonal Copied. Aleit seed 85,Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Brightly “7- 2, c TS 7 72. Ebdim ve Chorus F# ilo ) aR a = a — === Ss =z zo SF + toe eee ttt 1. Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed |Rein - deer Had a ver- y shin- y 2. All of the oth - er |rein - deer Used to laugh and call him ms, ee ~ + | 2 a = in ae ee G7, Dm7 GT Dm? GT HH (2) nose, And if you ev - er | saw it, (2) names; They nev - er let poor | Ru - dolph cd You could e-ven say it |glows. Join in an-y rein-deer | games. T te ett F Em? AT Dm7 GT c Chdim ey AO a a Hi. Then one fog- gy |Christ-mas Eve, | so T r tr F 86 yy my mY yO 5 al € banal banal Reemad lS cl bene! eee! eee TIT TSP)Gtaim Am? Pu Dm? fad HH "Ru-dolph with your |nose so bright, Fe Then how the rein- deer |loved him G7 1 PP TR Won't you guide my |sleigh to-night?" As they shout-ed out with |~ Rt Dm? Gr Dm H f - Coser tH) Aerwmmrl Ass Smerene STE cemsemnl =20 5 Rein- deer, You'll go down inos Kissing Santa Claus Words and Music by Tommie Connor Moderately and somewhat freely z mis-tle-toe last | night.. She |did-n't see me |creep Down the| stairs to have a |peep; She [thought that I was |tucked up in my | bed-room fast a- oI PD a J Jv t ©. > ba ee 88. opprih © 1258 Roget Manic CorpCaprght ened 180 by Jel Mai bhi Cn—_—_ — =I = sleep. Then,} I f saw |Mom-my tick-le |San - ta [Claus Un-der-neath his |beard so snow-y | whites on, what a — be Sen F Fem?-5 B7 Emi Me | Em? Amt, ay i a i Ha. Fe FARR A e laugh it would have|been If |Dad-dy had on-ly |seen | Mom-my |kiss-ing San-ta ut Dm7-5 G7-9 f ce eG IF. = | ORE ' AR Claus last | night.Hag Jig Moderately 8va higher--—~ cu id = = Here comes San-ta Cinus,| Here comes San-ta Claus,| = ae =]: SS = mipmlearaaarn Here comes San- Here comes San-ta Claus|Right down San-ta Claus|Lane. taClaus|Right down San-ta Claus|Lane. Vix-en and Blitz-en and | all He does-n't care if you're] ri F ——— Z or 7 ot we rae ra clr ct F ——: { —== J} + : a == Ee A ie oy Be his rein-deer are|pull- ing on the |rein, hor poor for he [loves you oh the |same. ede Fas S5 = ee ae BS Bom Any D? Gmz uy 7 fae’ TB a Fe i ee Bells are ring - ing, San-ta knows that aus == chil ~ 4 een sing-ing; lwe're God's chil-dren; “dy SS Sa All is mer-ry and Jbright! 7" + That makes ev-'ry-thing] right. Fe@IsEE! ——H gz = TF 90 t re i opyih 197 renewed hy Wester Man Pbsing Co Hand Calf oe ee ee ee wm) ao a ae)aa = a ® mR ad = aay E Hang your stock-ings and| say your pray'rs, 'Cause|San-ta Claus comes to-|night. Fill’ your hearts with a |Christ-mas cheer, 'Cause|San-ta Claus comes to-night. oer 2 Spee ——— + = = a g " uaa? z on bs z= a Ea : =. —=" —F & f =F ss fo “| > PEP PTT TT Here comes San-ta Claus,|Here comes San-ta Claus [Right down San-ta Claus|Lane. Here comes San-ta Claus,{Here comes San-ta Claus |Right down San-ta Claus|Lane. Ae Ua aly a ae | ae 5 ea =i fr 13 He's got a bag that is fic with toys for the] boys and girls a-|gain. He'll come a-round when the|chimes ring out; then it's|Christ-mas morn a-|gain = aS} 4 Be Be _2 ea : ie 7 D7 Gm 7 mee i =t my mtite) ‘| 4 4 = + =e Se =| Se at cP oF Hear those sleigh bells | jin - gle jan~-gle,|What ‘a beau-ti-ful|signt.. 77> |. Peace on earth will |jcome to all ie we just fol-low the|light. lee ea al eee [pa | 133 tr oo ‘I zy S | 6 ED t tL @ ont + Has aie Th He ! 4 5, = Jump in bed, cov-er | up your head, 'Causel San-ta Claus comes to-| Let's give thanks to the|Lord a - bove,'Cause| San-ta Claus comes to-|ni; ald lee ee ip f 5 7Santa Claus Is Comin toTown i Words and Music by e J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie 47 O*F No chords Moderately, with a lilt mp throughout You| bet-ter watch out; you| bet-ter not cry; © Organ: No pedal S ; E < An Dn) G7 Bet-ter not pout; I'm | tell-ing you why: San -ta Claus is | com - in’ eh ahem Gon-na find out who's|naugh-ty and nice: San-ta Claus is | comin’ od eer 92 cor4h © 1, ewe 1982 by Let a,he you when you're cr t i = | — | sleep-in'; He |knows when you're a -| wake; knows if you've been i re UE fe _ Am ed at # 1 | bad or good; So be | good for good-ness|sake. © Qh! youl bet-ter watch out; you rarity fare fe t a ® * « « & ; RF bet-ter not + Bet-ter not pout; I'm tell-ing you why: a mo ee et ae San- ta Claus is | com - int *Pianists play a quarter note here,ad, & Words and Music by Johnny Marks ef A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS 3 & Moderately +e hol - ly — jol - Christ - mas; It's the |best time of the hol - ly jo - Christ - mas; And when} you walk down the mp lightly 7a re a GT Ebdim. G7. Ctdim a eh He ots year. don't know if |there' be snow, but street, Say hel - lo to friends you know and a + = cup of |cheer. ey-'ry-one you au tT Ft Coptieh 1952 19S Nicholas Mase New AY rsaa aft = Fe ho, the | mis - tle - toe hung where you can | see; D7 G7sus4 i fe es Ht xo Some - bod - y [waits for you; Kiss her once for A ee ri e = a a al a a a a 3 Oh, by gol-ly, havea | hol- ly jol- ly |Christ-mas this |ycar. * r t T & FR Fe c St ¢ feud me me eH Year. roa We Nala Nal adalatWHEN SANTA coe CLAUS GETS [fe 1 ‘YOUR LETTE Words and Music by Johnny Marks Gaily Ai yy fa =——~_ Ff - mF He San-ta Claus gets your) let-ter, you |know what he will | say: (2) San-ta Claus gets your | let-ter to |ask for Christ-mas | toys, Em/G Dm/F AT 1 pr G7sus4 G7. / a ee oR mf 1 (Ss SSS = r wt Rr el rer? = , you been good the | way you should on| ev-'ry sin-gle | day2¥—“2. When take q look in | his good book he Tt TL. | PSS = es SSS f , f 7. ? Fle 2. pr Gr Fhm7-5 © Shall Oty) shah sh) mimi| Em7 Didim CE Gy oT F Of OR ER 1 at your name he'll | peer; a lit - tle |time, you know, to —~ a T OF Gigus4 = Dr | ER , 7 g es: e check back one whole] year! When|San-ta Claus gets your| let - ter, F Rees z zg z e i u. fm, Em/G_ Dm/r C/E fv # besa fe Ge ARR iy | do be-| lieve, You'll|head his list, you |won't be missed by San-ta on Christ-mas |Eve.up ON The bousetop Words and Music by Benjamin Russell Hanby Gail ly ee day 7c) oa (sing as written; play 8va_higher) _—— pect 7 2 = 1, Up on the house-top—| rein-deer pause; |Out jumps good old |San-ta Claus, 2, First comes the stock~-ing of | lit - tle Nell; Oh, dear San-ta, | fill it well; 3. Look in the stock-ing of | lit - tle Bill; |Oh, just see that | glo-rious fill! mp = = +— ——— oe. = No organ pedals until last note ‘Bb if HH 3 == i (1) Down through the chim - ney with} lots of __ toys, All for the lit- tle ones! (2) Give her a dol - ly that}laughs and cries, One that can o-pen and (3) Here is a ham -mer and] lots of tacks, Whis - tle and balland a == =S=— == 7 = 3 ol ct Amy 7 cmt fl tH ea TH a ft ft (D Christ-mas joys. (2) shut its eyes. || Ho, ho, ho, [who would-n't go? | Ho, ho, ho, |who would-n't go? Q) set of jacks. Up on the house-top, flick, click, click, [Down through the chim-ney with|good Saint Nick. * os Copyigh 1981 Ante MiviePaahinn neyToasgy tho Sve Nara | a. Words and Musieby § CA Re Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins Moderately | SS =: (fe - ty the/Snow Man was a | jol- ly, hap-py |soul, With a - Snow Man knew the] sun was hot that | day, So he = = J, ——- — et at a et rt forte rere foe? R Fe GT c GOS ae SoH : -y = SF FSH5 = gy @; ae (eee corn - cob pipe and a /but-ton nose and twoleyes made out of | coal. said, "Let’s run and we'll/have some fun now be-|fore I melt a-|way." ES — SSS Se =| 1 3 Tt Pe yt Te ee Te Fe _t a p 7 | : co = eee 5 ; = = = 2 ? fa Fros - ty the |Snow Man is a| fair - y tale, they| say: He was Down . to the vil ~ lage with a |broom-stick in his |hand, 5 Run-ning: ee ee eee pl eee Kankakee tattle 99Frosty the Snow Man | F Fdim C/G Am, Dm7 GT Fra 4 | oF a " ae = Se 7 ===: = : == == J = a 4 made of snow, but the] chil-dren know how he| came to life one| day. here and there all a-|round the square, say-in',|"Catch me if you} can.” —— de Dm? Gt, Cmaj7 A HE ite aa f ° 2 must have been some} mag ~ ic in that | old silk hat they | found, For led them down the |streets of town right| to the traf-fic | cop, And he broadly | ; | | ¢ ae “3 = T ts r z Gddim DT tern + fit when they placed it on his }head, he be-| gan to dance a on - ly paused a mo - ment } when. he |heard him hol - ler, gt v r F round. Oh, "Stop!" For Fros - ty the/Snow Man Fros - ty the |Snow Man as before was a-| live as he could had to | hur- ry on his 100And the} chil - dren say he could| laugh and play just the But he Jwaved good-bye, say~in',|"Don't you cry; I'll be ——= ad — cS or F Dm? Fe : GL eh # = = ———— = r = J] * P F r Pr renee vegetal et ack a - gain some-) day.” = aa -| { aaa PS Sa = eae r rT OF ai r c GT ft F ‘Thump-et-y thump thump, |thump-et-y thump thump, |Look at Fros-ty | go; + ae r eT . ES +E a PAs | 7 ¢\ a ‘Thump-et-y thump thump,] thump~et-y thump thump,] O-ver the hills of |snow, fee Sat tai —= Tega are eee renee et(All I Want for Christmas Is) ~My Gwo Front Geeth & Words and Music by Don Gardner V2r4 Pes Whimsically, not too fast g m oxguss ¢ +t pe # = = eof = 3 = — == oe 2 =< ? naa ee eater 2 two front teeth, my } two front teeth, see my two front teeth. —} ee — . ae =————= SS SSS SS yt MF (ee = o z ¥6 Féaim ra iy S a FE si. re E Se eae seems so long since] 1 could say, |"Sis-ter Su-sie sit-ting on a £ 4 ae ps ———— = = ates Vat 102 ° yyy) 9 ft) he dle 1 95) 43) 8 98) 8) ey)Gosh, oh gee, how 1 Ihap-py I'd be if | I could on- ly |whis-tle. (thhh) two front teeth. =i SS 3 te a Sa ad z zt FF ist-mas is my |two front teeth, my | two front teeth, see my : __| st SS ———— _ Te er F FL Fédim Hi Bl. cr a little more broadly 2 a a Gee, if I could on-ly have my | two front teeth, Then 1. Chim G7. Be... Fat tm = it ff |Christ-mas." . . nd Ss y Tve RS Suzy Snoruflake a Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett ‘Moderately Both hands 8va higher--~--~--------. any (Both) 1140 LHe” FP delicately = = ~~ = E == — 2 — as + ° = —¢ > Tt e Here comes: Su - zy Snow- flake, |Dressed in a snow-white Here comes su - zy Snow-flake; | Soon you will hear her "Pe 4 JE 1 b wa. 4 J pT . — + — = an ij te FO Dm7/G Go C/E Al ea EA fn Hi ie 7 | ‘| e joey os _ iF gown, Tap, tap, tap-pin' at your| win - dow -p: To say, "Come out ev-'ry-one and | play with me; I tell you she's in | town.” 104 mm me em om oe oe om a ay a | | | | || | | cn || =| ee || |; | ||ae 3 ee rf SHS SS Se PIs tit tt Ifyou wan-na make _a_| snow~ man, | I'll help you make one, one, two, thi — FG fyou wan-na take a |sleigh ride, girl and boy;Words by Glen MacDonough; Music by Victor Herbert 'Ooyland# Gently Fe Gm7/F or/e, FE — Toy - land, While you dwell with |-in it___ You are| ev - er hap - py |then. ChiJd - hood's Once you pass its|bor-ders, You can| ne'er re-turn a “Note: Guitarists tune lowest string $ tone higher to F. Copyright 981 Aree Mae Pablo ye mom mom omom oe mom & mm wm mH mM am oem amNUTTIN’ FOR CHRISTMAS Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett i Moderately + Al pr sg HEL HT Hat eee Se oH 2 = cd +] # reE eT f eel tee ff "1 1.1. [lbroke my bat on | John-ny's head; |Some-bod-y snitched on | me. 1 Sasha rae eaak puatshes sachin 1 [won't be’ seeing | San “ta Claus; |Some-bod-y snitened on | me. * He 4 Gm ————<—_— =e = SS ,T ttre p t fe te yp eb fe a = Rie Te Some-bod-y snitched on | m Sele ar a sys on Some-bod-y snitched on 107 a aaa dt if fe s om, ye Ho cH FoNuttin’ for Christmas Gr D g att (@)spilled some ink on |Mom-my's rug; (3) Next’ year e | go- ing straight; good, just wait; | Emi, AT DT (Bought some gum with a | pen- ny slug; | Some-bod-y snitched on | me. @) I'd start now, but— | it's too late; | Some-bod-y snitched on | me. nut-tin' for |Christ-mas; Mom - my and |Dad-dynut-tin’ for |Christ-mas, 'Causel I ain't been |nut-tin' but SSSR SSE PEST TESTE STE et ETE TCT CEE ae ETA LACETOOTESEEES SEES SEES EEIEESEEIEETISE 1.2. 3. Fe Fa BS Nc. = + —— === Cree cee rete it bad._| amore (bed ee So you z | 4 2 4 : te = — rae tee ae ate t Fe IT bet-ter be good ‘what-| ev-er you do, ‘Cause if you're bad, I'm | warn-ing you, for |Christ- mas.The Night Before Chiristnnas Song Words by Clement Clarke Moore, adapted by Johnny Marks; Music by Johnny Marks Em Dreamily Gaily ‘ ( eee 1 Je be-fore |Christ- mas and house - top the —— - "Twas the night up tothe of, Ss + Fer fF all through the |house Not a | crea-ture was|stir-ring, not | e-ven a |mouse, All the rein-deer soon| flew With the|sleigh full of |toys and Saint (Nich-o-las,| too. Down the| | | 4} | |__|» to FURR — —e p-| bh 4 =n u a — So He 3 E SSS Ss = eo hope that Saint Nich ~ o - las stock-ings were|hung by the|chim-ney with dressed all in | fur, and his chim-ney he |came with a [leap and a a eee t tT z GT CT (eee soon would be |there. Then,| what to my|won-der-ing]| eyes should ap-| bel - ly waslround. He |spoke not a |word but went|straight to his pod gd te TTFDm Gr eof tir |? tet min- ia-ture |sleigh and eight = ny rein-|deer, lit-tle old filled all ‘the |stosk-ings, then turned with a” [jork. Ana | tay-ing his ae 2 fasta r a _ C/G ET Fe AH a +H Ae : | Se { e Set r= live-ly and |quick, 1 |knew in a | mo-ment it | must be Saint |Nick. And more side of his |nose, Then| giv-ing a | nod up the|chim-ney he | rose. But I ae ee ee T Fem?-5 BT Hen. HE os oa iF rap ~ id then| ea-gles his | rein-deer all | came heard him ex -|claim as he $d 4 ¥ >t > 8 he | shout - ed, "On, [Dash-er" and sight, "Mer-ry |Christ-mas to'| all and to each rein-deer's Jname. And so || all a good\night!" ——=|F faster aa wu aFett Ae es ne “SNK Got Moderately mp lightly dad - dy (2) let - ters San- ta Claus, San- ta Claus, “i ae Santa Claus, Indiana, In In would the USA. Words and Music by Abe Olman and Al Jacobs take me all the ones that went a - t an - swer asad lal head bend Deum Ulead dl TST ST IT OT) LLL La omad your | toys. ‘ with € — —= yl bi 5 eight rein-deer he'll ap-pear, . a = sleigh, Then I'd mail lightly 1) TT q Dad-ay's and |Mom-my's sur-|prise for Christ-mas gz z > ra = ct tr t T Ada da Uda i + F San-ta Claus, In - di-| an- a, U. 8S. a a a 4 3 392y Favorite Shings Words by Oscar Hammerstein it Music by Richard Rodgers from the musical The Sound of Music 26 Tray Bright waltz delicately F Em apd op ~¢ aan Rain-drops on |ros-es and |whis-kers on | kit- tens; Bright cop-per Cream-col -ored | po- nies and |erisp ap~ ple |strud-els; Door-bells and — Fe i > R B) Bm cE FR i: tied up with |strings; moon on their| wings: | t a ¢ ket - tles and |warm wool-en | mit- tens; Brown pa- per |pack~ag - es sleigh bells and |schnit-zel with | noo-dles; Wild geese that | fly with the te —— 4 ———— rr \ e These are a | few of my | fav-or-iteF a SSE Sil - ver -white | win - ters that fav - or -_ ite things. slightly slowerMy Favorite Things oe ¥im7-5 By ee # a me a _ =—————= ===: = yF tT t fitt tir wit Fle? When the |dog dites,| When the |bee stings,|_ When I'm | feel - ing somewhat freely e a pgs ald lpg gt fd _ = Perit t (| it {— I |sim-ply re -|mem-ber my | fa-vor-ite |things, And pist§ —Draddé_-—-Pbmayr Play an 8va higher till the end Ge... FR, HR eee re | : == 2 [Els ral Pp suddenly _———, al — — = =i = S ae te op eT Cm6add9 AbmajT Ga (A Christmas Lullaby) IES Words by Alan Bergman a SS Music by Leon Klatzkin a Quietly, but not too slowly Ft Bb/F oun or, : i Ea ——— a : = ue f a Te = zp {delicately ae well, lit-tle|chil-dren, wher - mp (2)well, lit-tle} chil-dren, pleas-ant| a era = we eae — o~ x = a L te ,oo Tt 1 Fr B/E OF om Bb at a A Af pe ——— - p14 7 = a q SSS ER = 4 A > 7 . £ - er C are; To-|mor-row is |Christ-mas be-] neath_ev-'ry = | dreams through the |night; To-|mor-row is |Christ-mas, all | mer - ry and a 7 ; oo a aad F/A L it a 7 = = | i F ster. Soon the |snow-flakes will | fall and to-) mor- row you'll) see Ev-‘ry, ly bright. Soon you'n |hear the belis ring, time for |dreams to. come| true As the : | 5 > j>> |S. 4 | - = : ==! = he ze = Le Dm? wish, one and |} all, wait-ing} un - der the | tree. 2. Sleep world wakes to |fbring mer-ry |Christ- mas to you. } slower both times in tempol} “be == SS ee et pet sen an he aren rh ty ree * Guitarists: Play chords finger style. 7 wa a fllConti 87. 8b Gor Pa Sons Ma Carp New YNF chG, ()Mom-ma stayed up _all_night|Iong, Sit - ting in_ the kitch-en (3) an- y-thing that's on T | V ome=thing ver-y spe - cial, WW Wb Wb wb (mak -ing us a __pres ~ ent; it was this | song: (3) some-thing made for-ev - er, this. mel - 0 - tod | Church bells ring-a-ling,| an- gels sing-a-ling;| "Hap-py Birth-day,| Je - sus." 2 ‘ 2 é a \ | = Snow-flakes ting-a-ling,|sleigh bells jing-a-ling;| "Hap-py Birth-day,] Je-sus." aaa 19Happy Birthday, Jesus cr Fe Ps Bas F me = All year long we wait just to ce) - e - brate Tet this Christ - mas 4444 G55 44444 © a fh we're so glad You were = > [re T } born, | Oh, | have a mer- ry: ver - y Hap-py pO ek ——— lod a = =} 2 =| my om Me ohUmrhUhhlouink om a ms mo 1 9) 5) omSection Four Christmas Is a Winter Festival Hanover Winter Son; (Words and Music by Richard Hovey and Frederic Field Bullard) “Hanover WinterSong” was writtenin 1898, thesame yearthatpoet Richard Hovey and composer Frederic Field Bullard teamed up on «simile favorite Tin Pan Alle song called “A Stein Song." which we all ‘eremberforischons hich bogie, “Forts aha fir weather when ooellocaget tothe Hotes, & devoted alummus of Dartmouth College (class of 1863) persuaded Bullrdto collaborate with hint ona {fevesongs forthe Dartmouth Song Book, fost published that year One of them was the "Hanover Winer Song” modeled on German student drinking songs Pred Wartng made apopular arrangement ofthe tune, ‘whichis often called “The Dartmouth Song’ and which isa stapleof college and local mens glee clubs al ‘ver the United tate. Dartmouth College's ofcourse, locatedin Hanover New llampshire, where winter sport have been almont as attractive as the college clanial curriculum. Page 138 Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas Page 123 (Words and Music by Meredith Willson) Everyone knows Meredith Willson as the composer of The Music Man. a smash Broadway hit in 1957, Before that however he had already achieved too of his biggest musical successes. One ws in connection _ with Tallalch Bankhead. Willson conducted herradioprogram The BigShow. and wroteforherits losing Signature tune, "May the Good Lord Bles and Keep You.” fle also beeame known as he comical man who embarrassedly addressed the baritone-voiced actress as "Miss Bankhead, si”) That was in 1950. The follescing year his warmly melodie song "Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas” was one ofthe hits ofthe ‘earon. He wrote both the music and text, with the message that the carol you sing in your heart isthe Toveliet Christmas music ofall. Jing-AcLing, Jing-A-Ling (Words by Don Raye; Music by Paul J. Smith) Page 146 Jn 1950, Walt Disney produced a true-life adventure film, Beaver Valley, for which Paul Smich wrote the background music and collaborated with Don Raye on the songs, including “Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling.” ‘Sinith, who has been associated with a number of Disney flms, isa Juilliard graduate, Raye came from ‘much humbler musical origins. and during the 1920s danced and sangin vaudeville, Botha composer and ‘picist, he has a numberof classicsongs ta his eredit, including “Beat Me Daddy, Eight tothe Bar "This Is My Counery" "Tl Remember April" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” Jingle Bells (Words and Music by James Pierpont) Page 126 Though, for most of us, “Jingle Bells” has come to be practically synonymous reith Christmas, James Pierponi wrote itin 1887 fore Thanksgiving program athe lange Boston church where he taught Sunday ‘school He itled his song "The One Horse Open Sleigh” and made the rhythm so jaunty and the words so Catchy that his 40 litle Sunday schoolers learned it almost instantaneously. (A friend of Pierpontt, ‘admiring the song, called ita “merry litle jingle” and helped give the tune the name by which we know it today) The children first performance was such a success that they were asked (0, repeat it at Ghrisimastime, whereupon the sleigh apparently took on the identity of Santak sted, and “Jingle Bells became a Christmas song forever Jingle-Belt Rock (Words and Music by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe) Page 141 “lingle-Bell Rock” has nothing to do with James Pierpont’ 1857 song “Jingle Bells." It was written exactly ‘acentury ater when rock 'n'rollwas coming on strong and castingits new rhythmicvitality ver everything, including the Christmas season. Joe Beal, a New England-born public relations man, collaborated with ‘Jim Boothe, a Texas writer in the advertising busines to create this unique novelty, which became a best. selling record for singer Bobby Helms. 121122 Section Four: Christmas Is a Winter Festival Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Page 128 (Words by Sammy Cahn; Music by Jule Styne) Blendshe lyrics of Sammy Cahn with the music of Jule Styne and you're bound togeta allad¢hat will make history In the ane year of 1944, this pair turned out “I Fall in Love Too Easily," “T'l Walk Alone” and “Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week).” Then, the next year had barely started when they produced the wintertime classic “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"-which was turned into an immediate hie recording by Vaughn Monroe. “Let It Snow!” offers a choice between the biecer weather outside and a crackling warm fire inside. Any difficuliyin making your choice? ‘A Marshmallow World (Words by Carl Sigman; Music by Peter De Rose) Page 130 Peter De Rose, who also wrote the lushly romantic "Deep Purple” and the inspiracionat “I Heard a Forest Praying,” turned to another facet of his talent far the sparkling melody of "A Marshmallow World.” Carl Sigman contributed a delicious lyric about what makes a white Christmas white-though it may seem to be all marshmallows and whipped cream, its actually a blanket of fresh snow, with more flakes falling all the time. De Rose’ song gave a lift to the Christmas of 1949, and Bing Crosby’ recording of it was the most successful of several contenders. Over the River and Through the Woods (Traditional) Page 136 Atone time, “Over the River and Through the Woods” was a favorite song of the Thanksgiving season. Je detailed the delights of asleigh ideo Grandmother house and she goodies that wouldb found hereby children and adults alike, But over the years, this folly tune, which probably dates from the 1870s, has come ro beassoctated with Christmas instead. Inan old book of carols, there exists a published version of hesong that dates back to 1897 and bears the name “Edw, Trotter. Rev.” as composer, but the attribution is somewhat suspect. The book also includes “The First Nol,” andthe Reverend Mr. Trotter also listed himself {as composer ofthat carol and of several other traditional tunes in the collection. Neverdhetess, “Over the River” must have been familiar enough that members of Trotter's congregation would have forgotten its ‘actual composer and deen willing to accept their preachers word that he wrote it. (Or, possibly he did!) Sleigh Ride (Words by Mitchell Parish; Music by Leroy Anderson) Page 132 Leroy Anderson’ “Sleigh Ride” hes the brisk charm ofa winter scene in some Currier and Ives prin, the ‘horse-drawn sleigh moving gaily over the snow 10 the sound of sleigh bells and the occasional crack of whip, Ithas become a Christmastime clasic, although Anderson claimed he composed tin the midst ofa sweltering August heat wave in 1948, (Michell Parish added iris to Anderson tune wo sears later) Poe song was fst performed by Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pope Orchestra fr whom Anderson tas an arranger and was such a success with is clip-lops and bellsand horse whinnies that i had o be repeated. immediately for the audience. “Sleigh Ride,” ike most Anderson compositions~"The Typewriter” and “The Syncopated Clock” among them. i as American as apple pie, as popular as hot dogs Winter (Words by Alfred Bryan; Music by Albert Gumble) Page 144 The lyrics to “Winter” were written by Canadian-born Alfred Bryan in 1910, the same year that he wrote “Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine,” and both songs reflect the naive charm of pre-World War Tin Pan Alley. Bryan’ best-known song isthe perennial favorite "Peg o' My Heart.” Albert Gumble, compaser ‘and pianist noted for his contributions to vaudeville, was one of Bryant many vollaborators, and together theypenned “Are You Sincere?” and “Wencer."Both men were charter members of the American Society of Compesers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS Words and Music by Meredith Willson Moderately, with a lilt ek It's be -| gin-ning to look a lot like |Christ-mas Ev - 'ry-where you (2. t's be-) | gin-ning to look a lot like |Christ-mas Ev ~ 'ry-where you ia |—| 3 ' 4 —! Ss = = = g t Fs te ¥ , ¢ EY/B An’ or a a P Ht 2 Le oo — = Ed si — Se ir Take a | look in the five - and-ten, There's a |tree in the Grand Ho- tel, aa ale erie ll ttl alaeIt’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas < Ss, mg, D/A Dédim i 3 ee ee =e ay a Ss glis-ten-ing once —_a-gain with | can - dy canes and si} - ver lanes a- one in the park as well, The | stur- dy kind that does - n't mind the 4 —— Ee é t It's be-| gin-ning to look It's be-| gin-ning to look Toys in ev - ‘ry Soon the bells will store, start, G, £7 a lot a lot Christ-mas, Christ-mas; > But the| pret - ti-est sight to see ? is the And the|thing that will make them ring is the| To Patter hol - ly that will be car-ol that you sing Right with- 124 On your mA Un hOURlunm lot lem lm oto oR[Last ending Amy, Br G6 Patter 2 eS will go for a walk Is the a. He % D.S. to last ending for |school to start again. 2. It's be-ingle Rells Words and Music by James Pierpont Ppgradually getting | louder Dash-ing through the | snow one-horse 0 - pen | sleigh, é a Bells on bob- tail | ring, Mak - ing spir- its |bright; 126 Caprgh 196 Arde Mai Pbhing Into |ride and sing jm - gle bells, jin - gle bells, jin- gle f —t in a |one-horseo- pen |sleigh." Hey! iin gle bells, iinzgle bells, jinz gle all On,_what fun it | i Tide in a |one-horse 0 — pen |sleigh! *8va applies to piano only. CeWords by Sammy Cahn Musie by Jule Styne ow! Lect" Let It Snow! oe Moderately, with a lilt (17 played like J 3) 1 AvI7 : F 7 F F/A ‘Abdim ee 7m of | BR a | | weath-er out - side fright-ful, But the| fire is so de-| does-n't show signs stop-ping, And I |brought some corn for a 3 Bai DT af, fa aft Big at. aa on, RR Might - ful, And since we've no place to pop - ping; The lights are turned way down (Cy : snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it When we bo 128 Cori © 165, reed 1954 19589 Cabs Mai Co. Beer ha near Corre ce ; ye gm nr il m ed IT dT a EFe fi-nal-ly kiss good |night, How I'l |nate go-ing out All the way home I'll be |warm. F cr F E/A Abaim c7 bt 8 fo Sir, mom mm mh FF OR 2 a is slow-ly | dy-ing, And,my|dear, we're still good-|bye-ing, But as fae tT Orie Let it |snow, let it snow, let it |snow.om AB Nepabie eg Qahh Words by Carl Sigman; Music by Peter De Rose Moderately (with a lift) pee marsh-mal-low world in the] win - ter_ When the|snow comes to cov-er the Imarsh-mal-low clouds be-ing|friend-ly____ In thelarms of the ev-er-green a) og) oye ; e : = z Pre * et fr? tr - a Gr. Dm7 —G7sus4 Am? = It's the| time for play; it's a |whipped-cream day; And the] sun is red— like a| pump - kin hea It's wait for it the whole year |round. 2. Those are | shin-ing so your nose won't 1 1 yy Coppigheo MoMGm7 CT 7 PT freeze. The|world is your snow-ball; oii ial bate iy dS - t a 4 & ee ee 4 ent ; eFer it snows, Thelworld is your snow-ball | justgr a song: Get] out and rolLit 4~ F ia a =H gE E | -f yum-yum-my world madé for|sweet-hearts;_ ‘Take a t ft GT A, AB r FF t ~ gar ares what if a= = ref a ee EE Gert eS fz rr spring is late;_ In | win-ter, it's a marsh-mal-low |world. 2 SS Seas * epee tebe bebe era th, : des | ra oe Pome vt E i ar mth . / { va 131ares Words by Mitchell Parish: Music by Leroy Anderson Note: For an optional effect between and and between you might call on a "third hand” to imitate sleigh bells by playing as follows on the high side of the keyboard— Moderately bright Just hear those f[sleigh bells jin-gl-ing, | ring-ting-tin-gl-ing,| too; r r Z Gm7 CT Fmaj7 F6 Gm7 a SS —— Come on, it's | love-ly weath-er for a |sleigh ride to-geth-er with | you. 132 ™ may! [az ™ omy orn ga gay om m™ eo oe oe oe oe oe om om 4m3 a a = ma —— Out-side, the Gm? cr Ab CT Fmaj7 F6 Gm7 c7 F | i F6 Gm7 it's weath-er for a sleigh ride to-geth-er with love - ly t FR 2 x z + z Fo BF OF, Bh/F oF Bm7 ie __ RH on B a < +F =: a = a = a f f f 2 you.. | = Gid-dy-] yap, gid-dy-yap, gid- dy- ——— ee ee ee > — ee SSS if F r g ‘ z We ET A AG . ABR ik (FR jes Se = a = SSS ar yap, let's go; Let's look at the | shows ee ee ee eee a. a T g > gSleigh Ride Ee Bm? atl Ne. Oe iz eee We're rid-ing in a er-lo " =a da. ay- te) i - +3 oo a tT, tet ft Pp e & & Amz, Br G GS. HE ¢ ie E = se = é SSS ee a——$ rd s+ of= ¥ wt HF eS yap, gid-dy-yap, gid-dy-lyap, it's grand, Just hold-ing your |hand; & PS teed ae roe t TF eT ee = Fmaj? Fé Gm7 cr F Gm7 CT fe rR a aetdi wi Wi | da aa ia) ad) gw Ww ww ad Fmaj? pg HHH HA | up to-geth-er like two|birds of Fmaj7 Gm? =z] Gm7 Fl C7 oe8/c road be - fore us and |sing a cho-rus or afeath-er would) be. twos. Gm7 cr me Come on, it'sand the Weeds ‘Traditional Brightly, in one (d.=1 beat) 1. O-ver the |riv-er and |through the |woods To Grand _- moth - er's |house _ we Cy plays ef 9 Oh, | Rear the: bells free It |seems that SS ae _ P—Tr ey | PI (1) go. = The |horse knows the car -ry the |sleigh Through ting a= ling+| ling, © < For, ad-ful-ly | slow; It ® mm Qn mom msm Ttfa per (1) whit (3). is and_ | bites just“) tke! | (rmo) =< = 5 = c - 3 lf Cees RS cpr | te Sis} Onrist (done; Hur -| rah for theWords and Music by Richard Hovey and Frederic Field Bullard Briskly # Se 1, Ho, a [| song by the fire;— Pass the| pipes, pass the bowl. Ho, a (3. Oh, a god is the fire; Pull the] pipes, drain the bowl. Oh, a i Pa 3 : 2S Se StS t = ~ * : ; : ()song by the fire___ With. le coohe i the skoal, with a skoal. Ho. a spam thes} aa skoal, Oh, a fire With a |skoal, Pass the | pipes by the] fire; is the] fire; Pull the| pipes door ~ ways, ad api © 1261 by Ole Dien Campaha Aaa ao uu eo aaa drifts___ deep and a - Ions ‘our fa_—_thers knew the | road, his | name, g ‘And they - : RSS ar p= (1)_ ice. lomes are march- ing from their Nor - ways, And the (2) Wor-ship'd him in long - for - got e-| cem ~ bers, ‘And. their 2 See —— ay FS = t~ z 7 J a ~ "1 Ihave our heart's de-sire. For | h SS = ae Ta aaHanover Winter Song D/A AT pr 7 Fae aa N.C. *’ peech-wood and the bel-lows, And the| cup is at the lip in the|pledge of fel-low-ship. Oh, : 4 > 7 ¥ A t i fj 4 5 as r Tt DT t f ‘and storm; Ha,|ha, we are warm, and we have our heart's de-sire, For we're good | fel - lows, He LAR xc, FR a FR Fe beech - wood and bel - lows, In the pledge of | fel-low-ship, of - low-| ship.2eBilel 3. Ohya — eae a de y it iWords and Musie by 6 > Joe Beal and Jim Boothe oa ©. J] a jin~gle bells ring. Snow-in' and blow-in' up |bush-els of fun, Now the jin-gle hop | has Jin-gle-bell, jin-gle-bell, aaaJingle-Bell Rock Ee Chaim Dm7 7 = o < fix FF 7 : B [ = in jin-gle-bell time. = B p? Gz Ee } ¥ a eS & = z f = Dane-in' and pranc-in' in | Jin-gle Bell Square In the frost-y _air._| 4 1f- 4 dd gg | r “T 7 r F ft _ = ¢ gr Fidim cy re Fi Fe = z f rf _ bright_ time;— it's the| right. time_ To|rock the night a- a = ———}te- =o =e ES = i c Am? DT Am7, DT Gl. Dmi7 = i ee if Hy = i Jin-gle-| bell_ time. is a|swell time To go glid-in' in a ™ ca a 142one-horse Gid-dy-ap _jin-gle horse; |pick up your feet; tia Jin-gle a - round the i and min-gle in a ns a aka jin- gl-in' beat;— That's the jin-gle~bell,] That's the jin- gle- bel! aaaWords by Alfred Bryan Music by Albert Gumble ae et m4 time to |squeeze, ca an it starts to freeze. 144 Tye pf | yp gy gt rm mo m PPE Pe ee ey3 3 and De-cem-ber,|just re-~mem-ber |Win 1 gt amnfe Dmg-s Fuss aa | Af Ge aR MrT Tle rte Pri ef | When your sweet-heart |comes a call ing,” By the i | & cr/E Fo Fm Re if me Nt fire - side so |bright, you'N SS T Zz 1 - C/G, Fedim o/G, 7. pr as cn cl # © @ & om eee That's the time to |squeeze her, when it's | winWords by Don Raye Musie by Paul J. Smith Jing-A- Ling, Jing-A-Ling Bright polka tempo va Pcrese. (like approaching sleigh bells) Gt, C| Jing, jing-a-ling, jing-a-|ling, jing-a-ling, What | fun to hear the dine. jing-a-ling, jing-a-|ling, jing-a-ling, The |bells have got the T T t = a SS a= sleigh bells jin - gle. | Jing, jing-a-ling, jing-a-| ling, jing-a-ling, They snow-flakes dane - ing. | Jing, jing-a-ling, fing-a-| ling, jing-a-ling, Ot" $4 yf FF ——C—C: Oi your heart a -| tin - gle. Jing, jing-a-ling, jing-a- - bin's e - ven |pranc- ing. Jing, jing-a-ling, jing-a- oprigh © cence 1977 by Don Raye oaogye m mmm m Pee eee Ooty ply Lee) eee) (ety gd— Po ling, jing-a-ling, 1 | tove to hear our flaugh-ter min-gle, ling, jing-a-ling, The |night is made for |sweet ro-mane-ing. roe t ye t FR RF 7 2+ G7 “code i ho, ho, glia - ing through the |snow. ho, ho, : jthrough the snow we Through a non~[egato Trio win-ter fair-y -|land we goJing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling | cot - ton-can- dy |iand of fro - zen | charms, 7 ae G7 way the sleigh is Brings you yp => r t slid- ing e - ven i Can't you hear the sleigh bells ? 448 \ cross the | snow-y hills and | dell LRT 7 mom fy iT Soom PP oe ™ qi = ™Fmé Em7 Aqjsus4 AT at — apy sa ~ ej ' ! ! sleigh bells seem to | jin - gle. ES ft the } a ChLhmrS— _ a = — =H aie ——— C/E bai rs Der g ¢ ee ry ee it Repeat from % to}; then to Coda. f a Tht F SS—SSs FF + aoe l eee ie Len -ter fair- y - ao like wed-ding | b wd || ¢; 1 “a Jol | oe | | I - G Gm7 ae - — an z z i z z wee150 Section Five Modern Carols Carol of the Bells (Words by Peter J. Wilhousky; Music by M. Leontovich) Page 158 There isa legend that atthe stroke of midnight on the evening when Jesus was born all the bells on earth suddenly began pealing joyously together of their own accord—and there was never a sound like it for ‘majesty and grandeur. "Carol of he Bells," based on an old Ukrainian moti, probably springs from that legend, as it tells of the “sweet silver bells” that peated joyously in unison. Traditionally the “Carol of the Bells” is sung quietly in the beginning, grows louder and ever louder as each voice adds to the tintinnabulation, and finally dies away to a pianissimo as the pealing gradually ceases. 1 Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Page 154 (Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adapted by Johany Marks; Music by Johnny Marks) A mood of intense melancholy overtook poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the years after his wifes ‘ragic death ina firein 1861. The Civil War had broken out thatsame year. anditseemed tohim that this was ‘an additional punishment. Sitting down athis desk one day he pennied the poem “Christmas Bells.” As the bells continue to peal andpeal, Longfellowrecognizes thet Godis not dead afterall, chatrightshall prevail, bringing peace and goodwill as long as there is Christmas and its promise of new life. The poem has been sung t0 a tune written in the 1870s by an English organist, John Baptiste Calkin. In the 1950s, Johnny ‘Marks, whore Christmas songs are many and choice, adapted Longfellow’ words and provided the modern ‘musical setting that is used here and is commonly sung today. There have been many recordings of Marks’ version, including ones by Kate Smith, Fronk Sinatra, Harry Belafonte and Bing Crosby (who joked to Marks, “see you finally got yourself a decent lyricist”) The Little Drummer Boy Page 156 (Words and Music by Ketherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone) Harry Simeone, who was at one time choral conductor-assistant to Fred Waring, wrote what is now a Christmas classic, “The Little Drummer Boy," in 1958. The song tells he tory ofa shepherd boy who makes his way along with the procession of the Wise Men and other admirers to the lowly mangerin Bethlehem 10 see the Holy Babe, Some of those who gather at the manger present the Infant with fine gifts, but all the shepherd has to offer is his drum and his gif of making music. The whole carol is accompanied by agentle ‘drone, the sand of the boy drum being played lightly with the fingers. The Harry Simeone Chorale made the bestselling recording of its leader’ song. Out of the East (Words and Music by Harry Noble) Page 151 Juitliard-trained songuriter Harry Noble wrote “Out of the East” in 1940. The song describes the trip ofthe ‘Magi, following the star to the birthplace of Jesus, and is an inspiring song of faith. Noble, born in New York ‘and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, is best hnown for his song"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me." In addition to directing a prize-winning girls’ choir, he was a nightclub performer with Francis King for many years, ‘appeared in films, and gave organ lessons at Bamberger’ Department Store in Newark, New Jersey. The Peace Carol (Words and Music by Bob Beers) Page 160 The Beers of upstate New York are a musical family reminiscent of the famous Trapp family of Vermont. In 1965 thy ha overaipleaantosts uth the Reverend Eh Cog oli aBporminerreaedy ‘marriage othe Reynolds Aluminum family. Bob Beers was so inspired by the gentle wisdom of Reverend! Reynolds that he wrote this carol in her honor The theme ts asimple ome—that the griefand struggles and cares ofthe world can be overcome by the peace of Chrisemas Day. Though it s less han 20 years od, "The Peace Carol” has already become a favorite part ofthe Christmas literature. ay my yp sy 7 77097 97 at Yt orp TP a oP ropa gt 1 47Words and Musie by Harry Noble F FE F/Eb B/D F/C ; i Fdim/C C7sus4 Féadd9 a ed a 3 . 4 1 eae ded F Gm/F Bbm/F fe j rt fF 1. Out of the [East there came| rid - ing,| rid - ing,|Three of the | wis-est of man-ger they|found Him,ffound Him,|Bathed in the |light of yon Seprrahe 100 by He Roe ‘Hhverangement CopyrgheOut of the East, Gold did they (1) blind i E_- ven the | wis - est (Seense, And [myrrh from a | land. that — Wan - der - ing | shep-herds heard | tell their (3)Shep-herds crept} in sing - ing |prais - es, ig r r r ¢ sy i He fam, Fae Cftick™ er - ing | fire - tignt,| ten - dertignt,| ev -_ er bright |Christ-mas night. i (Swatch to be | near to Him, [dear to Him, | one with Him, | prais~ing Him, a held back Sopp pop pp rp op ye rp rp PP TD OP IP IT oP } 7eee W eee a E (1) Far @)In = to Pin tempo () Blaz~ ing a__|star in the | dawn; (a)Three of the | wis- est — of Rev - er~ ent Found wag the (wise _men__be -| held i ing. Babe in a ger, [Crowned was the "This night_a Sav -ior is Sav-ior of E/E FE ra F/Eb —_Bb/D Bbm6/Db AH RF Feadd9] Heard the Bells on Christmas Day . Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adapted by Johnny Marks; Music by Johnny Marks Rapidly, in one (d.= 1 beat) > Day Their| old — fa- mil - iar And car - ols play, —————S= = Cm/Eb DT Dm/F E7 on ET Am, Fdim A9/E ag BA a # A He A fie a A 1 wild and sweet the |words re-peat Of |peace on earth, good -| will to men. I crese. <> oe thought as now this | day had come, The | bel - fries of all |Chris- ten- dom Had ate 154 optigh © 185 yt Nhl Musici, New Ye. neal Copyright ec: Allight evenedate D7 Dm/F ET Am, E7 Am Cfm?-5D7sus4 D7 G ee bed ed cit ol rim ay ac rung so long the un-|bro-ken song Of |peace on earth, good will to men. And| jerese. dim, G boy C/E wn Em uf a Bm oH ' Ho H iT aif in de-spair I__|bowed my head; "There| is no peace on |earth," I said, "For — + ae & LU Em. Fe Bm a Be 7 OR 4 Ht it 7 pealed the bells more|loud and deep: "God | is not dead, nor |doth He sleep; The (1) rum -pum-pum -pum)__}__ (2) rum -pum-pum-pum)_{ (3) rum-pum-pum-pum)—| — | jg | 156Va ro = - = _ | i TAT = SE SS = = $ = =! = () rum- pum-pum - pum) To lay be-|fore the King, (Pa - (2) rum - pum-pum - pum)_] That's fit to |give our King. (Pa - (3) rum- pum-pum - pum)_] I played my [best for Him. (Pa- aici rer ele een ae 2 f f eae = A7) Bt @ qq ; fe aR hs a le Ie | eaeieee =. 1 SSS SSS SS T — | el — () rum-pum-pum-pum, frum-pum-pum-pum, |rum-pum-pum - pum). (2) rum-pum-pum-pum, |rum-pum-pum-pum, |rum-pum-pum - pum), (3) rum-pum-pum-pum, |rum-pum-pum~pum, |rum-pum-pum - pum) > = to | hon - or Him (Pa -|rum-pum-pum - pum), 1 | play for You (Pa -|rum-pum-pum - pum), He |smilea at me, (Pa -|rum-pum-pum - pum) c i Cyr f () When we (2) On ny 2 to nothing (3) Me and my 1577. Carol 0 the Bells . Words by Peter J. Wilhousky; Music by M. Leontovich Joyfully, in one (each measure = 1 beat) Em* Em/D Am/¢ Em/B i YS) #8) vate) ois Hark! how the bells, |Sweet sil-ver bells,] All seem to say, |"Throw cares a- way." P> mam ts mam jm] Christ-mas is here, |Bring -ing good cheer | To young and old, |Meek and t 3) 1m) a) All car-ol- ing. t One seems to hear|Words of good cheer |From ev-'ry-where| Fill- ing the air;| 0 1S) 5) _J5) ye) ie) eo) nf \ crese. & = F Fe P 7 *Guitarists: Pl -hord: tyle. Copyeinin © 1936 by Cart Fischer. Ine. New York. Copyright rete wed lay chords finger style Serangoon by Cn a aw 5 “Coptahtncarel le reseed Used ermhep - py | are_their tones.| Gai-ly they ring_|While peo-ple sing— + Mer-ry,mer-ry,mer-ry, |mer-ry Christ-mas.|On, on they send,|On with-out end, |Their joy-ful tone| lS OS aim. without slowing down) = — as} — a —— ee See eer Hark! how the bells, |Sweet sil-ver bells, | All seem to say, { On, on they send,| On with-out end, BR | B 5 ——— —— + te SS = = fe Fd "Throw cares a-way,"‘Phe [Peace arol Words and Music by Bob Beers (1) cloak of the sol-dier is |weath-ered and worn, But| what Child is this that was (3) To- tal the strife and the] trou - ble and care; __| Put them in col-umns and a/eh pr Ra. FR == ()) pov - er - ty - born? The|peace of Christ-mas| Day. (2) leave them right there, The] peace o! ‘The|| branch that bears the| ist - mas a gp se a 7a; 160 onyrih 1968174 by hee Lape Maia. Inertial Copyrigh seared AB rene rT mmm mm FMW —omom om om om Mm om mh3 Am DT an, Em Em/D tf # F |} ok NN so SSS SSS SS T ly, The|dove that rests in | yon - der tree, The|light that shines for Fel ee ple eel Pe ‘ : 8 s 2S SS SS) S35) pr Olr gr pir pr Sit pr ? Fo branch that bears the |bright hol-ly, The |dove that rests in |yon- der tree, The = AT Fe Ae + 7F a r 7 4 Em Em/D Am/C A/C Dr SG om 4 H# . Hoe. te. H a 7S 5 SS SS SS a i ij tr 7 u light that shines for | all to see, The|peace of Christ-mas] Day. iG ne = = = a2 . * p 161162 Section Six Favorite Carols of Yesterday and Today Angels from the Realms of Glo: (Words by James Montgomery: Music by Henry Smart) In the mid-1790s, 23-year-old James Montgomery. a devout Moravian newspaperman in Sheffield, England, was twice imprisoned because authorities feared chat his liberalism and criticism oflocaloffcials ‘might breed trouble. He took advantage of his incarceration to write a litle book. Prison Amusements, which he published as soon as he was released and had returned o his newspaper. The success of the book started him and his paper the Iris, on the road to such popularity that before long he became one of Sheffield leading citizens. His Christian faith, so strong in adversity, remained just as strong in prosperity. He published many hymns, including” Angels from the Realms of Glory.” whic he wrote for the Christmas Eve edition of the Iris in 1816, and which was republished in the Christian Psalmist in 1825. Some years later. a London organist, Henry Smart, wrote the music to which we now sing Montgomery’ words. Page 168 As Lately We Watched (Traditional) Page 175 From Austria comes this traditional carol, sung toa tune similar tothe old English “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” As with such other carols as “Angels We Have Heard on High,” "Angels from the Realms of Glory" and “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night,” the song tells the story ofthe Nativity from the point of view ofthe shepherds near Bethlehem who follow the pacio/the star hear the angels proclaim the birth of the newborn King and finally see che infant in His mangerthrone. As with Gladness Men of Old Page 183 (Words by William Chatterton Dix; Music by Conrad Kocher) On the Epiphany, che Twelfth Dey of Christmas, probably in 1858, William Chatterton Dix was sick in bed, Dix twas a devout churchman ako ran a marine insurance company in England during the week and composed hymns on Sunday. While sick, he managed to read the Gospel for the day, which inspired him to trite cis classic Christmas hymn. It was set to a melody written several decades earlier by an eminent German organist, Conrad Kocher but Dizi often credited withthe tune. Dix eventually came to dislike his abridgment ofthe Kocher setting, but realized that since the combination of words and music had already entered the literature it was too late to change it. Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn Page 172 (Words by John Byrom: Music by John Wainwright) This song was written by John Byrom asa Christmas present for his daughter, probably ix 1749, Byrom was ‘active in the evangelical revivals of the period, had both Charles and John Wesley as students and friends, and ended life as a Quaker. The poert was first published asa broadside (broadsides were large sheets of paperan sohick ballads were customarily printed, and which were sold by stationers like newspapers) and twassetto an originalpalm tune, “Yorkshire” by ohn Wainwright. an organist atthe Manchester England, Collegiate Church. Byrom fist heard the completed hymn on Christmas Day, 1750, when a group of men cand boys led by Waintoright sang itfor him. Good Christian Men, Rejoice Page 178 (Words by John Mason Neale; Music Traditional) This well-vorked melody served avariety of purposes before it became the setting for” Good Christian Men, Rejoice.” Is origin is @ Ldth-century hymn, which was arranged in 1601 by Bartholomacus Gesius as “In Dulei Jubilo.” Subsequently Johann Sebastian Bach made his own arrangement of the melody in his orl Pres forthe open, ad in an edn St Join, Sines became well nen 0 German-speaking people as "Nun singet und seid frok.”" The English version is by the Reverend Dr. John Mason Neale, a Seh-oentury English minster who, after being forced ino reirement by dines, collected ‘and made English translations of many Greek and Latin hymns. m- asm Wc cd Sd aed aed ed eed edHolly and the Ivy (Traditional) Page 174 Phe rere ofthis charming English carol date back centres. They were ist ofially published in 1861 by hea Sylvester who admitted chat he had obtained chem from “an old broadide printed century and “Ghalf since” The ymbolsm in hem probably predates Christen and was simply madifed tose ence, the white Blossoms became the purityof Mary: the red berrit, Jesus blood, he thoes Husson bark. His crucifixion agony The spnboliam ofthe ny hasbeentavtehough some uggst hate by stands forthe masculine elements of ena birth and whe clinging ty for he feminine ements Page 165 Jarexeveral interpretations ofthe three ships mentioned in this carol. Since the music was published the first time in 1606, less chan two centuries after Columbus’ voyages had opened up the seas, some that the three ships, like Columbus, were entering a New World =that ofthe Sprit. Others feel that Tefers to the journeying Wise Men, or to the virtues of faith, hope and charity, or to the Holy of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, orto the Trinity of God the Father Son and Holy Spirit. Carols thatsing of pare notusual, though as Cecil Sharp, a famous collector of folk songs, pointed ut, the island-divelling of early days may have thought that Bethlehem, which they knew about only through hearsay, lay \ar near the seacoast of the Holy Land. Sharp discovered the music for this carol existing in similar "perslons all over the British Isles, sung to these Christmas words and also toa secular lyric, Beginning “AST jon a sunny bank,” which was already well known by the [8th century. | Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mild (Traditional) Page 170 Alaseph Dearest, Joseph Mild” is y t Joseph Mild” is @ lullaby chat was sung by the Virgin Mary in a Mystery Play that ised around Legg Germans. nthe cary 1500 The hin was ofgnaly sung w Lara et fllof “Resonetin Laudibus” (Let Our Praises Resound), dating from as early asthe 4th century. Before th corolsandotherreigioussongs were dancedand ung primitive tuner andaracelestets Butane ‘aeareness of beauty in worship swept through Europe in the 1500s, thanks inpartto the Reformation, and took on an ingratiating texture, while texts isued from the pens of genius poets, Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Traditional; arranged by Dan Fox) Page 169 ‘harming old carol comes to us from Germany’ Rhineland. It was first published in 1599 in Cologne Patcoulddatefrom the 15th century orperhaps even earlier Michael Praetoras harmonized tin 1009, rd Theodore Baker the American minicthotaruho irstcompiled the Biographical Diedonary of Muara 11900, is credited with che English translation. Insome hymnals, the carol appearsas "IKnow aRose-Tree or "Behold Branch s Growing” fom ts orginal German ex “Es inet Ror entprungen \Come, O Come Emmanuel (Traditional) Page 180 he words to chis church hymn for the season of Advent are very old indeed. They were of such importance Idays that in monasteries aseparate stanza, to be sung from December I6 through December 23, fassigned to each of the most pious monks. Inthe 1800s, a musical setting that would accommodate the teas and the refrain “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel” was fashioned out of ‘ome plainsong sequences. (There was no refrain in the original Latin.) And, since plainsong has no ures and no specified rhythmic scheme, the quality of this hymn is always flowing and free. fity Night Page 166 rds by John Sullivan Dwight; Music by Adolphe Charles Adam) bis difficult to realize now that when "O Holy Night” was writen by Adolphe Charles Adam, the 190 French composer who is best known for his ballet Gisele, it was frowned on by church ‘buphorities, One French bishop even went s0 far as to denounce itfor its “lack of musical taste and total nce ofthe sprit of religion.” Despite his ithas Become the most popular of ll Christmas solos. Adam’ . jand collaborator the poet Cappeau de Roquemaure, was the first to supply a text for the melody, © Utlingie "Cantique de Noel.” The English words we use today, which made the tune “O Holy Night” were “tertten by an American clergyman and musical authority named John Sullivan Dwight. Grcein Royal Davids City Poge 179 (Words by Mrs. C.F Alexander; Music: by H. J. Gauntlet) ‘acilPrancerAlexandertookherpostionasan Anglican bishop’ wife very seriously. She accompanied her Wiahend inoeghousleland. scolding the wicked caiprctina the good pad testy eb oottg eich te “youngsters for whom she iwrove a number of litle poems ad Kym, Her most famous colestion wes Published in 1848” Hymne for Lise Children ~and twas here that “Once in Royal Dosis City fst “Uppeered A yer later HJ. Gauntlet discovered Mrs. Alexanders poem and st it music. The eof “cour is Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus andof His encestor King David