X Mas Songs

Posted by: mainglet@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Marg Ingleton)

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1993 23:51:52 GMT

I've seen a few requests lately for Christmas tunes. I posted a

similar request last year and thought I would pass on the compilation

of posted and/or emailed responses. Thanks again to the original

posters.

Note that each tune is posted by different people, in different

formats, and may contain errors but you should be able to sort it out.

ALSO ... I am not "net wize" so apologies in advance if posting this

as one long article is a pain relative to posting 8 separate articles.

G'day and Merry Christmas,

Marg

In order to follow:

1) THE FIRST NOEL

2) ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

3) IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

4) THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

5) ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - Brenda Lee

6) JINGLE BELL ROCK - Bobby Helms

7) GRAMMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER

8) HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John Lennon

1) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

THE FIRST NOEL

The first Noel the angels did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

On a cold winter's night that was so deep

Noel Noel Noel Noel

Born is the king of Is ra el

The looked up and saw a star

Shining in the East beyond them far

And to the earth in gave great light

And so it continued both day and night

refrain

And by the light of that same star

Three wise men came from country far

To seek for a King was their intent

And to follow the star wherever it went

refrain

This star drew nigh to the northwest

O'er Bethlelem it took its rest

And there it did both stop and stay

Right over the place where Jesus lay

refrain

Then entered in those wise men three

Full rev'rently upon their knee

And offered there in his presence

Their gold, and myrrh and frankincense

refrain

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heav'nly Lord

That hath made heav'n and earth of naught

And with his blood mankind hath bought

The First Noel, traditional English carol

arranged by John E. Norlin for two guitars

(also note that the second part could be played on a bass, if desired)

3/4 time

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ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

Henry John Gauntlett

 

Once in royal David's city, stood a lowly cattle shed,

where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed.

Mary was that mo - ther mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all,

And His shelter was a stable, and His cradle was a stall;

With the poor and meek and lowly, lived on earth our savior holy.

And through all His wondrous childhood, he would honor and obey,

Love and watch the lowly mother, in whose gentle arms He lay.

Christian children all should be, mild, obedient, good as He.

And our eyes at last shall see Him, through his own redeeming love.

For that child so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heaven above;

And He leads His children on, to the place where he is gone.

Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by,

We shall see Him, but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high;

When like stars His children crowned, all in while shall wait around.

3) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

It came upon a midnight clear

That glorious song of old

>From angels bending near the earth

To touch their harps of gold

"Peace on the earth, good will to men

>From heaven's all gracious King;"

The world in solemn stillness lay,

To hear the angels sing

Still through the cloven skies they come

With peaceful wings unfurled,

And still their heavenly music floats

O'er all the weary world

Above its sad and lowly plains

They bend on hovering wing;

And ever o'er its Babel sounds

The blessed angels sing.

O ye, beneath life's crushing load

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow

Look now! for glad and golden hours

Come swiftly on the wing;

O rest beside the weary road

And hear the angels sing

4) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

1 On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me

A partridge in a pear tree

2 On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me

3 third day

4 fourth day

2 Two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree

3 Three French Hens

4 Four calling birds (sing in reverse order)

5 On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me

Five golden rings

6 On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me

7 seventh

. .

. .

12 Twelfth

5-12 And a partridge in a pear tree

5-12 Four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle dove

6 Six geese a laying five golden rings

7 Seven swans a swimming

8 eight maids a milking

9 nine ladies dancing

10 ten lords a leaping

11 eleven pipers piping

12 twelve drummers drumming (sing in reverse order )

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ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Brenda Lee

key of Ab

 

verse1 Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling

bridge You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday

Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way

verse2 inst.

bridge same

same

same

Everyone dancing merrily in the new old - fa - shioned way

finis Ab9

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JINGLE BELL ROCK

Bobby Helms

key of D

D DM7 D6 DM7 (DM7=Dmaj7)

verse1 Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring

Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun

E A+5

Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time

Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square

In the frosty air

bridge1 What a bright time, it's the right time

To rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell time

To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet

Jingle around the clock

Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet

That's the jingle bell rock

verse2 Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock (repeat verse1's

Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time last 4 lines)

Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square

In the frosty air

bridge2 What a bright time, it's the right time

To rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell time

To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet

Jingle around the clock

Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet

That's the jingle bell

That's the jingle bell

That's the jingle bell rock(may try to post guitar lick here too)

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GRAMMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER

This arrangement combines the melody and some backup. If you sing along you

can follow the chords using this:

Basic Accompaniment Pattern: follow chord progression.

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The song is in 4/4 time. Almost every note is an 1/8 note. When you see 0^2 it

means play the string open then quickly hammer on at the 2nd fret. It is

called a grace note. The hammer should fall on the beat.

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|----0-----0--------------| <--play twice

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Grand-ma got run o-ver by a reindeer.

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Walking home from our house Christmas eve.

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You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but

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as for me and grandpa we be-lieve.

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(see additional lyrics for verses 2 and 3)

She'd been drinking too much egg-nog,

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and we begged her not to go

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but she forgot her med-i - ca-tion, and she

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stag - gered out the door in - to the snow.

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When we found her Christmas morning,

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at the scene of the at - tack,

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she had hoof-prints on her forehead, and in -

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crim-in-a-ting Claus marks on her back

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Additional Lyrics

Verse2

Now we're all so proud of grandpa

He's been taking this so well

See him in there watching footbal

drinking beer and playing cards with Cousin Mel

It's not Christmas without Grandma

All the family's dressed in black

and we just can't help but wonder

Should we open up her gifts or send them back.

verse 3.

Now the goose is on the table

and the pudding made of fig

and the blue and silver candles

that would just have matched the hair on grandma's wig

I've warned all my friends and neighbors

better watch out for yourselves

they should never give a license

to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

John Lennon

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So this is Christmas

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And what have you done?

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Another year older

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And a new one just begun....

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And so this is Christmas

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I hope you had fun

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The near and the dear one

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The old and the young

A merry merry Christmas

and a happy new year

let's hope its a good one

without any fear

And so this is Christmas

For weak and for strong

For rich and the poor ones

The world is so wrong

And so happy Christmas

For black and for white

For yellow and red ones

Let's stop all the fight

{Refrain}

And so this is Christmas

And what have we done

Another year over

And a new one just begun

Ans so this is Christmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

{Refrain}

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WAR IS OOOOOVER

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IF YOU WANT IT

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WAR IS OOOOOVER

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY