Christmas Theme Songs

Christmas Theme Songs - Christmas Songs guitar tab

Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4)

with SMTP id ; Thu, 18 Nov 1993 04:52:00 -0800

Received: from mailgate.ericsson.se by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Thu, 18 Nov 1993

04:48:21 -0800

Received: from etlxd20 (etlxd20.ericsson.se) by mailgate.ericsson.se (4.1/SMI-4.1-MAILGATE1.14)

id AA18381; Thu, 18 Nov 93 13:46:32 +0100

Received: from etlxd42k (etlxd42k.ericsson.se) by etlxd20 (4.1/SMI-4.1-LME1.6)

id AA00427; Thu, 18 Nov 93 12:46:28 GMT

From: etlnbb@etlxd20.ericsson.se ( neil bergin xd/gk)

Received: by etlxd42k (4.1/client-1.3)

id AA02279; Thu, 18 Nov 93 12:46:27 GMT

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 12:46:27 GMT

Message-Id:

To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu

Subject: CRD: Miscellaneous Xmas 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

D A G D G D

The first Noel the angels did say

G D G D G A D G A D

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

A7 D A G D G D

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

G D G D G A D A7 D

On a cold winter's night that was so deep

A7 Bm A D G D

Noel Noel Noel Noel

Bm F#m G D G A7 D G A7 D

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

TAB

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

e||------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

B||------|------------|--------0-2-|3---2---0---|--------0-2-|3---2---0---|

G||o-----|----------0-|2--(2)------|------------|2--(2)------|------------|

D||o-4-2-|0-----2-4---|------------|------------|0--(0)------|------------|

A||--0---|--------0---|4--(4)--2---|0--(0)--2-4-|--------2-0-|0--(0)--4---|

E||----3-|2--(2)------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

e||------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

B||------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

G||o-----|------------|----2---0---|------------|------------|2-------0---|

D||o-0---|0--(0)--0---|------------|4--(4)--0---|4--(4)--0-2-|----4-------|

A||------|0--(0)--2---|0-----------|0--(0)------|0--(0)------|----5-------|

E||--2---|------------|0--(0)--0---|--------3---|--------3---|2-------0---|

e-------------|------------|--------||----|------------|------------|

B-----0---2---|3-----------|--------||----|------------|--------3-2-|

G-2-----------|----2---0---|-------o||----|----------0-|2--(2)------|

D-0-----------|----0-------|4--(4)-o||4-2-|0-----2-4---|------------|

A-----2-------|0-------0---|0--(0)--||0---|--------2---|0--(0)--0---|

E---------3---|------------|--------||--3-|2--(2)------|------------|

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

e-------------|------------|--------||----|------------|------------|

B-------------|------------|--------||----|------------|------------|

G-2-------0---|------------|-------o||----|------------|------------|

D-----0-------|4---4---2---|0--(0)-o||----|0--(0)--0---|4--(4)--4---|

A-------------|----0---0---|0--(0)--||4---|0--(0)--2---|4--(4)--5---|

E-2---3---0---|2-3---------|--------||5---|------------|------------|

e-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------

B-0-------0---|------------|3---2---0---|----0---2---|3-----------|--------

G-------------|2------(2)--|------------|2-----------|----2---0---|--------

D---------0-2-|4-------2---|0---0---0---|0--(0)------|------------|4--(4)--

A-2-----4-----|------------|------------|------------|0--(0)--0---|0--(0)--

E-------------|------------|------------|--------3---|------------|--------

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

e-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------

B-0--(0)--0---|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------

G-------------|--------2---|--------0---|--------0---|------------|--------

D-------------|4--(4)------|4---4-------|4--(4)------|4---2--(2)--|0--(0)--

A-------0-2-4-|5--(5)--4---|2---0-------|5--(5)------|----0---0---|0--(0)--

E-3--(3)------|------------|--------3---|--------0---|2-3---------|--------

2) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

Henry John Gauntlett

Intro:

F C7 F Bb C F F C7 F

F C7 F C F Dm F Bb C F

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

C7 F G7 C7 F Dm F Bb C F

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

Bb F Csus4 C F Bb F Bb C F

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

F C7 F C F Dm F Bb C F

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

C7 F G7 C7 F Dm F Bb C F

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

Bb F Csus4 C F Bb F Bb C F

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

F C7 F C F Dm F Bb C F

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

C7 F G7 C7 F Dm F Bb C F

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

Bb F Csus4 C F Bb F Bb C F

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

F C7 F C F Dm F Bb C F

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

C7 F G7 C7 F Dm F Bb C F

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

Bb F Csus4 C F Bb F Bb C F

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

C F C

It came upon a midnight clear

F D7 G7

That glorious song of old

C F C

>From angels bending near the earth

F G7 C

To touch their harps of gold

E7 AM

"Peace on the earth, good will to men

G D7 G

>From heaven's all gracious King;"

C F C

The world in solemn stillness lay,

F G7 C

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

F C7 F

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

Bb F C F

A partridge in a pear tree

F C7 F

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

3 third day

4 fourth day

C7 F Bb F C7 F

2 Two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree

3 Three French Hens

4 Four calling birds (sing in reverse order)

F C7 F

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

G7 C7

Five golden rings

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

7 seventh

. .

. .

12 Twelfth

F Bb C7 F

5-12 And a partridge in a pear tree

F Bb C7

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

C7 F G7 C7

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 )

5) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Brenda Lee

key of Ab

intro Ab Fm Db Eb

Ab Eb

verse1 Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop

Eb Ab

Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop

Ab Eb

Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring

Eb Ab

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

Db Cm

bridge You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Fm Bb Eb

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

Ab Eb

Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday

Eb Ab

Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way

verse2 inst.

bridge same

same

same

Eb Eb Eb Eb Ab Db Ab

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

finis Ab9

6) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

JINGLE BELL ROCK

Bobby Helms

key of D

intro

D DM7 D6 DM7 (DM7=Dmaj7)

verse1 Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

D6 DM7 Em A

Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring

Em A Em A

Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun

E A+5

Now the jingle hop has begun

D DM7 D6 DM7

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

D6 DM7 Em A

Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time

Em A Em A

Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square

E A D D7

In the frosty air

G Gm

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

D

To rock the night away

E

Jingle bell time is a swell time

A

To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh

D DM7 D6 DM7

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet

D6 DM7 B

Jingle around the clock

G Gm

Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet

E A D

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

G Gm

Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet

E A

That's the jingle bell

E A

That's the jingle bell

E A D

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

7) ------------------ cut here --------------------------------------------

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.

C

|----0-----0-----0-----0-|

|----1-----1-----1-----1-|

|----0-----0-----0-----0-|

|------------------------|

|-3-----------3----------|

|-------3-----------3----|

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.

Intro

C

|----0-----0--------------|

|----1-----1--------------|

|----0-----0--------------|

Get this song at:  amazon.com sheetmusicplus.com

Share your thoughts

Comments