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- Silent Night
- The First Noël
- O Holy Night
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Deck The Halls
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- It’S Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
- 12 Days of Christmas
- Jingle Bells
- Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
One of the most famous of all Christmas songs has to be “Silent Night” which was first heard at Christmas Eve mass in Oberndorf, Austria in 1818. The lyrics were written by Joseph Mohr, a young priest, two years before. He was inspired when out for a walk one evening and was awestruck by the calm and serene beauty of the snow-covered town. Silent N...
This iconic carolThe First Noël dates all the way back to medieval Europe and was inspired by the dramatization of Bible stories that were the order of the day. Based on the gospels of Luke and Matthew, it tells the story of the birth of Jesus, or the first Christmas (Noël). The original tune begins peacefully in C major, with the heart of the melo...
A true classic, loved by film directors, school pageant coordinators, and carollers alike, O Holy Night has a fascinating backstory. Composed in 1843 by French poet Placide Cappeau, the song stirred up controversy within the church and was banned. This was after they discovered that Cappeau was an atheist, strongly opposed to organized religion. Th...
Written in 1739 by Methodist movement leader, Charles Wesley, the song was originally named “Hark, How all the Welkin Ring,” (welkin being an old English term, meaning “heavens”). It was only 120 years later that a tune was assigned – written by Felix Mendelssohn. It is now one of the most widely sung Christmas carols in churches worldwide. The bre...
Dating back to the 16thCentury, Deck the Halls has been featured regularly in pop culture and is a firm Christmas mainstay. Mozart utilized the tune to inspire a piano and violin duet and Joseph Haydn wrote “New Year’s Night” to its tune. Even the Red-Hot Chili Peppers recorded a fun, witty version on a seven-inch single. The song was not always as...
The Christmas classicHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was originally featured in the 1944 classic musical film “Meet Me in St. Louis”. Performed by Judy Garland, it was written by Ralph Blaine and Hugh Martin. The song has since been recorded by numerous musicians – Frank Sinatra probably being the most iconic and notable. ‘Have Yourself a Me...
Written for the Broadway play “The Music Man”, Meredith Willson, wrote the songIt’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas during a stay at Yarmouth’s Grand Hotel. References to a tree in the Grand Hotel and Frost Park across the road feature in the lyrics. Celebrating the excitement and anticipation that comes in the weeks running up to Christmas,...
According to Christian theology, the 12 days of Christmas cover the time between the birth of Christ and the arrival of the three wise men. Beginning on December 25, it is concluded with the Epiphany or Three King’s Day on January 6. The origin of the carol is not clear, but it was most likely designed as a memory game. It appeared in a 1780 childr...
What would a family sing-along be without “Jingle Bells”? It was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. Originally titled “The One-Horse Open Sleigh,” the original version had no connection to Christmas, and merely told the story of an eventful jaunt in the countryside that ended with an overturned sleigh in a snowdrift. Over the years, it was ada...
Rudolph was not an original member of Santa’s entourage but came into existence as a marketing tool for the Montgomery Ward department stores. Over the Christmas period, coloring books would be distributed to children by the store, and author Robert L. May was asked to write poems for one of these books. He created the shy, timid reindeer with a sh...
- All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey) -2// -3// 4 5 -5 5 -4 4. I don't want a lot for Christmas. 6 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4. There is just one thing I ne-ed.
- Auld Lang Syne. 6 7 7 7 8 -8 7 -8. Should auld ac-quain-tance be for-got. 8 7 7 8 9 -10. And nev-er brought to mind. -10 9 8 8 7 -8 7 -8.
- Away in a Manger. 6 7 7 -8 8 7 7. Away in a-a manger. 8 -9 9 9 -10 -9. No-o crib for a bed. -8 8 -9 -9 9 8 8. Th-e little Lord Jesus. 7 8 -8 -6 7 -7. La-id down His sweet head.
- Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley) 6 7 -8 8 8 -8 -7 -7 -8. I'll have a Blue Christmas without you. 6 -7 -8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 8. I'll be so blue just thinking about you.
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