WE THREE KINGS
Words: John H. Hopkins, Jr.
Tune: Kings of Orient, John H. Hopkins, Jr.
Em B7 Em
1 We three kings of Orient are:
2 Born a King on Bethlehem's plain:
3 Frankincense to offer have I,
4 Myrrh is mine, its bitter per-fume
5 Glorious now be -hold Him a-rise:
(Em) B7 Em
1 Bearing gifts we traverse a -far
2 Gold I bring to crown him a-gain,
3 Incense owns a Deity nigh;
4 Breathes a life of gathering gloom-
5 King and God and Sacri - fice;
(Em) D G D7 G
1 Field and fountain, moor and moun-tain
2 King for - ever, ceasing ne - ver,
3 Prayer and praising, all men rais-ing,
4 Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dy - ing,
5 Alle - luia, Alle - lu - ia!
Am Em B7 Em
1 Following yon - der star.
2 Over us all to reign.
3 Worship Him, God on high.
4 Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
5 Sounds through the earth and skies.
Chorus
D7 D7sus4 G Em C G
O-O star of wonder, star of night,
(G) Em C G
Star with royal beau-ty bright,
Em D G C G D7 G
Westward lead-ing, still pro-ceed-ing,
(G) C G
Guide us to thy perfect light.
WHAT CHILD IS THIS
Words: William C. Dix
Tune: Greensleeves, traditional English melody (before 1642)
Em Em/F# G D Bm
1 What Child is this, who laid to rest
2 Why lies He in such mean es -tate,
3 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
F#dim Em Am B7
1 On Mary's lap, is sleeping?
2 Where ox and ass are feeding?
3 Come, peasant, king, to own Him;
Em Em/F# G D Bm
1 Whom an - gels greet with anthems sweet,
2 Good Christ-ian, fear: for sinners here
3 The King of kings sal -vation brings;
F#dim Em B7 Em
1 While shepherds watch are keeping?
2 The silent Word is pleading.
3 Let loving hearts en-throne Him.
Chorus
G D
This, this is Christ, the King,
F#dim Em Am B7
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
G D
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
F#dim Em Am B7 Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
Unusual Chords:
Em/F#: 2x2000
F#dim: xx1212
* quick but simple
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
Words: John F. Wade 1743 (Latin), trans. Frederick Oakeley, 1841
Tune: Adeste Fideles, John F. Wade, 1743
G D D7 G D G C G D
1 O come, all ye faith-ful, joy -ful and tri-um - phant,
2 Sing choirs of an - gels, sing in ex - ul -ta - tion,
3 Yea, Lord we greet Thee, born this hap-py morn-ing,
Em7 A7 D A7 D G D G D A7 D
1 O come ye, O co---ome ye to Be--ethle - hem
2 O sing all ye ci - ti -zens of hea-eaven a-bove,
3 O Je -sus, to thee-ee be all glo-ory given;
G D7 G D7 G D G Em Am D
1 Come and be -hold Him, born the King of angels;
2 Glo -ry to God, all glo -ry in the highest;
3 Word of the Fa - ther, now in flesh ap -pearing;
Refrain:
G D G D7 G
O come, let us a -dore Him,
G D G D7 G D
O come, let us a -dore Him,
G D7 G D A7 D D7 G C G D7 G
O come, let us a -dore Him, Christ the Lord.
*F#m7
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR
Words: Edmund H. Sears
Tune: Carol, Richard S. White
A C# D A D A
1 It came u - pon the mid - night clear,
2 And ye, be -neath life's crush -ing load,
3 For lo! the days are hasten-ing on,
D B7 E
1 That glorious song of old,
2 Whose forms are bending low,
3 By prophet bards of old,
A C# D A D A
1 From an - gels bending near the earth,
2 Who toil a - long the climb-ing way
3 When with the ever - circ -ling years
Bm7 E7 A
1 To touch their harps of gold:
2 With painful steps and slow,
3 Shall come the time fore-told,
C# C#7 F#m C# F#m
1 "Peace on the earth, good will to men,"
2 Look, now! for glad and gold -en hours
3 When the new heaven and earth shall own
F#m7 E B7 E E7
1 From heaven's all-gracious King.
2 Come swiftly on the wing:
3 The Prince of Peace their King
A C# D A D A
1 The world in solemn still-ness lay,
2 O rest be - side the wea - ry load,
3 And the whole world give back the song
Bm7 E7 A
1 To hear the angels sing!
2 And hear the angels sing!
3 Which now the angels sing!
* take it slow
THE FIRST NOEL
Words: Traditional English Carol
Tune: The First Noel, from Sandy's Christmas Carols, 1833
(Capo 2 to play in key of D – key of C is high enough, IMHO)
G7 C Am G G7 C G F C
1 The first no - el the an -gel did say
2 They look -ed up and sa--aw a star
3 And by the light of tha-at same star,
4 This star drew nigh to the-e north-west,
5 Then en - tered in those wi--ise men three
6 Then let us all with o---one ac - cord
G7 C G9 C F G7 C G7 C
1 Was to certain poor shep-herds in fields as they lay
2 Shining in the ea---east be - yond them far;
3 Three wise men ca---ame from a coun - try far;
4 Over Beth - le - he---em it took its rest
5 Full reve - rent-ly---y u - pon their knee,
6 Sing prais - es to---o our heaven - ly Lord
G7 C Am G G7 C G F C
1 In fields where they lay keep-ing their sheep
2 And to the earth it ga---ave great light,
3 To seek for a king was thei-eir in - tent
4 And there it did both sto--op and stay
5 And of - fered there in Hi---is pre - sence
6 That hath made heaven and e----earth of naught
G7 C G9 C---F G7 C G7 C
1 On a cold win-ter's ni--ight that was so deep
2 And so it con - tin-ued both day and night.
3 And to follow the sta-ar wher -ever it went.
4 Right over the pla-ace where Je - sus lay.
5 Their gold and my--yrrh and frank-in - cense.
6 And with His blo-ood man - kind hath bought.
Refrain:
G7 C Am Em C F C--G
No-el no-el! No-el no-el!
Am G F C--F G7 C G7 C
Born is the Ki-ing of Is-ra-el
G9: 320203
AWAY IN A MANGER
Words: Traditional American
Tune: Away in a Manger, James R. Murray
G G G/A G/B C Am7 G
1 Away in a man-ger, no crib for a bed
2 The cattle are low-ing, the baby a - wakes,
3 Be near me Lord Je -sus! I ask Thee to stay
D7 G C G
1 The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
2 The little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.
3 Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.
D7 G G G/A G/B C Am7 G
1 The stars in the sky - y looked down where He lay
2 I love Thee Lord Je - sus! Look down from the sky,
3 Bless all the dear child-ren in Thy ten - der care,
D7 G G/A G/B Am D7 G
1 The little Lord Je - sus, a - sleep on the hay.
2 And stay by my side un - til morning is nigh.
3 And fit us for hea -ven, to live with Thee there.
Unusual chords:
G/A X00033 G/B X20033
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, [D Bm]
Fa la la la la, la la la la [A7 D, D A D]
Tis the season to be jolly, [D Bm]
Fa la la la la, la la la la [A7 D, D A D]
Don we now our gay apparel, [A7 D]
Fa la la la la, la la la la [D Bm, A E7 A]
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, [D Bm]
Fa la la la la, la la la la [G D, D A7 D]
See the blazing Yule before us, Fa ...
Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa ...
Follow me in merry measure, Fa ...
While I tell the Yuletide treasure, Fa ...
Fast away the old year passes, Fa ...
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa ...
Sing we joyous all together, Fa ...
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa ...
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
E A
We wish you a Merry Christmas
F#m B
We wish you a Merry Christmas
G#m C#m A B E
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
CHORUS:
E B C#m B F# B
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
E B A B E
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
E A
Now, bring us a figgy pudding
F#m B
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
G#m C#m A B E
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer.
E A
We won't go until we get some
F#m B
We won't go until we get some
G#m C#m A B E
We won't go until we get some, so, bring some right here.
CHORUS:
E B C#m B F# B
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
E B A B E
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year
E A
We wish you a Merry Christmas
F#m B
We wish you a Merry Christmas
G#m C#m A B E
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
G#m C#m A B E
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
A D
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
from the bottom of my heart.
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
A D
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
from the bottom of my heart.
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Oh!
~Chorus~
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank, Misfortune seemed his lot
We ran into a drifted bank and there we got upsot. Oh!
Chorus
A day or two ago, the story I must tell
I went out on the snow and on my back I fell
A gent was riding by in a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed at me as I there lay but quickly drove away. Oh!
Chorus
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Take the girls along and sing this sleighing song
Just bet a bobtailed bay, Two forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! You'll take the lead. Oh!
A Bm7 C#m Dmaj7 D/B
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
A Em7 / A7 Dmaj7 D/G
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
A G7 A Ebm7 D7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
C#m Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Dm A
And folks dressed up like Eskimos...... everybody knows
Bm7 C#m Dmaj7 D/B
a turkey and some mistletoe
A Em7 / Em7/A Dmaj7 Dmaj7/G
Help to make the season bright
A G7 A Ebm7 D7
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
C#m Cmaj Bm7 Dm A
Will find it hard to sleep to - night
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
They know that Santa's on his way
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And every mother's child is gonna spy
B7 E7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
A Bm7 C#m Dmaj7 Dmaj7/B
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
A Em7 / Em7/A Dmaj7 Dmaj7/G
To kids from one to ninety-two
A G7 A Ebm7 D7
Although it's been said many times, many ways
C#m Cmaj7 Bm7 E7 / A
Merry Christmas........... to.. you
* finger bending special chords
SILENT NIGHT
Words: Joseph Mohr, trans. John F. Young
Tune: Stille Nacht, Franz Gruber
G--G6 G G* G--G6 G G*
1 Si-i -lent night, ho-o -ly night,
2 Si-i -lent night, ho-o -ly night,
3 Si-i -lent night, ho-o -ly night,
4 Si-i -lent night, ho-o -ly night,
D D7 G G G/A G/B
1 All is calm, all is bright
2 Shepherds quake at the sight.
3 Son of God, love's pure light
4 Wondrous star, lend thy light;
C C* C(b5) C G G6 G G*
1 Round yon vi-ir - gin mo-ther and child!
2 Glories stream from heaven afar
3 Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
4 With angels let us sing
C C* C(b5) C G G6 G G*
1 Holy In-fant so ten-der and mild,
2 Heavenly hosts sing alleluia;
3 With the dawn of redeeming grace,
4 Alleluia to our King;
D D7 G (G** - optional)
1 Sleep in heavenly peace,
2 Christ the Savior is born!
3 Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
4 Christ the Savior is born,
(G) D7 G
1 Sleep in heavenly peace.
2 Christ the Savior is born!
3 Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
4 Christ the Savior is born.
Chord Voicings:
G: 320033 C: X23010
G6: 320030 C*: X32013
G*: 320003 C(b5): X32012
D: XX0232 G**: XX9787
D7: XX0212
G/A: X00033
G/B: X20033