Carol of the Bells

M. Leontovich

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Hark! how the bells; Sweet sil - ver bells, All seem to say "Throw cares a - way" Christ - mas is here

     

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Bring-ing good cheer

To young and old,

Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong,

That is their song,

With joy- ful ring,

All car-ol- ing.

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One seems to hear, Words of good cheer, From ev' - ry - where Fil - ling the air O, how they pound, Rise - ing their sound,

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One seems to hear, Words of good cheer, From ev' - ry - where Fil - ling the air O, how they pound, Rise - ing their sound,

Copyright © 1936 by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York

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O'er hill and dale, Tell - ing their tale, Gay - ly they ring, While peo - ple sing song of good cheer, Christ - mas is here!

                     

   
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O'er hill and dale, Tell - ing their tale, Gay - ly they ring, While peo - ple sing song of good cheer, Christ - mas is here!

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hap - py are their tones, Gay - ly they ring, While peo - ple sing song of good cheer, Christ - mas is here!

       
 
O'er hill and dale, Tell - ing their tale, Gay - ly they ring, While peo - ple sing song of good cheer, Christ - mas is here!

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Mer-ry, mer - ry, mer-ry, mer-ry Christ - mas! Mer-ry, mer - ry, mer-ry, mer-ry Christ - mas! On, on they send, on with-out end

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Ding, dong, ding, dong, That is their song, With joy - ful ring, All car - ol- ing. Ding, dong,

    
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their joy - ful tone to

ev' - ry home.

Hark! how the bells;

Sweet sil - ver bells,

All seem to say

"Throw cares a - way" dong

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on with-out end their joy- ful tone

to ev' - ry home.

 
  
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