12 Days of Christmas

Straight No Chaser
Arranged by Richard Gregory / Ken Purchase
Rearranged for HotTUBBS by Eleanor Barton
           
  
SOPRANO
 
a par tridge in a pear tree.

     
        

      
ALTO
  a par tridge in a pear tree. 
       
On the first day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me:

On the

          
TENOR 

  
On the first day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: a par tridge in a pear tree. On the

                
BASS
 
On the first day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: On the

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5

   
S.              
two tur - tle doves and a par tridge in a pear tree.

 
   
 
          
 
      
A.

two tur - tle doves and a par tridge in a pear tree.

      
se - cond day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me:

          
T.          
 se-cond day of Christ-mas my true love gave to me: two tur -tle doves and a par tridge in a pear tree. On the

                            
B.
  
se - cond day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: two tur - tle doves and a par tridge in a pear tree. On the

   
10

 
  
         
    
S.
 five gol - den rings.
true love gave to me:
 
On the third day of Christ -mas, my

        

   

    
A.
 five gol - den rings.
true love gave to me:

       
On the third day of Christ -mas, my

T.         
 fourth day of Chri... five gol - den rings.

          
    
B.
  
fourth day of Chri... five gol - den rings.
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15

   
S.   
             
and a par -tridge in a pear tree.  
On the

Four cal -ling birds two tur -tle doves,

      
A.

        
three frenchhens and a par -tridge in a pear tree.
 
       
On the

T.                      

 two tur -tle doves,and a par -tridge in a pear tree.On the ninth day of Christ-mas my
                
Four cal -ling birds

   
B.
  
three frenchhens and a par -tridge in a pear tree.On the ninth day of Christ-mas my

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    
             
    
S.
 day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: eight maids a mil - king se- ven maids a'
eighth
  
       
        
    
A.
 day of Christ - mas my true love gave to me: eight maids a mil - king se- ven maids a'

                     
eighth

T.    
 true love gave to me:
    
nine
               
la-diesdan - cing, eight la-diesdan - cing, se - ven la-dies dan - cing

  
B.
   
true love gave to me: nine la-diesdan - cing, eight la-diesdan - cing, se - ven la-dies dan - cing

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24

            
S.
         
mil - king six maids a' mil - king bet - ter not shout you bet - ter not cry you

 
        
 
       
    
A.

mil - king six maids a' mil - king bet - ter not shout you bet - ter not cry you

      
T.         


six -
    
la - dies dan - cing, five you

       
B.
 
six - la - dies dan - cing, five you
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         
       
 
S.

bet - ter not - in a pear tree. No! NO! Deck the halls with
  
                 
 
A.

bet - ter not - in a pear tree. No! NO! Deck the halls with

T.                               
 bet - ter not - in a pear tree. On the ninth... on the eighth... On the se- venth day of Christ - mas my

                        
B.
  
bet - ter not - in a pear tree. No! NO! se- venth day of Christ - mas my

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31
  
S.       
          
boughs of hol - ly. Se - ven swans a' swim- ming six geese a' lay - ing five gol - den
  
 

            
  
A.

boughs of hol - ly. Se - ven swans a' swim- ming six geese a' lay - ing five gol - den
      
                 
3 3 3

    
3 3
T.
 true love gaveto me:
              
Here we come A - wass - ail - ling a - mong the leaves so five gol - den

        

B.
       
3 3 3 3 3
true love gaveto me: Here we come A - wass - ail - ling a - mong the leaves so fa la la la la la

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35

         
S.         
rings. Four cal - ling birds The boar's head in

    
           

 
A.

rings. three french hens The boar's head in

            
T.        
 rings. two tur - tle doves The boar's head in

                    
B.
  
la la la Here we come A - wass - ail - ling a - mong the leaves so
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S.             
hand bear I, be deck'd with bays

  
     
             
A. 
hand bear I, be deck'd with bays
   

On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my

and par tridgein a pear tree.

T.                              
 hand bear I, be deck'd with bays and par tridgein a pear tree. On the e - le - venth day of Christ - mas my

      

       
B.
 
green. and par tridgein a pear tree.

 
45
 
S.                       
e - le - ven pi - pers pi - ping, ten lords a' lea - ping, nine la - dies dan - cing,

  
       
  
A.

ding dong ding

   
true love gave to me:
    
T.      
 true love gave to me: ding dong ding

      
B.
  
ding dong ding

           
49

S.               
eight maidsa' mil - king, se-ven swans a'swim - ming, six geese a' lay ing five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,

 
          
A.

dong ding dong five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,

T.              
 dong ding dong five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,

B.
             

dong ding dong five gol - den rings, four cal - ling birds,
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            
54

S.            
three french hens, two tur - tle doves and Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer!  
 
On the
  
A. 
  

    

       
three french hens, two tur - tle doves and  
       
Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer! On the

T.               
 three french hens, two tur - tle doves and Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer!

                     
B.
 
three french hens, two tur - tle doves and Ru- dolph the red - nosed rein - deer! On the

 
58

    
        
S.


twelfth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

    
        
A.

                          
twelfth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

  
T.
 
 I have a lit - tle dra - dle. I made it out of clay, andwhen it's dry and rea - dy, the

             
B.
 
twelfth day of Christ - mas, my true love gave to me:

  
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S.       

  

  
A.  

              
T.      
 dra - dle I shall play. Oh, dra - dle,dra - dle,dra - dle...

      
B.        

On thetwelfth day of Christ - mas, my
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    
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S.       

           
do do

A.   
do do do do do doot doot doo
            
T.  

   
do do do do do doot doot doo

             
B.
 
true love gave to me: do do do do do doot doot doo

     
68

                   

S.

oo

  
do do ...

A.    
  
oo

               
T.    
 On the twelfth day,my true love gave to me:

       
B.
    
doom ba doom doom ba doom

 
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 
   
S.   
oo

   
  
    

A.

oo
           
T.            
 twelve drum - mers drum- ming like O lym pus a - bove the Se - ren - ge -

     
B.
                
doom ba doom doom ba doom doom ba doom doom ba doom doom ba doom
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S.              
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba oo


                
        
A.

  
oo

       
 
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba

T.            
 tti. E - le - ven pi - pers pi - ping, ten lords a' lea

    
B.
                    
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba doom ba doom doom ba doom doom ba doom doom ba doom

 
         
76

S.             
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba Nine la - dies dan - cing, they were

  
                   
    
A.

oo
      
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba
  
T.   
 - ping. oo

       
B.
                
ba dap ba ba ba dap bap ba doon doon ...

   
79

S.                    
dan - cing for me! Eight maids a' mil - kin',they were mil - kin'just for me!


A.                         
ba ba ba doon Eight maids a' mil - kin',they were mil - kin'just for me!

T.

                 
 ba ba ba doon ba ba ba

            
    
   
B.
 
ba ba ba doon ba ba ba
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             
82

S.          
doon I had Christ - mas downin A - fri ca I had Christ - mas down in A


A.                     
doon I had Christ - mas downin A - fri ca I had Christ - mas down in A

                      
T.   

  
doon I had Christ - mas downin A - fri ca
    
I had Christ - mas down in A

     

     
B.
 
doon ba ba ba doon

 gol-denrings
 Five
               
85
    
S.    
- fri - ca I had Christ - mas down in A - fri - ca


A.               
     
- fri - ca
I had Christ - mas down in A - fri - ca

             
T.   

    
- fri - ca ooh ba ba ba

         

 

   
B.
   
ba ba ba doon doon ... ba ba ba

                  
Five
 
88 gol den rings

        
S.

I hadChrist masdown in A - fri ca I hadChrist mas down in A


A.            
             
I hadChrist masdown in A - fri ca I hadChrist mas down in A

         
T. 
 
 ooh ba ba ba ooh

          


 
   
      
B.
 
doon ba ba ba doon
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Five

             
3

    
91 gol - den rings

        
S.

- - fri - ca Gon - na deck the halls and do the


                  
A.
      
- - Gon - na deck the halls and do the

fri - ca
       
T.   
 ba ba ba ooh

                 
B.
    
ba ba ba doon doo - na - doon doon doo - na - doon

                     
93

S.      

things we ne - ver had doon

dodo

A.        
         
  
       
 
do do do do do doot doot doo

   doon          
things we ne - ver had

T.          
 had doon do do do do do doot doot doo

                     
B.
   
doon a doo - na - doon had doon do do do do do doot doot doo

   
96

                       


S.

do do

do do ...

A.    

      
 
par - tridge in a big pear tree

           
T.  

 par - tridge in a big pear tree

            
B.
 
par - tridge in a big pear tree
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  
98 fp
S.                          
par tridge in a big pear tree

do do ...

A.    
         

par tridge in a big pear tree
 
T.              
 par tridge in a big pear tree

          
B.
   
par tridge in a big pear tree