Ten 2-Part

Christmas Carols
for Northern Lights
Men's A Cappella
arr. Christian Lund
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JINGLE BELLS
  
                
 = 120

    
VERSE 1-2-3-1
Tenor

1. Dash ing through the snow on a one horse o pen sleigh

2. A day or two a go

      
I thought I'd take a ride and

            
3.

  
A day or two a go


The sto ry I must tell I

Bass

    
              
 
O'er the hills we go laugh ing all the way

    
The

      
soon miss fan ny bright was sea ted by my side

      

went out on the snow and on my back I fell A

 
       

  
     
Bells on bob tail ring mak ing spi rits bright, What

    
horse was lean and lank Mis for tune seemed his lot He

            

Gent was ri ding by In a one horse o pen sleigh He

          
    
fun it is to ride and sing a sleigh ing song to night Oh,
got in to a drif ted bank and soon we got up sot


Oh,

              

laughed as there I sprawl ing lie But quick ly drove a way Oh,
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         
3


CHORUS

            

Jin gle bells, jin gle bells jin gle all the way

            
    


                
 
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse o pen sleigh Hey

 
            

            

Jin gle bells, jin gle bells jin gle all the way

   
            

               
 
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse o pen sleigh

      
             
END

                 
Oh what fun it is to ride on a One horse O pen Sleigh!


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FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

        
      
 = 180

   
VERSE 1-2

            
 
1. Fros ty the snow man was a jol ly hap py soul with a


2. Fros ty the snow man knew the sun was hot that day So he


Oh, with a

   
  
Oh, so he

           

           
corn cob pipe and a but ton nose, and two eyes made out of coal,

     
said "let's run and we'll have some fun now be fore I melt a way"

        
         

           
Fros ty the snow man was a fai ry tale they say he was

  
Down to the vil lage with a broom stick in his hand run ning


Oh he was

       
   
Oh ru nning

      

              
made of snow but the chil dren know how we came to life one day There

    
here and there all a round the square say ing "Catch me if you can!" He

They knew there

  
   
And then he

            

          
must have been some ma gic in that old silk hat they found, For

    
led them down the streets of town right to a traf fic cop, And he

found, for
cop, he
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         
5

  

          
when they placed it on his head he be gan to dance a round Oh,

      
on ly paused a mo ment when he heard him ho ller stop! Oh,

        
         

             
Fros ty the snow man was a live as he could be And the


Fros ty the snow man had to hu rry on his way But he

 
Oh, and the

  
            
Oh, but he

        
chil dren say he could laugh and play, just the same as you and me!

        
waved good bye say ing "Don't you cry, I'll be back a gain some day!"


                 

                 
Thum pit ty thump thump Thum pit ty thump thump look at Fros ty go,

   
                 
1.

                 
 
Thum pit ty thump thump Thum pit ty thump thump O ver the hills of snow! Oh

 2.    
     
Go!

       
Look at Fros ty Fros ty the snow man!

 
Go!
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SANTA CLAUS IS
COMIN' TO TOWN
    
                 
    
 = 140 Light Swing

         
               
You bet ter watch out, you bet ter not cry, bet ter not pout, I'm tel ling you why

       
   

         
 
San ta Claus is com in' to town He's


         
        

              
    
mak ing a list He's check ing it twice Gon na find out who's nau ghty or nice

        
  

        
 
San ta Claus is com in to town He
          
7

  

             
sees you when you're slee ping, he knows when you're a wake, he

     
            

           
       
knows if you've been bad or good so be good for good ness sake Oh, you

 
         
         

              
     
bet ter watch out, you bet ter not cry bet ter not pout I'm tel ling you why

  
          
 
1.

           
  
San ta Claus is com in' to town Oh, you

   
     

2.

     
    
San ta Claus is com in' to town!

  
to town!
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SILENT NIGHT
 
         
 = 90

 
VERSE 1-2-3

              
 
Si lent night Ho ly night

  lent   ly
    
 
Si lent Si Ho ly Ho

1. All is calm, all is bright

         
2. She pherds quake at the sight
3. Son of God, love's pure light


        
 
Round yon vir gin Mo ther and Child

         
Glo ries stream from hea ven a far

 

Rad iant beams from Thy ho ly face



        
 
Ho ly in fant so ten der and mild

      
Heav n'ly hosts sing Al le lu ia

    

With the dawn of re deem ing grace


 
   

 
Sleep in hea ven ly peace

      
Christ the sav ior is born

   
Je sus, Lord at thy birth



         
Sleep in hea ven ly peace

 
Christ the sav ior is born

      

Je sus, lord at Thy birth


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JOY TO THE WORLD

 
       
 = 100

    

VERSE 1-2-3-1


1. Joy to the world! The Lord is come Let

        
2. Joy to the earth! The Sav iour reigns Let

       
3. He rules the world with truth and grace and

   
      
earth re ceive her King Let

         
men their songs em ploy while


makes the na tions prove The

     
              
ev 'ry heart pre pare Him room and

                 
fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains re
glo ries of His right eous ness and

 


                   
heav'n and na ture sing and heav'n and na ture sing and

       
peat the sound ing joy, re peat the sound ing joy re

      
won ders of his love, and won ders of his love, and

and heav'n and na ture sing and heav'n and na ture

   
  
re peat the sound ing joy, re peat the sound, re

       
and won ders of his love, and won ders of his

hea ven and hea ven and na ture sing!

peat, re peat the sound ing joy!

            

won ders won ders of His love!


10

I SAW THREE SHIPS

        
          
  = 110

       

VERSE 1 to 9

 
1. I saw three ships come sail ing in, I
2. And what was in those ships all three? and
3. Our Sav iour Christ and his la dy, on Christ mas Day, on Christ mas Day, our

              
4. Pray,

   
whi ther sailed those ships all three? pray,

   
5. O,

 
they sailed in to Beth le hem o,

    

    
              
  
saw three ships come sail ing in,
what was in those ships all three?
Sav iour Christ and his la dy, on Christ mas Day in the morn ing.

                
whi ther sailed those ships all three?

  
they sailed in to Beth le hem

 

   
                    

  
6. And all the bells on earth shall ring, and
7. And all the an gels in Heav'n shall sing, and

      
on Christ mas Day, on Christ mas Day,

         
8. And all the souls on earth shall sing, and

   
 
9.

 
Then let us all re joice a main, then

    

    
               
  
all the bells on earth shall ring,
all the an gels in Heav'n shall sing,

       
on Chist mas day in the morn ing.

      
all the souls on earth shall sing,

    
let us all re joice a main,

  
 FELIZ NAVIDAD
11

    
       
 = 150

       
SING THE WHOLE SONG TWICE


         
                
Fe liz Na vi dad Fe liz Na vi dad

 
Fe liz Na vi dad Fe liz Na vi

 
 
        
      
             
1.

                    
       
Fe liz Na vi dad Pros per o añ o y fe li ci dad Fe liz Na vi

   
dad

    
             
2.

       
        
dad Pros per o an o y fe li ci dad

 

         
                   

       
  

                
We wan na wish you a Mer ry Christ mas We wan na wish you a Mer ry Christ mas

 

       
       

     
       
We wan na wish you a Mer ry Christ mas from the

 

     
    



            

bot tom of our heart


12

DECK THE HALLS


            
 = 100

        
VERSE 1-2-3-1

1. Deck the halls with boughs of ho lly

zing yule

   
2. See the bla be fore us Fa la la la la, la la la la

         
3. Fast a way the old year pass es

       

                  
'Tis the sea son to be jo lly

  
Strike the harp and join the chor us Fa la la la la, la la la la

    
     
Hail the new, ye lads and lass es

     

          
       
Don we now our gay a ppa rel

            
Fol low me in me rry meas ure Fa la la la la la la la la

     
Sing we joy ous all to get her

                
  
Troll the an cient Yule tide ca rol

     
While I tell of Yule tide trea sure Fa la la la la, la la la la

      
Heed less of the wind and wea ther

      

           
      
END


             
     

Fa la la la la, la la la la Fa la la la la, la la la la!
 13

GOOD KING WENCESLAS

 
 = 90

            
 
VERSE 1-2-3-1

1. Good king wen ces laus looked out on the feast of Ste phen

    
2. Hi ther page and stand by me, if thou know'st it, tell ing

          
3. In his mas ter's steps he trod, where the snow lay din ted


             
when the snow lay round a bout deep and crisp and e ven.

  
yon der pea sant, who is he? Where and what his dwell ing?

          
Heat was in the ver y sod which the saint has prin ted.

 

    
        

Bright ly shone the moon that night, through the frost was cru el

      
Sire, he lives a good leage hence, un der neath the moun tain

      
There fore, Chris tian men, be sure, wealth or ran pos ses sing

  
             
when a poor man came in sight gath 'ring win ter fu el.

        
right a gainst the for est fence, by Saint Ag nes' foun tain.

      

ye who now will bless the poor shall your selves find bles sing.
 WE WISH YOU A
14

MERRY CHRISTMAS
  
   
 = 160

               
VERSE 1-2-3-4-1*

1. We wish you a mer ry Christ mas, we wish you a mer ry Christ mas, we
2. Oh, bring us aomw fig gy pud ding Oh, bring us some fig gy pud ding Oh,
3.

    
We won't go un til we get some We won't go un til we get some We

        
    
4.

   
We all like our fig gy pud ding We all like our fig gy pud ding We

    

      
* LAST TIME END HERE

    
wish you a mer ry Christ mas and a hap py New Year
bring us some fig gy pud ding And bring it right here
Good

            
won't go un til we get some So bring it right here

  
all like our fig gy pud ding With all it's good cheers

 
         

        

 
tid ings we bring to you and your kin We

        
      

              

wish you a mer ry Christ mas and a Hap py New Year