1. JOY TO THE WORLD! C F C G7 C Joy to the world! the Lord is come; F G C Let earth receive her King; Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, And heav'n and nature sing, G7 And heav'n and nature sing, C F C G7 C And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing. Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills And plains - Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of - His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love. 2. HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING F C Hark! the herald angels sing; F Bb F C F Glory to the newborn King; Dm G Peace on earth, and mercy mild, C G C God and sinners reconciled! F Bb F C7 Joyful all ye nations, rise, F Bb F C7 Join the triumph of the skies; Bb F Gm Gm7 With th'angelic host proclaim, C F Gm7 C7 F Christ is born in Bethlehem. REFRAIN: Bb F Gm Hark! the herald angels sing, C F Gm7 C7 F Glory to the newborn King. Christ, by highest heav'n adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Off-spring of the Virgin's womb. Veil'd in flesh the God-head see; Hail th'Incarnate De-i-ty, Pleased as Man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. (Refrain) Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Ris'n with healing in His wings, Light and life to all he brings, Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace! (Refrain) 3. WHAT CHILD IS THIS Em D What Child is this, Who, laid to rest, Em B On Mary's lap is sleeping? Em D Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, Em B Em While shepherds watch are keeping? G D This, this -- is Christ, the King; Em B Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: G D Haste, haste to bring Him laud, Em B Em The Babe, the Son -- of Mary! So bring Him in - cense, gold and myrrh, Come peasant, king to own Him; The King of kings, salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him. Raise, raise - the song on high, The Virgin sings her lullaby: Joy, joy, -- for Christ is born, The Babe, the Son -- of Mary! 4. WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE Dm A7 Dm We three kings of Orient are; A7 Dm Bearing gifts we traverse a- far, C F Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Bb Dm Am Dm Following yonder star. CHORUS: C7 F Bb F O --- Star of wonder, star of night, Bb F Star with royal beauty bright, C7 Bb C7 Westward leading, still proceeding, F Bb F Guide us to Thy perfect light. Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, Gold I bring, to crown Him again, King for ever, ceasing never, O-ver us all to reign. (Chorus) Frankincense to offer have I, In-cense owns a De-i-ty nigh. Pray'r and praising, all men raising, Worship Him, God most High. (Chorus) Myrrh is mine, its bit-ter per-fume Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Seal'd in the stone cold tomb. (Chorus) Glo-rious now behold Him a - rise, King and God and Sac - ri-fice, Al - le - lu -ia, Al - le - lu -ia; Earth to heav'n re - plies. (Chorus) 5. IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR C F C It came up - on the mid-night clear, F D7 G G7 That glo-rious song of old, --- C F C From an-gels bend - ing near the earth F G7 To touch their harps of gold: -- NC Am "Peace on the earth, good-will to men G D7 G7 From heav'n's all-gra-cious King." -- C F C The world in solemn still-ness lay F G7 C To hear the an - gels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come With peace-ful wings un - furl'd; -- And still their heav'n-ly music floats O'er all the weary world: ---- Above its sad and low - ly plains They bend on hov - 'ring wing; --- And ev - er o'er its Babel sounds The bless - ed an - gels sing. O ye, be-neath life's crush-ing load, Whose forms are bend - ing low, --- Who toil a - long the climb-ing way With pain - ful steps and slow! --- Look now, for glad and gold - en hours Come swift - ly on the wing; --- O rest be - side the wea - ry road, And hear the an - gels sing. For lo! the days are hast-'ning on, By proph - ets seen of old, ---- When with the ev - er-circling years Shall come the time fore - told, --- When the new heav'n and earth shall own The Prince of Peace, their King, ---- And the whole world send back the song Which now the an - gels sing. 6. SILENT NIGHT C Si - lent night! Ho - ly night! G7 C All is calm, all is bright: F C Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, F C Ho - ly In-fant, so tender and mild, G7 C Sleep in heav-en-ly peace, ---- G7 C Sleep in heav-en-ly peace. ---- Si - lent night! Ho - ly night! Shepherds quake at the sight! Glories stream from heaven a-far, Heavn'ly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia; Christ, the Savior, is born,---- Christ, the Savior, is born.---- Si - lent night! Ho - ly night! Son of -- God, love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy ho - ly face With the dawn of re -deem -ing grace, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth, ---- Jesus, Lord at Thy birth. ---- 7. DECK THE HALL WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY C Deck the hall with boughs of holly, G7 C G C Fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be jolly, G7 C G C Fa la la la la, la la la la. G C G Don we now our gay ap-par-el, C D G Fa la la la la, la la la la. C Troll the Ancient Yuletide Carol, F C G C Fa la la la la, la la la la. See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la, la la la la. While I tell of Yuletide treasure. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Sing we joyous all together, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather. Fa la la la la, la la la la. 8. GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN Dm God rest ye mer-ry, gen-tle-men, Bb A Let nothing you dismay, Dm Remember Christ, our Saviour, Bb A Was born on Christmas Day, Gm C7 F To save us all from Sa-tan's pow'r A7 Dm G C When we were gone a - stray; CHORUS: F C F A Dm O -- tidings of comfort and joy, G7 C Comfort and joy! F C F A Dm O -- tidings of comfort and joy. In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed Babe was born, And laid within a manger, Upon this blessed morn; This which His Mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn. (Chorus) From God our Heavenly Father A blessed Angel came; And unto certain Shepherds Brought tidings of the same: How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by Name. (Chorus) Now to the Lord sing praises, All you within this place, And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; This holy tide of Christmas All other doth deface. (Chorus) 9. O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL G D O come, all ye faithful, G C G D Joyful and triumphant, G A D G D A7 D O come ye, O come ye to Beth-le-hem; G D7 G Come and behold Him, C D Born the King of an-gels; CHORUS: NC O come, let us adore Him, G O come, let us adore Him, D G D G D GC O come, let us adore Him, G D G Christ, the Lord! Sing, choirs of angels, Sing with exultations, Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above: Glory to God in the highest; (Chorus) Yea, Lord we greet Thee, Born this happy morning, Jesus, to Thee be glo-ry giv'n; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing; (Chorus) 10. THE FIRST NOEL C Am G F C The first Noel the an-gel did say, F C G Was to certain poor shepherds in C G7 C fields as they lay; C Am G In fields where they F C lay keeping their sheep F C On a cold winter's night G C G7 C that was so deep. CHORUS: C AmEm F C Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, ----- Am Em C G7 C Born is the King of Is-ra-el. They looked up and saw a Star Shining in the East, beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. (Chorus) This star drew nigh to the North-West, O'er Bethlehem it took rest, And there it did both stop and stay Right o-ver the place where Je-sus lay. (Chorus) Then en-ter'd in there Wise-men three, Full rev-'rently on bended knee, And of-fer'd there in His -- pres-ence, Their gold and myrrh and frankincense. (Chorus) 11. JINGLE BELLS (F Bb C7) Dashing thtough the snow In a one horse open sleigh O'er the feilds we go Laughing all the way. Bells on bobtail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight. Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, 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 Fannie Bright Was seated by my side. The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot! Chorus 2 X 12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! F C7 F Oh! the weather outside is frightful Abdim C7 But the fire is so delightful D7 Gm D7 Gm And since we've no place to go Abdim C7 F Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow It Doesn't show signs of stopping And I brought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow C When we fin-al-ly kiss goodnight Dm7 G7 C How I'll hate go-ing out in the storm! But if you really hold me tight D7 G7 C7 All the way home I'll be warm. The fire is slowly dying And my dear we're still good-bye-ing But as long as you love me so Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 13. SILVER BELLS C Em C7 F City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style G7 C In the air there's a feeling of Christmas. F C Em C7 F Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile G7 C And on ev- 'ry street corner you can hear: C F Silver Bells, Silver Bells, G7 C G7 It's Christmas time in the city, C F Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, G7 C F C Soon it will be Christmas day. Strings of street lights, even stop lights, blink a bright red and green, As the shoppers rush home with their treasures. Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene, And above all this bustle you hear: Chorus same except G7 F C G7 C Soon it will be Christmas day 14. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) F C7 F C7 Chest-nuts roast-ing on an open fire, F Cm7 F7 Bb A7 Jack Frost nip-ping at your nose, DmDm7 Bbm F E7 Yuletide car-ols be-ing sung by a choir A Bbm Eb7 Ab And folks dressed up like Es -ki-mos, C7 Everybody F C7 F C7 knows a tur-key and some mis-tle-toe F Cm7 F7 Bb A7 Help to make the sea-son bright DmDm7 Bbm F E7 Ti ny tots, with their eyes all a-glow Am D7 Gm7 C7 F Will find it hard to sleep to- night, They know that Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 San- ta's on his way; Cm7 F7 Bb he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. Bbm7 Eb9 Ab6 And ev-'ry mother's child, is gonna spy Dm7 G7 C7 C7b9 To see if rein-deer real-ly know how to fly. F And so, I'm C7 F C7 of-fer-ing this sim-ple phrase F Cm7 F7 Bb A7 To kids from one to nine-ty-two. Dm Dm7 Bbm F E7 Al tho' it's been said many times many ways; Bb7 F Dm7 Gm7 C7b9 F6 "Mer-ry Christ-mas to you." 15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas G C We wish you a merry Christmas, A7 D7 We wish you a merry Christmas, G C We wish you a merry Christmas, Am D7 G And a Happy New Year G Bm Good Tidings we bring Em A7 D for you and your kin, G G#dim We wish you a Merry Christmas Am D7 G and a Happy New Year. Now bring us some fig-gy pudding, ( 3 times) And bring it out here. Repeat Second Verse Repeat First Verse 16. Frosty The Snowman Frosty the snowman, was a jolly, happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowman, is a fairy tale they say, He was made of snow, but, the children know How he came to life one day. There must have been some magic in That old silk hat they found, For when they placed it on his head, He began to dance around. Oh, Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be, And the children say, he could laugh and play Just the same as you and me. Frosty the snowman, knew the sun was hot that day, so he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun Now before I melt away." Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand, Running here and there, all around the square, Saying, "Catch me if you can." He led them down the streets of town, Right to the traffic cop, and he only paused a moment, When he heard him holler, "Stop!" For Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way, But he waved good-bye, saying "Don't you cry, I'll be back again someday." Thumpety, thump, thump! Thumpety, thump, thump! Look at Frosty go! Thumpety, thump, thump! Thumpety, thump, thump! Over the hills of snow! 17. Santa Claus Is Comming To Town You better watch out, you better not cry, Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comming to town! He's making a list, and checking it twice, Gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comming to town. He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake! (First Verse) With little tin horns and little toy drums, Rooty-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums Santa Claus is comming to town! With curly head dolls that toddle and coo, Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too Santa Claus is comming to town! The kids in girl and boy land, Will have a jubilee, They're gonna build a toyland town, All around the Christmas tree! (first verse) 18. Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, Walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird, He sings a love song, as we go along, Walking in a winter wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend that he is Parson Brown. He'll say, "Are you married?" We'll say, "No, man! But you can do the job when you're in town!" Later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire, To face unafraid, the plans that we've made, Walking in a winter wonderland. 19. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose; And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and calling him names; They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee, Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer, You'll go down in history. 20. O Little Town Of Bethlehem G G#dim Am O Little Town of Beth----le-----hem, G D7 G How still we see thee lie! G7 E7 Am A-bove thy deep and dreamless sleep G D7 G The silent stars go by. D Edim B Yet, in thy dark streets shin-eth Em Am B The everlast-ing light: G G#dim Am The hopes and fears of all the years C#dim G A7 D D7 G Are met in thee to -night. 21. O Christmas Tree C G7 C O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, G7 C How beautiful and bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How beautiful and bright. The sight of thee at Christmas tide Spreads hope and gladness, Far and wide, O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree How beautiful and bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! Thou tree most fair and love-ly! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thou tree most fair and love-ly (repeat chorus) RFM Christmas Songs 1. Joy To The World 2. Hark The Herald Angels Sing 3. What Child Is This 4. We Three Kings 5. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 6. Silent Night 7. Deck The Halls 8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 9. Oh Come All Ye Faithful 10. The First Noel 11. Jingle Bells 12. Let it Snow 13. Silver Bells 14. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...) 15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas 16. Frosty The Snowman 17. Santa Claus Is comming To Town 18. Winter Wonderland 19. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 20. O Little Town of Bethlehem 21. O Christmas Tree Compiled by: Pete Porro, Radio Free Milwaukee BBS 1:154/414