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Ukulele friendly

Christmas carols

and songs

(and one for New Year)

arranged by Al Summers

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Copyright © this arrangement Al Summers 2002

We wish

GG

you a Mer ry- Christ

CC

mas- we wish

A7A7


DD

mas- we wish

B7B7

you a Mer ry-

Christ

E‹E‹

mas- and a hap

A‹A‹

py- new

D7D7

year.

GG

Good tid

GG

ings- we bring

DD

to you

A7A7

and your

kin

DD

we wish

GG


DD

mas- and a hap

A‹A‹

py- new

D7D7

year.

GG

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NB This is the most difficult tune in the

book, using the widest range of chords here.

Many carol books seem a little too fussy for effective idiomatic harmony on fretted instruments.

A reason is that they are generally based on organ or piano editions of the tunes.

A good example of a suitably harmonized original melody is 'Silent Night' (included here).

This was written for the guitar especially for an occasion when the organ in the church had broken

down...or so the legend has it. Joseph Mohr was an assistant pastor who played the guitar and it

could be that he asked the composer and pastor Franz Gruber to help him write a Christmas tune

that could be accompanied by guitar. The result: an original melody with the charm of an Austrian

folk tune. Its chord changes are simple, pure, beautiful and very appropriate.

Arrangements in this book are based upon this style: interesting enough, with minimal punctuation

in the text to help an uncluttered look. In some cases, harmonizing a tune with just one chord is

effective and, in the case of Good King Wenceslas, very much in keeping with the tune's origins.

When similar arrangements for guitar were first published in 2002, in two volumes, they sold out

very quickly. The single volume reissue was requested by many musicians, students and tutors.

Based upon this successful formula, here are arrangements for ukulele.

We wish you a Merry Christmas in G

English traditional

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Good

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King Wen ces- las

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- looked out on

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the feast of Ste

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phen- when

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the snow lay

round

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a bout- deep

CC

and crisp and e

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ven.- Bright

GG

ly- shone the moon

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that night

though

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the frost was cru

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el- when

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a poor man


came

E‹E‹

in sight

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gath

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'ring- win ter- fu

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el.

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16th century Spring carol

This works well with a simple G5

(G 'power chord) bare fifth drone

throughout, probably more in

keeping with the tune's early origins.

Good King Wenceslas

in G

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Ma

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ry- had a ba by- yes Lord Ma ry- had a ba by- yes my Lord

Ma

FF

ry- had a ba by- yes

B¨B¨

Lord

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the peo

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ple- keep a com ing- and the train

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done

C7C7

gone.

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rhythm is usually swung

NB an F chord could be used throughout.

Mary had a Baby

from St Helena

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Jin

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gle- bells jin

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gle- bells jin

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gle- all the way.

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Oh

CC

what fun it is

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to ride in a

one

A7A7

horse o pen- sleigh.

D7D7

Oh! jin

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gle- bells jin

GG

gle- bells jin

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gle- all the


way.

GG

Oh

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what fun it is

GG

to ride in a one

D7D7

horse o pen- sleigh.

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J Pierpont

Jingle Bells - chorus

in G

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God rest

D‹D‹

ye mer ry,- gen tle- men- let noth ing- you dis may- re mem- ber- Christ our

1

sa viour was born on Christ mas- day to save

G‹G‹

us all from sa

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tan's- power when

we

D‹D‹

were gone a stray

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dings- of com

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fort and


joy

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com fort- and joy

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dings of com

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fort

A7A7

and joy.

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God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

traditional English

c15th century

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We

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three kings of Or i- ent- are. Bear ing- gifts we tra vel a far.- Field

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and foun

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tain-

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moor

GG

and moun tain- fol

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low- ing- yon der- star.

E‹E‹

O

D7D7

star

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of won der- star

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of night

GG

star

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with roy al- beau

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ty- bright.

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West

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ward- lead

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ing-


still

CC

pro ceed

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- ing- guide

GG

us to thy per

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fect- light.

GG

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American

John H Hopkins

We Three Kings

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A way

FF

- in a man

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ger- no crib

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for a bed

G‹G‹

the lit

G‹G‹

tle- Lord Je

D‹D‹

sus- lay

down

G‹G‹

his sweet head.

CC

The stars

FF

in the bright

FF

sky looked down

FF

where he


lay

B¨B¨

the lit

G‹G‹

tle- Lord Je

D‹D‹

sus- a sleep

C7C7

in the hay.

FF

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Away in a Manger

in F

NB chords adapted for comfort and effect

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AA AA DD AA AA AA

DD AA AA AA DD


AA EE AA EE AA DD AA

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Good King Wenceslas

in A

see page 3 for lyric

NB these transposed chords have been adapted for comfort

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Oh lit

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tle- town of Beth

FF

le hem how still

B¨B¨

we see

CC

thee lie

FF

a bove

FF

- thy deep and

dream

FF

less sleep the si

B¨B¨

lent- stars

CC

go by

FF

yet in

FF

the dark streets shin

FF

eth the


e

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ver- last

B¨B¨

- ing- light

CC

the hopes

FF

and fears of all

FF

the years are met

B¨B¨

in thee

CC

to night.

FF

-

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traditional English tune 'Forest Green'

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

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Ding

CC

dong mer ri- ly- on high

CC

the bells

D‹D‹

in heaven

G7G7

are ring

CC

ing-

ding

CC

dong joy ous- ly- re ply

CC

- the an

D‹D‹

gels- all

G7G7

a sing

CC

- ing.-

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Glo

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D7D7 GG

ri a- Ho san

D‹D‹

- na- in

G7G7

ex cel

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- sis.-

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French

Ding Dong Merrily on High

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FF

tle- Je sus- sweet

G7G7

ly sleep

CC

do

G7G7

not stir

CC

we

G‹G‹

will lend

D‹D‹

a coat

CC

of fur.

FF

We

FF

will rock you rock

CC

you rock you we

FF

will rock you rock

CC

you rock you.


See

FF

the fur to keep

G7G7

you warm

CC

snug

G‹G‹

ly- round

D‹D‹

your ti

CC

ny- form.

FF

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Czech carol

Rocking Carol

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3

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Si

CC

lent- night

CC

ho

CC

ly- night

CC

all

GG

is calm

GG

all

CC

is bright

CC

round

FF

yon

vir

FF

- gin moth

CC

er- and child

CC

ho

FF

ly- in

FF

fant- so ten

CC

der- and mild

CC


sleep

GG

in heav

G7G7

en- ly- peace

CC CC

sleep

CC

in heav

G7G7

en- ly- peace.

CC

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originally written for guitar Franz Gruber

words by Joseph Mohr

Silent Night

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The hol

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ly- and the i

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vy- when they

D‹D‹

are both full grown

CC

of

all

FF

the trees that are in

B¨B¨

the wood

CC

the hol

FF

ly- bears the

C7C7

crown.

FF

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an F chord could be played throughout

The Holly and the Ivy

in F

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1 1 1 1

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Once in roy

FF

al- Da vid's- ci

FF

ty- stood a low

FF

ly- cat tle- shed

FF

where

C7C7

a

moth

FF

er- laid her ba

FF

by- in a man

FF

ger- for his bed.

FF

Ma

B¨B¨

ry-


was

FF

that moth

G‹G‹

er- mild

FF

Je

B¨B¨

sus- Christ

FF

her lit

G‹7G‹7

tle

C7C7

- child.

FF

c

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Once in Royal David's City

in F

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O come

GG

all ye faith

DD

ful- joy

GG

ful- and tri um

GG

- phant- O come

E‹E‹

ye O come

DD

ye to

Beth

DD A7A7

- le hem.

DD

- Come

GG

and be hold

D7D7

- him

GG

born

DD

the king

E‹E‹

of an

DD

gels- O

come

GG

let us a dore

GG

- him O come

GG

let us a dore

GG

- him

DD

O


come

A‹A‹

let us a dore

DD

- him

CC

Christ

GG D7D7

the Lord.

GG

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old English/Latin carol

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

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FF C7C7

The vir

FF

gin- Ma ry- had a ba

C7C7

by- boy the vir

C7C7

gin- Ma ry had a

ba

FF

by- boy the vir

F7F7

gin- Ma ry- had a ba

B¨B¨

by- boy & they say

FF

that his name

C7C7

was Je

FF

sus-

CC

he come from the glor

FF

y

CC

-

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traditional

Sans Day Carol

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traditional melody from Wales

- or perhaps by the blind harpist, John Parry

Deck the Halls

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the news

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of great joy

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news of great mirth.

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as collected by

Ralph Vaughan Williams

...in Sussex

The Sussex Carol

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glo

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born king. Peace

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mer

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join

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the skies

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with

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the an ge- lic- host

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pro claim- Christ

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is born

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in


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melody:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

harmony: this simplified arrangement

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

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Once in Royal David's City

in G

see page 15 for lyric

this is a very slightly different harmony arrangement

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three ships

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on Christ

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mas- day on Christ

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mas- day I


saw

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three ships

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mas- day in the morn

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traditional English

I Saw Three Ships

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herds- watched their flocks

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by night

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all seat

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ground

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the an

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gel- of the lord

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came down and glo

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ry- shone

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from T Este's Psalms (late 16th century)

with words by one of the less brilliant poets, Nahum Tate

While Shepherds Watched

in F

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n't- that a might y- day

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hal

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le- lu- hal

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le- lu- was

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n't- that a might y-

day

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when Je

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sus- Christ

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was born.

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by- a ly

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arms

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ly

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ing- in the sta ble- at Beth

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they keep

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a- himwarm.

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spiritual from South Carolina

Wasn't that a Mighty Day

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ac quain- tance- be

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for got- and ne

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ver- brought to mind.

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auld

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ac quain- tance- be

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for got- and days

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of auld lang syne.

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For auld

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lang


syne

A‹A‹

my friends for auld

GG

lang syne

CC

we'll

take

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a cup of kind

A‹A‹

ness- yet for auld

CC

lang syne.

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something for the new year...

old song;

words collected and adapted by Robert Burns;

is this the original tune? We don't know.

Auld Lang Syne

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