Sheet Music
Free lead sheets for those looking for something to play.
Let It Snow
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during a nasty heat wave. I myself, while braving New England winters, often imagined myself on a Californian beach, so I know how they felt.
La Marimorena
A lively choice of song if you’re looking for a Bethlehem/Christmas Eve type ditty. Have fun with the synalephas.
Joy to the World
Who knew that as of the late 20th century, “Joy to the World” was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.
Jingle Bell Rock
I don’t know about you, but if you want to rock out and you ain’t got some jingle bells in your hand, you’re doing it wrong.
Frosty the Snowman
Another Christmas classic, although I usually stick with the first half of the song; the second half is just kinda morbid, if you ask me.
Fum, Fum, Fum
Traditional Catalan carol. No one is really sure exactly what they meant by “Fum”; some think it refers to the smoke coming from the chimneys, or the sound of a drum or guitar, it could even be the sound of a rocking cradle. This is the version I’ve learned in Spanish, but here are the English lyrics if you’re interested
On December five and twenty
fum, fum, fum.
On December five and twenty,
fum, fum fum.
Oh, a child was born this night
So rosy white, so rosy white
Son of Mary, virgin holy
In a stable, mean and lowly,
fum, fum, fum.
On December five and twenty
fum, fum, fum.
On December five and twenty
fum, fum, fum.
Comes a most important day
Let us be gay, let us be gay.
We go first to church and then we
Have the sweetest buns and candy,
fum, fum, fum, fum, fum.
God will send us days of feasting
fum, fum, fum.
God will send us days of feasting
fum, fum, fum.
Both in hot months and in cold
for young and old, for young and old.
We will tell the holy story
Ever singing of his glory,
fum, fum, fum.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Surely that ringing in their ears is coming from all the bells in the last post.
Ding Dong Merrily on High
This song makes it very clear: if you want to celebrate something right, you need bells… lot’s of bells.
