{"id":1770,"date":"2016-12-05T16:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2019-12-05T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:31:15","slug":"traditional-christmas-carols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/traditional-christmas-carols\/","title":{"rendered":"12 of the Best Traditional Christmas Carols"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3>12 of the best Traditional Christmas Carols<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/authorimage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n<p>December 2, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just in time for the holidays, Performer Stuff\u00a0delivers the sheet music for your favorite holiday songs. In this article, we feature sheet music for twenty six traditional Christmas carols with origins in England, America, France, and Germany. These carols are ideal for a Christmas drama department benefit or a casual caroling adventure around town.\u00a0Like a song? Find the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/search?text=&amp;search_type=home&amp;product_type=8\">sheet music<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/\">PerformerStuff.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the link provided!<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cO Holy Night\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTFG_nvreoI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1843, after a Roquemaure\u00a0church organ was renovated, the parish priest asked Cappeau to write Christmas poem to commemorate the occurrence. The poem was later translated into English by John S. Dwight and set to music by Adolphe Adam. (Music by Adolphe Adam, lyrics by John S. Dwight and Placide Chapeau.)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6748\/O-Holy-Night\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cO Tannenbaum\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMabvmvEW9Q?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A traditional German Christmas song, &#8220;O Tannenbaum&#8221; translates to &#8220;O fir tree&#8221;. (<em>Tanne\u00a0<\/em>means &#8220;fir&#8221; and\u00a0<em>baum\u00a0<\/em>means &#8220;tree in German.) Because of the Western practice of using fir trees as Christmas trees, the song eventually became &#8220;O Christmas Tree&#8221; in its English translation. \u00a0(Music by Ernst Ansch\u00fctz and Heinrich Zarnack, based on a song by Melchior Frank, lyrics by Ernst Ansch\u00fctz.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/29573\/O-Tannenbaum\" target=\"_blank\">Get the German Sheet Music Here<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/24627\/O-Tannenbaum\" target=\"_blank\">Get the English Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cTwelve Days of Christmas\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQ6K967Kk3I?t=1m18s?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Traditional English carol that is thought to be French in origin. The earliest publishing of the lyrics can be found in\u00a0<em>Mirth without Mischief<\/em>, a 1780 children&#8217;s book. There are 12 known variations on the lyrics!\u00a0Its standard melody is now associated with the 1909 arrangement by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frederic Austin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/59731\/The-Twelve-Days-Of-Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cWe Wish You a Merry Christmas\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TT_d_3x7_xU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A traditional English carol with origins in the West Country of the United Kingdom. The origin of this carol lies in the practice of wealthy people in the community giving treats to carolers on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Find the sheet music\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cThe First Noel\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z8Zj_SWdlck?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Cornish carol often seen written as &#8220;Nowell&#8221; or &#8220;No\u00ebl&#8221;, this carol&#8217;s most recent adaptation can be found in the 1986 book, the\u00a0<i>New English Hymnal.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10177\/The-First-Noel\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_brbSRCMOg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lewis Redner wrote this song\u00a0after visiting Bethlehem in 1865. The most popular style of the tune is titled &#8220;St. Louis&#8221;. Other arrangements that may be found are called &#8220;Forest Green,&#8221; &#8220;Wengen,&#8221; and &#8220;Christmas carol.&#8221; (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music by Lewis Redner, lyrics by Phillips Brooks.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sheet music below is the &#8220;St. Louis&#8221; tune of &#8220;O Little Town of Bethlehem&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10207\/O-Little-Town-Of-Bethlehem\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ljrf6G1kmto?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Edmund Sears, a preacher in Wayland, Massachusetts, wrote this song during a time of deep depression caused by his anxiety over revolution in England and the recent Mexican American war. The song describes the earth as full of woe with angels in constant watch over humanity. (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music by Richard Storrs Willis, lyrics by Edmund Sears.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10192\/It-Came-Upon-The-Midnight-Clear\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>\u201cGod Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen\u201d<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CDcSyaW-tTI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This traditional song is one of the world\u2019s oldest extant carols and dates back to the 16th century or earlier. The word \u201crest\u201d in the title means \u201cto continue, to remain.\u201d Therefore, the song calls for the listener to remain merry throughout the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10181\/God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlemen\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Hark! The Herald Angels Sing&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSE7s3NCr6c?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written in 1739, this carol was originally requested to have slow and solemn music. Instead, it was given a more celebratory treatment. (Music by Felix Mendelssohn and William H. Cummings, lyrics by Charles Wesley and George Whitefield.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10185\/Hark-The-Herald-Angels-Sing\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;The Holly and the Ivy&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IaHls2F5exA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A traditional English folk song from around the early 1700s. Holly and ivy have been a traditional English Christmas decoration since the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Additionally, European Holly was sacred to Druids, and it was widely used in association with the Winter Solstice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10187\/The-Holly-And-The-Ivy\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Away in a Manger&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ynul3OS_5dY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song has multiple settings, but the most popular one in America is the version arranged by James Ramsey Murray, called \u201cMueller\u201d. The other arrangement, most popular in choral groups, is arranged by William J. Kirkpatrick and is called \u201cCradle Song\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10237\/Away-In-A-Manger\" target=\"_blank\">Get the &#8220;Mueller&#8221; Version Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10159\/Away-In-A-Manger\" target=\"_blank\">Get the &#8220;Cradle Song&#8221; Version Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;I Saw Three Ships&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXtBm5B2y2E?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This traditional song from 17th century England was first published in William Sandys <i>Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern<\/i> in 1833<i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/49257\/I-Saw-Three-Ships\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Joy to the World&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U4CSJvzGai4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">First published in 1719 by writer Isaac Watts, &#8220;Joy to the World&#8221; is the most published Christmas carol in North America. (Music by George Frederic Handel and well Mason, lyrics by Isaac Watts.)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10195\/Joy-To-The-World\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Good King Wenceslas&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l4MWOpEXe5w?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song tells the story of a Czech king braving a winter storm with his page to bring gifts to an impoverished peasant on the feast day of Saint Stephen (December 26th). During the journey, the page is about to give up, but the King encourages him to keep going. (Traditional music, lyrics by John Mason Neale and Thomas Helmore.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10183\/Good-King-Wenceslas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Gloucestershire Wassail&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tXC8IRL3Lis?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The &#8220;Gloucestershire Wassail&#8221;\u00a0is an\u00a0old traditional English holiday song dating back to the middle ages.\u00a0The word &#8220;wassail&#8221; comes from the Old English\u00a0<em>was h<i>\u00e1<\/i>l<\/em>;\u00a0<em>was h<i>\u00e1<\/i>l\u00a0<\/em>comes from the Anglo Saxon greeting\u00a0<i>wes \u00fe\u00fa h\u00e1l<\/i><em>, <\/em>meaning &#8220;be healthful.&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;Wassailing&#8221; is a traditional English drinking ritual performed to ensure an abundant apple harvest the following year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/36476\/Gloucestershire-Wassail\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Here We Come A-wassailing&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sXWdfp9HA7g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different from the &#8220;Gloucestershire Wassail&#8221;, this tune was reportedly composed in 1850, but the author and composer is unknown. This song celebrates, like the one above, the act of visiting different neighbors houses with blessings of good tidings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/30635\/Wassail-Song\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Silent Night&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRZOv31n1sY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lyrics, written by Austrian Joseph Morr, were originally entitled \u201cStille Nacht\u201d, and the music was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber. Morr brought his lyrics to Gruber the morning of December 24, 1818, and asked Gruber to write him a melody. They both sang the song during mass on that evening. (Music by Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics by Joseph Mohr.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10218\/Silent-Night\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Ding Dong! Merrily On High&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6J_2tKCwu7Q?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The arrangement for this song appeared first (instead of lyrics taken from pre-existing poetry with music added). The song was composed by Jehan Tabourot in the 1500s and was later given lyrics by George Ratcliffe Woodward in 1924. (Music by Jehan Tabourot, lyrics by George Ratcliffe Woodward.)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10176\/Ding-Dong-Merrily-On-High\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Angels We Have Heard On High&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F7xNKP1uMkU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Christmas carol of French origin is based on a French carol named \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les Anges dans nos campagnes<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English version we hear today was translated by James Chadwick in 1862. (Traditional French carol, English lyrics by James Chadwick.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10155\/Angels-We-Have-Heard-On-High\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;O Come, O Come, Emmanuel&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AHKo4NmmvRI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origins for the tune come from 15th century France, with the Latin text first appearing in Germany in 1710. The edition in the following link is from an 1851 publication by Thomas Helmore. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/8703\/O-Come-O-Come-Emmanuel\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Jolly Old St. Nicholas&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtlgKgHeOJM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A poem by Emily Huntington Miller is the basis for the lyrics of\u00a0this song. The music comes from the the original setting for the song \u201cJingle Bells\u201d by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. (Music by James Lord Pierpont, lyrics by Emily Huntington Miller.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/127244\/Jolly-Old-St-Nicholas\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;O Come, All Ye Faithful&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0F_sVaSVqI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally titled in latin as \u201cAdeste Fideles,\u201d this carol is attributed to various different authors, but the tune dates back to the 13th century. (Traditional carol, English lyrics by n Francis Wade and William Thomas Brooks.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/10203\/O-Come-All-Ye-Faithful-Adeste-Fideles\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;We Three Kings&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KiIImQet9CA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This American carol was written in 1857 while John Henry Hopkins, Jr. served as a minister at an Episcopal church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He wrote the song for a Christmas pageant in New York City. (Music and lyrics by John Henry Hopkins.)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/9946\/We-Three-Kings-Of-Orient-Are\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Deck the Halls&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BnVHJkWwbZg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Welsh carol dates back to the 16th century from a carol called \u201cNos Galan.\u201d The English lyrics popular today are by Thomas Oliphant. (Traditional Welsh carol, English lyrics by Thomas Oliphant.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/40117\/Deck-The-Halls\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZrjtdRkwDA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This American carol was not originally intended to be a Christmas song, but has become one of the most popular Christmas songs in America to date. (Music and\u00a0lyrics by James\u00a0Lord Pierpont.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6738\/Jingle-Bells\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoCvYaM4HO0?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lyrics come from a poem written by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow after his son died in the American Civil War and his wife, Francis, died in an accidental fire. The song\u2019s lyrics are mournful and sad, but they carry hope toward the end. (Music by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ohn Baptiste Calkin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lyrics by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/76154\/I-Heard-The-Bells-On-Christmas-Day\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>&#8220;Auld Lang Syne&#8221;<\/h4>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8NSKN5Dlk8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns is the basis for this Christmas and New Year carol. The Scots title can be translated into English as \u201cdays gone by\u201d or \u201cold times.\u201d The line \u201cfor auld lang syne\u201d may then be read as \u201cfor (the sake of) days gone by\u201d. (Traditional Scots melody, lyrics by Robert Burns.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ps-content\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6707\/Auld-Lang-Syne\" target=\"_blank\">Get the Sheet Music Here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want\u00a0more Christmas tunes?\u00a0Search\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/search?text=&amp;search_type=home&amp;product_type=8\">Performer Stuff\u2019s library<\/a><\/span> for holiday sheet music, and find the perfect song for the perfect occasion. Stay tuned for our other lists of holiday sheet music, and Happy Holidays from Performer Stuff!<\/p>\n<br>\r\n<h3>Looking for more material? 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