Carol Sing with WCECA

Angels We Have Heard on High

D A D A D A D

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains;

Bm F# Bm A D A D A D A D

And the mountains, in reply, echoing their joyous strains:

D B7 Em A D G A

Gloria

D A D Em D A

in excelsis Deo!

D B7 Em A D G A

Gloria

D A D Em D A7 D

in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous songs prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heav’nly song?

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing!

Come adore on bended knee Christ,

The Lord, the newborn King!

See within a manger laid

Jesus, Lord of heav’n and earth!

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

With us sing our Savior’s birth.

Auld Lang Syne

F C7

Should old acquaintance be forgot

F Bb

And never brought to mind

F C7

Should old acquaintance be forgot

A Dm Gm7 C7 F

And days of auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’kindness yet

And days of auld lang syne

Away in a Manger

D G A7 G D

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

A7 G D

The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head;

G A7 G D

The stars in the sky looked down where he lay,

A7 D G6 A7 D

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes;

I love Thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,

And stay by my cradle, till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever, and love me, I pray;

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,

And fit us for heaven, to live with Thee there.

Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella

D Em D A

Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella

D A D

Bring a torch, come swiftly and run.

Bm A

It is Jesus, good folk of the village,

G D Em A A

Jesus is sleeping in His cradle,

Bm A D A D A

Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother,

Bm A D A D

Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son. ——-

2. Hasten now, good folk of the village,

Hasten now, the Christ Child to see.

You will find Him asleep in a manger,

Quietly come and whisper softly,

Hush, hush, peacefully now He slumbers;

Hush, hush, peacefully now He sleeps.

The Christmas Song

C Dm6 Em Am/F

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

C C6 C7 F E/G#

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Am Fm6/G# C/G B

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

Emaj7 Bb7/F G

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

C Dm7 Em Am/F

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

C C6 C7 F E/G#

Help to make the season bright

Am Fm6/G# C/G B

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Em Am F/G G C

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

Gm7 Am7/F

They know that Santa’s on his way

Bb/G Gm/C

He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies

Am7/F

On his sleigh

Ab/F Ab/Bb Bb/Eb

And every mother’s child is gonna spy

D7 Fm6/D G

To see if Reindeer really know how to fly

C Dm6 Em Am/F

And so I’m offering this simple phrase

C C6 C7 F E/G#

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am Fm/G# C/G B/F#

Although its been said many times, many ways

F C/G Dm/G C

Merry Christmas to you

Deck the Halls

D Bm A D

Deck the hall with boughs of holly,

A D Bm A D

Fa la la la la la la la la.

D Bm A D

‘Tis the season to be jolly,

A D Bm A D

Fa la la la la la la la la.

A D A/C#

Don we now our gay apparel

D Bm E A

Fa la la la la la la la la.

D Bm A D

Troll the ancient Christmas carol,

G D Bm A D

Fa la la la la la la la la.

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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 Christmas 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.

The First Noel

C Am G C F C

The first Noel, the angels did say

C F C C G7 C

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

C Am G C F C

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

F C A C G7 C

On a cold winter·s night that was so deep

Am G C F C G

Noel, No-el, Noel, Noel

Am F C F C G7 D

Born is the King of Is-rael

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

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

Over Bethlehem it took its rest;

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

And by the light of that same star

Three wise men came from country far

To seek for a King was their intent

And to follow the star wherever it went

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;

That hath made heaven and earth of naught,

And with His blood mankind hath bought.

The Friendly Beasts

D D A D

Jesus, our Brother, strong and good,
D/F# G A D
Was humbly born in a stable rude,
Bm G A D

And the friendly beasts around Him stood,

D D A D
Jesus, our Brother, strong and good

D D A D
1) I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown,

2) I, said the cow, all white and red,

3) I, said the sheep with curly horn,

4) I, said the dove, from the rafters high,

5) I, said the camel all yellow and black

D/F# G A D

1) I carried His mother uphill and down,

2) I gave Him my manger for His bed,

3) I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm,

4) I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry,

5) Over the desert upon my back

Bm G A D
1) I carried His mother to Bethlehem town;

2) I gave Him hay to pillow His head;

3) He wore my coat on Christmas morn;

4) We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I;

5) I brought Him a gift in the wise men’s pack

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1) I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
2) I, said the cow, all white and red.
3) I, said the sheep with curly horn.
4) I, said the dove, from the rafters high.

5) I, said the camel yellow and black.

D D A D
Thus every beast remembering it well

D/F# G A D
In the stable dark was glad to tell

Bm G A D
Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel,

Bm G A D
The gifts they gave Emmanuel.

Go Tell it on the Mountain

D A D

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;

D A7 D

Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

D A D

While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night,

A A7

Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.

D A D

The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth,

A A7

Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour’s birth.

D A D

Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born

A A

And brought us God’s salvation that blessed Christmas morn!

Good King Wenceslas

G Em C G

Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of stephen

G Em C G

When the snow lay round about deep and crisp and even

G Em C G

Brightly shown the moon that night though the frost was cruel

G Em D C G

When a poor man came in sight Gathering winter fu – el

“Hither, page, and stand by me, If thou know’st it, telling,

Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?”

“Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain;

Right against the forest fence, By Saint Agnes’ fountain.”

“Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, Bring me pine logs hither:

Thou and I will see him dine, When we bear them thither.”

Page and monarch, forth they went, Forth they went together;

Thro’ the rude wind’s wild lament And the bitter weather.

“Sire, the night is darker now, And the wind blows stronger;

Fails my heart, I know not how, I can go no longer.”

Mark my footsteps, good my page; Tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage Freeze thy blood less coldly.”

In his master’s steps he trod, Where the snow lay dinted;

Heat was in the very sod Which the saint had printed.

Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing,

Ye who now will bless the poor, Shall yourselves find blessing.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

G D G

Hark! The Herald angels sing glory to the newborn king

G D G

Peace on earth and mercy mild. God and sinners reconciled.

D G D G

Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies,

E C G D G

With th’angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem!

E C G D G

Hark! The Herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn king.

Christ by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord:

Late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see. Hail the incarnate Deity!

Pleased as one with us to dwell: Jesus our Immanuel.

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings:

Mild He lays His glory by, born that we no more may die;

Born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth.

Come Desire of Nations, come! Fix in us Thy humble home.

Rise, the woman’s conquering seed! Bruise in us the serpent’s head.

Adam’s image now efface; stamp Thine image in its place.

Second Adam from above, reinstate us in Thy love.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

G Em Am D7

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

G Em Am D7

Let your heart be light

G Em Am D7 B7 E7 A7 D7

From now on, our troubles will be out of sight

G Em Am D7

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

G Em Am D7

Make the Yuletide gay

G Em Am B7 Em G

From now on, our troubles will be miles away

C Bm

Here were are as in olden days

Am D7 Gmaj7

happy golden days of yore

Em F#7 Bm

Faithful friends who are dear to us

D Em Am D7

gather near to us once more

G Em Am D7

Through the years we all will be together

G Em Am D7

If the Fates allow

G Em Am D7 Em

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

C Am D7 G

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

Infant Holy Infant Lowly

D A D/F# G A D

Infant holy, Infant lowly, for His bed a cattle stall;

A D A D/F# G A D
Oxen lowing, little knowing, Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

G Bm A F#m Bm Em A
Swift are winging angels singing, noels ringing, tidings bringing:

D Em A Bm
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

F#m D/F# G D/A A D

Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil till the morning new
Saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a Gospel true.
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing, greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you.

Christ the Babe was born for you.

OTHER CHORDS

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Infant holy, Infant lowly, for His bed a cattle stall;

E B E A B E
Oxen lowing, little knowing, Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

A C#m B G#m C#m F#m B
Swift are winging angels singing, noels ringing, tidings bringing:

E A F#m B C#m

Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

F#m D/F# G D/A A D

Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

In the Bleak Midwinter

C Am F G

In the bleak midwinter, frost wind made moan,

C Am F G C

Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;

Dm Am C F G

Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow on snow,

C Am F G

In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

C Am F G

Our god, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;

C Am F G C

Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.

Dm Am C F G

In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed

C Am F G

The lord God almighty, Jesus Christ.

C Am F G

Angels and archangels may have gathered there,

C Am F G C

Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;

Dm Am C F G

But his mother only, in her maiden bliss,

C Am F G C

Worshiped the beloved with a kiss.

C Am F G

What can I give him, poor as I am?

C Am F G C

If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;

Dm Am C F G

If I were a wise man, I would do my part;

C Am F G C

Yet what I can I give him: give my heart.

IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

C F C

It came upon a midnight clear

F D7 G7

That glorious song of old

C F C

From angels bending near the earth

F G7 C

To touch their harps of gold

E7 AM

“Peace on the earth, good will to men

G D7 G

From heaven’s all gracious King;”

C F C

The world in solemn stillness lay,

F G7 C

To hear the angels sing

Still through the cloven skies they come

With peaceful wings unfurled,

And still their heavenly music floats

O’er all the weary world

Above its sad and lowly plains

They bend on hovering wing;

And ever o’er its Babel sounds

The blessed angels sing.

O ye, beneath life’s crushing load

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow

Look now! for glad and golden hours

Come swiftly on the wing;

O rest beside the weary road

And hear the angels sing

Jingle Bells

G C

Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,

Am D7 G

O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.

Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,

Am G D7 G D7

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Oh!

~Chorus~

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!

C G

O what fun it is to ride

A7 D7

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!

C G

O what fun it is to ride

D7 G

In a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride

And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side

The horse was lean and lank, Misfortune seemed his lot

We ran into a drifted bank and there we got upsot. Oh!

Chorus

A day or two ago, the story I must tell

I went out on the snow and on my back I fell

A gent was riding by in a one-horse open sleigh

He laughed at me as I there lay but quickly drove away. Oh!

Chorus

Now the ground is white, go it while you’re young

Take the girls along and sing this sleighing song

Just bet a bobtailed bay, Two forty as his speed

Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! You’ll take the lead. Oh!

Joy to the World

A Bm A E A

Joy to the world! The Lord is come;

D E A

Let earth receive her King.

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heav’n and nature sing,

A D A Bm A E A

And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns;

Let men their songs employ.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as the curse is found.

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, wonders of His love.

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the snowman

C G

Was a jolly, happy soul

C G

With a corncob pipe and a button nose

D G

And two eyes made out if coal.

Frosty the snowman

C G

Is a fairy tale, they say.

C G

He was made of snow but the children know

D G

How he came to life one day.

C Bm C D G

There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found.

D D7

For when they placed it on his head

Em A D

He began to dance around.

O, Frosty the snowman

C G

Was alive as he could be,

C G

And the children say he could laugh and play

D G

Just the same as you and me.

O, Frosty the snowman

C G

Knew the sun was hot that day,

So he said “Let’s run,

And we’ll have some fun

D G

Now before I melt away.”

Down to the village

C G

With a broomstick in his hand,

Running here and there

All around the square

D G

Saying, “Catch me if you can.”

C Bm C D G

He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop

D D7

And he only paused a moment when

Em A D

He heard him holler “Stop!”

O, Frosty the snowman

C G

Had to hurry on his way,

C G

But he waved, “Goodbye!” Saying “Don’t you cry,

D G

I’ll be back again someday!”

Thumpetty, thump, thump

D G

Look at Frosty go!

Thumpetty, thump, thump

D7 D G

Over the hills of snow!

Winter Wonderland

Intro: G7 Dm G F D G C

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’

In the lane, snow is glistening

G7 Dm G F

A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight

D G C

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Gone away is the blue bird

In his place is the new bird

G7 Dm G F

He’s singing our song, as we go along

D G C

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

E B E

In the meadow we can build a snowman

E B E

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

G D G

He’ll say “Are you married ?”, We’ll say “No man,

G D G

But you can do the job when you’re in town.”

Later on, we’ll conspire

As we dream by the fire

G7 Dm G F

To face unafraid, the plans that we made

D G C

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Bridge

C G G7 Dm G F D G C

In the meadow we can build a snowman

And pretend that he’s a circus clown

We’ll have lots of fun with Mr.Snowman

Until the other kiddies knock him down

When it snows, ain’t it thrillin’

Though you know, kids are chillin’

We’ll frolick & play, the Eskimo way

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Dominick the Donkey

Hey! Chingedy ching, (Hee-haw, hee-haw)

It’s Dominick the donkey.

Chingedy ching, (Hee-haw, hee-haw)

The Italian Christmas donkey.

La la la

la-la la-la-la-la-la

La la la

la-la la-la-ee-oh-da

G G

[Verse 1]

Santa’s got a little friend,

His name is Dominick.

The cutest little donkey,

You never see him kick.

When Santa visits his paisans,

With Dominick he’ll be.

C G

Because the reindeer cannot,

D7 G

Climb the hills of Italy.

[Chorus]

Hey! Chingedy ching, (Hee-haw, hee-haw)

It’s Dominick the donkey.

Chingedy ching, (Hee-haw, hee-haw)

The Italian Christmas donkey.

La la la

la-la la-la-la-la-la

La la la

la-la la-la-ee-oh-da

[Verse 2]

Jingle bells around his feet,

And presents on the sled.

Hey! Look at the mayor’s derby,

On top of Dominick’s head.

A pair of shoes for Louie,

And a dress for Josephine.

The label on the inside says,

They’re made in Brooklyn.

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Children sing, and clap their hands,

And Dominick starts to dance.

They talk Italian to him,

And he even understands.

Compare sing, cumpare su,

And dance ‘a tarantella

When Sannanicola comes to town,

And brings ‘u ciuccianello

[Chorus]

[Outro]

Hey! Dominick! Buon Natale!

(hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw….)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

G G C C

You better watch out, you better not cry,

G G C C G Em Am G D

you better not frown I’m telling you why, santa claus is coming to town.

G G C C

He’s making a list and checking it twice,

G G C C G Em Am G

gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, santa claus is coming to town.

G7 C G7 C

He sees you when your sleeping ,he knows when you’re awake

A7 A7 D D A7 A7 D D7

he knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake. Oh

G G C C

you better watch out, you better not cry,

G G C C G Em Am G

you better not frown im telling you why, santa claus is coming to town.

G G C C

With little tin horns and little toy drums,

G G C C

with root-ti-toot-toots and rumpty-tum-tums

G Em Am G D

santa claus is coming to town.

G G C C

And curley-haired dolls to cuddle and coo,

G G C C

elephants, boats and kiddles cars too,

G Em Am G

santa claus is coming to town.

G7 G7 C G7 C

The kids in girl and boy town – will have a jubilee

A7 A7 D D A7 A7 D D7

they’re gonna build a toy land town – all around the christmas tree, so

G G C C

you better watch out, you better not cry

G G C C

you better not frown I’m telling you why.

G Em Am G

santa claus is coming to town.