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Jingle Bells! Christmas Fun
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Grace and Grids · Children’s Sing-Along Series
A Note for Grown-Ups
Every song in this book is a wholesome traditional favorite — the nursery, folk, and family songs children have sung for generations, in their clean, classic words.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
- Print the pages you want, one song at a time, or keep the whole book in a binder by the piano, the rocking chair, or the car seat.
- Every song page has the words in big, friendly print, and a “Sing it like this” idea (motions, echoes, games).
- Sing along — each tune is plain and simple, like a music box, so young singers can learn it and lead it.
- Short on time? Sing one song a day. Children learn by loving repetition — the tenth time through is when it becomes theirs.
ABOUT THE SONGS & THE TUNES
Every song in this book is public domain or traditional — words and music both — or an original Grace and Grids song written for this series, and each song page credits its writers and dates.
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SONG 1
Jingle Bells
Words & Music: James Lord Pierpont, 1857 (“One Horse Open Sleigh”)
VERSE 1
Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh, O’er the fields 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!
CHORUS
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
SING IT LIKE THIS
Written for a sleigh race in Massachusetts! Jingle something — keys, bells, a spoon on a cup — through the whole chorus.
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SONG 2
Deck the Halls
Words: Thomas Oliphant, 1862 · Music: Welsh melody “Nos Galan,” traditional
VERSE 1
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la; ’Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la; Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la, la la la, la la la; Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
VERSE 2
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.
SING IT LIKE THIS
Count the “fa la la”s — there are more than you think. Sing it while the decorating happens, not after!
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SONG 3
Up on the Housetop
Words & Music: Benjamin R. Hanby, 1864
VERSE 1
Up on the housetop, reindeer pause, Out jumps good old Santa Claus; Down through the chimney with lots of toys, All for the little ones, Christmas joys. Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go! Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go! Up on the housetop, click, click, click, Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.
SING IT LIKE THIS
“Click, click, click!” — stomp or click tongues on Santa’s reindeer hooves. A schoolteacher wrote this one in Ohio.
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SONG 4
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional English carol (the folk version)
VERSE 1
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year!
VERSE 2
Now bring us some figgy pudding, Now bring us some figgy pudding, Now bring us some figgy pudding And bring it out here! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year!
VERSE 3
We won’t go until we get some, We won’t go until we get some, We won’t go until we get some, So bring it out here! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year!
SING IT LIKE THIS
Carolers sang this at rich folks’ doors — and the figgy pudding verse is them cheerfully refusing to leave. Sing it at doors!
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SONG 5
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
Words: Ernst Anschütz, 1824 (from a 16th-c. folk song) · Music: traditional German melody
VERSE 1
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! Not only green in summer’s heat, But also winter’s snow and sleet; O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches!
SING IT LIKE THIS
In German it’s “O Tannenbaum.” The tree is praised for staying green and faithful all year — sing it to YOUR tree.
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SONG 6
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional English carol (printed 1780)
DAY ONE
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree.
DAY TWO
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
DAY THREE
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Three French hens, two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
DAY FOUR
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
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SONG 6 · CONTINUED
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional English carol (printed 1780)
DAY TWELVE — THE WHOLE PARADE!
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, five golden rings! Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.
SING IT LIKE THIS
A memory marathon — we print the first four days to learn, then the famous twelfth day in full. Sing all twelve once you’re brave!
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SONG 7
Over the River and Through the Wood
Words: Lydia Maria Child, 1844 · Music: traditional
VERSE 1
Over the river and through the wood, To Grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river and through the wood, Oh, how the wind does blow! It stings the toes and bites the nose As over the ground we go.
SING IT LIKE THIS
Written about Thanksgiving trips to Grandfather’s house — but it sings just as well all winter long. “Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!”
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SONG 8
Auld Lang Syne
Words: Robert Burns, 1788 (from an older Scots song) · Music: traditional Scottish
VERSE 1
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne; We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne.
SING IT LIKE THIS
The New Year’s Eve song — “for auld lang syne” means “for the sake of old times.” Hold hands in a circle at midnight!
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SONGS IN THIS BOOK — WORDS & MUSIC CREDITS
1. Jingle Bells — Words & Music: James Lord Pierpont, 1857 (“One Horse Open Sleigh”)
2. Deck the Halls — Words: Thomas Oliphant, 1862 · Music: Welsh melody “Nos Galan,” traditional
3. Up on the Housetop — Words & Music: Benjamin R. Hanby, 1864
4. We Wish You a Merry Christmas — Traditional English carol (the folk version)
5. O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) — Words: Ernst Anschütz, 1824 (from a 16th-c. folk song) · Music: traditional German melody
6. The Twelve Days of Christmas — Traditional English carol (printed 1780)
7. Over the River and Through the Wood — Words: Lydia Maria Child, 1844 · Music: traditional
8. Auld Lang Syne — Words: Robert Burns, 1788 (from an older Scots song) · Music: traditional Scottish
All songs in this book are public domain or traditional in both words and music, or original Grace and Grids works (each song page says which). For personal use only.