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Introduction:

When one finds oneself in the situation of playing a jazz gig near
Christmas, it is quite nice to have in one's possession a fake book of
Christmas songs with jazz changes. As there are so many Christmas
songs in the public domain, it would be great if such a book could be
free.

That is the intent of this book - provide lead sheets for Christmas
gigs with basic jazz changes. This version is the third revised edition
after substantially changing the chord progressions to make these
songs easily readable. Additional editing was done by Gannon
Phillips.

These are songs that are public domain and not under any
copyright restrictions. This means you can record and perform these
songs freely. These lead sheets can also be distributed to others
legally. When possible, please link back to FreeMusicEd.org.

I do ask that you do not sell these lead sheets and that you leave
the "FreeMusicEd.org" mark at the bottom. If you would like to
purchase a printed copy of this book and help support future
publications visit www.gigbooks.freemusiced.org for more information.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas

Stephen Cox
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
C Instruments
Angels We Have Heard On High ..................................................................... 1
Auld Lang Syne .............................................................................................. 2
Away In a Manger .......................................................................................... 3
Carol of the Bells............................................................................................. 4
Deck the Halls ................................................................................................ 5
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ........................................................................ 6
Good King Wenceslas...................................................................................... 7
Go Tell it on the Mountain .............................................................................. 8
Hark! The Herald Angel Sings ......................................................................... 9
Holly and the Ivy, The ..................................................................................10
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear......................................................................11
Jingle Bells .................................................................................................... 12
Joy to the World............................................................................................ 13
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.................................................................................14
O Come, All Ye Faithful.................................................................................15
O Holy Night ................................................................................................. 17
O Little Town of Bethlehem ...........................................................................19
O Tannenbaum .............................................................................................. 20
Silent Night ...................................................................................................21
Twelve Days of Christmas, The ......................................................................23
We Three Kings ............................................................................................. 25
We Wish You a Merry Christmas ...................................................................26
What Child is This?........................................................................................ 27

Bb Instruments
Angels We Have Heard On High ....................................................................29
Auld Lang Syne ............................................................................................. 30
Away In a Manger ......................................................................................... 31
Carol of the Bells............................................................................................ 32
Deck the Halls ............................................................................................... 33
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen .......................................................................34
Good King Wenceslas.....................................................................................35
Go Tell it on the Mountain .............................................................................36
Hark! The Herald Angel Sings ........................................................................37
Holly and the Ivy, The ..................................................................................38
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear......................................................................39
Jingle Bells .................................................................................................... 40
Joy to the World............................................................................................ 41
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.................................................................................42
O Come, All Ye Faithful.................................................................................43
O Holy Night ................................................................................................. 45
O Little Town of Bethlehem ...........................................................................47
O Tannenbaum .............................................................................................. 48
Silent Night ...................................................................................................49
Twelve Days of Christmas, The ......................................................................51
We Three Kings ............................................................................................. 53
We Wish You a Merry Christmas ...................................................................54
What Child is This?........................................................................................ 55

Eb Instruments
Angels We Have Heard On High ....................................................................57
Auld Lang Syne ............................................................................................. 58
Away In a Manger ......................................................................................... 59
Carol of the Bells............................................................................................ 60
Deck the Halls ............................................................................................... 61
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen .......................................................................62
Good King Wenceslas.....................................................................................63
Go Tell it on the Mountain .............................................................................64
Hark! The Herald Angel Sings ........................................................................65
Holly and the Ivy, The ..................................................................................66
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear......................................................................67
Jingle Bells .................................................................................................... 68
Joy to the World............................................................................................ 69
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.................................................................................70
O Come, All Ye Faithful.................................................................................71
O Holy Night ................................................................................................. 73
O Little Town of Bethlehem ...........................................................................75
O Tannenbaum .............................................................................................. 76
Silent Night ...................................................................................................77
Twelve Days of Christmas, The ......................................................................79
We Three Kings ............................................................................................. 81
We Wish You a Merry Christmas ...................................................................82
What Child is This?........................................................................................ 83

Bass Clef Instruments

Angels We Have Heard On High ....................................................................85
Auld Lang Syne ............................................................................................. 86
Away In a Manger ......................................................................................... 87
Carol of the Bells............................................................................................ 88
Deck the Halls ............................................................................................... 89
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen .......................................................................90
Good King Wenceslas.....................................................................................91
Go Tell it on the Mountain .............................................................................92
Hark! The Herald Angel Sings ........................................................................93
Holly and the Ivy, The ..................................................................................94
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear......................................................................95
Jingle Bells .................................................................................................... 96
Joy to the World............................................................................................ 97
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.................................................................................98
O Come, All Ye Faithful.................................................................................99
O Holy Night ............................................................................................... 101
O Little Town of Bethlehem ......................................................................... 103
O Tannenbaum ............................................................................................ 104
Silent Night ................................................................................................. 105
Twelve Days of Christmas, The .................................................................... 107
We Three Kings ........................................................................................... 109
We Wish You a Merry Christmas ................................................................. 110
What Child is This?...................................................................................... 111
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