08740280 SATB a cappella US $3.

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A CAPPELLA
CHRI T .
A Collection of
Christmas Favorites

Arranged by Kirby Shaw

M HAL• LEONARD®
 Arranged by Kirby Shaw

CONTENTS

I. The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

II. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ill. Silver Bells .. .. ............... . ................ 10

IV. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

(with "Frosty The Snowman") ............. . ........ 14

V. The Christmas Song

(Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) .... . . . .... . .. 20

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 AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS
I. The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
For SA TB * a cappella

Performance Time: Approx. 1:40

Arranged by Words and Music by

KIRBY SHAW EDDIE POLA and GEORGE WYLE
Happily, in 1 (J. = 66) mJ

**Ding dong ding, ring the mas

Tenor
1 J
Bass

**Ding dong, ____________

6 7 8

bells! Ding dong ding, so the

J
Ding dong, ________________

.
,.,; 9 10 11 12

.. 4": -if, ___ _

·----
world can tell.------- It's the

I ... ___ ... ...

,.,;" 14
I 15 16

. I ..I
most won - der - ful time of the
hap - hap - pi - est sea - son of
most won - der - ful time of the

.
. • •
.......
*Ava1la ble for SA TB a nd SAB
**Close to "ng" immediately on di'!Jl do'!Jl.
Copyright© 1963 Barnaby Music Corp.
DONOT 001\
Copyright Renewed 199 1
This arrangement Copyright © 1995 Barnaby Music Corp.
International Copyright All Rights Reserved
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year. ___________________________________
aU. ___________________________________
year. ___________________________________
17 18 19 20

l
With the
Doot doot doot doot doot doot du. With those
There'D be

Du du du du

kids jing - le beD - ing, and ev - 'ry - one tell - ing you,
hoi i - day greet - ings, and gay hap - py meet - ings when
much mis - tie toe - ing and hearts will be glow - ing, when

cheer," ---------------------------------
call. -----------------------------------
near. ___________________________________
26 27 28

"Be of good cheer," of good cheer," it's the

friends come to call, to __ call. it's the
loved ones are near, are ___ near. it's the

------;
cheer," "Be of good cheer,"
call, friends come to call.
near, loved ones are near.

ToCoda-(j}-
29 30 31

most won - der ful time of the

hap hap pi est sea son of
most won - der ful time

J.
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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1 year. ________________________________________________

year, ___________ time of the year. It's the

J

J2
all. ----------------------------------------------------
38 39 40

hap - pi - est sea - son of all.

J Unis.*

sea - son There'll be

42 43 44

du du du

par - ties for host - ing, marsh - mal - lows for toast - ing and

du du.
46 47 48

du du
r r
du du
r
du du
r
doot. There'll be

car - ol - ing out in the snow.

scar - y ghost sto - ries and tales of the glo - ries of

r-"'_1149 _l_ 50 _I _] _I
51 52

tJ
r
Du
r·
du
r·
du
·r
du
?-" I,

""*Opt. SAT above bass melody to m. 48.

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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Christ - mas es long, long a go.
53 54 55

r· r r r
du du, doot doot

Du
D.S.aiCoda
56 57 58.

doot doot doot doot doot. It's the

J J
..
du du du doot.

-@-coDA
r-'11 60 61 I 62 63

.., v ... ... (;I•

most _ _
I ... ...
It's the won - der - ful time. It's the
,. ... j,-J _-!-_ ;::---.. ' I
v
""' cresc.
time
I

64 65 66
...

won - der - ful time,

r r
most won - der - ful time,

.
of the

.. 73

time

..
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

i
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II. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

For SATB a cappella
Performance Time: Approx. 1:15

Arranged by Words by SAMMV CAHN

KIRBY SHAW Music by JULE STYNE

r-/
Cheery (J = 132) ( Jj -- J )l) 2 m :
Soprano
Alto
t. .. ......_.. • .. ____
Snow! __ Let it snow!_

Tenor --- .J ;--

Bass
,.., I
""' mf Oh let it snow, snow,

3 4 5

Snow! _ Let it snow! _ _ _ 1. Oh the

......--.....
J J ) n
snow, snow! _ Oh let it snow, snow, snow, snow! Oh _ the

I 7 8

weath-er out - side is

., r· -u
fright - ful, but the fire
.,
is so
.,
de
does- n't show signs of stop - ping and I brought some corn for
fi - re is slow ly dy - ing and my dear we're stiU good -

... ... J

Copyright Renewed
--
Copyright© 1945 by Producers Music Publishing Co. and Cahn Music Co.

This arrangement Copyright © 1995 by Producers Music Publishing Co. and Cahn Music Co.
All Rights on behalf or Producers Music Publishing Co. Administered by Chappell & Co.
All Rights on behalf of Cahn Music Co. Administered by WB Music Corp.
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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'-"'
light ful, and since we've no __ to go, _
pop ping, _ _ the lights are turned _ down low,_
bye ing, ___ but as long as you _ me so, _
...---.....
J J J 1

To Coda-@-

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! 2. It

J
snow! Ba doom ba It

16

snow! Doot doot doot doot doot doot do do

J
snow! Ba doom doot! When we fin - al - ly kiss good - night, how I'll

17 18 19

doot doot doot doot doot do do do doot doot doot doot

-
J J J 1 J 1 1 J
hate go - in' out in the storm!_ But if you'll real - ly hold me tight,_

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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D.S.alCoda
,..,. 20 21 22 I I

doot doot
P-
du du doot doot doot doot du du doot 3.The
r
j l j J j •
.......
aU the way home _ I'D be warm. _

-@-coDA
,.;''\ I finger snaps r""-1 24 I 25

I I I I .. ...._..... • ...,_,
snow! Let it snow! Snow! _ Let it snow!

b. J,-_J J
'><: '><:
•• '><: '><: "f t t
....... I
Oh let it snow, snow,

26 27

v-9-

Snow! _ _ Let it snow!_

I"\ -a-
------
J---J 1 1 :J--
snow, snow! _ Oh let it snow, snow,

..; 1'128 29 30

Let
u---u--
it snow!
______ .....

-:y---) ,. ,. ...::::=:::it::--- --=::J

.......
snow, snow!
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
,., v
--- Solo or small group
r
Let it snow!_
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III. Silver Bells
For SATB a cappella

Performance Time: Approx. 1:30

Arranged by Words and Music by

KIRBY SHAW JAY LIVINGSTON and RAY EVANS
Warmly (J = 96)
mfou 2 du 3 du
Soprano
Alto
mf
Du du du
du_ du _ _

Tenor
Bass

du du
Male - female duet in octaves
4 (Opt. solo) mf 6 7

Ci - ty side - walks, bu - sy side - walks, dressed in hoi day

du du du du

I
du du du du
du_ du_ du du du_

du du du du

8 9 10 11

In the air there's a feel - ing of Christ-mas.

du du du du du

du du du du du du du
du_ du _ du du du du du du

du du du du
Copyright© 1950 (Renewed 1977) by Paramount Music Corporation
This arrangement Copyright© 1995 by Paramount Music Corporation
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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II 12 13 14 15

- ing, peo-ple pass - ing, meet-ing smile af - ter

,;'
r"""-t do _..,_ do ., do
"'

du do do
•
do ru do
r do
r
do_ do do do_
rJJ .J .., .., .J. .,

"" I
do
I
do
I
do
I
do

II 16 17 18 19

smile, -
And on
I
ev - 'ry street cor - ner you hear,

,.II .,

r
do do
..,
do
..,
do do do
,......, r--,
-....
do
[ do
I
do do do do do do do
do_ do_ do do_ do do do do do do
"f h_ J "f J _/_ )"J b.J JJ_
"" I
do do do
I
do

Duet:
Male sing upper notes
[!!] Female sing lower notes 22 ,_......,
II 20 23

... ..
Sil-ver
......___.
bells! Sil-ver
I
bells!
-

do do
VII I j_ l

... • > > >

I
do do do do [ *ding dong ding, do
do_ do_

• "f h I "f )l__J

...._
L.... I
do
I
do
*Close to "ng" immediately on ding dong.

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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12

25 26

'-./

It's Christ- mas time in the ci-ty. -

du du du du du

> > >

ding dong ding, du du du ding dong ding,

du _ du du du __
> > >
>

du du du

29 30 31

-----
Ring - a - ling, _______

du
hear them ring! _____

du

> > >

du du du du du du du ding dong ding, du

du __ du_

du du du du

33 34

Soon it will be Christ - mas day.

du du du du

> > >

ding dong ding, du du du ding dong ding,

>
;_ n
du_ du du du _

du du du

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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36 37 I I 38 I 39 I

.. Soon it
1.
will be
I
cl.
hrist - mas day.

du du du du
"'II

tJ
- ,. .... ,. ...
I I

>
I

>
I

>
I

I I I
du du du du du du du du ding dong ding,
du __ du du __

.n "1 e "1

"' - I
du
I
du du du du

rit. t:l
40 41 I 42
J I

.. Soon it WI
l.u
I
be mas
du du du du
"'II

..
- .. ... ..
I rit. t:l
I

du du du du
*
du du
I
du
I
L
du
du ___ du du du, _
t:l

• n "1 e
rit.
"1

"" - du
I I
du du du

a tempo rit.
t:l
fl43 I 44 1 45 1

tJ
day.
---- ---- ---- -----
-
a tempo rit.
I I I t:l

. > > > .. ... ... ... ..

ding dong ding, du du du du du du du.
a tempo rit.
- • J l I j t:l

"" - I
r
du du du.
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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IV. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
(with "Frosty The Snow Man")
For SA TB a cappella

Performance Time: Approx. 2:40

Arranged by
KIRBY SHAW
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
.
Music and Lyrics by JOHNNY MARKS

2
Soprano
Alto

You know Dash-er and Dane- er and Pranc-er and Vix - en,

mJO 1':\

Tenor
Bass l2=s ;. If i f r f r IE r F

(J Slow (J
- -
In four = 112)
,......,76)
=
61':'1

. .. .. ..
-"'__/j 3 4 1':'1 5

.., .. • • jJ

Com-et and Cu-pid and Don-ner and Blitz-en,

.. ... ... • •
but do you re -
-61-'

call _ _ the most

• I .l J . 1':'1
• .
"" 0 ......

rit.
With a bounce (J = 138) (
all. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
= j)) n
8 9
,., "7 I I I ... #

..,
'! L [ l r l ! I_
fa - mous rein - deer of Doot du doot du doot du doot du.

rit. - -

!: ,._
1':'1
J J j J J J J J
"" r
p I p I r r> 'I J
Doom ba doom ba doom ba doom ba du ba

Copyright© 1949 (Renewed 1977) St. Nicholas Music Inc., 1619 Broadway, New York, New York 100 19
This arrangement Copyright © 1995 St. Nicholas Music Inc.
All Rights Reserved

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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12

Ru-dolph, the red - nosed rein - deer _ had a ver - y shin-y

AU of the oth - er rein- deer_ used to laugh and call him

)J ) J
>
doom doom doom doom ba du ba doom doom du ba

14 15

nose, and if you ev - er saw it, _ _

names, they nev er let poor Ru - dolph_

J 1 J
>
doom doom, ba doom doom doom doom ba du ba

2
17

you would e - ven say it glows. _ _ _ join in an - y rein - deer,

; JJJ ; JJJ
>
doom doom doom, doom ba du ba doom doom

games.
.., 19 1
[ID 21
I

.. b[ r r
rein - deer games. Doot doot doot, doot doot doot,

JS I I t_ J J . t 1 1 J
-....
doom
I
r
doot._
! I
Oh then one fog - gy
-
Christ- mas Eve, _

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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24 25

----- -
doot doot doot, dootdoot du du doot doot doot, doot doot doot,

J
San - ta came to say: "Ru-dolph, with your nose so bright,

du du
27

du du du du du du du du. Then how the rein - deer

du du du.

J J n )J J
>
won't you guide my sleigh to- night?" Ba du ba doom doom

30

loved him _ as they shout-ed out with glee:

J
>
doom doom ba du ba doom doom du ba doom doom, ba

34 35

"Ru-dolph the red-nosed rein - deer,_ you'D go down in his to

J J'"' J J JJ
> >
doom doom doom doom ba du ba doom doom du ba doom doom doom

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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Unis.
37 38

ry!" _______________________ thump - et - y thump thump,

Thump-et - y thump thump, thump - et - y thump thump,
Unis.

doom doom doom doom.

FROSTY THE SNOW MAN

1nJ Words and Music by STEVE NELSON and JACK ROU.INS
41

thump-et - y thump thump, Fros ty the snow man ____ j IS a

a
J n
>
Ba doom doom doom doom doom doom ba doom doom

43

jol - ly hap - py soul, with a corn cob pipe and a but -t'n nose'""_ and two
fair - y tale, they say. He was made of snow, but the chil-dren know _ how he
(hap-py soul,)
(they say,)

J 1 J n }J n
doom doom doom doom ba doom doom doom doom doom doom doom

(Opt. solo)
There

eyes made out of came to life one day.

doom doom doom. Du du du doom doom doom. Du du du

Copyright © 1950 by Chappell & Co.
Copyright Renewed
This arrangement Copyright © 1995 by Chappell & Co.
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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[ID
must have been some in that old silk hat they found.
52 53 All

Du du du
r
du du du For
du du do

doom doom doom doom doom doom doom. Do du

57

on his head Oh,

I
he be - gan to dance a - du

59 61

Fros ty the snow man _ was a - live as he could be, and the
(he could be,)

J 1 J
doom doom doom ba doom doom doom doom doom doom ba doom doom

I I I 65
-
.
.., II 62 I - 63 -64

tJ ............ ... ... ....

chil-dren say he could laugh and play_ just the same as you and me, ___ And he

J J J n )J _hi n J J I I I "' .J ;
or I t' t' I I
""" I I I I r
doom doom. Do du du
doom doom doom doom doom doom
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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68 69

waved good - bye say-in' "Don't you cry, I'll be back a gain some

n 1 J nJ J J
doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom. Du du du

70 71 72 73

day." _ __ _ _ _ _ __ Look at Fros - ty

r'-'r
go. _ __
Thump-et - y thump thump, thump-et - y thump thump,

doom doom doom doom, doom doom doom. Do du du

75 76 77

Thump-et - y thump thump, thump-et - y thump thump, 0 -ver the hills of

n1 J J JJ J J
>
doom doom doom doom doom doomdoombadoomdoomdoom

• Shout Christmas Goodbyes

78 79 80 81 f:l

snow. _ __ _ _ __ Look at Fros - ty go! See you next year

We'll miss you, etc.
f:l

I
doom doom doom doom, Look at Fros - ty go!
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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V. The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
For SATB a cappella
Perfonnance Time: Approx. 2:50
Arranged by Music and Lyrics by
KIRBY SHAW MEL TORME and ROBERT WELLS
Warmly, freely (J = 84)
3
Soprano
Alto
..._...
Oo_

Tenor
Bass

Oo _ _ __ _

[A] Quasi • tempo (J = 72)

Unis. 8 9

roast-ing on an op - en fire. _ Jack Frost nip-ping at your

11 12,-J---,

.... ..
nose. _ _
-,J

Yule - tide
-,J

carols
u
be-ing sung
-,J

by a choir_ and
b...
I
• •
I

© 1946 (Renewed}, 1995 EDWIN H. MORRIS & COMPANY, A Division of MPL Communications, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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14 Unis.

folks dressed up Ev - 'ry - bod- y

Unis.

16 17

3
knows a tur - key and some mis-tle- toe _ _ _ help to make the sea - son

Unis.
18 19 ,---3--, 20

bright. _ Ti - ny tots with their eyes all a - will

Unis .
...-......
Oo _ _

Unis.
22

find it hard to sleep _ to - night. Oo _ _ They know that San ta's _ on his

Oo _ _ _ __ loo loo loo

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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Oo __

way; He's load-ed lots of toys and good-ies _ on his sleigh and ev- 'ry
3

------
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo Oo _ _

29

3 3
moth-er's child _ _ is _ gon-na spy to see if rein-deer _ real-ly know_ how to

J J -------
----------

31 32

fly. And so, I'm of - fer - ing this sim- pie to

_.1 't l 33 34 Unis. ' 35

.
t r r ·r 7')-. ... ... ...
..__....... (
3
.....
kids from one to nine-ty two. _ _ AI- though it's been said _ man-y

L .J .J I .......-.....
Unis.
I-

"'
, 3 -
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
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Tempo I
r-t I 36 r--. 37 rit. 38 t:\ . ;;;;:::::---
-,J .. .. iii
brr $
t 1

times, man-y ways; Mer-ry Christ - mas _ _ to_ you. Oo _ _

. . ,.b. . rit.
n, I t:\

""
.....-
-- I I

40

Oo_

rit. div.
43

Oo _ _ _ __ Oo

Solo or slrUlll group

Chest nuts roast - ing on an op - en fire.
45 46 t:\

Oo. _____________________________________

AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB

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