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Terry Kilburn and Reginald Owen in A Christmas Carol (1938)

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A Christmas Carol

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  • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
      (1856) (uncredited)
      Music by Felix Mendelssohn (1840)
      Lyrics by Charles Wesley (1730)
      Arranged by David Snell
      Sung by an offscreen chorus during opening credits
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Arranged by Leo Arnaud and Earl K. Brent
      Played by an organ grinder and sung by carollers when Scrooge is at a restaurant
  • Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)
      (uncredited)
      Music attributed to John Reading (16??)
      English lyrics by Frederick Oakeley and John Francis Wade
      Played on an organ and sung at church by Gene Lockhart, Terry Kilburn, Barry MacKay,
      Lynne Carver, St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers and parishioners
  • Silent Night, Holy Night
      (1818) (uncredited)
      Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
      Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
      Sung by an offscreen chorus during the end credits
  • Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein (Sleep, my little prince, go to sleep)
      (uncredited)
      Music attributed to Bernhard Flies or Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann
      Lyrics by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter
      Played as an instrumental background while the Ghost of Christmas Present tells Scrooge of Tiny Tim's probable fate. Also played when Scrooge is with the Ghost of Christmas Future and Bob Cratchit tells his family of speaking with Scrooge's nephew.
  • Galop
      (uncredited)
      from "Jeux d'enfants"
      by Georges Bizet
      Played as background music while Scrooge is shaving

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