Christmas Songbook
Blue Christmas Feliz Navidad
Frosty the Snowman Here Comes Santa Claus
Mele Kalikimaka Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer Silver Bells
White Christmas
Ukulele & Guitar
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Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 1957 (Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson)
Verse:
D A
I'll have a blue Christmas without you
A7 D
I'll be so blue thinking about you
D7 G
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
E A7
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
Verse:
A7 D A
And the when those blue snowflakes start falling
A7 D
That's when those blue memories start calling
D7 G E
You'll be doing all right, with your Christmas of white
A7 D
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
D A A7 D
Chorus out:
D7 G E
You'll be doing all right, with your Christmas of white
A7 D
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
A7 D
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
A7 D
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas
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Feliz Navidad
D G A
Feliz Navidad,
A D
Feliz Navidad,
D G A D
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
D G A
Feliz Navidad,
A D
Feliz Navidad,
D G A D (Stop)
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
G
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
A D
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
Bm G
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
A D
from the bottom of my heart.
[Repeat as many times as you like]
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FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
Intro:
G
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,
D7
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,
G
over the hills of snow.
Verse 1:
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man, was a jolly happy soul
C G
With a corn-cob pipe and a button nose
D G
and two eyes made out of coal.
Verse 2:
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man, is a fairy tale they say
C G
He was made of snow but the children know
C D7 G
how he came to life one day.
Bridge:
C Bm Am G
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found,
D Em D
For when they put it on his head he began to dance around.
Verse 3:
G C G
Oh, Frosty the Snow Man was alive as he could be,
C G
And the children say he could laugh and play
C D7 G
just the same as you and me.
Verse 4:
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man,' knew the sun was hot that day,
C G
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun
C D7 G
now before I melt away."
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Verse 5:
G C G
Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand,
C G
Running here and there all around the square,
C D7 G
saying "Catch me if you can."
Bridge 2:
C Bm Am G
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop,
D Em D
And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler, "Stop!"
Verse 6:
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man had to hurry on his way,
C G
But he waved good-bye, saying, "Don't you cry;
C D7 G
I'll be back again some day."
Outro:
G
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,
D7
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,
G
over the hills of snow.
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Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry
C
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
G7
Right down Santa Claus lane, Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
C C7 F Em
Pullin' on the reins, bells are ringin', children singin'
G7 C F C
All is merry and bright, hang your stockings and say your prayers
G7 C
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Verse:
C
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
G7
Right down Santa Claus lane, He's got a bag that's filled with toys
C C7 F Em
For boys and girls again, hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle,
G7 C F C
Oh what a beautiful sight, So jump in bed and cover your head
G7 C
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Verse:
C
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
G7
Right down Santa Claus lane, He doesn't care if you're rich or poor
C C7 F Em
He loves you just the same, Santa Claus knows we're all Gods children
G7 C F C
That makes everything right, So fill your hearts with Christmas cheer
G7 C
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Verse:
C
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
G7
Right down Santa Claus lane, he'll come around when the chimes ring out
C C7 F Em
That it's Christmas morn again, Peace on earth will come to all
G7 C F C
If we just follow the light, So lets give thanks to the lord above
G7 C
That Santa Claus comes tonight!
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Mele Kalikimaka Bing Crosby
C G7
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
G7
That's the island greeting that we send to you
G7 C
From the land where palm trees sway
C7 F
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
A7 D7 G7
The sun to shine by day, and all the stars at night
C A7 Dm G7 C
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
Verse out:
C G7
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
G7
That's the island greeting that we send to you
G7 C
From the land where palm trees sway
C7 F
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
A7 D7 G7
The sun to shine by day, and all the stars at night
C A7 Dm G7
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas
Dm G7
A very Merry Christmas
Dm G7 C
A very-very, Merry-Merry Christmas to you
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Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee 1958
Verse:
G
Rocking around the Christmas tree
D7
At the Christmas party hop
D7
Mistletoe hung where you can see
G
Every couple tries to stop.
Verse:
G
Rocking around the Christmas tree,
D7
Let the Christmas spirit ring
D7
Later will have some pumpkin pie
G
And will do some caroling.
Bridge:
C
You will get a sentimental
Bm
Feeling when you hear
Em
Voices singing lets be jolly,
A D7
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.
Verse:
G
Rocking around the Christmas tree,
D7
Have a happy holiday
D7
Everyone dancing merrily
G
In the new old-fashioned way.
Bridge:
C
You will get a sentimental
Bm
Feeling when you hear
Em
Voices singing lets be jolly,
A D7
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.
Verse Out:
G
Rocking around the Christmas tree,
D7
Have a happy holiday
D7
Everyone dancing merrily
Am D7 G
In the new old-fashioned way.
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
C G C G
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
C G C G
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Em Am A7 D7
But do you recall.. the most famous reindeer of all
Verse:
G D
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose
D G
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows
G D
All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names
D G G7
They never let poor Rudolph, Play in any reindeer games
Bridge:
C G C G
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say
D A7 D7
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight
Chorus:
G D
Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee
D D7 G
Rudoplh the red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history
Verse:
G D
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose
D G
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows
G D
All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names
D G G7
They never let poor Rudolph, Play in any reindeer games
Bridge:
C G C G
Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say
D A7 D7
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight
G D
Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee
D D7 G
Rudoplh the red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history
D7 G
You'll go down in history
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Silver Bells
G
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
C
Dressed in holiday style
D D7 G
In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas
G
Children laughing, people passing
C
Meeting smile after smile
D D7 G
And on every street corner you'll hear
Chorus:
G C
Silver bells, silver bells
D D7 G
It's Christmas time in the city
G C
Ring a ling, hear them ring
D D7 G
Soon it will be Christmas day
Verse:
G
Strings of street lights, even stop lights
C
Blink a bright red and green
D D7 G
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
G
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch
C
This is Santa's big scene
D D7 G
And above all this bustle, you'll hear
Chorus out:
G C
Silver bells, silver bells
D D7 G
It's Christmas time in the city
G C
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
D D7 G
Soon it will be Christmas day
D D7 G
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WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
G Am D
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
C D7 G
Just like the ones I used to know
G G7
Where the treetops glisten
C Cm
And children listen
G Em Am D7
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
(SECOND VERSE)
G Am D7
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
C D7 G
With every Christmas card I write
G G7 C Cm
May your days be merry and bright
G Em C D7 G
And may all... Your... Christmases.... Be... White....
[Repeat from the top]
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