SATB a cappella US $3.95
08740280
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 KIRBY SHAW
Words and Music by EDDIE POLA and GEORGE WYLE
Happily, in 1 (J. = 66)
mJ
**Ding dong
~
Tenor Bass
ding,
ring
mas
the
1 J
dong, ____________
**Ding 6
7
bells!
Ding
dong
8
ding,
so
the
J Ding ,.,;
9
..
dong, ________________ 10
12
11
4":
-if,
world
can
~
,.,;"
·----
tell.-------
I
14
It's
16
. most hap most
.
-
.
won hap won ~
-
-
der pi der ~
ful est ful ~
the
... ___ ... ...
15
I
.
~, , ___ _/~
time sea time
-
~
I
..I
of son of
the of the
•
•
.......
*Ava1la ble for SA TB a nd SAB **Close to "ng" immediately on di'!Jl do'!Jl. Copyright© 1963 Barnaby Music Corp. Copyright Renewed 199 1 This arrangement Copyright © 1995 Barnaby Music Corp. International Copyright Se~ured All Rights Reserved
001\
DONOT PHOTOCOPY~
4
year. ___________________________________
aU. ___________________________________ year. ___________________________________ 17
18
Doot
doot
doot
Du
kids hoi much
doot
doot
doot
du.
du
du
jing - le i - day mis - tie
20
19
beD - ing, greet - ings, toe - ing
and and and
l
With the With those There'D be
du
ev - 'ry - one gay hap - py hearts will be
tell - ing meet - ings glow - ing,
you, when when
cheer," --------------------------------call. ----------------------------------near. ___________________________________ 26
"Be of friends come loved ones
good to are
28
27
cheer," call, near,
of good to __ are ___
------; cheer," call, near,
cheer," call. near.
it's it's it's
the the the
J~ of "Be friends come loved ones
good to are
cheer," call. near.
ToCoda-(j}29
most hap most
J.
31
30
won hap won
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
-
der pi der
ful est ful
time sea time
of son
the of
5 1 year. ________________________________________________
year, ___________
J2
time
of
It's
year.
the
J
all. ---------------------------------------------------39
38
hap - pi
-
est
40
sea - son
of
all.
J
Unis.*
sea - son
There'll 43
42
du
par - ties
host - ing,
for
marsh
du
car - ol scar r-"'_1149
-
y
-
ing
out
?-"
r
du
in
the
snow.
sto - ries
and
r·
r Du
du I,
""*Opt. SAT above bass melody to m. 48. AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
and
48
du
50 _I
toast - ing
du.
r
du
_l_
for
47
du
ghost
du
mal - lows
-
be
44
du
46
tJ
the
_]
_I
tales 51
du
r
du
of
the
r
doot. There'll
glo 52
r·
du
~0·
·r du ~~·
-
ries
be
of
-·
6
Christ
long,
es
mas
-
53
long
a
go. 55
54
r·
r
du
~
du,
r
r
doot
doot
Du ~
56
57
~
D.S.aiCoda
58.
~ doot
doot
doot
doot
J
J
~
doot.
the
It's
.. du
du
-@-coDA r-'11
60
... ...
.., v
It's
...
61
the
doot.
I
(;I•
,. ...
""'
du
62
63
... ...
I
most _ _
won - der - ful
j,-J
_-!-_
~-
time.
It's
;::---..
~
v
' I
I
cresc.
time 65
64
66
won - der - ful
.~.~
time,
r r
most
time,
won - der - ful
. of
..
the
~~· ----------------------~========
~.~ time
.. AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
i
73
the
7
II. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 1:15
Arranged by KIRBY SHAW
Words by SAMMV CAHN Music by JULE STYNE ~3 ~
Soprano Alto
r-/
Cheery (J = 132) ( Jj
-- J )l)
m
2
:
.. ......_..
•
~
Snow! __
Let
it
m-a~;
.J
t.
~
---
Tenor Bass
,..,
""'
~
mf Oh
3
let
~
it
snow,
Let it
snow! _ _ _
1. Oh the
......--.....
J~Jr--1~]--;J---J ) it
snow,
snow,
snow,
., r· -u weath-er out - side does- n't show signs fi - re is slow
is of ly
... ...
~
snow!
Oh _
fright - ful, stop - ping dy - ing ~
J ~~---~
.,
but the fire and I brought and my dear -~
--
~
~=
is so some corn we're stiU
~I.~:
Copyright© 1945 by Producers Music Publishing Co. and Cahn Music Co. Copyright Renewed 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
n the
8
7
I
;--
5
Snow! _
snow! _ Oh let
snow!_
~
I
snow,
4
snow,
.. ____
., de for good ~
8
'-"'
light pop bye
and the but
ful,
ping, _ _ ing, ___
since we've no __ lights are turned _ you _ long as
as
...---.....
J J
go, _ low,_
to down me
so, _
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
17
fin - al - ly
kiss
good - night,
18
doot
doot
J J hate
doot
doot
J
doot
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
19
do
-
1 J
go - in' out in the storm!_
how I'll
do
do
doot
doot
1 1
doot
doot
J
But if you'll real - ly hold
me tight,_
9
D.S.alCoda ,..,.
20
22
21
~
~
~
doot
doot
du
du
~J
j
l
~J
I
I
r
P-
.......
doot
doot
doot
doot
du
doot 3.The
du
j ~ ~l
J
j
.. ...._.....
•
•
~
aU the way home _ I'D be
warm. _
-@-coDA ,.;''\
finger snaps
I
I
~
'><:
24
25
I
I
I
snow!
~
r""-1
'><:
Let it
snow!
••
b.
I
~
...,_,
Snow! _ Let it snow! '><:
'><:
t
"f
J,-_J J
t
.......
~
Oh let it snow,
26
J~ ~
I
snow,
27
v-9-
Snow! _
snow! _
snow,
Oh
let
it
snow,
snow,
30
29
..; 1'128 I
-:y---) ,.,
.......
snow,
Let
it
snow!_
-----J---J 1 1 :J--
-a-
I"\
~
_
~
u---u--
Let
it
,. ,. v
snow!
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
______ .....
snow!
--=::J
...::::=:::it::---
---
Solo or small group
r Let
LJ---~ snow!_ it
10
III. Silver Bells For SATB a cappella
Performance Time: Approx. 1:30
Arranged by KIRBY SHAW Warmly (J = 96) Soprano Alto
Words and Music by JAY LIVINGSTON and RAY EVANS
mfou
du
2
du
3
mf du du _ _
du du_
Du
Tenor Bass
du Male - female duet in octaves (Opt. solo) mf 4
Ci - ty
du
7
6
side - walks,
du
bu - sy
side - walks, dressed in
du
hoi
day
du
du
I
du du_
du du_
du
du du
du
8
du
9
In the
du
10
air
there's
du du
a
11
feel - ing
du
du du_
du
du du_
du
du du _
du
of Christ-mas. 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
du
du du du du du du du du
11
13
II 12
14
C~enlaugh
~
r"""-t
,;'
I
do
"'
du do do
rJJ
.J
I do
""
I do
-
~
smile,
And on
street
'ry
-
do
))~ J
~j
"f
[!!]
-
cor - ner
do
r--,
)"J
b.J
JJ_
,_......,
bells!
Sil-ver
I
j_
>
*ding dong
...._
L....
"f
~
I
h I
I
do
*Close to "ng" immediately on ding dong. AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
~
~
I
bells! do
l >
I
ding,
do do_
do_
•
jJ _~j
I do
>
~
do do do do do do do do do do do
......___.
[
-....
do do
23
do
do do do
,......,
do do_ _/_
~
•
hear,
do do do
Duet: Male sing upper notes Female sing lower notes 22
VII
...
you
do
...Sil-ver..
~
19
I
do
II 20
~J
., I
..,
do_
I do
~.J
do
do
..,
do_
h_ J
.J.
I
ev
[
"f
do
18
r do
~
do
I
do do
.,
,.II
ter
r
do
17
II 16
""
..,
-
do do_
do
~ I
..,
af
., do
r
ru do_
do
meet-ing smile
_..,_ do
•
~
~
~
peo-ple pass - ing,
- ing,
~
15
~
"f
do
)l__J
-
r---~------------------~----------------------------------------------------------- ·--
12 26
25
'-./
It's
Christ- mas
time
in the
ci-ty. -
du du du
du du
>
ding dong ding,
>
>
du du du _ du du
du du __
~n
~1
du
dong ding,
>
30
>
31
-----
Ring - a - ling, _______
hear them ring! _____
du
du >
du du du du du du
>
du
du
29
ding
>
>
ding
du du __
>
dong ding,
du du_
~J du
du
du
du
34
33
Soon
it
will
be
du du
Christ - mas du du
day.
>
ding
dong ding,
du du _
du du du_ du du
;_ n
>
du AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
du
du
ding
>
>
dong ding,
~--~---------------
13
36
37 I
..
Soon
-
"'II
tJ
,.
-
"'
....
,.
... "1
I du
I
du
du
..
du
du
~
-
""
du
du
du
I du
I
day.
a tempo ~~~
I
I
~
L
du du
du du, _ t:l
)~J
rit. "1
du t:l
45
1
>
>
>
ding
dong
ding,
-
du
1
----t:l
.. ... ... ... ..
~·
du
du
du
du
du
du.
•
J
l
I
j
t:l
rit.
~
~
"" AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
~
-
I
du
mas du
rit.
I
a tempo ~ -
rit.
---- ----
----
tJ
du I
~
44
r
du
~
t:l
rit.
I
fl43
~
~
C~ist
be
du
>
I
WI
i~n e
"1
du
du
>
rit.
I
du du ___
n
•
~
I
l.u
it
I
du
~
42
J
*
a tempo
.
du
I
I
ding dong ding,
i~J
"1
du ~
... ..
>
du du __
e
Soon
I
I
I
41 I
..
~
"'~
du du
)~1
day.
du du
I
du du __
.n
- ..
cl. hrist - mas
be
will
I
40
"'II
I
1.
it
39 I
I
du du ~ I
du du du du du
~
38
I
du.
du t:l
I
14
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
Tenor Bass
-"'__/j 3
..,
l2=s ;.
mJO
-
..
•
Dash-er
and Dane- er
i
If
jJ
5
1':'1
.. ... ...
• •
Com-et and Cu-pid and Don-ner and Blitz-en,
•
I
.l
J
.
(J
=
and
Vix - en,
~ r
1':\
Pranc-er
f r f r In four
4
•
~
and
IE
you
do
1':'1 ~
re
-
call _ _
I~
~
I
...
.., fa - mous rein - deer
9
of
Doot
~
,._
1':'1 ~
""
[
l
r
l
!
I_
du
doot
du
doot
du
doot
du.
j
J J r Doom
#
L -
rit.
!:
.
~3~
8
'! ~
~
With a bounce (J = 138) ( = ~ j)) all. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
rit.
I
the most
......
0
I
=
-61-'
""
,., "7
,......,76)
61':'1
•
n
F Slow (J
112)
. .. .. .. but
~
p
I
ba doom
-
J
J J p
I
ba
doom
J
J ~ r r 'I > 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
J
15 12
Ru-dolph, AU of
)J
had a ver - y shin-y used to laugh and call him
rein - deer _ rein- deer_
the red - nosed the oth - er
J
)
doom
>
doom
doom
doom ba du ba doom
du ba
15
14
nose, names,
doom
and if they nev
you ev - er er let poor
saw it, _ _ Ru - dolph_
1 J
J
J~ >
doom
doom,
ba doom
doom
doom
2
17
you would e - ven say
it
~r
glows. _ _ _
join in an - y rein - deer,
; JJJ doom
; JJJ
doom
-
JS I doom
r
r
I
I
r
!
deer games.
doot._
Doot
t_
doot
J J
doot,
.
~
doot
t
I Oh
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
then
one
doom
21
I
.. b[ -....
doom ba du ba doom
[ID
1
rein
>
doom,
games. .., ~ 19
doom ba du ba
fog - gy
doot
1 1
-
doot,
J
Christ- mas Eve, _
16 25
24
doot doot doot,
dootdoot du du
----- -
doot doot doot,
J
doot,
~
~
San - ta came to
say:
"Ru-dolph, with your
du
du
du
nose so bright,
du du
27
du
doot doot
du
du
du du. du du du.
n
J J
the rein - deer
Then how
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
the red-nosed rein - deer,_
you'D go down in
doom
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
doom
his
to
J J JJ
J J'"' doom
ba
35
34
"Ru-dolph
doom,
>
doom ba du ba doom
>
doom
du ba doom doom doom
~--~------------------,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~
17
Unis. 37
38
ry!" _______________________
Thump-et - y
thump -et - y
thump thump, thump - et - y
thump thump,
thump thump, Unis.
doom
doom
doom
doom.
FROSTY THE SNOW MAN 1nJ Words and Music by STEVE NELSON and JACK ROU.INS ~
thump-et - y
thump thump,
41
Fros
ty
the snow
man ____
j ~as IS
n
J
a a
>
Ba doom doom doom
doom
doom
ba doom doom
doom
43
jol - ly hap - py fair - y tale, they
soul, with a corn cob pipe and a but -t'n nose'""_ and two say. He was made of snow, but the chil-dren know _ how he (hap-py soul,) (they say,)
n
J 1 J doom
doom doom doom
ba doom doom
doom
doom doom
n
}J doom
doom (Opt. solo)
There
eyes made out
doom
doom
of
came
doom. Du
du
du
doom
to
life
doom
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
one
day.
doom. Du
du
du
18
[ID must have been some
in
that
old
silk
hat they found.
52
Du
du
du
doom
du
r
du
doom
doom
du
doom
du
All
53
For
du
do
doom
doom
doom. Do
du
57
on
his head
Oh,
I
he be - gan
a -
to dance
59
ty
Fros
du
61
the snow man _
was a - live
as
he could
be,
and the
(he could
be,)
J 1 J doom
.., II 62
doom
doom
I
I
I
-
I
63
-64
or
doom
J
n
)J
I
I
I
doom doom
doom
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
....
.
play_ just the same as you and
chil-dren say he could laugh and
"""
... ...
............
tJ
J J
doom doom doom
ba doom doom doom
_hi ~
I doom
n ~
J J I I
doom
t'
r doom
-
65
"'~ me, ___
I t'
ba doom doom
"' .J ;
I I
And he
I
doom. Do du
du
19 69
68
waved good - bye say-in' "Don't you cry, I'll be back
n doom doom
doom
70
1 J doom
nJ doom
a
gain
J
J
doom
doom
doom. Du
72
71
day." _ __ _ _ _ _ __
some
du
du
73
r'-'r
go. _ __
Look at Fros - ty
Thump-et - y thump thump, thump-et - y thump thump,
doom
doom
doom
doom,
doom
76
75
Thump-et - y thump thump, thump-et - y thump thump,
n1 J J doom
doom
doom. Do du du
77
0 -ver the
of
hills
JJ J J doom
• 78
doom
doom
doom
Christmas Goodbyes
Shout 80
79
snow. _ __ _ _ __
Look at
>
doomdoombadoomdoomdoom
81
Fros - ty
go!
f:l
See you next year We'll miss you, etc. f:l
doom
I
doom
doom
AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
doom,
Look at
Fros - ty
go!
20
V. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) For SATB a cappella Perfonnance Time: Approx. 2:50
Arranged by KIRBY SHAW
Music and Lyrics by MEL TORME and ROBERT WELLS Warmly, freely (J = 84)
:.....:-__.:.-----~
3
Soprano Alto
..._... Oo_
Tenor
Bass
5
Oo _ _ __ _
[A] Quasi • tempo (J = 72) Unis.
9
8
roast-ing on an
op - en
fire. _
Jack Frost
-,J
....
-,J
Yule - tide
carols
u
be-ing
~
-,J
..
sung
by
a
,-3~
I
•
•
r~u choir_ and b...-----)~
I
© 1946 (Renewed}, 1995 EDWIN H. MORRIS & COMPANY, A Division of MPL Communications, Inc.
All Rights Reserved AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
at your
12,-J---,
11
nose. _ _
nip-ping
.---..,-------.---~------------------------··-----·--
21
Unis.
14
folks
dressed
Ev - 'ry - bod- y
up
Unis.
17
16
3
knows
a
tur - key and some
~r
mis-tle- toe _ _ _
help
to
make the sea - son
3
Unis. 18
,---3--,
19
bright. _
Ti - ny tots with their
20
eyes
all
a -
will
Unis .
...-...... Oo _ _
Unis. 22
find it hard to
sleep _
to - night.
Oo _ _ They know that San
Oo _ _ _ __ AN A CAPPELLA CHRISTMAS- SATB
loo
ta's _ on his
loo
loo
22
Oo __
way;
lots of toys and good-ies _
He's load-ed
on his sleigh
and ev- 'ry
3
J~
-----loo
~
loo
loo
loo
loo
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