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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin Ralph Blane (Guitar Tab)

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin (1914-2011) and Ralph Blane (1914-1995) Hugh Martin was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. Ralph Blane was an American composer, lyricist, and performer. They are best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St. Louis, …

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White Christmas by Irving Berlin (Guitar Tab)

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White Christmas by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.

Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns (Guitar Tab)

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Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns (1759-1796) Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) Auld Lang …

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Angels We Have Heard On High by Anonymous (Guitar Tab)

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Angels We Have Heard On High by Anonymous “Angels We Have Heard on High” is a Christmas carol. The song commemorates the story of the birth of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of Luke, in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.

Welcome Christmas by Albert Hague

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Welcome Christmas by Albert Hague (1920-2001) Albert Hague was a German-born songwriter, composer, and actor. Hague’s Broadway Musicals include Plain and Fancy (1955), Redhead (1959), and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969, with lyrics by Allan Sherman). Famous songs he wrote include “Young and Foolish”, “Look Who’s in Love” and “Did I Ever Really Live?” …

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Away In The Manger by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

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Away In The Manger by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856-1932) Charles Hutchinson Gabriel was a writer of gospel songs and composer of gospel tunes. He is said to have written and/or composed between 7,000 and 8,000 songs, many of which are available in 21st century hymnals. He used several pseudonyms, including Charlotte G. Homer, H. A. …

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Go Tell It On The Mountain by John Wesley Work Jr

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Go Tell It On The Mountain by John Wesley Work Jr (1871 -1873) Go Tell It on the Mountain” is an African-American spiritual song, compiled by John Wesley Work, Jr., dating back to at least 1865, that has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because …

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O Holy Night by Adolphe Charles Adam (Guitar Tab)

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O Holy Night by Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 -1856) Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1844) and Le corsaire (1856, his last work), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836), Le toréador (1849) and Si …

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Anonymous (Guitar Tab)

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Anonymous God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (also known as God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) is an English traditional Christmas carol. The melody is in Aeolian mode. It was published by William B. Sandys in 1833, although the author is unknown.

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by George Frideric Handel (Guitar Tab)

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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling in London and becoming a …

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