Back in July (for Christmas in July), I shared with you set of five Christmas sing-along songs (visit the original post). These included Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, The First Noel, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, and Good King Wenceslaus. What these lead sheets didn’t have, to save space, were chord diagrams, just chord indications.

Over the years, I’ve personally come to feel that having chord diagrams in the music takes up unnecessary space and fosters a sense of reliance on the diagram (brains are lazy and won’t memorize something unless you make them – have the chords placed throughout the music becomes a crutch).

On the other hand, looking up chords in a chord dictionary can be a hassle. So, especially for my current crop of students (who are preparing for Christmas performances), I’ve created a handy cheat sheet: A Christmas Carol Sing Along CHORD CHART (PDF) to accompany the original Christmas Carol sing along handout (PDF). I’m glad to share this with my blog readers as well and wish you a merry time preparing for some holiday cheer! 🙂

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