The 5 Best Christmas Songs of All Time That You Can Sing with a Guitar

Christmas songs are heard everywhere now. It’s time that we hang up beautiful wreaths, Christmas stockings and candy canes! Most important of all, we should take time to practice traditional Christmas songs to impress our families. Here’s a list of the 5 best Christmas songs of all time that you can sing with a guitar freely. What’s your favourite Holiday song to play? Tell us in the comments below.

                    Jingle Bells                     

Jingle Bells may be the best-known Christmas song around the world. But do you know that it’s originally written for American Thanksgiving? Created by James Lord Pierpont in the autumn of 1857, it became associated with Christmas music ever since.

G ………………………………………..C
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Am………………….D7……………………..G
O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
…………………………………………………..C
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,
……. Am……………G …………D7………………………….G…D7
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Oh!

~Chorus~
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!
C……………………… G
O what fun it is to ride
…… A7…………………….D7
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!
C……………………… G
O what fun it is to ride
……D7……………………. G
In a one-horse open sleigh

                  Silent Night                 

“Silent Night” is a famous Christmas song which was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. It was originally a poem that was written by an Austrian priest Joseph Mohr in 1816 and composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber. It has been translated into about 140 languages since then.

G……………………………….D……………G
Silent night! Holy night! All is calm all is bright
C …………………….. G ……………………..C…………………G
Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild
D…………………….. G..Em….G …….. D …………..G
Sleep in heavenly peace! Sleep in heavenly peace!
G……………………………….D……………G
Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight
C …………………….. G ……………………..C…………………G
Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
D………………………… G..Em….G …….. D …………..G
Christ the Saviour is born! Christ the Saviour is born!

Lyrics:

Silent night, holy night!

All is calm, all is bright.

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.

Holy infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!

Shepherds quake at the sight.

Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,

Christ the Savior is born!

Christ the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night!

Son of God love’s pure light.

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

                  I Saw Three Ships             

The lyrics of this English carol were first published in 1666 and its tune is thought to be a traditional English melody. It is one of the most delightful and enduring Christmas carols of all time.

G D G D G Em D G

….G………….D…………..G………..D
I saw three ships come sailing in,
……..G………………………D
on Christmas day, on Christmas day
….G…………. D …………..G……….D
I saw three ships come sailing in,
…….G………….Em………..D ……G
on Christmas day in the morning.

Lyrics:

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day in the morning

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

     The Twelve Days of Christmas    

This song is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. It is an English Christmas carol about a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. Published in 1780 England and added tune in 1909, it becomes a song of profound meanings.

C………………………..Am……………….F …………G………..C
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
…… C…….Am….F…G….C..F..C
A partridge in a pear tree

C………………………..Am……………….F …………G………..C
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
G
Two turtle doves
…… C…….Am….F…G….C..F..C
And a partridge in a pear tree

C………………………..Am……………….F …………G………..C
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
G
Three French hens
G
Two turtle doves
…… C…….Am….F…G….C..F..C
And a partridge in a pear tree

C………………………..Am……………….F …………G………..C
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
G
Four calling birds
G
Three French hens
G
Two turtle doves
…… C…….Am….F…G….C..F..C
And a partridge in a pear tree

C………………………..Am……………….F …………G………..C
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
C…….D………G
Five gold rings
……………….. C
Four calling birds
………..Am
Three French hens
F……………… G
Two turtle doves
…… C…….Am….F…G….C..F..C
And a partridge in a pear tree

Lyrics

   We Wish You a Merry Christmas   

The author and composer of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” cannot be traced however it is believed to date back to England in the sixteenth century. It is now one of the most played Christmas songs during the holiday seasons.

……C………………………F
We wish you a Merry Christmas
…….D ……………………. G
We wish you a Merry Christmas
………C……………………F
We wish you a Merry Christmas
…………G…………….C
And a happy New Year.
……….C………….Bm
Good tidings we bring
…… Am……………G
To you and your kin;
………C……………… F
Good tidings for Christmas
………..G……………..C
And a happy New Year!

Which song would you like to sing on this Christmas? Or do you have other songs in your mind? Tell us in the comments and we will send you a 10% off coupon to buy anything on CrazySales. It’s time to create a custom in your family – sing Christmas songs around the tree before opening up the presents!

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