Silent Night
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818 · Words: Joseph Mohr, 1816, tr. John Freeman Young, 1859 · public domain
Key: D majorRange: D4–G5
B♭ clarinet · public domain · free
Christmas songs for clarinet
Sheet music in B♭, ready for the holidays.
15 favorite Christmas carols as sheet music for B♭ clarinet. Every carol is already written a major second higher than it sounds, so it fits piano, organ and voices. Listen, print it as a PDF, or download all carols as one book, free and with no sign-up.
See the carolsFor your clarinet
Every carol in B♭, or for another instrument.
For B♭ clarinet: written higher than it sounds, in the key for your instrument.
If a melody sits too high or too low for your instrument, it moves by an octave.
The carols
15 Christmas songs for B♭ clarinet.
Melody and first verse, written for B♭ clarinet. The key is shown on every carol. Pick another instrument above and flute, sax and trumpet play the same carols in their own key.
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
Music: John Francis Wade, 1751 · Words: John Francis Wade, 1751, tr. Frederick Oakeley, 1841 · public domain
Key: A majorRange: E4–E5
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Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King
Music: Lowell Mason, 1839, after George Frideric Handel · Words: Isaac Watts, 1719 · public domain
Key: E majorRange: E4–E5
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King”
Music: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840, adapted by William H. Cummings, 1855 · Words: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt. George Whitefield, 1753 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–E5
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Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Music: traditional Welsh (Nos Galan), printed 1794 · Words: traditional, after Thomas Oliphant, 1862 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: F♯4–G5
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Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh
Music: James Lord Pierpont, 1857, chorus as printed 1876 · Words: James Lord Pierpont, 1857 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–E5
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The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
Music: traditional English, printed 1833 · Words: traditional English, printed 1823 · public domain
Key: E majorRange: E4–E5
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
Music: traditional English, printed c. 1815 · Words: traditional English, c. 1760 · public domain
Key: F♯ minorRange: E4–F♯5
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Away in a Manger
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
Music: James R. Murray, 1887 · Words: anonymous, 1882 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–D5
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Once in Royal David's City
Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed
Music: Henry John Gauntlett, 1849 · Words: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–E5
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie
Music: Lewis H. Redner, 1868 · Words: Phillips Brooks, 1868 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–E5
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Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plains
Music: traditional French (Gloria), 1842, arr. Charles L. Hutchins, 1891 · Words: French carol, tr. James Chadwick, 1860 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–E5
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We Three Kings
We three kings of Orient are, bearing gifts we traverse afar
Music: John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857 · Words: John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857 · public domain
Key: F♯ minorRange: E4–E5
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old
Music: Richard Storrs Willis, 1850 · Words: Edmund H. Sears, 1849 · public domain
Key: C majorRange: E4–E5
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Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen
Music: Piae Cantiones, 1582 (Tempus adest floridum) · Words: John Mason Neale, 1853 · public domain
Key: G majorRange: D4–D5
Keys
Key and range of every carol on clarinet.
Which key the carol sounds in, which key you play on B♭ clarinet, and the lowest and highest written note. All carols sit in the low and middle register; the easiest stay below the break.
| Carol | Concert key | For Clarinet | Range (written) |
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| Silent Night | C major | D major | D4–G5 |
| O Come, All Ye Faithful | G major | A major | E4–E5 |
| Joy to the World | D major | E major | E4–E5 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | F major | G major | D4–E5 |
| Deck the Halls | F major | G major | F♯4–G5 |
| Jingle Bells | F major | G major | D4–E5 |
| The First Noel | D major | E major | E4–E5 |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | E minor | F♯ minor | E4–F♯5 |
| Away in a Manger | F major | G major | D4–D5 |
| Once in Royal David's City | F major | G major | D4–E5 |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem | F major | G major | D4–E5 |
| Angels We Have Heard on High | F major | G major | D4–E5 |
| We Three Kings | E minor | F♯ minor | E4–E5 |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | B♭ major | C major | E4–E5 |
| Good King Wenceslas | F major | G major | D4–D5 |
Every note and key for clarinet is on clarinet transposition.
The same carols as Christmas songs for trumpet, Christmas songs for flute and Christmas songs for saxophone, and for every other instrument on Christmas sheet music.
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What key do I play Christmas carols in on B♭ clarinet?
A major second higher than they sound: a carol in F major is played in G major, one in B♭ major in C major. Every carol on this page is already written that way, and the key is shown on each carol and in the table.
Will it match piano, organ and singers?
Yes, as long as the accompaniment plays in the same key. The concert key of every carol is in the table, usually the hymnal key. Everything is already transposed for your clarinet: play what is written and it sounds in that key.
Which Christmas songs are easy for beginners?
Carols with a small range that stay below the break. The table shows the lowest and highest note of every carol on clarinet.
What about bass clarinet or alto clarinet?
Bass clarinet in B♭ reads like the tenor sax, alto clarinet in E♭ like the alto sax: pick the sax in the same key above.
Is the sheet music free, and may I perform it?
Yes. The melodies and words are in the public domain, so you can download, copy and perform them with no sign-up, at church, in school or at the Christmas concert.
How do I print all carols at once?
With “All 15 carols as PDF” you get a carol book for clarinet, each carol on its own page.