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: C majorRange: C4–F5
Flute · public domain · free
Christmas songs for flute
Sheet music to play along, with piano or on your own.
15 favorite Christmas carols as flute sheet music, from Silent Night to Good King Wenceslas. The flute plays at concert pitch, in the same key as piano 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 flute
Every carol for flute, or for another instrument.
For Flute: written at concert pitch.
If a melody sits too high or too low for your instrument, it moves by an octave.
The carols
15 Christmas songs for flute.
Melody and first verse, as printed in hymnals. Playing with trumpet, clarinet or sax? The others pick their instrument above and get the same carols in their 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: G majorRange: D4–D5
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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: D majorRange: D4–D5
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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: F majorRange: C4–D5
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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: F majorRange: E4–F5
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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: F majorRange: C4–D5
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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: D majorRange: D4–D5
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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: E minorRange: D4–E5
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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: F majorRange: C4–C5
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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: F majorRange: C4–D5
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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: F majorRange: C4–D5
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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: F majorRange: C4–D5
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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: E minorRange: D4–D5
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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: B♭ majorRange: D4–D5
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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: F majorRange: C4–C5
Keys
Key and range of every carol on flute.
The flute reads at concert pitch: the key is the same as in the carol book. The range shows the lowest and highest note. If a carol feels too low, play it an octave higher; every carol here works up the octave on flute.
| Carol | Concert key | For Flute | Range (written) |
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| Silent Night | C major | C major | C4–F5 |
| O Come, All Ye Faithful | G major | G major | D4–D5 |
| Joy to the World | D major | D major | D4–D5 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | F major | F major | C4–D5 |
| Deck the Halls | F major | F major | E4–F5 |
| Jingle Bells | F major | F major | C4–D5 |
| The First Noel | D major | D major | D4–D5 |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | E minor | E minor | D4–E5 |
| Away in a Manger | F major | F major | C4–C5 |
| Once in Royal David's City | F major | F major | C4–D5 |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem | F major | F major | C4–D5 |
| Angels We Have Heard on High | F major | F major | C4–D5 |
| We Three Kings | E minor | E minor | D4–D5 |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | B♭ major | B♭ major | D4–D5 |
| Good King Wenceslas | F major | F major | C4–C5 |
Which instruments sound different from what they read is explained in the transposing instruments chart.
The same carols as Christmas songs for trumpet, Christmas songs for clarinet and Christmas songs for saxophone, and for every other instrument on Christmas sheet music.
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Do I need to transpose for flute?
No. The flute sounds as written, like piano, violin and voice. The carols here are in the keys they are usually sung in.
Can I play the carols an octave higher?
Yes. The melodies sit in singing range, in the low and middle register of the flute. An octave up they sound brighter and carry better, especially with piano or organ.
Which Christmas songs are easy for beginners?
Carols with a small range and few sharps or flats. The table shows the key, lowest and highest note of every carol, so you can quickly find what suits your level.
Are the carols available for recorder?
Yes. Pick “Soprano recorder” in the list above, and the carols are written so they sit well on the recorder.
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 home.
How do I print all carols at once?
With “All 15 carols as PDF” you get a carol book for flute, each carol on its own page.