Ten Carols

O, little town of Bethlehem

Silent night
The rst Noel
The Sussex carol
While shepherds watched their ocks
Hajej, Nynjej
Ding dong merrily on high
We wish you a merry Christmas
Hark, the herald angels sing
Wassail song

Arranged for guitar trio by

Andrew Forrest

In the event of a public performance, please include

the arranger's name on the programme

http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/

Ten Carols
1. O, little town of Bethlehem
from the old English tune 'Forest Green'
q = 132

Guitar 1

4
&4

Guitar 2

4
&4

3
2

Guitar 3

4
& 4

3
2
1

4
2
4

J
1

&

&

&

&

&

#
1

&

Copyright Andrew Forrest 2012

http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk

2. Silent night
Ten Carols
3

(Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)

Franz Xaver Gruber
q = c.112

$
Gtr1

#3

& 4

p
harm.12

harm.7
harm.12

Gtr2

Gtr3

O
# 3 O
& 4

#3
&

4

#
&

#
&

#
&

#
&

#
&

#
&

D.S.

#
&

dim.

#
&

pp

pp

&

dim.

dim.
pp

Ten Carols

3. The rst Noel

4

(Probably 18th C. English)

q = 112
V

4
3

4
2

3
&4
J
1

Gtr1

mf

Gtr2

3
&4

mf

Gtr3

3
& 4

mf

&

&

&

Refrain

&
J

ff

&

ff

&
ff

Ten Carols
5

4. The Sussex carol

q. = 92
VII
4
2

Gtr1

#6 J
& 8

4
2

p(f)

#6
& 8

Gtr2

p(f)

Gtr3

#6
&
8

p(f)

#
&

J
J
J

#
J
&

J
J
J

&

4
2
4

#
&

9
8

6
8

6
8

9
8

9
8

&

#
&

6
8

Ten Carols
6

5. While shepherds watched their ocks

(Winchester Old - about 1553)
q = 138

Gtr1

c
&

& c

Gtr2

Gtr3

c
&

&

& #

&

#
&

&

&

n
J

n
J

# n

Ten Carols
7

6. Hajej, Nynjej
(We will rock you - trad. Czech carol)
q = 54

Gtr1

2 n U

&4

p
pp

Gtr2

U
2

&4

pp

Gtr3

2
& 4

pp

n

&

&
p

&

p

&

& n

&

Ten Carols
8

7. Ding dong merrily on high

(16th C. French melody)
h = c.84
3
1

b2
& 2

Gtr1

1
1
3

2
& b2

Gtr2

2
2
3

3
2

Gtr3

2
& b 2

3
2
3

1
1
1
3

V
4

&b

&b

2
2

4
2

b
&

1
1

J
2

&b

&b

3
3

2
3

&

Ten Carols

8. We wish you a merry Christmas

9

(16th C. English carol)

q = 160
II

VII
2
3
1

#3
& 4

Gtr1

1
3

#3
& 4

Gtr2

Gtr3

3
2

#3
&
4

4
2
2

#
&

3
1

#
&

#
&

4
1
4

4
2

#


&

#
&

#
&

3
1

Ten Carols

9. Hark, the herald angels sing

10

(Felix Mendelssohn)
Allegro

Gtr1

####c J

&
J

Gtr2

##
j
& # #c j

Gtr3

####c
&

j # j

####

&
J

##
& # # J #

####
&

####
&

####
&

####
&

j
#

Ten Carols

10. Wassail Song

11

(Traditional Yorkshire carol)

q. = 112

j
j
J J
J

6
& 8

J J J

p
dolce
f

j
j
6

&8

J
J
J

J J J

6 j j j j
&
J
8

j
j

dolce

j
j
j

f
p

dolce

J
J
&
J
J

J
J
J
J
J
J C
J

J J
& J
J

J
J
J
J
J
J C
J

j
j
j
j

j
j
j
j j j j C

&

q. = h

I
4

4
2
1

C
&

2
1

&C

C
&

&

&

&

6
8

6
8

6
8

Ten Carols
12

h = q.
nat.
6 J C
J J
J
J J
&8
J
J J
J J
J
J J
mf

6
& 8

nat.
J J J J J j j C

mf

6
& 8

q. = h

C
&
f

&C
f

nat.

C
&

&

&

&

ww
w

h = q.

6
&8

J J J J J J
J

J
J
J

mf

6
& 8

j
j
j

J J
J
J

mf

& 8

mf

J
J
J

6
8
6
8

w
w
w

6
8

Ten Carols
13

q. = h

C
& J J
J J

p
f
f

j j
& J J C

&

f
p
f

j
& J j

&

&

&

&
&

rall.

w
w

&

w
w
w

w
w
w

&

&