The Big Book

of Christmas Carols
for String Orchestra,
Volume II

Jingle Bells

James Pierpont

Allegro vivace q = 132

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# 4

Violin I &
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# 4
4
Violin II &
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mp
# 4
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Viola B
4
J
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mp

Violoncello

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4
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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

Moderato

b 2
Violin I & b 4
mf

Violin II

b 2
& b 4

Viola

B bb 42

mf

mf

Violoncello

? bb 2

Vln. II

b
&b

Vla.

B bb

Vc.

? bb

mf
9
5
bb
Vln. I &

Traditional American

1.

2.
U

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Joy to the World

Allegro Maestoso q = 120

## 2
4
Violin I &

- -

-
-

j
j

f
Violin II

# 2
& # 4
f

Viola

B ## 42

Violoncello

? # 2
# 4

- -

- -

George Frideric Handel

7
8
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Vln. I &

#
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Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

B ##
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#

mf

, 8
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14

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Vln. I &

9

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#
& #

#
j
Vla. B #

j
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#
#
Vc.

Vln. II

j
j

1.

2.

b
b

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Moderato h=50

U 10
-
U

j

U

e cantabile
dolce

Violin I & b C

p
Violin II

& b C
p

Viola

B b C
p

Violoncello

? C
b

Michael Praetorius

Vln. II

&b

Vla.

Bb

U

-
U
j

U

Vln. I & b

?
Vc. b
13 12
b
Vln. I &

11 Un poco mosso h=52

mp

mp

mp

Vla.

Vc.

&b
Bb
?
b

A tempo h=50

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n q
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h
U
h

mp

rit.

bb
bb

bb

jU

p
Vln. II

U
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Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child

Andante q=96

b 3
Violin I & b 4 #

Traditional English

(The Coventry Carol)

p
Violin II

b 3
& b 4

B bb 43

Viola

p
Violoncello

? b 3
b 4

13
9
bb
Vln. I &

Vln. II

b
&b

Vla.

B bb

Vc.

? bb

bb

bb

bb

bb

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste, Fideles)

7
J. Reading, 1692

Moderato

Violin I

bb 4
& 4

b4
&b 4

Violin II

B bb 44

Viola

Violoncello

? bb 4
4
f

14

b
Vln. I & b

ff
Vln. II

Vla.

b
& b

B bb

mp cresc.

b
&b w

mp cresc.

mp cresc.

?b
b

J
ff

B bb
p

Vc.

mp

p
Vla.

ff

13 15
bb

Vln. I &

Vln. II

ff

ff

?b
Vc. b

j
ff
j

ff

j
ff

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22

b
Vln. I & b

f
Vln. II

b
& b

f
Vla.

B bb
f

Vc.

? bb

30

b
Vln. I & b

16

17
j

ff
Vln. II

b
&b

B bb

pp

ff

Vc.

?b
b

38

bw
Vln. I & b
Vln. II

&b
cresc.

Vla.

B bb
cresc.

?b
Vc. b
cresc.

ff
Vla.

ff

.
mp
f
,

,f

,
f

mp

mp

ff

ff

mp

bbb

j
j

bbb

bbb

bbb

ff

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O Come, Little Children

Allegretto q=92

b 2
Vln. I & b b 4
J
mp

Vln. II

Vla.

j
j
b b
mp
j
j
B bbb 42 j


? b 2
b b 4 J
mp

9
19
bb
Vln. I & b

Vln. II

b 2 j
& b b 4
mp

Vc.

18
J

9
J. P. A. Schultz, 1840

b
&b b
B bbb

n
J

20
J

n
J
1.

b
J

?b
b

Vc. b b

J

Vla.

2. U

U

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#

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

10

Gregorian Chant (Harmonized)

Andante h = 60

Violin I

# C
&

B # C

22

mp

#
& C

Violin II

mp

Viola

mp
Violoncello

? # C

mp

7 21
#
Vln. I &

Vla.

& #
B#

Vc.

?#

<n> #

#
&

Vla.

B #

? #

ff

f
Vc.

ff

1.

f
Vln. II

14

#
Vln. I &

ff

Vln. II

ff
2.
U

b 44

b 44

4
b 4

b 44

O, Little Town of Bethlehem

(American Tune)

Moderato

4
#
Violin I & b 4

<n>

23

4
& b 4
b <b>
n

p
4
B b 4 # <n>

Violin II

Viola

11
Lewis Redner

p
Violoncello

? 4
b 4

24

Vln. I & b
Vln. II

Vla.

B b #

13 25
b
Vln. I &

Vln. II

&b

mp

n #

mp

?
Vc. b

mf

mp

& b <n> <n>

mp

mf

mf

mf

<b>

1.

<n>j

mp

mp

j
b

<n> <n>

j

j

Vla.

Bb

Vc.

?
b

<n>

2.
U

b
b
b
b

O, Little Town of Bethlehem

12

(British Version)

Moderato

4
Violin I & b 4

Traditional English

1.

2.

mp
Violin II

4
& b4

B b 44

mp

Viola

mp
Violoncello

? 4
b4

mp

6 26
b
Vln. I &

& b

Vla.

B b

Vc.

? b

mf

mf

mp

mp

mf

mf

mf

10 27
b
Vln. I &

Vln. II

&b

Vla.

Bb

Vc.

?b

Vln. II

b
b
b
b

O Sanctissima

13
Traditional Italian

Moderato h = 63

Violin I & b C

28

mp
Violin II

& b C
mp

Viola

B b C
mp

Violoncello

? C
b

mp

Vln. I & b

&b

Vln. II

B b n

Vla.

p
Vc.

?
b

11

mp

j
& b
Bb

Vc.

mp

1.

2.
U
w

U
w

U
w

w
U

mf

mp

?b

29

mf

mp
Vla.

Vln. I & b
J
Vln. II

mf

mf

O Tannenbaum

14

Moderato

# 3
& 4
mp
# 3
4
Violin II &

j
#

Violin I

mp

Viola

B # 43
mp

Violoncello

? # 3
4

mp

Vln. I &
#
& #

Vln. II

B#

Vla.

Vc.

?#

31

U 30

U

U

U

mf

j
mf

mf

mp

B#
mp

12

Vc.

32
#

Vln. I &

J
mp
#
j
Vln. II &
# #
Vla.

?#
mp

mf

Traditional German

1.

2. U

bb 68

U

U

bb 68

6
bb 8

bb 68

Silent Night

15

Andante e=96

b 6
Violin I & b 8

Violin II

Viola

b 6
j
j
& b 8

p
B bb 68 j
j j
p

Violoncello

? b 6
b 8

b
j
Vln. I & b
b
& b j

34

J

j


j j
j
b
j
Vla. B b
j
?

Vc. b

J
J

Vln. II

33
j

j
j

1.

Franz Grber

j

j

j

2. U

j

nn C
nn C
nn C
nn C

Up on the House Top

16

Allegro h=100

Violin I & C

Viola

& C
mf

B C

mf
Violoncello

35

mf

Violin II

Benjamin Russell Hanby (1833-1867)

? C

mf

9 36
37
1.
2.

Vln. I &

. . .
. .
- - >

- ->
.
f
U

Vln. II &

- - > - - . . . . . .

>
f
>
>
U
. . . . .
Vla. B

-.
-f
- - >
. .
- - >
. U
?

Vc.
.
. .
f

b 43
b 43
b 43

3
b4

A Virgin Unspotted
Moderato

1.
b 3

Violin I & 4

17

Trad.English

mp
Violin II

3
& b4

B b 43

mp
Violoncello

? 3

b 4

Vln. I & b
&b
B b n

Vla.

Vc.

?b

39
b
J

mf

mf

mf

mf

cresc.

mf

cresc.

mf

cresc.

mf

mp

Vln. II

cresc.

mf

mp
Viola

38

2.

1.

2. U

We Three Kings of Orient Are

18

Andante q.=54

#6
& 8 #j
p
#6
j
Vln. II & 8
#
Vln. I

Vla.

B # 68 j

40
j

j j

j j j j j
j

#
#

- - - mf
j
j j

- -

j j # j
- - - j
- - j

j
j
j

mf

? # 6
Vc.
8

mf

mf

j
j
- - - J j
f

j
j
j
- - - f
j - - -
J
J
f
- - - - -
?
#
Vc.
J
J
J
f

14

j
-

- - - -

J
J -

7 41
#
Vln. I &
#
Vln. II &
#
Vla. B
-

John H. Hopkins

#
j
j
j
Vln. I &

- #
j
j
Vln. II &
- - j
j
#
j
Vla. B
- - J
? # - -J - -J j
Vc.

mf

j
- #j
mf
j
-

J
- j mf
J

mf

- - - -
J
J -

j
-

U ,42Un poco
q.=60
j mosso
j

- - j

, mp U , f
j
j

- - j
, mp U , f j
- - j J

, mp U , f- - - j

J
J
,

mp

U
j
j
- - J J J - - j j
U
j j j j j
j
j
- - - - - - -
U
j - - - -
j
j

- J
J
J - - - - J

- - - - - - - - j j U
J
J

J
J
J

bbbb
bbbb
bbbb
bbbb

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

19

Traditional English

Allegro (in one) h. = 60

b b 3 with energy

Violin I & b b 4
f

b b 3
Violin II & b b 4

f

b b 3

Viola B b b 4

3
?

Violoncello b b 4

bb
Vln. I & b b

43

<b>
mf

mp dolce e cantabile
Vln. II

b
& b bb

mp
Vla.

B bbbb

mp

?b
Vc. b bb

mf

mp

b
& b bb
f

B bbbb

?b
Vc. b bb

mf

44
bb b with energy

Vln. I & b

Vla.

mf

16

Vln. II

Adagio

U

ff
U

<b>ff
U

ff

U

ff

#
#

<b>

What Child Is This?

20

Andante e = 120

# 6 j
j
8 j
Violin I &

mp
# 6
j
8 j j j j
Violin II &

mp
j
# 6 j j
j
j
Viola B

8
mp
? # 6 - -J - - - #-
Violoncello
J
8 J
J
J
mp

#
Vln. I &
# #
#
j
Vln. II &
#
j
Vla. B

?#
j
Vc.
13 47
#
Vln. I &

j
-
j
-
j
-

- -
J

Vln. II

&

Vla.

B #

Vc.

? #

-
J
-
J

j
# #j
j
j

#
- -
j
- - j
- - - j
J - -

45

j j j

j
j j j j
j j
j
j
j


J - -J - - - #-
J
J
J

j
j

j
j j
- j
- - j
- -j
J
- - - - - - - J J #J
J

46

Traditional English

# #

j

j

#-
J

j
j

j
-

# #j
j
- # j

j
j

j
- j
- -

1.

j
-
j
-
j
-

2.