Christmas Songs for the 8-Note Kalimba A New Download from Kalimba Magic!

by Mark Holdaway
The quick instructions: use a Sharpee marker to write the numbers 1 through 8 on the appropriate tine of your 8-note kalimba, and you will be able to play these seven Christmas songs in no time! For more information on playing or tuning the 8-Note kalimba, visit: www.KalimbaMagic.com/8note

Joy to the World

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 6 6 7 7 8 Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth re-ceive her King 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 Let e-ev-ry-ee he-a-rt pre-pa-are hi-im ro-o-om 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 And hea-ven and na-tu-ure sing 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 a-and hea-ven and na-tu-ure sing

3 2 1 8 6 5 4 3 4 3 2 1 A-and hea-ven and he-a-ven and na-ture sing

Jingle Bells (chorus only)

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3 Jin-gle bells jin-gle bells jin-gle all the way 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 5 Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse o-pen sleigh HEY! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3 Jin-gle bells jin-gle bells jin-gle all the way 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 1 Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse o-pen sleigh

Do You Hear What I Hear?

1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 Said the night wind to the lit-tle lamb 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 Way up in the sky, lit-tle lamb 5 6 3 3 A star, a star 1 1 5 5 8 5 Do you see what I see? 1 1 5 5 8 5 Do you see what I see?

5 6 5 4 3 Danc-ing in the night 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 With a tail as big as a kite

3 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 With a tail as big as a kite

Angels We Have Heard on High

3 3 3 5 5 4 3 Ang-els we have heard on high 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 And the moun-tains in rep-ly 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 Sweet-ly sing-ing ore the plains 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 Ech-o-ing their joy-ous strains

5 65434 54323 4321 2 2 5 1 2 3 4 3 2 Glo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -o-ri-a in ex-cels-is De-o 5 65434 54323 4321 2 2 5 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 Glo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -o-ri-a in ex-cels-is De-e-e-o

Let it Snow
1 1 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 5 Oh, the wea-ther out side is fright-ful, But the fire is so de-light-ful, 1 6 6 5 4 3 2 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 And since weve no place to go, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
2011 Mark Holdaway www.kalimbamagic.com

Deck the Halls

5 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 Deck the halls with boughs of hol-ly 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 Tis the sea-son to be jol-ly 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 Don we now our gay ap-par-el 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 Troll the an-cient Yule-tide car-ol 2 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 2 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5432 Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la. 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

The First Noel

3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 The - Fi-rst No - - el, the - Ang-els did say 6 7 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 5 4 3 Was to cer-tain poor shep-herds in fields as they lay 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 7 6 5 In - fi - elds where they lay - - keep-ing their sheep 6 7 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 5 4 3 On a cold win-ters night that was so - - deep. 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 6 5 No-o-el - , No- o- el, No-o-el, No-el 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 5 4 3 Born is the Ki-ing of I-is-ra-el!
2011 Mark Holdaway www.kalimbamagic.com