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| | ADESTE FIDELES | John Francis Wade | G Major | 115125532343211 | 6.6.10.5.6 with refrain | The English Hymnal, 1906, harm. from | | O come, all ye faithful |    | | | 1 | 1 | 1334 | Luke 2:8-20 | 1 | 8528 | 68 |
| | GLORIA | | F Major | 333554332353213 | 7.7.7.7 with refrain | French carol melody | | Angels, we have heard on high | | | | 1 | 1 | 214 | Luke 2:8-20 | 0 | 7840 | 67 |
| | STILLE NACHT | Franz Xaver Gruber | B♭ Major | 565356532277115 | Irregular | | | Silent night, holy night | | | | 1 | 1 | 638 | Luke 2:5-20 | 1 | 8562 | 66 |
| | MENDELSSOHN | Mendelssohn; William Hayman Cummings | F Major | 511713325554323 | 7.7.7.7 D with refrain | | | Hark! The herald angels sing | | | | 1 | 1 | 625 | Luke 2:8-20 | 0 | 8509 | 61 |
| | CAROL | Richard Storrs Willis, 1819-1900 | B♭ Major | 532216565567112 | 8.6.8.6 D | | | It came upon the midnight clear | | | | 1 | 1 | 469 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 8523 | 49 |
| | REGENT SQUARE | Henry Thomas Smart | B♭ Major | 531532156651432 | 8.7.8.7.8.7 | | | Angels, from the realms of glory | | | | 1 | 1 | 877 | Luke 2:8-20 | 0 | 8498 | 47 |
| | THE FIRST NOWELL | Healy Willan | | 321234567176567 | Irregular with refrain | English carol; Sandys' Christmas Carols, 1833 | | The first Nowell the angel did say | | | | 1 | 1 | 247 | Luke 2:4-15 | 1 | 8558 | 43 |
| | GO TELL IT | Emily R. Brink | F Major | 332165122212323 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | African-American spiritual | | While shepherds kept their watching | | | | 1 | 1 | 122 | Luke 2:8-20 | 0 | 7838 | 42 |
| | GREENSLEEVES | | e minor | 134565427123117 | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | English ballad, 16th century; Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871, arr. from | | What Child is this, who, laid to rest | | | | 1 | 1 | 166 | Luke 2:8-14 | 0 | 8554 | 39 |
| | CHRISTMAS | George Frederick Handel; Lowell Mason | D Major | 345176512334555 | 8.6.8.6 D | | | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | | | | 1 | 1 | 628 | Luke 2:10-14 | 0 | 8561 | 36 |
| | [Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo] | Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994 | d minor | 323421236623453 | | | | Gloria, gloria, in excelsis deo | | | | 1 | 1 | 48 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 4323 | 33 |
| | IN DULCI JUBILO | W. D. | F Major | 111345655113456 | 6.6.7.7.7.8.5.5 | German melody, 14th cent. | | Good Christian men, rejoice | | 222388 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 | Luke 2:11-12 | 1 | 9959 | 32 |
| | VOM HIMMEL HOCH | | C Major | 176756711155345 | 8.8.8.8 | V. Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, 1539 | | From heaven above to earth I come | | | | 1 | 1 | 263 | Luke 2:10-14 | 0 | 2941 | 31 |
| | W ZLOBIE LEZY | A. E. Rusbridge, 1917-1969 | G Major | 551171223454321 | 4.4.7.4.4.7.4.4.4.4.7 | Polish carol | | Infant holy, infant lowly | | | | 1 | 1 | 109 | Luke 2:8 | 0 | 8522 | 31 |
| | WINCHESTER OLD | Alan Gray | F Major | 133214432355453 | 8.6.8.6 | T. Este's The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1592 | | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | | 222196 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 319 | Luke 2:1-20 | 1 | 2526 | 27 |
| | ANTIOCH | Lowell Mason; G. F. Handel | D Major | 176543215667711 | 8.6.8.6 D | | | Joy to the world! the Lord is come | | 222553 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 898 | Luke 2:10 | 1 | 15349 | 24 |
| | ST. LOUIS | Lewis Henry Redner | F Major | 3332354621712 | 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 | | | O little town of Bethlehem | | | | 1 | 1 | 433 | Luke 2:4-14 | 0 | 8535 | 17 |
| | CUEQUITA | Pablo Sosa, b. 1947 | F Major | 53535322221235353532 | | | | Gloria, gloria, gloria, en las alturas a Dios (Glory, glory, glory, glory be to God on high) | | | | 1 | 1 | 25 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 4324 | 17 |
| | GOD REST YOU MERRY | | e minor | 115543217123451 | 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain | English melody, 18th cent. | | God rest you merry, gentlemen | | | | 1 | 1 | 80 | Luke 2:8-16 | 1 | 9964 | 16 |
| | RISE UP, SHEPHERD | | D Major | 161161616555577 | Irregular | African-American spiritual | | There's a star in the East on Christmas morn | | | | 1 | 1 | 36 | Luke 2:15-20 | 0 | 5117 | 16 |
| | IRBY | Henry J. Gauntlett | F Major | 571117122113533 | 8.7.8.7.7.7 | | | Once in royal David's city | | 222400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 280 | Luke 2:11-12 | 1 | 9998 | 14 |
| | YORKSHIRE | John Wainwright | C Major | 1123453456567U12321 | 10.10.10.10.10.10 | | | Christians, awake, salute the happy morn | | | | 1 | 1 | 138 | Luke 2:17 | 0 | 2992 | 14 |
| | CRANHAM | Gustav Theodore Holst | F Major | 345321232623453 | Irregular | | | In the bleak midwinter | | 222176 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | Luke 2:8-20 | 1 | 8521 | 14 |
| | KINGSFOLD | Ralph Vaughan Williams | e minor | 32111733434554317 | 8.6.8.6 D | English Country Songs, 1893 | | O sing a song of Bethlehem | | | | 1 | 1 | 276 | Luke 2:8-15 | 0 | 9021 | 13 |
| | SUSSEX CAROL | Ralph Vaughan Williams | G Major | 55345321271123432155 | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | Traditional English carol | | On Christmas night all Christians sing | | | | 1 | 1 | 76 | Luke 2:10-14 | 1 | 10002 | 13 |
| | NOEL | Arthur S. Sullivan | F Major | 12321234325534 | 8.6.8.6 D | | | O Christ, our Savior, who must reign | | | | | 1 | 149 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 14190 | 13 |
| | FOREST GREEN | Ralph Vaughan Williams | F Major | 511123234534312 | 8.6.8.6 D | | | O little town of Bethlehem | | | | 1 | 1 | 249 | Luke 2:4-14 | 0 | 8533 | 11 |
| | AWAY IN A MANGER | James R. Murray | F Major | 554332117655565 | 11.11.11.11 | | | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed | | 222554 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 209 | Luke 2:16 | 1 | 15354 | 11 |
| | HUMILITY | John Goss | G Major | 121765512433231 | 7.7.7.7 with refrain | | | See amid the winter's snow | | 222184 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 | Luke 2:8-14 | 1 | 8548 | 11 |
| | ERMUNTRE DICH | Johann Schop; J. S. Bach | E♭ Major | 112345545343232 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 | | | Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light | | 199051 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | Luke 2:8-14 | 1 | 11874 | 11 |
| | JESOUS AHATONHIA | | g minor | 51234321711271 | 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain | French Canadian melody | | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | | | | | 1 | 43 | Luke 2:8-14 | 0 | 7855 | 11 |
| | MACHU-PICHU | | F Major | 55455545443451554555 | Irregular | Peruvian trad. | | Glory to God, glory to God | | 221703 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Luke 2:14 | 1 | 40303 | 11 |
| | ES IST EIN ROS (Rhythmic) | Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621 | F Major | 555655343217155 | 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 | Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng, Köln, 1599 | | Lo, how a rose e'er blooming | | | | 1 | 1 | 170 | Luke 2:1-18 | 0 | 958746 | 10 |
| | [The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy] | Diana Kodner, b. 1957 | F Major | 51111217255444454341 | | West Indian carol | | The virgin Mary had a baby boy | | | | 1 | 1 | 25 | Luke 2:7-21 | 0 | 31579 | 10 |
| | JUNGST | Hugo Jüngst | B♭ Major | 321771233217712 | Irregular | | | While by the sheep we watched at night | | | | 1 | 1 | 34 | Luke 2:8-12 | 1 | 9975 | 9 |
| | PERSONENT HODIE | Gustav Theodore Holst | e minor | 11544555167545745321 | 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain | Piae Cantiones, 1582 | | On this day earth shall ring | | | | 1 | 1 | 69 | Luke 2 | 1 | 8539 | 8 |
| | ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR | George J. Elvey | G Major | 335312333531233 | 7.7.7.7 D | | | Watchman, tell us of the night | | 221832 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 646 | Luke 2:10-11 | 1 | 1104914 | 7 |
| | CRADLE SONG | William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921; David Willcocks, b. 1919; Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958; Theodore Beck, b. 1929 | F Major | 511231134556423 | 11.11.11.11 | | | Away in a manger, no crib for his bed | | | | 1 | 1 | 135 | Luke 2:1-20 | 0 | 5115 | 7 |
| | WARUM SOLLT' ICH | Johann Georg Ebeling | F Major | 123235655644533 | 8.3.3.6 D | | | All my heart today rejoices | | | | | 1 | 131 | Luke 2:8-20 | 0 | 8494 | 7 |
| | TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM | Ernest MacMillan | G Major | 111211565671111 | 7.6.7.6 D | Piae Cantiones,1582 | | Gentle Mary laid her child | | 222402 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | Luke 2:7-14 | 1 | 10010 | 7 |
| | RING THE BELLS OF HEAVEN | George F. Root | A♭ Major | 5565U3121D67U1D7U121 | | | | ¡Suenen dulces himnos gratos al Señor | | | | | 1 | 161 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 1202763 | 7 |
| | ALLEIN GOTT IN HER HÖH' | Nikolaus Decius; Hieronymus Praetorius | G Major | 134543233323421 | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | | | All glory be to God on high | | | | | 1 | 212 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 8757 | 7 |
| | [There's a song in the air!] | Karl P. Harrington | F Major | 565167555135 | | | | There's a song in the air! | | | | 1 | 1 | 72 | Luke 2:14 | 0 | 968312 | 6 |
| | WALTHAM | John B. Calkin | E♭ Major | 132334344517665 | 8.8.8.8 | Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Heard_the_Bells_on_Christmas_Day); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/h/iheardtb.htm) | | I heard the bells on Christmas day | | | | 1 | 1 | 508 | Luke 2:13-14 | 0 | 35442 | 6 |
| | LOURDES HYMN | | F Major | 511311322321511 | 11.11 with refrain | Grenoble, 1882 | | Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing | | | | | 1 | 32 | Luke 2:10-14 | 0 | 32959 | 6 |
| | SICILIAN MARINERS | | D Major | 565434565435567 | | canto siciliano | | ¡Oh, santísimo, felicísimo, Grato tiempo de Navidad! | | | | | 1 | 599 | Luke 2:13 | 0 | 1202758 | 6 |
| | CALYPSO CAROL | Michael Perry, 1942-1996; Stephen Coates, 1952- | D Major | 556543246172543 | 9.9.9.7 with refrain | Other arrangers also | | See him lying on a bed of straw | | | | 1 | 1 | 15 | Luke 2:1-16 | 0 | 974214 | 6 |
| | DIVINUM MYSTERIUM | | E♭ Major | 123432321345653 | 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 | Plainsong, 13th c. | | Of the Father's love begotten | | 223054 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | Luke 2:1-12 | 1 | 973901 | 5 |
| | PICARDY | | d minor | 1234554555567 | 8.7.8.7.8.7 | French, 17th cent. | | Let all mortal flesh keep silence | | | | 1 | 1 | 235 | Luke 2:8-15 | 0 | 962690 | 5 |
| | BESANÇON | Martin Shaw, 1875-1958 | D Major | 111556711177656 | 8.7.9.8.8.7 | | | People, look east, the time is near | | | | | 1 | 56 | Luke 2:8-14 | 0 | 973729 | 5 |
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