Melody goes up a whole step for first three phrases.
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- Grade: First
- Origin: England - Traditional Carol
- Key: G Major
- Time: 3/4
- Form: rhythm: AAAB - pitches: ABCD
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta |
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ta ta ti ti | ta (ta) ta |
- Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
- Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, La/Re, Ti\So, So/Mi, Do\La, La/Re, Re\Ti
- Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, uncommon interval: La/Re, common ending Re\Ti/Do
- Key Words: sacred, holiday, seasonal, Christmas, New Year, old English end of the year tradition, figs, figgy, pudding, cup, good cheer, until, some; contraction: won't (will not)
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"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
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We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy New Year.
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Oh, bring us some figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding
and a cup of good cheer.
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We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some,
so bring some right here!
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We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas,
And a happy New Year. |
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