The Best Duet Christmas Songs
The best duet Christmas songs are those ones you knew & loved as a child! "Carol of the Bells..." "Silent Night..." "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas..."
Here's the whole roster:
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Carol of the Bells
- Deck the Halls
- Gabriel's Message
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Holly and Ivy
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
- Joy to the World
- O Holy Night
- Silent Night
- Wassail, Wassail All Over the Town
- We Three Kings of Orient Are
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This
With a couple of less well-known carols, this set of fourteen "a capella" songs arranged for two voices is just right for a snowy night of caroling, or singing by the fire. Because they do not require piano or guitar backup, being a capella (without accompaniment), singers can move the starting pitches up or down to suit themselves.
The carols are in alphabetical order
Therefore, the first one is "Angels We Have Heard On High." As a girl (and even later), I loved singing the "Glo - o - o - o - ria" part! This arrangement may be a bit different than what you've heard before, but the harmonies are traditional.
Next is Carol of the Bells.
"Ukrainian Bell Carol" is the real title of this famous song. I have used the lyrics "Ring, Christmas Bells" for my arrangement, because those lyrics are no longer under copyright - but not just for that reason: the lyrics are beautiful and inspiring! Those are the words sung by the Ray Conniff Singers on their iconic Christmas album years ago.
This magical piece sounds most fabulous, perhaps, with a 4-part choir, but I wanted to make an arrangement that just two people, or two groups, could sing.
An easy-to-read arrangement of Deck the Halls
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You have guessed it: Unlike the vast majority of the music on my site, this set of Christmas duet songs is FOR SALE.
$14.00 for the set, along with permission to print as many copies as you need!
Next is a rather unusual piece...
Gabriel's Message is a minor melody telling the story of the Angel Gabriel arriving to tell Mary that she has been chosen to be the mother of the Messiah. It is perhaps the trickiest of the songs in this set, both the melody and the harmony, but it is worth the effort!
I already have a vocal duet arrangement for this song, but I believe the new arrangement is an improvement, being a bit simpler.
From the time of Charles Dickens... or even earlier.
This energetic but beautiful carol seems to show up frequently in movies set in Dickensian England, at Christmas.
$14.00, with my permission to print multiple copies
The Holly and the Ivy
A bouncy little carol with pretty harmonies and somewhat mysterious words, "Holly and Ivy" is great fun to sing!
A childhood favorite
I love this song. Hearing The Ray Conniff Singers burst out with this carol every year on my mom's LP record was when I knew that the Christmas season had really started!
Christmas duets for church
"Joy to the World" is a joyous song, familiar to most of us!
One of the most beautiful Christmas songs, O Holy Night
This arrangement is a bit simplified over another one on my website. You may notice that I cut out one measure of held notes in the second line - that's because it is a tricky spot where only the triplet feel of an accompaniment keeps singers from jumping back in too early. Without an accompaniment to keep them on track, this wait of only 12 beats (instead of 18) is preferable, I think.
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The most peaceful of Christmas carols - and beloved, perhaps: Silent Night
"Silent Night" is very easy to harmonize, as the voices mostly move in parallel motion. A satisfying duet.
The Wassail Song
This duet Christmas music is another old-fashioned carol that shows up in period movies. It has numerous verses, some with very silly and archaic words... I have included five verses in my arrangement.
We Three Kings
This great Christmas duet has mysterious-sounding harmonies to go with its captivating lyrics, forming word pictures in the mind.
Buy the whole set of 14 duets for $14.00, with my permission to print multiple copies.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
You HAVE to sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" at some point during the Christmas holiday!
What Child Is This
The beautiful Greensleeves melody, with old-fashioned and elegant story-telling lyrics.
Don't forget - I give you permission to make all the copies you need, when you buy this set of duet Christmas songs! $14.00 for the set.
Dianna:
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Hi, I'm Dana! (Say that like "Anna".) I'm the owner of Music-for-Music-Teachers.com, and a newer site, SingTheBibleStory.com.
Like some of you, I've been playing the piano since early childhood, and have added a few other instruments along the way, plus an interest in arranging and composing music.
You can find out more about me and the reason for this website at my About Me page.
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