Bells & Xylophone Easy

Up on the Housetop Xylophone Notes with Letters

Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G E D.

Key
C major
Range
C4–A4
Length
66 notes
Melody
1864, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.

GUpGonAtheGhouse-EtopDCrein-EdeerGpause,

AOutAjumpsGgoodEoldDSan-GtaGClaus;

GDownGthro'AtheGchim-EneyDwithClotsEofGtoys,

AAllAforAtheGlit-GtleEones,

EDChrist-GmasCjoys.

FHo,Fho,Aho!GwhoGwould-Gn'tEgo!

DHo,Fho,Fho!EwhoGwould-Gn'tCgo!E

GUpGonAtheGhouse-Etop,Fclick,

Gclick,Aclick,GDownGthro'AtheGchimneyEwithDgoodGSaintCNick.

Boomwhacker colors (C major set), always with the letter. Maker’s color list.
  • Cred
  • Dorange
  • Eyellow
  • Flight green
  • Gaqua
  • Aviolet
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s bells sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864
Words
Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1864, words 1864: first published before 1931.
Source
The Golden Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1923), p. 75, “Up On The House-Top” (1923)

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