One Christmas, a number of years ago, I opened a present from my brother and found a pennywhistle. Hoping to put a little space between the rest of the family and my practicing, I went down cellar next to the warm furnace. I wondered if I could play Christmas carols on the whistle. To my surprise, I found I could play quite a few.

Would you like to play the pennywhistle this Christmas? On this page you can download instructions to help you get started, as well as fourteen Christmas songs with each note's fingering presented as a picture.

(If you don't yet have a pennywhistle, there are quite a few choices. One nice one for beginners is called the Sweetone. Whistles can be found in many music stores. I've also ordered them online from Elderly Instruments.)

I hope you have a good time learning these songs. Music adds a lot to life, and a few minutes exploring a new instrument can sometimes lead to unexpected joy!

(All the downloads listed below are pdf files. Although they will show up
on the screen, they are really intended to be printed out.)

You may download all of the files in one zipped folder...

or you may download individual files.

Pennywhistle Instructions
Away In A Manger
Bring A Torch
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing - page 1
Hark - page 2 and Once In Royal David's City
He Is Born
Jingle Bells - page 1
Jingle Bells - page 2
Joy To The World
O Christmas Tree
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Silent Night
The First Noel
We Three Kings
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

 

 

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