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2 Transcriptions by Stephen ucke Tutorial videos for these songs available at Cover photo by Malene Thyssen, Contact

3 Tin Whistle A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle Learn to play Irish traditional music on the whistle with this tutor book from Tradschool: 286 pages; with 29 audio tracks 10 tunes (28 children's & folk tunes + 76 traditional tunes) Available at This tutor book, with its accompanying audio files, is intended to give a complete introduction to playing Irish music in the traditional style on the tin whistle; it covers all from the very first notes on the instruments to the most advances ornamentation. The book is broadly divided into two parts, with the shorter first part covering the basics of the whistle (pages 1-8) while the longer second part (pages 9-286) covers the playing of Irish traditional music on the instrument It is intended for anybody who wants to play traditional music in the Irish style, from complete beginners to confirmed or advanced players who wish to work on their style or ornamentation. Tablature as well as sheet music is used throughout the book, so it is accessible to the complete beginner; while more advanced players will appreciate the attention to detail in style and ornamentation in the later parts of the book.

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5 J'K# L'(M& 6 8 G G I saw three ships come sail ing in, On Christ mas ay, on Christ mas ay, I G G G saw three ships come sail ing in, On Christ mas ay in the morn ing.

6 NPORQS " TU?(V W X G G C G Em Am O come all ye faith ful, joy ful and tri um phant: O come ye o G A7 G Am G come ye to Beth le hem; Come and be hold him Am g born the king of an gels: O come let us a dore him, O G G G C G G come let us a dore him, o come let us a dore him Christ the Lord.

7 Y#Y#(& T Q X "[Z0L \ O (& V S & 3 G E We wish you a mer ry Christ mas, we wish you a mer ry A F Bm G A Christ mas, we wish you a mer ry Christ mas and a hap py New Year!

8 Q \]$!#V J ^_\ 3 G C Am The hol ly and the i vy, When they are both full grown, Of G Am G G all the trees that are in the wood, The hol ly bears the crown: The G Am G Am ris ing of the sun And the run ning of the deer, The G C G G play ing of the mer ry or gan, Sweet sing ing in the choir.

9 "$%L &Y#^_L! Q $ (% G (Em) G G An gels we have heard on high, Sweet ly sing ing o er the plains. G (Em) G G And the moun tains in re ply, Ech o ing their joy ous strains. G Am G Glo ri a G G C G G Am in ex cel sis e o Glo G G G C G G ri a in ex cel sis e o.

10 `LaLbV & G Em G G G G eck the hall with boughs of ho ly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. G Em G G G G Tis the sea son to be jol ly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. G G Em7 A on we now our gay ap par el, Fa la la la la la la la la, G Em G C G C G G Troll the an cient Yule tide ca rol, Fa la la la la la la la la.

11 cdq!#el& VfTZ0L \ c L$V S L$ Em B Em G Em God rest you mer ry, gen tle men, Let no thing you dis B Em Am Em C Em may, Re mem ber Christ, our Sav ior, Was born on Christ mas B Am Em B Em day; To save us all from Sa tan s pow r When we were gone a stray. Em G B Em O ti dings of com fort and joy, com fort and G C G B Em joy, O ti dings of com fort and joy.

12 c QLQ!#gh( $%#Y#L$aLL& & G C G Good King Wen ces las looked out On the feast of Ste phen, G C G When the snow lay round a bout, eep and crisp and e ven; G G (Em) C G Bright ly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cru el, G C G G C G When a poor man came in sight, Gath ring win ter fu el.

13 U?( & Vi Q 3 A G G G The first no el the an gels did say Was to cer tain poor A A A A shep hers in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay G A G A A keep ing their sheep On a cold win ter s night that was so deep. (Bm) A (F m) G G A G No el, No el, No el, No el, Born is the King of Is ra el.