Angels We Have Heard on High is an English translation of a traditional French Christmas carol called Les Anges dans nos campagnes. Like many carols, we do not know who composed it, but it was published as early as 1819, so it is likely that the original carol dates back to the 1700s. The Roman Catholic bishop James Chadwick (1813-1882) translated the carol to English in the mid eighteenth century, and it was published in 1862. While most of his text was in English, the response at the end of the song is in Latin: Gloria in excelsis Deo! - Glory to God in the highest!
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Table of Contents for the Christmas Song Lead Sheets:
Angels We Have Heard on High
Auld Lang Syne
Away In a Manger
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Deck the Hall
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The First Noel
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Holly and the Ivy
I Saw Three Ships
In Dulci Jubilo
In the Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells (short easy version)
Jingle Bells (full version)
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Joy to the World
O Christmas Tree
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Patapan
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable
Silent Night
Toyland
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Up on the Housetop
We Three Kings
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child Is This?
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