Product Description
This is a lead sheet for "A Christmas Carol", a sarcastically funny addition to any Christmas concert, and one of the greatest hits from master humourist, pianist and singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer. If you want to perform this song with singers who don't need to read the full piano accompaniment, this adaptation might be useful to you.
If all you want is Lehrer's published version of "A Christmas Carol" for voice and piano, you can now legally download it at no cost*. However, this lead sheet has several advantages:
- Large, easy-to-read layout over 2 pages.
- Written out in full with no repeats, so no confusion over lyrics or page turns.
- Optional harmony lines (in 2 or 3 parts) which add interest and might suit a group of vocalists or even a small choir.
- Compatible with Tom Lehrer's published version for voice and piano.
- The PDF is 5 pages in total: the lead sheet is on pages 1 & 2, with the original version for voice and piano included on pages 3-5 for reference.
About the arranger: Andrew Paterson is a singer, choral director and double-bass player from Manchester, UK. He loves arranging his favourite music, and has particular interests in choral music, brass ensembles, jazz, and making performable English translations of obscure folk fusion songs.
* Tom Lehrer relinquished all copyright to his music and lyrics on 26 November 2022: see https://tomlehrersongs.com/disclaimer/ for details. The original version of A Christmas Carol can currently be found at https://tomlehrersongs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/a-christmas-carol-music.pdf , but the website can't be guaranteed to be available indefinitely.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.