Up On The Housetop- Free Sheet Music and Lyrics

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Category: Free Christmas and Sacred Sheet Music

Written by Chad Criswell

Up On The Housetop was composed in the 1860's by Benjamin Handy.  Free sheet music and lyrics for this traditional Christmas carol are available in both Sibelius and PDF formats.  All traditional concert band instrument parts are included:  flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bells, and also for voice including the lyrics.

Up On The Housetop is one of several secular Christmas carols written in the late 1800's.  Written around the same time period as Jingle Bells (One Horse Open Sleigh), Up On The Housetop is available here in many different formats.  You can listen to the full score arrangement of this song by clicking on the play buttin in the Scorch window below.  You can also transpose the music into any key you wish.  Individual parts are available as well for all common concert band instruments.

The full score below is provided for reference.  Individual parts and the lyrics to the song are available for download farther down on the page.

Up On The Housetop

#	Name	Size	Downloaded
1	Up On The Housetop Voice (Details) (View)	9.89 kB	2776 times
2	Up On The Housetop Voice (Details) (View)	18.82 kB	867 times
3	Up On The Housetop Tuba (Details) (View)	8.72 kB	1141 times
4	Up On The Housetop Tuba (Details) (View)	18.09 kB	546 times
5	Up On The Housetop Trumpet In Bb (Details) (View)	18.1 kB	931 times
6	Up On The Housetop Trumpet (Details) (View)	9.94 kB	2129 times
7	Up On The Housetop Trombone (Details) (View)	8.56 kB	1934 times
8	Up On The Housetop Trombone (Details) (View)	18.05 kB	670 times
9	Up On The Housetop Tenor Saxophone (Details) (View)	8.65 kB	1073 times
10	Up On The Housetop Tenor Saxophone (Details) (View)	18.09 kB	554 times
11	Up On The Housetop Percussion (Details) (View)	8.53 kB	1100 times
12	Up On The Housetop Percussion (Details) (View)	17.9 kB	522 times
13	Up On The Housetop Horn In F (Details) (View)	8.62 kB	899 times
14	Up On The Housetop Horn In F (Details) (View)	18.05 kB	551 times
15	Up On The Housetop Full Score (Details) (View)	28.68 kB	1946 times
16	Up On The Housetop Full Score (Details) (View)	20.53 kB	684 times
17	Up On The Housetop Flute (Details) (View)	8.66 kB	2713 times
18	Up On The Housetop Flute (Details) (View)	18.05 kB	872 times
19	Up On The Housetop Clarinet (Details) (View)	9.95 kB	2471 times
20	Up On The Housetop Clarinet (Details) (View)	18.09 kB	878 times
21	Up On The Housetop Bells (Details) (View)	8.74 kB	935 times
22	Up On The Housetop Bells (Details) (View)	18.07 kB	506 times
23	Up On The Housetop Alto Saxophone (Details) (View)	8.7 kB	1171 times
24	Up On The Housetop Alto Saxophone (Details) (View)	18.05 kB	696 times

The lyrics (words) to Up On The Housetop:

Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
Down thru the chimney with lots of toys,
All for the little ones, Christmas joys.

Chorus
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go.
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!
Up on the housetop, click, click, click.
Down thru the chimney with good Saint Nick.

First comes the stocking of little Nell;
Oh, dear Santa, fill it well;
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries,
One that will open and shut her eyes. 

Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh, just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer, And lots of tacks
Also a ball, And a whip that cracks. 

About The Author

Author:Chad Criswell

Chad Criswell is a career music educator working in the Iowa public schools.  His articles have appeared in dozens of publications both online and in print.  He currently serves as the national music technology writer for NAfME's Teaching Music Magazine and has presented sessions at numerous music education conferences including the 2012 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.

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