{"id":443,"date":"2009-12-04T14:59:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T12:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2017-12-02T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T13:41:22","slug":"carol-of-the-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"Carol of the Bells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have heard <strong>Carol of the Bells<\/strong> first on the Christmas CD &#8220;Blue Grass &amp; White Snow&#8221; by Patty Loveless. According to the the reviews it was played by members of the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble &#8211; with mandolins, mandocellos, guitars, flute and tubular bells &#8211; a very beautiful (and I think still my favorite) version of this song. You can find a review of this CD at: <a href=\"http:\/\/countrymusic.about.com\/od\/cdreviewsal\/fr\/BlugrassWhtSnow.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/countrymusic.about.com\/od\/cdreviewsal\/fr\/BlugrassWhtSnow.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately this version is not available at youtube.<\/p>\n<p>But there are many, many videos at youtube, and I have selected my favorite versions with plucked instruments for this post.<\/p>\n<h4>Carol of the Bells: John King ukulele<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Bells: John King ukulele\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7eCz8SC86U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Classical guitarist Phillip Lester demonstrates his solo fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Carol of the Bells.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Bells\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3kj5L8tfpBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Carol of the Bells &#8211; Tom &amp; Krystin perform this traditional carol from their Christmas Guitars CD.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Bells\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ITTc9akZ14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>&#8220;Carol of the Bells&#8221; by Eric Loy (Harp Guitar)<\/h4>\n<p>A very special instrument &#8211; the harp guitar &#8211; is used in the following video:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VORVJyk07iE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>And finally a beautiful version with a mandolin and two guitars:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Bells\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3VTavp9bNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Many more versions with Tubas, Cellos, Percussion ensemble, One Man\/Woman Choirs, Jazz Choirs, School Choirs, Church Choirs, Pop-Stars like Destinys Child or the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, instructions for guitar can be found in my playlist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=37F75608435D4C63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol of the Bells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weihnachten - Carol of the Bells\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL37F75608435D4C63\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Sheet Music<\/h4>\n<p>I have found several sources for free sheet music of Carol of the Bells<\/p>\n<p>The first is a version of for a recorder ensemble with finger cymbals and triangle &#8211; this might also be played with mandolins and guitars &#8211; just try it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy L. Heavilin<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/amyheavilin.com\/CarolRecorderI.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol of the Bells (recorder)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A version for four cellos ca be fond in the <strong>Folk Cello Blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/folkcello.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/carol-of-bells-for-4-cellos-posted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol of the Bells (Cello)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TABs for the ukulele version by John King can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nalu-music.com\/ukulele-tablature\/carol-of-the-bells-ukulele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nalu-music.com\/ukulele-tablature\/carol-of-the-bells-ukulele\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two versions for piano can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.music-for-music-teachers.com\/ukrainian-bell-carol.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.music-for-music-teachers.com\/ukrainian-bell-carol.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the following page you can also find a version of Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bells) wuth a playlog file to practice and some other christmas carols: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicstudents.com\/archive\/christmas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.musicstudents.com\/archive\/christmas.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More free sheet music sites for christmas carols from Germany and other countries can be found on my homepage, direct link to the page (only German &#8211; I will translate this and add it as a post in this blog): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.de\/noten2009\/weihnachten.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mandoisland.de\/noten2009\/weihnachten.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<p>Many information about Carol of the Bells, including a list of notable performances of this piece can be found at wikipedia: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_of_the_Bells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol of the Bells<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nashville Mandolin Ensemble at myspace: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/nashvillemandolinensemble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/nashvillemandolinensemble<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homepage Patty Loveless: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattyloveless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pattyloveless.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harp guitars: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpguitars.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.harpguitars.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Playlist: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=37F75608435D4C63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol of the Bells<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link collection &#8211; free sheetmusic for christmas: <a href=\"http:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:mandoisland\/t:weihnachten\/t:noten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/pinboard.in\/u:mandoisland\/t:weihnachten\/t:noten<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mandozine Tabs for Christmas: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandozine.com\/music\/search_results.php?searchfor=&amp;tuneselectby=C&amp;mandolevel=&amp;category=Special&amp;songkey=&amp;artist=&amp;transcriber=&amp;sortby=T&amp;sortorder=A&amp;submit=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mandozine.com\/music\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Related article: <a href=\"..\/?page_id=3896\">\u2605 The Best Music for Christmas 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Recommendation for guitar players (Amazon partnerlink)<\/p>\n<h4>Fingerpicking Christmas: 20 Carols Arranged for Solo Guitar in Notes &amp; Tablature<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=mandoisland00-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0634062476&amp;asins=0634062476&amp;linkId=fa91a0448ceebb3039405ee1ba343650&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have heard Carol of the Bells first on the Christmas CD &#8220;Blue Grass &amp; White Snow&#8221; by Patty Loveless. 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