“Up on the House Top” is a traditional Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864. It hs been recorded by many artists including Gene Autry, Pentatonix, The Jackson 5 and Kimberley Locke.
A fun and lively tune to play, I hope you enjoy practising with the letter notes below 🙂
^D ^D ^E ^D-B G – B ^D
Up on the housetop, reindeer pause
^E ^E ^D B A-^D ^D
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
^D ^D ^E ^D – B A G B ^D
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
^E ^E ^E ^D-^D B A-^D G
All for the little ones Christmas joys
^C ^C ^E ^D ^D-^D B
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go?
A ^C ^C B ^D-^D G-B
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go?
^D ^D ^E ^D-B ^C ^D ^E
Up on the housetop, click, click, click!
^D ^D ^E ^D-B
Down through the chimney
B A ^D G
With good Saint Nick!