First

Christmas Eve
Joe Ashley Victor Alexeeff

 Lullaby ( = 65)
 
A

     
    
Soloist

     

The stars shine bright this


Vocals

      

     
 
       
         

Piano F F C7/F

      
       

4

    


 
 
           
win ter night u pon the earth be low, do you sup pose they


  F   Dm   C7      C7/F 
        
  
F

8  
          
  
       

  
shined this way that night so long a go. And did she sing a


     



           

 

Ah

  F         E     

      
 
Am C
2 First Christmas Eve

    
     



     

     

12


lul la by to calm her new born ba by's cry and were there an gels


              




         

 
     
ah ah

    
    /B     
B♭   
            

F /A
G C♯

 
       

16

           

   
in the sky that first Christ mas Eve. The shep herds who were


  

            
      
        
    /C        
C

 
Csus4 C7/F
F F

      
      


20

    


 
 
            
ten ding sheep u pon the plains and hills, were they the first to

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        C7       
        
C7/F
F Dm F
 First Christmas Eve 3

         
    

    
24

     

  
hear the news the pro mise had been ful filled. And did they go to


     



          
   

Ah

    Am         
   
     
F E C

       
                  
28

Beth le hem to find the babe and wor ship him did his mo ther


            


  
                  
ah ah

    
    /B               
     
 
F /A
G B♭ C♯

   
  
B

  
 
32

  
      


wel come them on first Christ mas Eve.

  
 
                    
Be

       
   /C        
  
 
  
 
Csus4 F

 
F C C7
4 First Christmas Eve

   
     

38

     
 
       
    
Can you i ma gine the sight


 
        
         
hold! Oh the first Christ mas Eve

             
    
F /C


             
41

            
of

      
    
no thing but straw for a crib and in the still the


 
   
         
Be hold! Oh the first Christ mas

          
   
  
C7 F /C


         

44

       

       
night, just like the pro phets had said. A


           
       
Eve Be hold!

          
       
C7
 First Christmas Eve 5


           

47

          
 
       
   
ba by so ten der annd new, who'd have thought him a


 
     
 
    
  
Oh the first Christ mas Eve Be

   
  


     
F /C C7


       
50

      
 
     
    
King, who could have known at the


 
       
    
hold! Oh the first Christ mas

   
  
  
  
F /C

     
     
C

     
52

      
           
time? And all tha chan ges

    
 


 
Eve All the chan ges he bring, Oh

         

   
  
F7

    
         
 
C♯

   
6 First Christmas Eve

      
           
54

         
he would bring on this world of yours and mine

   
  
 
         


    

      
            
oh

  
   
     /B♯              
 
G♯ B F♯ /A♯

      
          
 
57

  
       
 


on that ho ly night di vine that first Christ mas


 
          
     
The

    
      C♯7  
                    

D F♯ /C♯ C♯sus4

     
   
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       
  
Eve.

         
   


   
    
ter night u the earth be

               
  
stars shine bright this win pon low.

       

F♯