Today I’m sharing nine free printable Christmas carols along with ideas for making them into Christmas music ornaments and other Christmas crafts.
Over the years I’ve made all kinds of handmade Christmas ornaments, but some of my very favorite DIY ornaments are Christmas music ornaments made from old copies of Christmas sheet music.
My favorite place to find vintage copies of Christmas carols is in old church hymnals. Most hymnals contain a lot of the classic Christmas carols and where I live in Virginia, it’s pretty easy to find old hymnals at thrift stores and estate sales.
But I know it isn’t necessarily quite so easy to find them in other parts of the world. So I figured I’d share the wealth.
I looked through my collection of vintage songbooks and hymnals and scanned the most popular Christmas songs to share as free printables. But first I’m sharing a few of my favorite Christmas ornaments and decor using Christmas music.
You’ll find the printable Christmas carols at the bottom of this post.
Christmas Music Ornament Ideas
There are so many ways to turn Christmas music into beautiful DIY ornaments. Hopefully these ornaments will give you some ideas to get you started. Simply click on the links below to visit each tutorial.
O Little Town of Bethlehem Ornament
Christmas Music Wreath Ornament
I also made this similar ornament using a print out of the Christmas story from Luke 2 in the Bible. But you could make the same ornament using Christmas music if you prefer. (Get the tutorial and printable I used here.)
Christmas Music Decor Ideas
And I’ve got a few ideas that aren’t ornaments as well. I’ve used Christmas sheet music to make a super cute (and cheap) Christmas table runner.
And most recently I made this cute Merry Christmas banner using an old hymnal and some chipboard letters.
Free Printable Christmas Carol Sheet Music
Ready to create some Christmas music decor?
Because these Christmas songs were scanned from vintage hymnals, you can print them on any paper and they will still have a slightly aged look. But if you want to go that extra step to make them to look like the real deal, I recommend printing them on parchment paper. It will help give the paper that textured, slightly yellowed feel of old paper.
The following songs are available to download as free printables:
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Away in a Manger
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Joy to the World! The Lord is Come
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- The First Noel
All of the songs can be downloaded right here.
I’ve included each song as a jpg to make it easy to print them in whatever size you need for your specific project.
Looking for more Christmas ideas? You can see my Christmas home tour right here and all of my handmade ornament tutorials here.
Happy crafting!
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Stacie Fourroux says
Looks beautiful. I have to say your favorite is also my own as well! Although it’s a close second to the scrappy Merry Christmas sign too. Thank you for sharing your home with us, happy holidays. God bless. Xo
Carrie says
Thank you so much Stacie!
Chris says
Ty very much. Can’t wait to try them all!
Tami says
Thank you so much for the Christmas song sheet link you shared here! I have been searching and searching for one that had the lyrics with them and print off right. I moved back into my childhood home three and a half years ago to take care of my very elderly parents so they wouldn’t have to go into a nursing home. My dad is 98 and my mom was 93 and my parents were married for 74 years, almost making it to their 75th anniversary. My mom passed away this past June and this will be our family’s first Christmas without her. This was her favorite holiday. I was near tears and about to give up searching when I found your site. I just printed off her favorite song, silent night at 50 percent and this is the perfect size for what I’m doing! I’m making an ornament using a 4×6 artist canvas to glue the song to and I will decorate it to honor my mom and hang on the tree. I am so grateful!
Carrie says
Tami, I am so glad you were able to use these free Christmas songs. I’m sure this Christmas will be hard for you and your family and I hope you are able to celebrate your mom’s memory while continuing to make new memories of your own. Merry Christmas!