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 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.
This cute little Joy to the World ornament was one of the first ornaments I ever made – and also one of the easiest! I made a cute little tag from the song Joy to the World and added it to a glittery globe ornament.
O Little Town of Bethlehem Ornament
This ornament was inspired by one of my favorite classic Christmas Carols – O Little Town of Bethlehem. I added my version of the Bethlehem skyline to a copy of the song and made it into an ornament. Simple, but beautiful.
Christmas Music Wreath Ornament
This ornament doesn’t feature one specific song, but rather the beauty of music in general. This tiny wreath is easier to make than it may seem and it looks gorgeous on the tree.
I made special printables of 4 of my favorite Christmas carols for these cute embroidery hoop ornaments: Silent Night, Joy to the World, The First Noel, and Away in a Manger. You can find those printables at the link above, but these would also be pretty sweet made with classic Christmas sheet music.
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. (And if you like the Bible version, there’s a free printable at the link above.)
Christmas Music Decor Ideas
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 for my Christmas table decor.
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.
You’ll find each song formatted as a jpg at the link above to make it easy to print them in whatever size you need for your specific project.
I’d love for you to pin this post on Pinterest!
Looking for more Christmas ideas? You can see my Christmas home tour right here and all of my handmade ornament tutorials here.
Happy crafting!
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!
Anneliese Kleiner says
Danke für den Text von Silent Night.Liebe Grüße Anne aus Bayern
Roberta says
Thank you so much, for these Christmas song prints, I have wanted do a craft with song, music can’t wait to do. Christmas is my favourite time of year. Not sure what this year will be like. My mom passed away last December 26. I’m still looking for the old rugged cross I seen a craft done with this one it was gorgeous.
Carrie says
Roberta, I am so sorry about the passing of your mom. It’s always hard to lose someone, but especially at Christmas. If you are still looking for a copy of The Old Rugged Cross, send me an email to [email protected] I have a pretty big collection of vintage hymnals and can probably find it in one and make a printable for you.
Chris says
Thank you very much for these downloads! I am looking forward to using some (or all) of them.
Carrie says
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
Liz B. says
I came across your website today looking up ideas for Christmas ornaments and found you! Thank you so much for sharing these printable songs, they are just what i have been looking for. Liz
Carrie says
I’m so glad they are useful!
Teresa Hunsaker says
Thanks so much for sharing!! This is exactly what I needed for projects I am working on.
Carrie says
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it is helfpul!