A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives

> _**Oh, by golly, have a holly jolly Christmas this year!**_

A Holly Jolly Christmas, a brand-new Christmas classic from the pen of **Johnny Marks**, from the 1964 animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a Videocraft TV musical spectacular sung by **Burl Ives** as Sam the Snowman. The program drew one of the largest television audiences ever recorded at the time, with critics praising its warmth, charm, and family appeal. Bringing the story of the little red-nosed misfit to life was a new dimensional animation process called Animagic, developed by producers **Arthur Rankin Jr.** and **Jules Bass** of Videocraft International.

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**Transpose by -5**
**Tempo: 71 BPM**

[4psg] - i - [8sfj] - p - [4psdg] - i 4 8 - i - [4psg] - i - [DG6sj] - p - [P8sfh] - o 8 5 s - d D [8f] h f s [5d] f d P [8s] d s u 5 s - S d [8g] d Op Op 6 O i [5y] t [4i] o [1i] y [2i] - [3j] h [4psg] - [ig] - [8sfj] - [pf] d [4psdg] p i 4 8 - [ip] s [4psdg] d i - [DG6sj] - p s [P8usfh] - o 8 5 - o - [8f] - [Puosf] - [5f] - [Puos] d [8s] - [Puos] 8 5 - [Puos] p [8u] u [Pos] p [5s] P [P8os] [ps] [4d] s [ipd] s [6d] - [8ipsj] h [4psg] - [ig] - [8sfj] - [pf] d [4psdg] p i 4 8 - [ip] s [4psdg] d i - [DG6sj] - p s [P8usfh] - o 8 5 - o - [8f] - [Puosf] - [5f] - [Puos] d [8s] - [Puos] 8 5 - [Puos] p [8us] - [Pos] - [P6] - [5os] d s [4i] I [4o] O [5p] o [6i] - [^Pdg] - i - [^Pd] - i g [6f] - [tups] - [6s] - [tup] - [5d] - [Pyio] - [P8] - [Etuod] - [4s] t i p [8s] s [6p] - [P5o] - y - [5o] - y P [9ipd] - [yd] - [6d] - [9y] - [5ioa] o y - 5 p y [7a] [8sfl] - [^Jd] - [6sj] j [P5h] h [4psg] - [ig] - [8sfj] - [pf] d [4psdg] p i 4 8 - [ip] s [4psdg] - [id] - [DG6sj] s p - [P8usfh] - o 8 5 - o d [8f] - [Puosf] - [8f] d [Puos] P [4p] - [ips] - [8s] - [6ipdg] - [5h] - [ioad] - 8 - [Puosf] - [4g] - [ips]

**Transpose by -4**

[uos] 8 - [3p] s [4ipsg] - [ipsg] - [8upsf] - [upsf] - [4yipd] - [eyip] - 8 - p s [4yipd] - [yipd] - [YI6ps] - s [tu] 8 -- 5 - f g G [8h] j h f [5g] h g d [8f] g f d P 5 s d g d [8s] d Op i 5 t [3y] i [O4ti] - [8tip] - [2tip] - [3j] h [4psg] - [ig] - [8sfj] - [pf] d [4psdg] p i 4 8 p i s [4psdg] - [id] - [DG6sj] - [ps] - [P8usfh] - o - 5 - o 7 [8f] - [Puosf] - [5f] - [Puos] d [8s] - [Puos] - 5 - [Puos] [P7] [8s] - [Puos] - [P5] - [P3uos] - [4ip] s [4d] s [5d] - [6s] - [^Pdg] - i - [^Pd] - i g [6f] - [tups] - [6s] - [tup] - [5d] - [Pyio] - [P7] 8 [Etuod] - [4s] s [id] p [4s] d [$ps] - [P5o] - y - [5o] - y [P9] [2ipd] - [yd] - [2d] - y - [5ioa] o y - [6p] - [7ya] - [8sfl] l [^Jd] - [6sj] j [P5h] h [4psg] - [ig] - [8sfj] - [pf] d [4psdg] p i 4 8 - [ip] s [4psdg] - [id] - [DG6sj] s p - [P8usfh] - o 8 5 - o d [8f] - [Puosf] - [8f] d [Puos] P [4p] - [ips] - [8s] - [6ipdj] - [5h] - [ioad] - 8 - [Puosf] - [qpsdg] - i - [0sfgj] - p - [9psdg] - i - [8sfgj] - p 8 [qpsdg] - i - [0sfgj] - p - [9psdg] - i - [8sfgj] - p 8 [qpsdg] - i - [0sfgj] - p - [9psdg] - i - [8sfgj] - p 8 [qpsdg] - i - [8sfgj] - p - [qpsdg] 9 8 - [4etyi]

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American folk balladeer Burl Ives gives a warm, comforting voice to Sam the Snowman, guiding the story and singing its heart. The rare blend of exactly the right ingredientstalent, story, music, and productionmerged into one of televisions most magical moments. The soundtrack stood out so strongly that Rankin and Bass, NBC-TV, and Decca Records had A Holly Jolly Christmas specially recorded for release, knowing it would resonate with listeners. Produced by **Milt Gabler** in Nashville, backed by **The Anita Kerr Singers** and orchestra under **Owen Bradley**, the single arrived just in time for Christmas 1964 with [Snow for Johnny](https://youtu.be/tx-uzk_bU9E "") on the flip side. Sixty years later, A Holly Jolly Christmas endures as one of the seasons most beloved perennialsa song listeners continue to welcome back each year as part of the joy, warmth, and shared cheer of Christmas.