I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: All Piano Arrangements and Lead Sheets

Intermediate piano arrangements

• Intermediate Piano Arrangement No. 1
• Intermediate Piano Arrangement No. 2
• Intermediate Piano Arrangement No. 3

Advanced piano arrangements

• Advanced Piano Arrangement No. 1

Lead sheets in 7 keys

Choose a key — 7 available

• A major
• B♭ major
• C major
• D major
• E♭ major
• F major
• G major

Hymnal setting

This is a traditional hymnal setting, listed separately from the piano arrangements.

• I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day — Hymnal

A poem about peace

The words come from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem Christmas Bells. The poem places the sound of Christmas bells alongside the pain of war and a longing for peace. That contrast gives the song a reflective character beneath its familiar seasonal title. Longfellow House’s account of Christmas Bells.

Choosing a version to play

Start with the difficulty group that matches your current playing, then open a score and compare its texture, hand positions, and length with music you already play comfortably. Arrangement numbers identify versions; they do not rank the pieces from easiest to hardest.

For a melody with your own accompaniment, choose a lead sheet in a comfortable key. Try a simple chord pattern first, then adjust the accompaniment to suit a solo performance or a singer.

More Christmas sheet music on RTV

Explore Christmas Lead Sheets in Different Keys or browse Christmas Hymns from the Hymnal.