In the Bleak Midwinter: All Piano Arrangements and Lead Sheets

Easy piano arrangements

• Easy Piano Arrangement No. 1

Intermediate piano arrangements

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

Advanced piano arrangements

• Advanced Piano Arrangement No. 1

Lead sheets in 7 keys

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

Hymnal setting

• In the Bleak Midwinter — Hymnal

A Christmas poem set to music

Christina Rossetti’s poem first appeared in 1872 under the title A Christmas Carol. It later became known by its opening line, In the Bleak Midwinter. Gustav Holst wrote the tune CRANHAM for the text, and the hymn appeared in The English Hymnal in 1906. Rossetti’s words move from a wintry landscape to the intimate scene of the Nativity. Hymnary’s account of the poem and hymn.

A quiet place in Christmas music

The hymn appears in numerous hymnals and in Christmas Eve worship resources. Its reflective character offers a quieter counterpart to more exuberant seasonal songs. The closing verse turns the Christmas story into a personal response, helping explain its continuing place in worship and devotional music.

More Christmas sheet music on RTV

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