Hello! Below you'll find my "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" chords & lyrics chart as well as a tutorial video on how to play the piano accompaniment.
This is a lively crowd-pleasing Christmas song. There are only two short chord progressions, and in the video I teach two levels of difficulty (neither are super hard!)
Enjoy!
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Piano Tutorial
Here's a piano tutorial video for We Wish You A Merry Christmas:
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Chords & Lyrics
G C A7 D
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas
B7 Em Em/D C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G D Em A7 D
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
G Bm C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G C
Now bring us some figgy pudding
A7 D
Now bring us some figgy pudding
B7 Em
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Em/D C D7 G
And bring it right here!
G C
We won't go until we get some
A7 D
We won't go until we get some
B7 Em
We won't go until we get some
Em/D C D7 G
So bring it right here!
G D Em A7 D
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
G Bm C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G C A7 D
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas
B7 Em Em/D C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas
B7 Em Em/D C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G D Em A7 D
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
G Bm C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G C
Now bring us some figgy pudding
A7 D
Now bring us some figgy pudding
B7 Em
Now bring us some figgy pudding
Em/D C D7 G
And bring it right here!
G C
We won't go until we get some
A7 D
We won't go until we get some
B7 Em
We won't go until we get some
Em/D C D7 G
So bring it right here!
G D Em A7 D
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
G Bm C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
G C A7 D
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas
B7 Em Em/D C D7 G
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This document is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
This chord chart is here only to support online learning. We recommend buying official transcripts from a licensed and reputable publisher.
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Piano Tips
1. Take It Slow: It's counterintuitive, but the quickest way to get comfortable and sound great playing a song is to practice it very slowly at first. Steady rhythm and counting are crucial to sounding like a pro, so let yourself get used to feeling the beat at a slow, easy tempo. Once you can nail "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" slowly, *gradually* speed it up. You'll sound much better than if you jumped in at full speed!
2. Use The Pedal Wisely: Utilize the sustain pedal to connect the chords smoothly, timing your lifts with the arrival of a new chord. For help with sustain pedal timing, check out this video.
3. Simplify if need be: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" still sounds great even if you simply hold out the chords and ignore most of the rhythm patterns and extra details in the tutorial video. Feel free to keep it simple, especially if you sing while playing. As you get comfortable, you can always add the fancy stuff later.
