Because It's Christmas

by Barry Manilow (Musical Creations Studio) · posted by marion

How hard is it?

Ad: Want to make Because It's Christmas sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

5   5   5   5   5   -5   6   6     -5   -5	
Tonight the stars shine for the children 
-5   -5   -5   -5   -5   6  -6   6
And light the way for dreams to fly 
6   6   6   6   6  -6  7  7     -6   -6
Tonight our love comes wrapped in ribbons 
-6    -6    -6    -6   -5    6    -6    7
The world is right and hopes are high 
-7  -7 -7  -7  -7  -8  9  -8      -7  -7
And from a dark and frosted window 
5  -6  -7 -8       7* -7  -8  9
A child appears to search the sky 
6  -7  -8  9  -6      9   9  -6  -7  7
Because it's Christmas because it's Christmas 

5   5   5   5   5   -5   6   6      -5   -5	
-5    -5   -5   -5   -5    6   -6    6
6   6   6   6   6  -6  7  7    -6   -6
-6   -6   -6   -6  -5   6  -6   7
-7  -7  -7  -7  -7  -8  9  -8     -7   -7
5   -6    -7   -8       7*  -7   -8   9
6   -7   -8   9   7*    -5* -5*  7*  -7*  9  7
6   6   7   9   -9   -7      -5   -6*   -7   9   -8   -7   -8   9 (Short Interlude)

-1*  -1*  -1*  -1*  -1*  -2  3  3    -2  -2
-2    -2    -2    -2    -2    3    3*   3
3   3   3   3   3   3*  -3*  -3*       3*  3*
3*    3*    3*    3*    -2    3    3*   -3*
5   5   5   5   5   -5   -5*  -5       5   5
-1*    3*    5    -5      -4    5   -5    -5*
3  5  -5  -5*    -4  -2*  -2*  -4  5*  -5*  -3*
3   3   -3*   -5*      -6  -5*  -2  -3  5
-5*    -5    5   -5   -5*  (Play On Down Beat)
-1*  -1*  -1*  -1*  -1*  -2  3   3      -2  -2
-2    -2   -2    -2    -2   3      3*     3
3   3   3   3   3   3*   -3*  -3*      3*   3*
3*   3*   3*  -3* (Play On Down Beat)
3*   -2    3       3*  -3*_______ (Slow, On Down Beat)

Tonight belongs to all the children 
Tonight their joy rings through the air 
And so we send our tender blessings 
To all the children everywhere 
To see the smiles and hear the laughter 
A time to give a time to share 
Because it's Christmas for now and forever 
For all of the children and for the children in us all

Tonight belongs to all the children 
Tonight their joy rings through the air 
And so we send our tender blessings 
To all the children everywhere 
To see the smiles and hear the laughter 
A time to give a time to share 
Because it's Christmas for now and forever 
For all of the children and for the children in us all

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound