How to Play "CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY" by The Irish Rovers (No Capo) | Intermediate Guitar Play-Along

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🎶 This easy-to-follow intermediate level play-along video for guitar and vocals is in the key of D major, with no capo required. It features a scrolling chord chart format to guide you through the song. Adjust the tempo in the settings if you need to practice at a slower pace.

This version of the song has the been shortened with the instrumental section removed.


Background 👇

"Christmas in Killarney" is an Irish-American Christmas song written by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon, copyright 1950.

This song has been performed by many artists. Two recordings made the Billboard retail chart in 1950: Dennis Day's version peaked at #10, while Percy Faith's reached #28. Most notably Bing Crosby, recorded it on 1 October 1951, and later included it on the 12-inch LP Merry Christmas. Other recording artists include Ruby Murray (1962), Bobby Vinton (1964), Joan Morrissey (1974), Anne Murray (1988), the Irish Rovers (2002), Neil Diamond on his Acoustic Christmas album (2016), and Rend Collective (2020), and The Outside Track (2022). It has also been performed by the Barra MacNeils, Marc Gunn and The Four Ramblers.

The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians that formed in Toronto, Canada in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". They are best known for their international television series, contributing to the popularization of Irish Music in North America.

The primary voices heard in the group's early songs were Will Millar (tenor), Jimmy Ferguson (baritone), George Millar and Joe Millar, and in the last twenty years, also John Reynolds and Ian Millar. Wilcil McDowell's accordion has been a signature sound of the band throughout their more than fifty five years.

Lyrics

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

It's nice, ya know, to kiss your beau
While cuddlin' under the mistletoe
And Santa Clause, ya know of course
Is one of the boys from home

The door is always open
The neighbors pay you call
And Father John, before he's gone
Will bless the house and all

Our hearts are light
Our spirits bright
We'll celebrate our joy tonight
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

It's nice, ya know, to kiss your beau
While cuddlin' under the mistletoe
And Santa Clause, ya know of course
Is one of the boys from home

We'll decorate the Christmas tree
When all the family's here
Around the roarin' fire
We will raise a cup of cheer

There's gifts to bring
And songs to sing
And laughs to make the rafters ring
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

It's nice, ya know, to kiss your beau
While cuddlin' under the mistletoe
And Santa Clause, ya know of course
Is one of the boys from home

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

It's nice, ya know, to kiss your beau
While cuddlin' under the mistletoe
And Santa Clause, ya know of course
Is one of the boys from home

We'll take the horse and sleigh all
Across the fields a-snow
Listenin' to the jingle bells
Everywhere we go

How grand it feels
To click your heels
And dance away to the jigs and reels
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home

It's nice, ya know, to kiss your beau
While cuddlin' under the mistletoe
And Santa Clause, ya know of course
Is one of the boys from home

The holly green, the ivy green
The prettiest picture you've ever seen
I'm handin' you no blarney
No matter where you roam
It's Christmas in Killarney
With all of the folks at home


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