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Music by John Barry, lyrics by Hal David.

Within the spy music canon, there are few festive Christmas carols. Singing about the ho-ho-ho-iest of holidays doesn’t usually fit in with a job that involves all sorts of things that put you on the naughty list.

   A          D        A
e|--------------------------|
B|-----5----5--/7-5---------|
G|--/6---6------------4-/6--|
D|--------------0---7-------|
A|---0-------------------0--|
E|--------------------------|

[See the full tablature]

But in the spirit of the season, and thanks to Petter Bengtsson, we’re pleased to bring you the chords to the Barry/David composition, “Do You Know How Christmas Trees are Grown?” that was featured during the ice skating scene where Tracy saves Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The song was sung by Danish singer Nina, aka Nina Van Pallandt, and a chorus of children.

See the song in action in the following YouTube video, which pairs the song with the trailer for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. To play along with the video, skip to the bottom of the tab where we’ve transposed Otis’ transcription to the original key.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBuKFhFNpCg