Guitar Basics Christmas - Softcover

James Longworth; Nick Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057153869X ISBN 13: 9780571538690

Publisher: Faber Music Limited, 2014

Synopsis

Guitar Basics Christmas offers a dazzling assortment of classic Christmas carols and festive hits, all in easy-to-learn arrangements for young beginners. Technically tried and tested, the authors have applied their magic to every tune in the collection, guaranteeing an enjoyable and unique musical Christmas for players, teachers and parents alike!

• All-time favourites such as We Three Kings, In the Bleak Mid-Winter and O Christmas Tree.
• Grooved-up arrangements of traditional carols, including a reggae version of Silent Night and a rocking rendition of Jingle Bells.
• Quick-to-learn festive hits such as Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and Rockin Around the Christmas tree.
• All tunes can be performed by a solo player.
• Optional ensemble parts provided for selected songs to encourage group performance.
• Fun backing tracks to play along with available to download online.

Practical and great fun, this is an ideal resource for group and individual playing and is the perfect festive companion to Guitar Basics.

Contents:

Jolly Old St Nicholas

Jingle Bells

Good King Wenceslas

El Noi De La Mare (The Mother s Child)

Entre Le Boeuf Et L Ane Gris (Between The Ox And The Grey Donkey)

In The Bleak Mid-Winter

Lulajze Jezuniu (Hush, Little Jesus)

Pojdzmy Wszyscy Do Stajenki (Let Us All To The Stable)

Gdy Sie Chrystus Rodzi (When Christ Is Born)

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

O Christmas Tree

Kling, Glöckchen, Klingelingeling (Ring, Little Bells)

Silent Night

Away In A Manger

We Three Kings

Jingle Bells (Complete Version)

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

The Zither Carol

Jak Jsi Krásné Nevi nátko (How Beautiful You Are, Baby Jesus)

Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithil (That Night In Bethlehem)

Los Peces En El Rio (The Fish In The River)

What Child Is This?

Deck The Halls

Frosty The Snowman

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree

Joy To The World

Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas)

Auld Lang Syne

Chord Dictionary

10 READING: The Oxen Thomas Hardy

11 The Lamb G.W. Chadwick

12 Away in a manger Ola Gjeilo

13 READING: The Sheepdog U. A. Fanthorpe

14 O little one sweet Alexander Turner

15 A child s prayer Rihards Dubra

16 Bogoroditsye Dyevo Arvo Pärt

17 READING: Christmas John Betjeman

18 On Christmas Night James Burton

19 O come, all ye faithful arr. David Willcocks

20 READING: Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

21 Ding dong merrily on high arr. Mack Wilberg

22 Sleigh ride arr. Thomas Trotter (organ solo)

23 Jingle Bells arr. Ben Parry

24 Have yourself a merry little Christmas Martin/Blane, arr. Tom Robson

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber Music Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 057153869X
• ISBN 13: 9780571538690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32