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Category: Pre-1960

Flute notes for songs written between before 1960.

Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt

Originally released in 1953 by Eartha Kitt, "Santa Baby" has since become one of the best known Christmas songs. Popular covers have also topped the charts over the years by…

The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole

"The Christmas Song" (sometimes know as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or "Merry Christmas to You") was written by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé in 1945 and has become…

Silver Bells – Bing Crosby / Carol Richards

"Silver Bells" is a popular Christmas song, which was first performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in 1950 for the 1951 film "The Lemon Drop Kid". "Silver Bells" was…

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – Traditional

"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is a poem and Christmas carol written in 1849 by Edmund Sears, an American pastor. It has been performed by many famous artists including…

Sixteen Going On Seventeen – The Sound Of Music

"Sixteen Going On Seventeen" is a song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical stage show "The Sound of Music" and then later used in the 1965 film featuring Julie…

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning – Oklahoma!

"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" was published in 1943 by Rodgers and Hammerstein and is the opening song in the musical film "Oklahoma!". A fun and easy tune to play,…

What Child Is This? – Traditional

"What Child Is This?" is a traditional Christian Christmas carol written in 1865 by William Chatterton Dix using a melody very similar to "Greensleeves". It has been sung by many…

Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley

The song "Always On My Mind" was first sung y B.J. Thomas in 1969. It has been covered by many popular artists since including Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Pet Shop…

Somewhere – West Side Story

Originally recorded in 1957 and sung by Reri Grist for the West Side Story Broadway show soundtrack, then later for the 1961 feature film by Natalie Wood. A popular song,…

I’m Wishing – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney)

The song "I'm Wishing" is the first song in Disney's 1937 animated musical film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". A simple melody which is therefore great for beginners to…