Perhaps one of the most popular Christmas festive tunes, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is taught to children all over the world with the “5 golden rings” part especially enjoyed! A relatively simple and repetitive tune which makes it great practice for beginners. The challenge will be getting up to speed and playing with a […]
“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 Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Sixpence None the Richer, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Evancho, Bing Crosby and many others. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – 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 popular musicians including Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, Andrea Bocelli, Lindsey Stirling, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, Chris Tomlin and many others. What Child Is This? – […]
“The Holly and the Ivy” is a traditional British folk Christmas carol which dates back to the early 1800’s. A well-know tune that’s lovely practice to play – enjoy the lette notes below, whatever your intrument 🙂 The Holly and the Ivy – Traditional was last modified: October 21st, 2018 by nat
A very old and well-known Christmas carol written in 1847 by Adolphe Adam. It has been recorded by many artists including Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson, Petatonix, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Tracy Chapman, Katie Melua, Nat King Cole, The 4 Seasons, Ella Fitzgerald, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, […]
A very popular song originally released by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen in 1984, “Hallelujah” has since lead to countless covers and re-imaginations – it even appeared in the 2001 animated musical film Shrek! A lovely slow and easy tune to play, a great one for beginners to practice playing. Enjoy! Did you know?! Some of the […]
The song “You Raise Me Up” has an interesting backstory – it was originally released by British band Secret Garden in 2002, and didn’t make an impact at all. A year later in 2003, Josh Groban covered it which became hugely popular in the US. It wasn’t until a few years later when Westlife covered […]
A popular American Christian Christmas song, “Mary Did you Know” was originally performed by Mark Lowry in 1991 however has since been covered by Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd, Clay Aiken, Cee Lo Green, Pentatonix, Jordan Smith and others. As there are so many different versions and covers, please forgive me if the notes here vary slightly from […]
“How Great Thou Art” is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish traditional melody and a poem written in 1885 by Carl Boberg. Since then, it’s travelled around the world and been translated into multiple languages and has become one of the most popular Christian hymns. It’s a bit challenging to play with lots of […]
A traditional gospel Christian hymn which was famously recorded in 1938 by Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra and also been sung by Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, Bruce Springsteen, Tears for Fears, Dolly Parton and many others. It’s a well-known song that will be known to many people around the world and is great for […]
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