Paul McCartney released ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ separately from the Beatles in 1979 and makes a good challenge for beginners on most instruments – enjoy the letter notes below 🙂 Did you know?  This has been covered by Kylie Minogue, Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Kelly Rowland, The Shins and Chicago featuring Dolly Parton. Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul […]
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Tunes for christmas, birthdays and other celebrations.
Here Comes Santa Claus – Traditional
Originally sung by Gene Autry in 1947, this children’s Christmas classic has also been sung by Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Doris Day, The Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol, Bob Dylan and Chicago. It has appeared in TV and film, being performed by the Glee cast featured in the Disney sing-a-long film ‘Very Merry Christmas […]
Carol of the Bells – Traditional
Originally based off a traditional Ukrainian folk song, ‘Carol of the Bells’ was re-imagined in the early 1900’s and is now one of the most iconic Christmas tune. A great beginner piece as the notes are simple and repetitive, which makes for a great opportunity to practice rhythm an timings. Did you know? Low notes […]
Lonely This Christmas – Mud
This popular Elvis-influenced song was the British 1974 Christmas number 1 and has remained popular over time. It has been covered by James Memphis King, KT Tunstall and Blue, but was never actually sung by Elvis himself 🙂 Lonely This Christmas – Mud was last modified: March 3rd, 2018 by nat
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Traditional
The famous Christmas song ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’ first became a hit in 1934 and has been sung by Bing Crosby, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, The Four Seasons, The BEach Boys, The Carpenters, Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson The Jackson 5. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Traditional was last modified: March […]
Little Donkey – Traditional
This famous Christmas carol is sung by school children around the world – enjoy the music letter notes to ‘Little Donkey’ 🙂 Did you know? This has been recorded by Gracie Fields, The Beverley Sisters, Vera Lynn, Aled Jones among many others. Little Donkey – Traditional was last modified: March 3rd, 2018 by nat
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
A song known across the generations since being released on 4 separate occasions – the first in 1984, second in 1989, the third in 2004 and the most recent in 2014. The lyrics and structure of the song change marginally between versions, I’ve used the lyrics to the original as that’s the one I know […]
Walking in the Air – The Snowman
“Walking in the Air” is the main song from the 1978 animated Christmas film “The Snowman” and is a great practice piece for beginners on any instrument. Low notes are a marked with a dot (.) and higher ones are with a caret (^). Did you know? Originally sung by a young choir boy named […]
Once in Royal David’s City – Traditional
Originally a poem written in 1848, this popular Christian Christmas carol is a nice challenge for beginners on any musical instrument 🙂 Once in Royal David’s City – Traditional was last modified: March 3rd, 2018 by nat
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
‘Rocking Around The Christmas Tree’ was recorded originally by Brenda Lee in 1958 however in the UK the more recently prominet version was the 1987 cover by Kim Wilde and Mel Smith. Did you know? It’s also been covered by Cyndi Lauper, Green Day, LeAnn Rimes, Mylie Cyrus (as Hannah Montana), Hanson, Bob Rivers, Bill […]