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This massive songbook includes 60 favorite Christmas carols, arranged for easy piano by Dan Coates. Titles: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * Angels We Have Heard on High * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger * Believe (from The Polar Express) * Blue Christmas * Celebrate Me Home * Christmas Waltz * The Coventry Carol * Deck the Halls * Even Santa Fell in Love * Feliz Navidad * The First Noel * Frosty the Snowman * The Gift * God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * A Holly Jolly Christmas * Home for the Holidays (There's No Place Like) * I Saw Three Ships * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jingle Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy to the World * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * The Little Drummer Boy * Mele Kalikimaka * Nuttin' for Christmas * O Christmas Tree * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Pat-a-pan * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Baby * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Sleigh Ride * These Are the Special Times * Toyland * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukrainian Bell Carol * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * What Child Is This? * When Christmas Comes to Town * Winter Wonderland * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch * 'Zat You, Santa Claus?

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alfred Music (August 1, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1470610701
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1470610708
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.5 x 12.25 inches
Reviewer: Jannick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A great songbook
Review: I can’t wait to begin playing songs from this book. The pieces are very clearly written.

Reviewer: Fishing Jill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Outstanding collection for advanced beginners
Review: This is a truly outstanding collection of advanced beginner Christmas songs with something for everyone melody wise. "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is one page that took me a week to master. There are others such as "O Holy Night" that are longer and take a bit more practice - lots of arpeggios. I had five years of Suzuki piano lessons as a kid but hadn't played the piano in decades until a year ago. This book is just perfect for my abilities and is something I can play from indefinitely with practice. That's the key - they are not super easy but are enough of a challenge that I haven't gotten bored yet. Comments regarding binding? - I just press the pages and spine and the book stays on my electric keyboard stand just fine for current songs. Those that require a page turn I'm not playing yet? - I will likely be regretting not getting the whole thing comb bound. (Update: I contacted Staples and they said the page margins are too narrow to accommodate comb binding.) Regardless, I'm thrilled with the book.

Reviewer: BarbF
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Really nice arrangements for late beginner through intermediate
Review: And as many people have noted, levels can be confusing. What is always helpful to me are the grade guidelines that Sheet Music Plus provides. They note that "Easy Piano" is usually not beginner, but rather intermediate. Looking at some of the music in the previews of this book was also very helpful. I'm an adult returner and I can stumble through sight-reading both hands for most of these, but each will take some practice to be "performance ready".That said, I find Dan Coates's arrangements really enjoyable to play. The musicality of them really appeals to me. I don't get tired of playing them.And the book stays open--always a plus.

Reviewer: 4G.mom
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy Christmas music
Review: It had a large verity of Christmas music and easy enough to play that you don’t get frustrated with the difficulty.The only thing that would make it better would be a ring binder so it would stay open.

Reviewer: Hawaii Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful arrangements . . . Dan Coates never fails!
Review: I bought this for my talented 9 month piano student. While it states “Easy Piano,” it actually is more suited for a 2nd or 3rd year student. The arrangements are beautiful and uses gorgeous emotive chords; Dan Coates’ arrangements never fail. I even used the O Come, All Ye Faithful and Silent Night arrangements at the Christmas Eve Mass, with my student on the piano and me on the organ.

Reviewer: Joyce Wrightman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Selection
Review: This book is perfect for very easy playing. Includes base cleft notes and chords.

Reviewer: Midwest mom
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: True intermediate book!
Review: I am a music teacher who is mediocre at piano. I can read music and count rhythms, but I don’t have the skill and coordination to sightread complex piano parts. I LOVE this book. The arrangements don’t sound childish, but they’re simple enough that with a little practice I can play everything in this book.This book is not for beginners, but for a true intermediate player (or former player who wants to dust off the piano at Christmas) this book is amazing!

Reviewer: LSEED
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great piano music
Review: Pretty easy for me and I’m not an accomplished pianist. I can’t play by ear so this was great!!I took to Office Depot and got it spiral bound!Buy it

Reviewer: Guilherme
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Buen repertorio, el nivel de ejecución va de fácil a intermedio, pero no es para principiantes. Para mis alumnos, como referencia, es equivalente a Suzuki 2. Bastante variado,clásicos , populares y algunos temas no tan conocidos. Para maestros de piano o escuela lo recomiendo como parte de su arsenal.

Reviewer: Flo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I am a 67 year old who has explored piano playing for years after a few lessons early on. This is an excellent music book with a great mix of traditional and popular carols. Arranged for early intermediate players, the songs are easily learned at that level. Arrangements are complex enough to be pleasing to the ear. For the accomplished player these arrangements would likely be too easy, but pleasing nonetheless. As an intermediate player this book is perfect for me!

Reviewer: PHASOL
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: de momento hasta las fechas solo lo he ojeado y bien

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Its a good book with a good selection of Christmas songs.Difficulty....easy to intermediate

Reviewer: Info-Rezzi
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Das Buch ist sehr gut für Klavierspielen im zweiten Jahr gedacht. Die Noten sind nicht zu einfach gesetzt und eignen sich hervorragend für Fortgeschrittene. Wer nur Weihnachtslieder runter spielen will, sollte zu einem anderen Bich greifen. Aus meiner Sicht sollte man an Weihnachtsliedern nicht zu viel üben müssen. Einen Stern Abzug gibt es für die Titelauswahl, diese ist leider durchschnittlich.

Customers say

Customers find the songs in the book easy to play and simple enough with a little practice. They also appreciate the musicality and quality of the arrangements. Readers mention the book has a great variety of titles and chords for guitar players. They say it's made for kids in their third year or so of piano and perfect for intermediate piano students. However, some customers have reported missing pages and lyrics.

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