Popular Traditional English Christmas Carol Songbook for Guitar
Chords and melody sheet music · Easy level
By Joan Capafons
€22.00incl. VAT
ISBN 9781445239767 · Ref. CAPAPUB-67275
About the book
English Christmas carol songbook for guitar – Chords and melody sheet music
This English Christmas carol songbook for guitar offers a wide and enchanting collection of Christmas songs specially arranged for beginner guitarists. The book features a selection of well-known Christmas classics, chosen to make learning easy and music-making enjoyable throughout the festive season.
The songs are arranged with simple chords and clear structures, so you can start playing them step by step without needing much previous guitar experience. The instructions are easy to follow and help you focus on accompaniment, making this book an ideal resource for both self-study and teaching.
This English Christmas carol songbook for guitar is especially suitable for guitar students, families, schools and anyone who wants to bring music into their Christmas celebrations. The repertoire carries players into the festive atmosphere of Christmas as they learn and enjoy melodies that are part of the English-speaking world’s musical heritage.
The book includes a wide selection of traditional carols, such as Silent Night, Joy to the World, Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The First Noel, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls, Good King Wenceslas and Away in a Manger, among many others. This varied repertoire lets you adapt your musical programme to different Christmas occasions and settings.
As well as its musical value, this songbook encourages regular practice and helps develop a sense of rhythm and guitar accompaniment skills. It is suitable for players of all ages who want to start playing Christmas songs in an accessible and motivating way.
This book is an ideal tool for creating the soundtrack to your Christmas celebrations, combining learning, tradition and musical enjoyment in a single resource.
Repertoire
The 51 songs in the book, in the order they appear.
- Fum, fum, fum (December 25th)
- A child is born in Bethlehem
- All through the night
- Angels from the realms of glory
- Angels we have heard on high
- Auld Lang Syne
- Away in a manger
- Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella
- Canon in F#m
- Children, go where i send thee
- Coventry carol
- Deck the halls
- Ding dong merrily on high
- Down in yon forest
- Go tell it on the mountain
- God rest ye merry gentlemen
- Good king Wenceslas
- Hark! The herald angels sing
- Here we come a-caroling
- I heard the bells on Christmas day
- I saw three ships
- In the bleak midwinter
- It came upon the midnight clear
- Jingle bells
- Jolly old st. Nicholas
- Joy to the world
- Lo, how a rose e’er blooming
- O Christmas tree
- O come, all ye faithful
- O come o come Emanuel
- O holy night!
- Oh little town of Bethlehem
- Once in a royal David’s city
- Pat-a-pan
- Silent night
- Still, still, still
- Sussex carol
- The first Noel
- The holly and the ivy
- The Huron carol
- There’s a song in the air
- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
- Toy land
- The twelve days of Christmas
- Twinkle, twinkle, Christmas star
- Up on the housetop
- Watchman, tell us of the night
- We three kings
- We wish you a merry Christmas
- What child is this ?
- While shepherds watched their flocks by night
