Alfred Music for Christmas

The holidays are a time of simple togetherness with family and friends, and nothing brings people closer than singing songs with loved ones. To help elevate your celebrations, The Christmas Family Songbook is a beautiful hardcover keepsake edition that features over 100 of the most popular Christmas songs, all arranged to be easily playable at the family piano. Also included is a genre index that organizes songs into sections.

A multimedia disc within (in DVD-ROM format) has MP3s demonstrating the piano parts, and to further inspire your own sing-alongs, easy-to-print lyric sheets to all the tunes are provided. For the musician seeking a challenge, the disc also features six intermediate to advanced solo and duet piano pieces in PDF format. Lastly, Alfred Music's exclusive TNT 2 software is also provided, allowing you to slow down the demonstration audio, loop sections, and change keys for practice.

These solo piano arrangements of favorite Christmas carols feature lyrics, suggested fingerings, phrasing, pedal markings, and easy-to-read notation. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Coventry Carol * Deck the Hall * The First Noel * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Joy to the World * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Sing We Now of Christmas * Still, Still, Still * Ukrainian Bell Carol * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * What Child Is This?

In Carols with Classics, Tom Fettke skillfully merges beloved Christmas carols with favorite classical works by master composers. Sacred Performer Collection book; Early Advanced Level Piano Sheet Music.

Titles: Away in a Manger with Brahms' Lullaby (Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht) * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear with Liebestrdume * Joy to the World with Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) * O Come, All Ye Faithful with Cantique de Jean Racine * O Come, O Come Emmanuel with Moonlight Sonata * Silent Night with Clair de lune * Sussex Carol with Waltz of the Flowers * Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne with Andante Cantabile (from Symphony No. 5) * We Three Kings of Orient Are with F|r Elise * What Child Is This? with Gymnopidie No. 1.

With an array of tasteful arrangements, renowned choral composer Cindy Berry has put together a very practical collection for the busy church pianist who has limited rehearsal time. Each arrangement includes an approximate performance time to assist in planning. Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory; Child in the Manger; The First Noel; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; The Holly and the Ivy; I Saw Three Ships; Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence; O Holy Night; Once in Royal David's City; and Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow.

Alfred Music presents Christmas Treats & Treasures, a festive collection of eleven holiday favorites. Arranged for elementary to late elementary students, this collection includes "Ave Maria," "I Saw Three Ships," "Silent Night," and more.