Christmas Music for Guitar

Hear Stephen Bondy Play "King Wencceslas" on YouTube, or Cynthia Underwood playing "I saw Three Ships. Or perhaps "Deck the Halls." Or scroll down Here and here her play more Christmas Pieces and pieces from other books.

• Seventeen Great Pieces
  

• High Quality Accessible Arrangements
  
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High Quality Accessible Arrangements

“Christmas Music for Guitar” is a book with high quality, accessible arrangements of Christmas music that will appeal to both the intermediate guitarist and the professional musician looking for good material for performance.

For a number of years I played at an island resort and although my repertoire was diverse featuring music from all around the world, I had no Christmas material. It proved difficult finding music that appealed to me, so I started making my own arrangements.

I have always liked Christmas music, but the melodies are often short and an interesting performance usually depends on either a good vocalist, or a creative instrumental setting. I have never been able to sing. It’s one of the reasons I chose to play the lute and guitar. What I needed were good instrumental arrangements.   Price $19.95 with CD

Seventeen Great Pieces

1. Greensleeves - 16th Century
2. I Saw Three Ships - Traditional
3. Ding Dong Merrily On High - 16th Century
4. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Traditional English
5. The Holly and the Ivy - 18th Century
6. The Sussex Carol - Traditional English
7. Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head - Appalachian Carol
8. Deck The Hall - Traditional
9. Coventry Carol - Traditional
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - English Traditional
11. O Come O Come Emmanuel - Latin 13th Century
12. Joy to the World - Traditional Christmas Hymn
13. Unto Us is Born a Son - 16th Century
14. Pata Pan - 17th Century English Traditional
15. Good King Wenceslas 16th Century
16. He is Born the Holy Child - French Traditional
17. Blessed Be That Maid Marie - 16th Century