All I Want for Christmas is You (A Christmas Love Song) Sheet Music Preview

All I Want for Christmas is You (A Christmas Love Song): Piano/Vocal/Chords

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Take big hits like "Felíz Navidad" and "Winter Wonderland," add star power with celebrities like Jim Brickman, Celtic Woman, Celine Dion, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, wrap it all up with beloved carols, and celebrate the season with the finest holiday songbook ever compiled!

Titles: All I Want for Christmas Is You * Angels We Have Heard on High * Believe * Celebrate Me Home * The Christmas Blues * Christmas Canon * Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 * The Christmas Shoes * Christmas Waltz * Coming Home for Christmas * Deck the Hall * Ding Dong Merrily on High * Do They Know It's Christmas? * Felíz Navidad * The First Noel * Frosty the Snowman * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Is with Us * Grown-Up Christmas List * Hallelujah! Chorus * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here We Come A-Caroling * (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays * I Want an Old-Fashioned Christmas * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * Last Christmas * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Let There Be Peace on Earth * The Little Drummer Boy * The Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth * The Marvelous Toy * Mary, Did You Know? * Nativity Carol * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Holy Night (Cantique De Noel) * O Little Town of Bethlehem * The Prayer * Santa Baby * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Sleigh Ride * These Are Special Times * The Twelve Days of Christmas * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Wexford Carol * When Christmas Comes to Town * Winter Wonderland * Wizards in Winter * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.

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Series: World's Greatest
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 232
SKU: 00-PS-0011603

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About the Composer: Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel is a composer and arranger whose career spans jazz, film, television, and popular music. His gift for melody and orchestration made him a sought-after voice in mid-century American songwriting, collaborating with lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman on numerous standards that remain fixtures of the American songbook.

Mandel's work demonstrates the craft of writing music that serves both the performer and the listener. His compositions reward careful attention to harmonic detail and phrasing, making them valuable study material for pianists and vocalists learning to navigate sophisticated chord changes and expressive singing.

Why we love this

This collection gives you 232 pages of holiday material in a single download, eliminating the need to hunt through separate octavos or folios. The mix spans beloved standards, contemporary songs, and recognizable arrangements from artists like Celine Dion and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, so whether your program calls for intimate carol arrangements or crowd-pleasing modern holiday hits, you'll find reliable material that audiences know and expect.

What to expect

You move through timeless carols rendered with fresh harmonic sophistication, contemporary holiday songs that shine with cinematic arrangement, and folk-based celebrations that ground the season in tradition. The collection captures both the intimacy of a piano and voice in a room and the grandeur of holiday storytelling.

Who it's for

This folio serves pianists and vocalists preparing holiday recitals, worship services, community sing-alongs, or seasonal theater productions. Music directors building a performance library will find enough variety here to support multiple program contexts throughout the season.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the vocal line clearly against the piano part, especially in arrangements where the accompaniment carries substantial melodic or harmonic interest. Let the chord symbols guide your voicing choices.
  • Study the harmonic progressions before performing; several arrangements feature jazz-influenced or unexpected changes that reward a pianist who understands the harmonic logic beneath the surface.
  • Use the chord chart as a springboard for interpretation rather than a rigid blueprint. Many of these songs benefit from subtle rubato and dynamic shaping that matches the emotional arc of the text.
  • Pay attention to register and texture cues in the piano part. Some arrangements sit higher or lower than expected versions, and adjusting your touch to match the written register will keep the accompaniment from overwhelming or undersupporting the voice.

How to use it

Program selections from this folio as standalone art song recital pieces, weave them into a mixed concert of holiday and secular music, or draw from them to support a holiday worship service or pageant. The range of styles and moods makes it easy to build a cohesive 45-minute program or to pull individual pieces for smaller ensemble or solo appearances.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading and interpreting chord symbols in jazz and contemporary contexts
  • Balancing vocal projection with varied piano textures and densities
  • Navigating harmonic sophistication in popular and traditional song arrangements
  • Shaping phrasing and dynamics to serve lyrical content across multiple styles

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