Easy Holiday Songs: Guitar TAB Book & CD

Seasonal and celebratory without being precious. These are songs people already know, which means students recognize the melodies and can hear themselves playing something real rather than abstract exercises. The mix of melody and strumming approaches creates flexibility in how groups tackle each song.

Beginning and intermediate guitar students who need accessible holiday material that doesn't demand advanced technique. Teachers looking for songs that work equally well as classroom activities, performance pieces, or informal ensemble-building rather than formal recital content.

• Assign the melody line to stronger readers while developing players focus on the strumming pattern and chord changes. Rotating roles keeps both groups challenged.
• Play along with the included CD to lock in tempo and hear how the arrangement sits musically. This reference prevents students from drifting through tempos.
• Practice the chord diagrams separately before tackling the full song. Students often rush through chord transitions when melody and harmony move simultaneously.
• Have singers use the lyrics page as a stand-alone resource first, establishing rhythm and phrasing before adding instrumental parts.

Winter concerts and seasonal coffee houses benefit immediately from having twenty ready-to-go options. Use this collection strategically in October and November when students need low-pressure repertoire to rebuild confidence after working through more challenging material earlier in the fall.

• Reading standard notation and TAB simultaneously
• Strumming patterns and rhythmic consistency
• Basic chord transitions and finger placement
• Singing while playing chord accompaniment
• Interpreting chord diagrams
• Sustained note reading and melody line execution