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The Christmas Family Songbook: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book & DVD-ROM

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The Christmas Family Songbook: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book & DVD-ROM

Over 100 Favorites for Piano and Sing-Along

By various composers and arrangers

Item: 00-44362

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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. This Christmas season, give the best gift of all---the gift of music!

Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory * Angels We Have Heard on High * As Lately We Watched * As with Gladness Men of Old * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger * Believe (from The Polar Express) * Blue Christmas * Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light * Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You) * Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol) * Carol of the Birds * Celebrate Me Home * A Child This Day Is Born * Children, Go Where I Send Thee * Christ Was Born on Christmas Day * Christmas Offering * Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus * The Coventry Carol * December * Deck the Halls * Don't Save It All for Christmas Day * Echo Carol * Emmanuel * Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground) * Feliz Navidad * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good Christian Men, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * He Has Come for Us (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) * He Is Born, the Holy Child * Here We Come A-Wassailing * The Holiday Season * The Holly and the Ivy * A Holly Jolly Christmas * (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) * I Wonder As I Wander * I'll Be Home for Christmas * In the Bleak Midwinter * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * It Must Have Been the Mistletoe * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Joseph's Lullaby * Joy to the World * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * Let There Be Peace on Earth * The Little Drummer Boy * Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming * Mary, Did You Know? * Mary Had a Baby * Masters in This Hall * Mele Kalikimaka (The Hawaiian Christmas Song) * My Soul Magnifies the Lord * The Nutcracker Themes * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Come, Little Children * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * O Ye Joyful People (O Du Frohliche) * On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (Sussex Carol) * Once in Royal David's City * One Small Child * Parade of the Wooden Soldiers * Pat-a-pan * The Prayer * Put a Little Love in Your Heart * River * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Baby * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Silver and Gold * Simple Gifts * Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet) * Sleigh Ride * Some Children See Him * Stand Beneath the Mistletoe * Star of the East * Sweet Little Jesus Boy * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Welcome Christmas (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) * Welcome to Our World * What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Ni

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Additional Details
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 264
ISBN10: 1-4706-2314-5
ISBN13: 978-1-4706-2314-2
UPC: 038081499772
SKU: 00-44362

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Why we love this

This collection recognizes that Christmas singing doesn't require virtuosity—it requires togetherness. The hardcover format signals permanence and care, turning a songbook into a family heirloom you'll return to year after year. The DVD-ROM's audio demonstrations and TNT 2 software remove barriers for non-readers and less confident musicians, ensuring everyone at the piano can participate without anxiety.

What to expect

Warm, unhurried, and grounded in tradition. These arrangements honor beloved melodies without overshadowing them; the piano provides gentle support rather than elaborate accompaniment. There's an inviting simplicity here that draws listeners in and makes participation feel natural.

Who it's for

Family musicians and pianists of intermediate skill who want accessible yet singable arrangements for holiday gatherings. Music educators planning school concerts, community sing-alongs, or classroom caroling. Guitarists seeking lead sheets and harmonic support for holiday performances.

How to get the most out of it

  • Start rehearsals with pieces already familiar to your singers; songs like 'Away in a Manger' and 'Silent Night' build confidence before tackling less common carols.
  • Use the TNT 2 software to slow unfamiliar arrangements during practice; this is especially helpful for pieces with denser harmonies like 'Carol of the Bells'.
  • Layer your singers gradually. Begin with melody-only sing-throughs, then add harmonies once the text and tune are secure.
  • Pair guitar and piano parts for fuller sound in larger gatherings; the chord symbols make transposition straightforward if your singers prefer a different key.

How to use it

Build a school or community holiday concert around a dozen selections from this collection, pairing carols with spoken readings or short narrations. Use the easier pieces early in December for classroom caroling, then layer the intermediate and advanced duets into a final concert performance. The lyric sheets make this ideal for creating take-home programs that encourage families to continue singing together after the performance.

Skills your students will build

  • Sight-reading hymn and carol arrangements written in standard format
  • Playing melody and harmony parts simultaneously on piano
  • Accompanying singers while maintaining steady tempo and phrasing
  • Transposing using chord charts (guitar and lead sheet readers)
  • Interpreting printed dynamic and expression markings in classical and popular Christmas styles

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