A Jazzy Christmas, Book 1

A Jazzy Christmas is a unique collection of fourteen great festive jazz arrangements for solo Piano - your favourite carols as you've never heard them before.

 

For the pianist who has exhausted those tired old Christmas favourites but still loves a bit of Christmas Piano, this well-loved songbook is sure to get the attention of your audience with these fun and exciting arrangements of traditional Yuletide tunes. Expertly arranged by Paul Honey, this book contains a great selection of traditional carols like Silent Night and Away In A Manger as well as more modern hits like Last Christmas and Mary's Boy Child. For the full list of fourteen songs included here, please scroll down.

 

Every song is a unique and fresh take on a classic, making this truly a hit with players and listeners alike. Pianists will love the jazzed-up harmonies and fun solo passages while listeners will enjoy blend of old and new, familiar and unfamiliar. Another great part of A Jazzy Christmas is the challenge involved. Everyone can play the traditional carols, but these sparkling arrangements of will give your fingers a challenge and your audience a surprise. This Christmas sheet music is probably suitable for around a Grade 5 standard, due to the unconventional rhythms and harmonies involved.

 

So whether you want to wow the audience at a Christmas concert, or just want to unite the family around a log fire in those cold winter months, A Jazzy Christmas is certain to brighten up the Christmas favourites while also guaranteed to keep your fingers warm.

 

If this collection isn't enough Christmas jazz for you, why not check out the follow-up, A Jazzy Christmas Book 2, for even more spiced up arrangements of old favourites?

 

• Away In A Manger
• Ding Dong! Merrily On High
• God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
• Last Christmas
• Mary's Boy Child
• Mistletoe And Wine
• Silent Night
• Sleigh Ride
• The Holly And The Ivy
• We Three Kings Of Orient Are
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• Winter Wonderland

 

 

Pages: 64
Language: English
Publisher: Wise Publications