Fun Christmas Books for Beginners

Hi everyone,

In todays post I will be talking about some fun Christmas books for beginners. 

A selection of Fun Christmas Books for Beginners

A Calendar of Carols

'A Calendar of Carols' features a range of well known Christmas songs, and this book is suitable for anyone who plays a C instrument such as flute or violin. It also features a piano accompaniment. The pieces that are featured within this book can either be played as a solo, duet, or with the piano accompaniment. So you have quite a few options for if you want to play some Christmas songs with your friends or a teacher, or play them as a solo for your own enjoyment.

Pieces featured in 'A Calendar of Carols'

- Once in a Royal David's City

- O Come, O Come Emmanuel

- The Holly & the Ivy

- Sans Day Carol

- Silent Night

- Coventry Carol

- Away in a Manger

- Il est ne le divin enfant

- In Dulci Jubilo

- The First Nowell

- While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night

- O Holy Night

- Carol of the Drum

- In the Bleak Midwinter

- I Saw Three Ships

- O Little Town of Bethlehem

- Good King Wenceslas

- Angels from the Realms of Glory

- Ding Dong! Merrily on High

- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

- God Rest You Merry, Gentleman

- O Come, All Ye Faithful

- Deck the Halls

- We Wish you a Merry Christmas

- We Three Kings

Abracadabra Christmas

'Abracadabra Christmas' is part of the 'Abracadabra' book series, and is available across a number of instruments. The stave is in a large format, so it will make it easier for young players and beginners to understand. There's also a CD included which features complete performance tracks, as well as backing tracks for you to play along with. Abracadabra Christmas features four optional duets, as well as simple and approachable arrangements of well known Christmas songs.

Pieces featured in 'Abracadabra Christmas'

- Deck the Halls

- In Dulci Jubilo

- A Holy Night

- God Rest Yet Merry, Gentleman (Duet)

- Silent Night

- Hallelujah!

- Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Duet)

- We Wish You a Merry Christmas

- Ring Out the Bells

- A Jingle Bell Jazz

- We Three Kings (Duet)

- What Child is This?

- Toyland

- Joy to the World (Duet)

'Walking in the Air' by Howard Blake

'Walking in the Air' by Howard Blake is a very well known piece of music featured in the Christmas short film 'The Snowman'. This is available for a number of instruments, and this arrangement for the flute that I have is a lovely arrangement and a joy to both play and learn.