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Original melodic music in a Christmas Style – for flute, harp, 2 pianos, celeste, strings and tubular bells. Originally arranged for guitars and singers this is an orchestrated instrumental version of the song. Hope it gets you into the christmas mood. Enjoy! Take a LISTEN!!!!

 

Someone You Loved Sheet Music, Tabs and Chords by Lewis Capaldi – Instant Digital Download.

“Someone You Loved” has been a great success for the singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi and is his first No.1 record in the UK singles chart. “Someone You Loved” was written by the (Scottish) Lewis Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher and Benjamin Kohn. The song was originally released as a digital download in late 2018 and then later released on Capaldi’s first album in 2019 “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent”.

Lewis Capaldi says the song took him a few months to write and is about the break up with a person who means a great deal to you.

The sheet music for “Someone You Loved” contains standard music notation, guitar tablature and guitar chords. It is for EASY GUITAR Notes and Guitar Tabs. This song would be great for beginner guitar players with its single line Tab and easy open chords – especially for those beginners ready to do a school concert performance. It is published by Hal Leonard.

Do You Hear What I Hear – Bing Crosby – Instant Digital Sheet Music Download.

“Do You Hear What I Hear” became a big hit in the Autumn of 1963 for Bing Crosby. He also sung the song on the Bob Hope Christmas ‘TV Special’ show in December of that year.

The story of “Do You Hear What I Hear” is roughly based around Jesus and the Christmas Nativity. Words and Music are by Gloria Baker and Noel Regney and was written as a Christmas song of peace at the time of the Missile Crisis and Cuba. “Do Hear What I Hear” has been successfully covered by many famous artists and has sold many millions of copies worldwide.

This is an instant digital download and would suit beginners with a simple guitar melody in standard music notes and guitar tablature in the key of G major (1 Sharp) – no chord symbols. It is arranged by Samuel Stokes for SMP Press. EASY GUITAR WITH TAB – it would suit beginners and would be suitable as a simple Christmas Concert Piece where a beginners group are expected to play.

 

Last Christmas sheet by Wham and George Michael – Instant Digital Download.

Last Christmas is a popular Christmas song sung by George Michael in the Duo Wham! Andrew Ridgeley being the second member. The song only reached number 2 in the UK singles chart because “Do They Know It’s Christmas” the 1984 band aid single for Ethiopia by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure held the Christmas No.1 slot. However, all the money from “Last Christmas” and it’s B side was also donated to the Ethiopian famine appeal.

The arrangement here is for a solo acoustic guitar with chords. In standard music notation and guitar tablature the song would suit beginners or an easy school concert piece at an annual Christmas concert.

White Christmas for Easy Guitar with notes and Tab – Instant Download.

Title: White Christmas – The Song That Became the Best-Selling Record of All Time

The Fascinating Story Behind a Holiday Classic (Plus a Perfect Guitar Arrangement for Beginners)

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Few songs in the history of popular music have managed to embed themselves so deeply into the cultural fabric of an entire season as White Christmas. It’s a song that most people can hum from memory before the first note has even finished — and yet surprisingly few people know the full story behind how it came to be, who really sang it on screen, or just how staggeringly successful it became. Whether you’re a music lover, a guitarist looking for a Christmas piece to learn, or a teacher searching for the perfect ensemble arrangement, there’s more to this classic than you might think.

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Irving Berlin and the Birth of a Classic

White Christmas was written by the legendary Irving Berlin, one of the most prolific and celebrated songwriters of the twentieth century. Berlin, who was born in Russia and immigrated to America as a child, had already established himself as a giant of popular music long before he sat down to write this particular song. He reportedly wrote White Christmasaround 1940, drawing on a sense of nostalgia — some say personal longing — for a simpler, old-fashioned kind of Christmas that felt increasingly distant in a rapidly modernising world.

That bittersweet, backward-looking quality is a huge part of why the song resonates so strongly, even today. It doesn’t describe Christmas as it is for most people — it describes Christmas as people wish it could be, or as they remember it being. That’s a powerful emotional hook, and Berlin knew exactly what he was doing.

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Holiday Inn: The Film That Launched It to Fame

White Christmas first appeared on screen in the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. In the film, Bing Crosby performs the song alongside actress Marjorie Reynolds — but here’s one of the more intriguing pieces of trivia surrounding the song: Reynolds wasn’t actually doing the singing. Her vocals were dubbed by a singer named Martha Mears, who provided the female voice but received very little public recognition for it at the time. It’s a reminder of how differently the film industry operated in the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Crosby’s performance, however, was entirely his own — and it turned out to be one of the most important recordings in music history.

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Released Earlier, But It Took a War to Make It a Hit

Although White Christmas had technically been released before the film, it was the combination of the Holiday Innrelease in 1942 and the backdrop of World War II that turned it into a genuine phenomenon. American soldiers stationed overseas reportedly responded to the song with enormous emotional intensity — it captured everything they were missing: home, family, peace, tradition. Radio stations at the time actually received warnings not to play it too frequently because it was feared the song was having a negative effect on troop morale, such was the depth of feeling it stirred.

By the end of 1942, White Christmas had climbed to the top of the charts and stayed there. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Bing Crosby’s version went on to sell in numbers that remain almost incomprehensible to this day.

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The Best-Selling Single of All Time

This is where the numbers become genuinely astonishing. White Christmas — specifically Bing Crosby’s recording — has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling physical single in the history of recorded music. That’s a record it has held for decades, and given the way the music industry has shifted toward streaming, it’s a record that is unlikely ever to be broken in the same format.

To put that into context: artists who shift a million copies of a single today are considered to have had enormous commercial success. Fifty million physical copies of a single song is a number that belongs to a different era entirely — one where radio was king, record players were in every living room, and a song could reach into every corner of the world through sheer cultural ubiquity.

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Covered Over 500 Times Worldwide

It’s not just Crosby’s version that has had an impact. White Christmas has been recorded by more than 500 artists across the globe, spanning virtually every genre imaginable — from jazz and country to classical, soul, and pop. Artists including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Otis Redding, and countless others have put their own stamp on the song. Each interpretation brings something slightly different to it, but the emotional core — that nostalgic ache for an idealised Christmas — comes through every single time.

That kind of enduring appeal is extraordinarily rare. Most songs have a lifespan of months; a few manage years. White Christmas has now been captivating audiences for over eight decades.

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Why Does It Still Work?

Part of the answer lies in the melody itself, which is deceptively simple and immediately singable. Berlin wrote it in a way that feels almost inevitable — as if the notes were always there, waiting to be discovered. The chord structure is clean and accessible, which is one of the reasons it translates so well to so many instruments and arrangements.

But the deeper reason is the lyrics. Berlin wasn’t writing about snowflakes or presents or Christmas dinner. He was writing about memory — about a longing for something half-real and half-imagined. That’s universal. It doesn’t matter whether you grew up with white Christmases or not; the feeling of reaching back toward something warm and familiar is something almost everyone can relate to.

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A Guitar Arrangement Perfect for Beginners and Ensembles

If you’re a guitarist — or a music teacher looking for a great piece for your students — White Christmas is an absolute gift (pun very much intended). The arrangement described here presents the song as a simple, singable melody line with full music notation, guitar tablature, and chord symbols all included on the same page, making it genuinely accessible to players at different stages of their journey.

The arrangement sits in the key of G Major, which uses just one sharp (F#) and is one of the most natural and comfortable keys for the guitar. The chord shapes that appear in G Major — G, C, D, Em, Am — are all standard open chord shapes that any beginner will have encountered early on, meaning even relatively new players can engage with the harmony as well as the melody.

At three pages in length, it’s a manageable piece that doesn’t overstay its welcome, and it’s laid out clearly enough that students can follow along without getting lost.

For beginners, the ideal approach is to learn the melody line while a teacher or more advanced player handles the accompaniment — either on guitar or piano. This gives the student a complete, musical experience from day one, rather than practising scales in isolation.

For school guitar ensembles, this arrangement works beautifully as a Christmas concert piece. Split the group — melody players on the tune, more advanced students on chords or a bass line, with piano or guitar accompaniment filling out the sound. The result is something that sounds genuinely polished, even with a mixed-ability group, and audiences absolutely love hearing a familiar Christmas classic played by young musicians.

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The Lasting Legacy of a Two-Minute Song

It’s remarkable to think that a song sketched out by a Russian-born immigrant songwriter around 1940, performed on screen by a crooner whose female co-star had her vocals dubbed in, and propelled to fame partly by the homesickness of wartime soldiers, is still being learned, performed, and recorded all over the world more than eighty years later.

White Christmas is proof that the best songs aren’t just entertainment — they’re emotional anchors. They connect us to something larger than ourselves: to memory, to tradition, to the people we love and the places we’ve been. As long as people gather together at Christmas and feel that particular mix of warmth and wistfulness that the season brings, Irving Berlin’s masterpiece will keep finding new ears and new hearts.

And if you happen to be a guitarist working up a version of your own this December — you’re in very good company.

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Looking for the sheet music? This arrangement includes melody, guitar tabs, and chord symbols across 3 pages in G Major — ideal for beginner guitarists or school ensemble performances.

‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ arranged for Solo Guitar in music notation and guitar tabs arranged by Dave Niskin

This fingerpicking guitar solo suitable for steel string acoustic or spanish guitar is three pages long and is written in standard music notation and guitar tablature.

A video of the guitar solo is also available for you to learn with and play along to.

“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” was first used in the 1944 film ‘Meet Me In St. Louis” sung by Judy Garland playing the part of Esther in the film.

The song was also made popular by Frank Sinatra and later Michael Buble and also many others with slightly changed lyrics from the original version.

Silent Night Sheet Music – in Notes and Guitar Tab – Instant Download and Mp3 audio files

The Christmas Carol Silent Night has interesting beginnings. The Church Organ in the parish church of Obedorf had stopped working. It was Christmas Eve 1818 but Joseph Mohr had the idea of setting a poem he had written to music. He gave the words to the organist Franz Xaver Gruber. In a short time Gruber had written the lovely melody we know today. He accompanied Silent Night on the guitar and it was played at the Christmas Eve service for the first time. So it is very apt to play Silent Night on the guitar either as a Guitar Solo or as an accompaniment to voices.

Arranged by PianoSheetNow. Silent Night composer Gruber – Guitar Tablature and Notes – 3 Pages long . Instant Digital Download with MP3 help. Classical Period, Romantic Period, Christmas Sheet Music.

Christmas Guitar – Easy Guitar Tab and notes

More than 50 great Christmas songs. Songs include the Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick, John Lennon and Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Time Is Here, Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas, Jim Durante’s – Frosty The Snowman, Booby Helm – Jingle Bell Rock, Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Eartha Kitt (Kylie Minogue) – Santa Baby, Bing Crosby – White Christmas, The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride, The Jackson Five – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Andy Williams – The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year and many more………………..

More than 50 Popular Christmas Songs with Easy Guitar Arrangements which are easily accessible with notes (standard music notation) and Guitar Tablature.

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58 Songs in total. Easy Guitar Tab. Various composers/arrangers. Easy Guitar. Christmas. Softcover. With guitar tablature. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.101779).

Christmas Carols for Easy Classical Guitar arranged by Mark Phillips

The lovely Christmas cover of this 40 page book entices you to play the 20 well known and loved Christmas Carols inside. The Carols are notated with guitar Tablature and standard notes.

Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, O Christmas Tree and Classical Favourites like Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring etc., and more…….. check the “look inside box” to see full list of songs/carols.

Lovely full arranging yet easy to play make these pieces a joy to play and listen to.

Added benefits are the addition of audio to help you master these traditional tunes/carols. The audio can be found online – instructions inside.

The book is published by Cherry Lane Music.

25 songs arranged in Classical Guitar style of well known Christmas Carols and Classical Tunes by the likes of Johann Sebastian Bach. In this 54 page book by Hal Leonard all pieces are written in Standard music notation and Guitar Tablature. Arranged by various. Intermediate Level.

1. Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring  Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, G Major

2. Silent Night  Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, D Major

3. O Christmas Tree  Composed by Traditional, C Major

4. We Wish You a Merry Christmas  Composed by Traditional, D Major

5. Jingle Bells   Composed by James Pierpont, C Major

6. March  From ‘The Nutcracker’, Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, C Major

7. Angels We Have Heard On High  Composed by Traditional, A Major

8. Joy To The World  Composed by George Frideric Handel, G Major

9. O Little Town of Bethlehem  Composed by Louis H. Redner, D Major

10. O Holy Night  Composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam, C Major

11. The First Noel  Composed by Traditional, G Major

12. Away In A Manger  Composed by Jonathan E. Spillman, E Major

13. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, C Major

14. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear  Composed by Richard Storrs Willis, D Major

15. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  Composed by Traditional, A Minor

16. I Saw Three Ships  Composed by Traditional, D Major

17. We Three Kings Of Orient Are  Composed by John Henry Hopkins Jr., D Minor

18. What Child Is This?  Composed by Traditional, A Minor

19. Good King Wenceslas  Composed by Traditional, D Major

20. Canon In D  Composed by Johann Pachelbel, D Major

21. Deck the Hall  Composed by Traditional, C Major

22. Here We Come A-Wassailing  Composed by Traditional, G Major

23. Sheep May Safely Graze  Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, D Major

24. Ave Maria  Composed by Franz Schubert, C Major

25. Auld Lang Syne   Composed by Traditional, D Major

Gagliarda is an attractive guitar solo by an unknown composer written near the end of the Renaissance period of music (circa. 1600) and a lovely piece to play around the Christmas period.

Gagliarda (Italian) means Galliard and is a dance form which involves jumps and leaps regarding the dancers and their dance moves. The Galliard was often played on the Lute – so this is probably a transcription for the guitar from the Lute tablature.

This 2 page guitar piece has dropped D Tuning D A D G B E. Written in standard music notation there is no Tablature. The piece is in 3/4 time and at a tempo of 96 beats a minute.

The music is published by Hal Leaonard and is an instant download which you can print off immediately.

These accurate guitar transcriptions in music notation and tablature of Tommy’s 2011 Christmas holiday CD.

12 popular Christmas Songs arranged by the brilliant and talented finger style guitar player Tommy Emmanuel arranged in his own special fingerpicking style. These 12 songs match Tommy Emmanuel’s Christmas Holiday Album from 2011.

The 104 page sheet music book contains music notation, guitar tablature and chord symbols. Published by Hal Leonard these are note for note transcriptions from Tommy Emmanuel’s CD. These are to a high standard and are very accurate transcriptions of Tommy Emmanuel’s personal playing style.

LIST OF THE 12 SONGS in this brilliant 104 page book:

Silent Night, How Great Thou Art, One Christmas Night, The Magic Of Christmas Time (Instrumental) , Mary’s Little Boy Child, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.

Guitar Tab – Link to guitar tab page at Sheet
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This lovely guitar sheet music book from Hal Leonard comes with 17 Christmas Pop songs with Digital Audio online help. Each Christmas song is arranged for fingerstyle guitar suitable for steel string or classical players – written in guitar tablature and standard music notation with chord symbols.

56 pages of well known Christmas hits with professionally recorded demonstration tracks to help you memorise and learn to play all songs.

Here are some of the songs included: Blue Christmas, Christmas Time Is Here, Frosty The Snowman, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Time, A Holly Jolly Christmas, I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause Is Coming To Town, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland and more…….

Audio tracks are available online which you can slow down (without changing pitch), set loop points (to practise a small part of the song), and change keys etc., these can help you in getting to grips with these lovely arrangements.

28 Christmas songs for fingerstyle guitar: include favourites like Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Handel’s Joy to The World, Up On A Housetop. All Christmas songs are written in music notation, guitar tablature, chord symbols and lyrics.

Here’s The full List:

Angels We Have Heard On High * Auld Lang Syne *Ave Maria * Away in a Manger * Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella*The Coventry Carol * Deck the Hall * The First Noel * Fum Fum Fum*Go Tell It On The Mountain* God Rest You Merry Gentlemen*Good Christian Men Rejoice*King Wenceslas * Hark The Herald Angels Sing*Here We Come A-Wassailing* The Holly And The Ivy*I Saw Three Ships * It Came Upon A Midnight Clear*Jingle Bells*Joy to the World *O Christmas Tree*O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)* O Little Town Of Bethlehem*Silent Night * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings Of Orient Are*We Wish You A Merry Christmas*What Child Is This?