24 favourite carols and songs for the festive season
Forces or Category: Easy carols for piano
Pianoworks
24 festive favourites
Traditional carols, Christmas songs, and modern classics
Words included for all songs and carols
Interesting background information from the authors
Perfect for solo performance and as an accompaniment to singers
Suitable for players of Pianoworks Book 1 standard and upwards
Description
ianoworks Christmas is packed full of festive treats for the pianist, in easy-to-play arrangements. You'll find traditional carols, such as 'Hark! the herald angels sing' and 'The Holly and the Ivy', alongside well-known Christmas songs like 'Jingle, bells' and modern classics such as 'Winter Wonderland'. Words are included for each of the pieces, allowing family and friends to sing along as you play. A perfect Christmas companion to the Pianoworks series!
Table of Contents
Away in a mangerDing dong! merrily on highGo, tell it on the mountainGod rest you merry, gentlemenGood King WenceslasHark! the herald angels singIt came upon the midnight clearO come, all ye faithfulO little town of BethlehemOn Christmas night all Christians singOnce, in royal David's cityRocking CarolSee amid the winter's snowSilent nightThe first NowellThe holly and the ivyWe three kings of Orient areWhile shepherds watched their flocksJingle, bellsRudolph, the red-nosed reindeerSanta Claus is Comin' to TownWalking in the AirWinter WonderlandWe wish you a merry Christmas
Composer Information
Arranged by Janet Bullard and Alan Bullard
Janet Bullard has a busy and thriving piano teaching practice and more than 25 years' experience of teaching adults and children.
Alan Bullard is a pianist and composer, whose choral and educational compositions are performed widely. He has contributed many pieces to Piano Time and works as an ABRSM examiner.
Reviews and Awards
". . . for those looking for a top-quality collection of more traditional festive favourites, this remains my go-to recommendation . . . I have found it has been hugely popular with players of all ages. There are two particular strengths that . . . make this my top recommendation for a traditional Christmas collection. Firstly, the arrangements of Christmas carols found elsewhere are often adapted from church choir versions, with four-part chords throughout that aren't always as easy to play as you might expect. Here . . . we have truly idiomatic piano writing, but which is no less faithful to the spirit of each carol, maintaining familiar harmonic colours rather than diminishing them in any way. Secondly, it includes an easy solo version of Walking in the Air . . . that fully satisfies my students' enthusiasm for the song . . . here we have an ideal two-page version that is . . . absolutely true to the original. This book is a true studio essential!" - www.pianodao.com
"The Bullards are the best! And if you are looking for a no-nonsense collection of great Christmas arrangements, Pianoworks Christmas is a runaway winner." - Andrew Eales, pianodao.com, November 2020
