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Christmas/Holiday Music for the Classical Guitar
(also
fingerstyle guitar)
This page contains descriptions of publications available for sale as
well as links to freely downloadable arrangements of music for classical and/or
fingerstyle guitar players. Please send
suggestions to the WebMaster.
Sheet Music Plus
has
a Christmas/holiday music page with many collections listed (but not necessarily for classical
guitar.). At the bottom of this page I show some of my preferences for
some of these collections - the Siktberg and Johnstone works below are simply
excellent. The Duarte collection is a great one for beginning
guitarists. (Many of the others shown on this page are new to me so I have
not explored them - they are listed as a convenience to visitors.) Some of
the songbook collections include lyrics (but most do not.)
After many years, the collection by Stephen Siktberg remains at the top of my
regular holiday list of arrangements. They are simply wonderful to hear
and play, and they are arranged in such a manner that they just make sense when playing.
After many, many years, (my copy is © 1993 - it is now 2007) IMO, the Siktberg
collection is still the best set of arrangements of holiday music for classical/fingerstyle
guitar (intermediate to advanced arrangements, the edition contains both
standard notation and TAB. Part of the charm of this collection is that it
includes the use of alternate tunings as well as use of a capo. [ very happy consumer - wish he would do some
more... ]
A close second is the Johnstone holiday song collection - the arrangements
are simpler (but not necessarily easier to play...) A chart with more comments on these collections is located at the bottom of
this page.
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Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar by Stephen Siktberg. For Guitar (Classical & Fingerpicking). solos. Acoustic Guitar Series. Christmas. Level: Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 120 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (94428)
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The Holiday Gig Book Solo Settings for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar. by Mark Johnstone. For Guitar (Classical). solos. Christmas. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (98674)
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Liona Boyd: A Guitar For Christmas Performed by Liona Boyd, arranged by Liona Boyd.
For acoustic guitar. Format: instrumental solo songbook. With standard guitar notation, fingerings and positions. Christmas and holiday. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.699070)
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A Classical Christmas Ken Sugita & Anthony Glise - violin & classical guitar. by Ken Sugita and Anthony Glise. For Guitar & Violin. instrumental. Christmas. Compact Disc. Size 5.5x5. Published by Anthony Glise. (20256CD)
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Christmas Carols Just the Chords and Lyrics to Your Favorite Holiday Songs. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). Size 9x12 inches. 56 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music. (2500631)
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Fingerpicking Christmas 20 Carols Arranged for Solo Guitar in Notes & Tablature. Guitar Solo. With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (699599)
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The Salutation A Collection of Christmas Carols from England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Italy and France. arranged by Duck Baker. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). solos. Christmas. Level: Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 56 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (99815BCD)
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Sheet Music Holiday Link
Top Holiday Hits
The Christmas season - Vince Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas - this is a perennial favorite,
for solo piano.
Cool Yule (10 Jazzy Christmas Songs) - also a favorite for piano
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Cool
Yule (10 Jazzy Christmas Songs) Arranged by Steve Calderone. For
solo piano. Format piano solo book. With standard notation and chord
names. Christmas, holiday and jazz. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by
Warner Brothers. (WB.AF9832)
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The Big Christmas Collection For Easy Guitar - one of our topselling
holiday books for guitar
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The
Big Christmas Collection For Easy Guitar For guitar and voice.
Includes easy guitar/vocal songbook (Simplified arrangements for guitar and
voice). With leadsheet notation (melody and lyrics), guitar chord diagrams
and strum and pick patterns. Christmas and holiday. 120 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.698978)
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The table below contains collections for Classical or Fingerstyle guitar that
I have reviewed or recently acquired. The more stars '*' in column
#2, the more I like the collection. No entry in this column indicates that the
collection is new to me so I have not decided on it yet. Current overall
suggestions - Duarte and Johnstone for beginners, Glise and Siktberg for
intermediate to advanced players.
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Publisher |
Title |
Artist/Arranger |
Difficulty |
#Pages |
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Hal Leonard |
A Guitar for Christmas |
Boyd, Liona |
easy to advanced |
47 |
24 carols |
standard notation |
| 2 |
* |
Mel Bay |
Christmas Music for Guitar from the 16th
and 17th Centuries |
Kalal, James |
intermediate to advanced |
56 |
20 pieces |
standard notation |
| 3 |
* |
Mel Bay |
Season of Joy |
Foster, Rick |
advanced |
32 |
12 pieces |
standard notation |
| 4 |
** |
Mel Bay |
The Holiday Gig Book |
Johnstone, Mark |
intermediate |
62 |
89 pieces |
standard notation |
| 5 |
** |
Novello |
Carols for Guitar |
Duarte, John |
easy |
12 |
18 Carols |
standard notation |
| 6 |
*** |
Willis Music |
Classical Guitarist's Gig Book |
Glise, Anthony |
easy gig |
66 |
24 carols, 8 'wedding' pieces (guitar
solos and guitar acc. With melody instrument) |
standard notation |
| 7 |
**** |
Mel Bay |
Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar |
Siktberg, Stephen |
intermediate to advanced |
117 |
20 pieces |
standard notation and tabulature |
| 8 |
**** |
Mel Bay |
International Carols for Acoustic Guitar |
Przybylski, Boguslaw |
easy to advanced |
61 |
33 pieces |
standard notation and tabulature |
| 9 |
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Mel Bay |
Portraits of Christmas for Fingerstyle
Guitar |
Various Artisits |
intermediate to advanced |
64 |
12 pieces |
standard notation and tabulature |
| 10 |
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Editions Orphee |
Twelve Carols for Christmas |
Pick, Richard |
intermediate to advanced |
19 |
12 pieces |
standard notation,a separate melody
lines, and chord symbols |
| One of my favorite holiday recordings is this collection of arrangements
featuring Liona Boyd on guitar. I believe that it would appeal to
just about anyone who enjoys holiday music. The arrangements in the music
book are of course, for solo guitar and the difficulty level varies quite a
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