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Christmas carols for beginner piano
The carols and Christmas songs every child is asked to play in December, from Jingle Bells to Silent Night. All are written in C major (or A minor) around middle C; some need the hand to move or have a sharp or two, so they run all the way up to Level 6. 25 of our 201 free pieces, grouped by difficulty, each on its own page with full-size sheet music, a play button, practice notes and a short history.
Nursery rhymes 48 Children's songs 24 Folk songs 41 Spirituals 10 Hymns 7 Rounds 10 Christmas carols 25 Classical themes 24 National songs 4 Australian songs 8
Level 1: Right hand, C to G 1–1
The right hand alone in C position, thumb on middle C and one finger on each white key up to G. Every tune is in C major and stays on those five notes. One line of music on the treble staff, with a finger number and a letter name on every note.
Level 2: Left-hand chords 2–2
The left hand joins in with chords on the bass staff, little finger on the C below middle C: C, F and G. The tune still sits in C position, and the right little finger stretches one key up to A.
Level 3: Notes below middle C 3–19
The tune goes down below middle C to B, A and G, so the right hand reaches or shifts down and comes back to C position. Still C major, still the same three chords in the left hand.
- 3Good King Wenceslas
- 4Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
- 5Away in a Manger
- 6As with Gladness Men of Old
- 7In the Bleak Midwinter
- 8We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- 9O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 10Angels We Have Heard on High
- 11Once in Royal David’s City
- 12Ding Dong! Merrily on High
- 13The Holly and the Ivy
- 14God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- 15Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 16I Saw Three Ships
- 17Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- 18We Three Kings
- 19O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
Level 4: Up to the C above 20–21
The tune climbs past G to A, B and the C above middle C, so the right hand moves up and back. All white keys, all in C major (or A minor).
Level 5: A wider range 22–22
Still only white keys, but the tune covers more than an octave, so the hand moves further and more often.
Level 6: Moving on 23–25
Sharps and flats appear in the tune, the pieces run longer, and the left hand becomes a real second part. Still written in C major or A minor.
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