What a fantastic idea---medleys and variations of familiar Christmas carols that are sure to shower your intermediate pupils with praise. The ebullient "Hallelujah Medley" is a guaranteed winner with audiences of all ages. The "Variations on 'O Christmas Tree'" are romantic and full. There are five great arrangements in all. Choose one or more to open or close your holiday recital.

Combining the best of Christmas melodies with the vitality of dance rhythms, this two-book series is a perfect way to celebrate the most joyous time of the year. Whether taking the form of a Waltz, a Polka, or a Cha-cha-cha, the pieces in this book will have both performers and audiences looking at Christmas tunes in a whole new light. Titles: Feliz Navidad (Tango) * The First Noel (Waltz) * Jingle Bell Rock (Rock and Roll) * Jingle Bells (Polka) * Up on the Housetop (Cha-Cha-Cha) * We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Scottish Reel)

Well-known composer, performer, bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist Janet Davis has arranged this fantastic book of Christmas songs for five-string banjo. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer wide variety of songs for the holiday season. Tablature only with lyrics for each song. the companion CD is included. This is a stereo recording which contains all the music in the book, played slow and up-to-speed. the fast version includes guitar accompaniment.

Christmas Medleys for Students includes favorite Christmas carols that have been skillfully combined into medleys that are perfect for recitals or other performances. Book 3 is arranged at the intermediate level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Rhythmic challenges include playing in 6/8 and 9/8 meters, as well as playing changing meters. Key signatures are limited to two sharps or one flat. Technical challenges include playing a variety of articulations, playing with more hand and finger independence than at earlier levels, and playing blocked and broken triads and their inversions. Titles: The Hallelujah Chorus/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Here We Come A-Caroling/We Wish You a Merry Christmas * I Saw Three Ships/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas/Jingle Bells * O Holy Night/Silent Night * Pat-a-Pan/Sing We Now of Christmas.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Arrangements for piano, voice and guitar of 100 all-time Christmas favorites, both sacred and secular in nature. Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear * The Friendly Beasts * Grown-Up Christmas List * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * I'll Be Home for Christmas * The Little Drummer Boy * Mary, Did You Know? * O Holy Night * Please Come Home for Christmas * Silver Bells * White Christmas * Winter Wonderland * and more.

Christmas Medleys for Students includes favorite Christmas carols that have been skillfully combined into medleys that are perfect for recitals or other performances. Book 2 is arranged at the early-intermediate level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Triplet and complex sixteenth-note rhythms have been avoided. Key signatures are limited to one sharp or flat. Technical challenges include playing with greater mobility around the keyboard, using the damper pedal frequently, balancing a left-hand melody against a right-hand accompaniment, and playing simple counterpoint. Titles: Canon/Ukrainian Bell Carol * Deck the Halls/The Holly and the Ivy * The First Noel/Joy to the World * Good King Wenceslas/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * O Come, O Come Emmanuel/What Child Is This? * Rise Up Shepherds and Follow/Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Toyland/O Christmas Tree.

The Christmas Season brings wonderful traditions and thus creates happy memories. The sharing of traditional Christmas carols is one such tradition. In Christmas Memories, Book 1, Melody Bober shares some of her favorite carols arranged in her signature style with lyrical melodies and lush harmonies. Titles: * Angels from the Realms of Glory * Carol of the Bells * Deck the Halls * Jingle Bells * Silent Night * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * Theme and Variations on We Wish You a Merry Christmas