Holiday

[jStiel]

Thanks much!

 

[Niki]

I just finished making a Jazz Christmas Fakebook from public domain Christmas songs and jazz progressions (some of which match the Holiday list here).

The book is a free download and has lead sheets for C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef instruments

You can find it here:

http://gigbooks.FreeMusicEd.org

Merry Christmas!

Thank you very much for sharing it! Merry Christmas!

 

[bski]

Anybody have a traditional version of O Holy Night? The few I've seen here are a little jazzier than I'm looking for.

 

[tenorsax9]

Have A Holly Jolly Christmas - Arr JA Tenorsax9

 

[pdxdjazz]

Nice arrangement.
I edited it to conform to the forum's posting conventions:

https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/iReal-b-layout-conventions&p=301.194/#post-301

Have A Holly Jolly Christmas 1 - Johnny Marks arr. JA Tenorsax9

)BOB

 

[jeremybaum]

Xmas at the Falcon!

Xmas at the Falcon!



Falcon Xmas (25)

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 1 - Traditional
2. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Lennon-Ono
3. Jingle Bell Rock - Beal-Boothe
4. The Christmas Song - Tormé-Wells
5. Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown and Gene Redd
6. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (Johnny Marks)
7. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (Javits-Springer)
8. White Christmas - Irving Berlin
9. Angels We Have Heard On High (Jazz) - Unknown
10. What Child Is This? - William Dix
11. Let It Snow! - Cahn-Styne
12. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (Jazz) - John Wade
13. Sleigh Ride - Parish-Anderson
14. Silver Bells - Livingston-Evans
15. This Christmas - Donnie Hathaway
16. Blue Christmas - Hayes-Johnson
17. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
18. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Redner-Brooks
19. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Frank Loesser
20. The First Noël - Traditional
21. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Gannon-Kent-Ram
22. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Martin-Blane
23. Winter Wonderland - Felix Bernard-Richard Smith
24. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Wesley-Whitefield-Mendelssohn
25. Christmas Don't Be Late (Alvin and the Chipmunks) - Ross Bagdasarian

 

[tomek611]

Silent Night Jazz Version

Silent Night Jazz - Christmas Carol

 

[pdxdjazz]

Interesting changes.
I edited your chart to better conform to iReal posting conventions.
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/iReal-b-layout-conventions&p=301.194/#post-301
It's ok to use 4-space measures in 3/4 tunes.
Silent Night Jazz - Christmas Carol
)BOB

 

[Wompat]

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend - Jule Styne

 

[pdxdjazz]

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend - Jule Styne

I never thought of it as a "holiday" tune....
A "film" tune...yes
Please try to post tunes in the best forum/thread.
Thanks,
)BOB

 

[Neither19]

You're All I Want For Christmas

You're All I Want For Christmas - Seger Ellis, Glen T Moore

 

[dashow2000]

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (simplified)

Stripped to it's bare essentials. Straight ahead beat with easy chords that's suitable for singing with little kids, practicing on the way to work, or while eating fruitcake. It's the way Santa would want it done. The song build is 1) Intro 2) Verse 3) Verse 4) Chorus 5) Verse 6) Outro-End

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Coots-Gillespie

 

[Tilden]

Baby, It's Cold Outside (for holiday jam)

A different arrangement I put together for a guitar-circle holiday jam.


Baby, It's Cold Outside (jam arrangement) - Loesser

 

[pdxdjazz]

Stripped to it's bare essentials. Straight ahead beat with easy chords that's suitable for singing with little kids, practicing on the way to work, or while eating fruitcake. It's the way Santa would want it done. The song build is 1) Intro 2) Verse 3) Verse 4) Chorus 5) Verse 6) Outro-End

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Coots-Gillespie

Thank you for posting.
It's best to follow the iRp posting format and conventions:
Posting Conventions
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/iReal-b-layout-conventions&p=301.194/#post-301

That's important for the player feature to work properly.
For example: By using the rehearsal mark IN (instead of the text "intro") followed by "A", the player knows to play to only play the intro once at the start and to return to "A” when the form repeats. I'm certain many folks would enjoy using your chart and the player for sing-alongs without needing to edit it first.

Thanks
)BOB

 

[Meigenmann]

Jazzy/Bluesy Christmas songs

1. "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" as sung by Marvin Gay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12zD_Ubtpk)
2. "White Christmas" as sung by Ella Fitzgerald (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-6hLTjs8oY)
3. "Mary Christmas Baby" by Ray Charles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAPvi9Oe29A)

Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire - Robert Wells

White Christmas - Irving Berlin

Merry Christmas Baby - Ray Charles

 

[Meigenmann]

Thanks Bob, I also noticed that I didn't set the key for "Merry Christmas Baby", so now I changed it:

"Mary Christmas Baby" by Ray Charles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAPvi9Oe29A)

Merry Christmas Baby - Ray Charles

 

[Meigenmann]

O Holy Night as sung by Celine Dion

O Holy Night As sung by Celine Dion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZ5MoUXKgc)

O Holy Night - Adolphe-Charles Adams

 

[dashow2000]

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ( no frills version)

Simplified chords with a simple arrangement suited for easy playing or singing. The chords match the melody which is unusual for Christmas music. 1) Intro 2) Verse 3) Verse 4) Chorus 5) Verse & End Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Coots-Gillespie

 

[dashow2000]

Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms version)

It's a classic. From Hank Garland's killer intro lick to Bobby Helm's wonderful twank accent - it's timeless. This version is clocked to match Helm's recording so you can sing along, or insert the cool rockabilly licks, or just Twist (if the mood is right). 1) Intro 2) Verse A 3) Verse B 4) Chorus 5) Verse C 6) Solo on verse b 7) Chorus 8) Verse C 9) End Jingle Bell Rock - Beal-Boothe

 

[mididiot]

Let It Snow - Boyz II Men

Let It Snow - Boyz II Men