Ultimate Christmas: 100 Seasonal Favorites: Easy Piano

The ultimate collection of Christmas classics just got better with this third edition that includes even more of your favorites. 100 songs, including: Auld Lang Syne * Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella * Carol of the Bells * The Chipmunk Song * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear * The First Noel * Gesu Bambino * Happy Holiday * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hymne * I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jingle-Bell Rock * A Marshmallow World * Merry Christmas, Darling * My Favorite Things * The Night Before Christmas Song * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Silver and Gold * Silver Bells * The Star Carol * Suzy Snowflake * What Child Is This? * Wonderful Christmastime * The Wonderful World of Christmas * and more.

A full 100 items is a generous selection in this price range. The unexpected songs here are the Vangelis "Hymne," Oscar Brand's "Burgundian Carol," and Roger Miller's "Old Toy Trains." There are added words for Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" as well. The skill level ranges far and wide, but large margins and easy keys for many of the numbers ensure that beginners will find enough material to enjoy. "Some Children See Him" and a calypso number are especially welcome inclusions. Each carol has both guitar chord names and fingering diagrams. --William R. Braun