Jazz At Christmas: Piano: Instrumental Album

Back-to-back parties last-minute shopping wrapping up presents cooking the turkey... Christmas can leave you feeling exhausted. What better way to relax and enjoy the season than to sit down at the Piano and chill out with music from the latest in Pam Wedgwood's After Hours series?These Christmas songs carols and original pieces in a sophisticated jazzy style will conjure up the magical atmosphere of Christmas.

A variety of styles are presented ranging from Swing (We Wish You a Jazzy Christmas Good Swing Wenceslas Chill Out Ye Merry Gents) Boogie (Not so Silent Night) and Ragtime (Clearly a Midnight Rag) to Reggae (Bells a Jinglin') Latin (O Rumb' all Ye Faithful Tannenbaum Tango) Smooth lyrical (Boogie on Down to that Manger Chanson pour l'Enfant de Noël) and a mixture of Disco and Boogie (Three Cool Orient Dudes). These pieces are fun to play and provide plenty of surprises!

Piano Fun ? Christmas Hits for Adult Beginnersªis a collection of lead sheets and arrangements for the beginning pianist who has learned to read music and wants to play easy arrangements of familiar holiday favorites.The CD features beautifully orchestrated accompaniments for every song and is playable on any CD player. It is also MIDI-enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. Songs: BlueChristmas ? The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) ? Christmas Time Is Here ? Do You Hear What I Hear' ? Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ? (There's No Place Like) Home for theHolidays ? I Wonder as I Wander ? I'll Be Home for Christmas ? Jingle Bell Rock ? Jingle Jolly Jazz Medley ? Mary Did You Know' ? Silent Night. Pefect for RMM (recreational music making) programs!

Par ORCHESTRA TRANS-SIBERIAN. This is the third and final volume of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas trilogy, featuring their blend of classical, RandB, Broadway, and hard rock music. Titles: Faith Noel * The Lost Christmas Eve * Christmas Dreams * Wizards In Winter * Remember * Anno Domine * Christmas Concerto * Queen of the Winter Night * Christmas Nights in Blue * Christmas Jazz * Christmas Jam * Siberian Sleigh Ride * What Is Christmas' * For the Sake of Our Brother * The Wisdom of Snow * Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness) * Back to a Reason (Part II) * Christmas Bells, Carousels and Time * What Child Is This' * O Come All Ye Faithful * Christmas Canon Rock * Different Wings * Midnight Clear. / Miscellaneous, Scores, Songbooks / Recueil / Piano, Voix, Guitare et Clavier

A Jazzy Christmas Book 2 is the great follow up to the popular  A Jazzy Christmas Book 1  for soloPiano containing a further 13 jazz arrangements of more of your favourite Christmas classics. This book is the next instalment in the series for the pianist who is tired of the same old arrangements oftraditional seasonal songs that have been heard and played many times before. This songbook includes even more arrangements of festive favourites with an interesting and exciting jazz twist. These songs are guaranteed to get theattention and respect of your audience. Expertly arranged by Paul Honey songs like Jingle Bells O Come All Ye Faithful and Santa Baby get the jazz-treatment in this follow-upedition. Pianists and audiences will enjoy playing and hearing these innovative and cool twists on the Yuletide classics. The jazzy melodies and unexpected chords breathe new life into the tired old tunes and listeners will enjoy hearing how these versions differ from the ones they are familiar with. As with the first book the challenge of these pieces presents yet another enjoyable part of the series. After you've mastered thetraditional songs these new and reinvigorated versions will keep your audience on their toes and will keep your fingers working.  So whether you have already mastered the first book and you arehungry for more jazz-inspired Christmas or you just prefer the tunes included in this one the jazz harmonies rhythms and melodies of these arrangements in A Jazzy Christmas are sure to bring a freshness toyour soundtrack this Christmas.

8 Spicy Settings by Craig Curry-Craig Curry has transformed timeless carols into unique jazz settings that will energize Christmas services recitals parties and more! Titles include: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus ? Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ?God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ? I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day ? In the Bleak Midwinter ? Santa Claus Medley (Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Up on the Housetop) ? Silent Night ? We Three Kings of Orient Are.Moderately Difficult to Advanced level.