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Copyright © MMIX by Alfred Music All Rights Reserved. Produced in USA.
ISBN-10: 0-7390-6149-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-7390-6149-7
Edited by Morton Manus
Cover Design by Ted Engelbart
Interior Design by Tom Gerou
Illustrations by Jimmy Holder
Music Engraving by Linda Lusk
CHRISTMAS 3
CONTENTS
Fum, Fum, Fum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen . . . . . . . . . . 12
Good King Wenceslas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day . . . . . . . 22
Jingle Bell Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
O Come, All Ye Faithful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
O Little Town of Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
We Three Kings of Orient Are . . . . . . . . . . . 10
We Wish You a Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . 6
Christmas Book 3 is not correlated page-by-page with Lesson Book 3, but the pieces use only the concepts that are introduced in Lesson Book 3 . They are arranged in progressive order of difficulty, with the easiest pieces first, though it is not necessary to progress straight through the book .
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Christmas Book 3 includes familiar Christmas pieces that reinforce concepts included in Lesson Book 3 . The music continues the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing familiar music during the Christmas season .
Allowing students to study music they enjoy during the Christmas season is highly motivating . Consequently, reading and rhythm skills often improve greatly when studying holiday music . The authors hope that the music in Christmas Book 3 brings hours of enjoyment to this festive season . Merry Christmas!
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Although Jingle Bells was written while James S. Pierpont lived in Boston, he eventually moved to Savannah, Georgia. While living in Savannah, he served as music director at a Unitarian church where his brother was the pastor. Today, there is a commemorative plaque in honor of Jingle Bells near the church.
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Words by Phillips Brooks Music by Lewis H . Redner
The words for O Little Town of Bethlehem were written by Phillips Brooks, an Episcopal priest from Philadelphia. Inspired to write the words by a visit to Bethlehem, he asked Lewis Redner, an organist, to compose music for them. Redner claims that he was suddenly awakened by the song of angels. He wrote the melody in the middle of the night and filled in the harmony the next morning. The words and music were quickly printed on leaflets and sung by Sunday school children and their teachers at the Christmas service.
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Jingle Bell Rock was first released as a recording in 1957, almost 100 years later than the song Jingle Bells, upon which it was based. It was one of the first Christmas songs to use rock music, but many today feel that it has a “country” flavor. The original recording was sung by Bobby Helms, but it has been recorded by numerous artists since that time.
© 1957 (Renewed) CHAPPELL & CO ., INC .All Rights Reserved
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The words for I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day were written by the famous American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem was originally titled “Christmas Bells” and was published in 1867. Almost ten years later, the English organist Jean-Baptiste Calkin set Longfellow’s poem to music. The carol immediately became popular in both Europe and the United States.