Description

The widely acclaimed Christmas Festival series is tailored for students in their initial four years of study, allowing them to engage with beloved Christmas carols each season. The series includes optional duets for teachers or parents in the first two books, guiding students from playing in five-finger positions—both hands in Book 1 and left hand in Book 2—to arrangements featuring simple accompaniments and close-position chords in Book 3. By Book 4, students explore varied accompaniment styles with alternate harmonies, enhancing their musical skills progressively.

Songs / Content

• Angels We Have Heard on HighGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• Deck the HallsGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• Good King WenceslasGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• It Came Upon the Midnight ClearGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Richard S. Willis (composer)
• Jingle BellsJames Pierpont (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• Jolly Old Saint NicholasGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• Joy to the WorldGeorge Frederic Handel (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• O Christmas TreeGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• O Come, All Ye FaithfulJohn Francis Wade (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• O Little Town of BethlehemGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Lewis Redner (composer)
• Silent NightFranz Grüber (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• The First NoelGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• Up on the HousetopBenjamin Hanby (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• We Three Kings of Orient AreJohn Henry Hopkins (composer); Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger)
• We Wish You a Merry ChristmasGayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)
• What Child Is This?Gayle Kowalchyk (arranger); E. L. Lancaster (arranger); Traditional (source)