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Christmas and Holiday Music
Intermediate to Advanced
Piano Solo


On this page are the best Intermediate to Advanced Christmas / Holiday collections available, all reviewed and recommended (I've played through them all!). Also included on this page are a couple of piano duets, as well as collections in a more Jazzy style.

Everything on this web page is excellent, or it would not be listed
. . . and we have stacks of music that do not make it onto web pages.


Scroll this page, or review contents quickly by clicking on titles:
 
Best In Christmas Music Complete Int. / Adv.
Christmas Encyclopedia (Roed) Int. / Adv.
("Christmas Encyclopedia" is overall one of the very best!)
Christmas Impressions Solo Jazz Piano
Christmas Jazz (Mantooth)
Christmas Solos For Piano
Christmas, Sweet Songs Of - with audio CD
Cool Yule: Jazzy Christmas Songs (Intermediate - Advanced)
Dave Brubeck Christmas
Great Piano Christmas Hits
Jim Brickman Christmas Themes II
Jingle Jazz (Phillip Keveren)
Nutcracker Suite Adv. Piano Duo 2 copies
Richard Clayderman: A Romantic Christmas
Selections from Handel's Messiah (Intermediate)
Steinway Library: Piano Stylings Classic Carols
Swingin Christmas Solo Jazz Piano
 

 

 


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Note: If the Intermediate to Advanced level collections on this page seem too difficult, we list Easy Piano recommended collections on the Christmas / Holiday Easy Piano page.



Advanced Piano Solos Complete: Christmas
Advanced Piano Solo
$14.95

Tom Roed gives the favorites of Christmas an extra elegant touch with his light classic-jazz flavor. This collection and his Christmas Encyclopedia are a couple of the best in print for advanced piano.
But. . . watch contents! Any arrangement in one collection by Tom Roed, will be exactly the same arrangement in another.

Contents:
away in a manger
carol for another christmas
christmas eve
deck the hall
gesu bambino (the infant jesus)
god rest ye merry gentlemen
hark the herald angels sing
have yourself a merry little christmas
i heard the bells on christmas day
i'll be home for christmas
jingle bells
joy to the world
let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
little drummer boy
merry christmas, darling
o holy night
rockin around the christmas tree
rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
santa claus is coming to town
silent night
sleigh ride
there's no place like home for the holidays
we three kings of orient are
we wish you a merry christmas
what child is this

Best In Christmas Music Complete
(arr. Coates)
Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solo

$12.95

Beautiful arrangements of classic Christmas and Holiday songs. Coates has such a natural feel for the piano, the result is always very pianistic.
Highly recommended -- I like this collection a lot!.

Contents:
angels we have heard on high
away in a manger
birthday of a king
christmas auld lang syne
christmas waltz
color the children
deck the hall
first noel
god rest you merry gentlemen
hark the herald angels sing
holly jolly christmas, a
i heard the bells on christmas day
i'll be home for christmas
it came upon a midnight clear
joy to the world
let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
o come all ye faithful
o holy night
o little town of bethlehem
rockin around the christmas tree
rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
santa baby
silent night
there's no place like home for the holidays
ukranian carol
we three kings of orient are
what child is this
winter wonderland

Christmas Encyclopedia
arranged by Tom Roed

Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solo
$19.95

One of the very best piano solo collections available for Christmas and Holiday music. If you are an accomplished player, you will be very happy with the quality of the music arrangements in this collection. If in doubt. . . consider this one!
(all collections reviewed by Dr. Vaga, DMA piano performance)
Contents:
angels we have heard on high
angels we have heard on high (duet)
auld lang syne
away in a manger
bring a torch, jeannette isabella
bring a torch, jeannette isabella (duet)
carol for another christmas
the chipmunk song (christmas, don't be late)
christmas eve in my home town
christmas mem'ries
christmas time is here (from A Charlie Brown Christmas)
deck the halls
deck the halls (duet)
first noel
gesu bambino
god rest ye merry, gentlemen
grandma got run over by a reindeer!
hark! the herald angels sing
have yourself a merry little christmas
here we come a-caroling (the Wassail Song)
(there's no place like) home for the holidays
i heard the bells on christmas day (popular version)
i heard the bells on christmas day (traditional version)
i'll be home for christmas
it came upon a midnight clear
it's the most wonderful time of the year
jingle bells
joy to the world
joy to the world (duet)
let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
little drummer boy
merry christmas, darling
o come, all ye faithful
o holy night
o holy night (duet)
o little town of bethlehem
patapan (a new age rendition)
rockin around the christmas tree
rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
santa claus is comin to town
silent night
sleigh ride
ukrainian bell carol ( a new age rendition)
up on the housetop
we three kings of orient are
we wish you a merry christmas
we wish you a merry christmas (duet)
what child is this?
winter wonderland

Christmas Impressions
Solo Jazz Piano
$9.95

Arrangements by Phillip Keveren.
A very popular holiday collection, the arrangements are very much "up-beat" and show lots of creative imagination. Keveren uses the entire range of the keyboard, frequent displacement of melody from bass to treble, logical use of chromatic runs and occasional double-notes. Sounds hard, but really isn't! This is the type of music that makes you smile as you play it, and your audience smile as they listen.

Contents:
blue christmas
the christmas song (chestnuts roasting on an open fire)
the christmas waltz
feliz navidad
(there's no place like) home for the holidays
i'll be home for christmas
it's beginning to look like christmas
let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
let's have an old fashioned christmas
the most wonderful time fo the year
silver bells
tennessee christmas
we need a little christmas
what are you doing new year's eve?
you're all i want for christmas

Christmas Jazz
(Mantooth)
Solo Jazz Piano

$12.95

These are wonderful arrangements, at the intermediate level, not too difficult. How about Jingle Bells with a Bossa Nova feel? A light jazzy style is held throughout this collection, pretty much staying within traditional harmonies, and not venturing into "is it suppose to sound like that?" land.
Contents:
auld lang syne
away in a manger
bring a torch, jeannette, isabella
coventry carol
go tell it on the mountain
i heard the bells on christmas day
jingle bells

jolly old st. nicholas
o christmas tree
o come, little children
silent night
toyland
up on the housetop
we wish you a merry christmas

Christmas Solos For Piano Solo
Piano Solo
$16.95

A comprehensive collection containing songs difficult to find elsewhere. Level is intermediate (perhaps up to "upper" intermediate), nothing too difficult technically.
Check the contents carefully, as there are some really neat holiday songs!

Contents:
all through the night
angels from the realms of glory
angels we have heard on high
auld lang syne
ave maria
away in a manger
away in a manger (2)
bring a torch, jeannette, isabella
carol of the bells
coventry carol
dance of the sugar plum fairy
deck the hall
ding dong! merrily on high!
the first noel
the friendly beasts
fum, fum, fum
gesu bambino
go tell it on the mountain
god rest ye merry, gentlemen
good christian men, rejoice
good king wenceslas
hallelujah chorus from messiah
hark! the herald angels sing
he is born
here we come a-wassailing
the holly and the ivy
i heard the bells on christmas day
i saw three ships
it came upon the midnight clear
jesu, joy of man's desiring
jingle bells
jolly old st. nicholas
joy to the world
lo, how a rose e'er blooming
march of the three kings
march of the toys
mary had a baby
o christmas tree
o come, all ye faithful
o come, little children
o come, o come immanuel
o holy night
o little town of bethlehem
o sanctissima
of the father's love begotten
on christmas night
once in royal david's city
rocking
silent night
sing we now of christmas
still, still, still
toyland
the twelve days of christmas
up on the housetop
watchman, tell us of the night
we three kings of orient are
we wish you a merry christmas
wexford carol
what child is this?
while shepherds watched their flocks

Christmas, Sweet Songs Of
John Leavitt

Intermediate - Advanced (lower) Piano Solo - BK/CD
$25.90

Beautiful arrangements by John Leavitt. Includes the CD, which contains all of the music in the book (note-for-note), plus a few more. The pieces are fun to learn, original sounding renditions, and capture the holiday spirit. Highly recommended for the intermediate level. These are arrangements you will enjoy playing and listening to year after year!
Contents:
angels we have heard on high
away in a manger
bring a torch, jeannette, isabella
a christmas garland
ding dong! merrily on high!
in the bleak midwinter
infant holy, infant lowly
o little town of bethlehem
resonet in laudibus
what child is this?

Cool Yule: Jazzy Christmas
Intermediate - Advanced (lower) Piano Solo
$10.95

These are absolutely wonderful jazz-style arrangements for the intermediate and above level pianist! If you are looking for something a bit different, but not overly dissonant, consider this collection. You'll have fun, and so will your audience!
Contents:
away in a manger
deck the halls
the first noel
god rest ye merry, gentlemen
good king wenceslas
here we come a wassailing
lo! how a rose ere blooming - o joyful day
o come all ye faithful
silent night
what child is this?

Dave Brubeck Christmas
Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solo
$12.95

If you know who Dave Brubeck is, and you're at the intermediate to advanced level of playing, you will love the sound of these arrangements. This is Brubeck at his best, exhibiting his unique sense of tone color, often in a very peaceful affect. Will take some work to learn these (although advanced pianists could sight read a few of the songs), but the arrangements are just -- neat!
Perhaps "Silent Night" should have "George Shearing Was Here" written somewhere on the page. . . that's meant as a sincere compliment!
Highly recommended. - RV

Contents:
away in a manger
cantos para pedir las posadas
"homecoming" jingle bells
joy to the world
o tannenbaum
silent night
to us is given
what child is this? (greensleeves)
winter wonderland

Great Piano Christmas Hits
arr. Dan Coates

Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solo
$9.95

Very nice, clean arrangements by Dan Coates. Harmony is traditional, not jazzed up.
If you were going to play in church or anywhere that a complete piano solo arrangement is required, this would be a very good source. Arrangements are not overly difficult, and all are very satisfying.
Very Good collection! would please everyone from the kids to those as old as Santa. . .

Contents:
angels we have heard on high
away in a manger
carol of the bells
deck the halls
first noel
god rest ye merry gentlemen
hark! the herald angels sing
it came upon the midnight clear
joy to the world
let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
merry christmas, darling
o come all ye faithful
o holy night
o little town of bethlehem
rockin around the christmas tree
rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
silent night
sleigh ride
what child is this?
winter wonderland

Jim Brickman:
Christmas Themes II

Piano Solo
$12.95

Intermediate level arrangements in Brickman's individual style. Very effective, but the rhythm is tricky. My advice is to buy this collection only if you already listen to a lot of Brickman, as the notation of dotted 8th followed by a 16th tied to a 16th followed by an 8th. . . is sooo much easier if you listen to how it's done, instead of figuring it out via music notation.
(BTW - always break down confusing complex rhythmic patterns into the smallest note value, and count the meter using the smallest value e.g., 16ths. It's slow going as you crawl along through the measure, but it's the only way to know for sure what you're doing. Once you get comfortable with how a phrase sounds, speed up with each repetition, and switch back to counting eighths or quarters asap). Sorry, as a teacher, I couldn't resist the soap box. . .

Contents:
do you hear what i hear?
even santa fell in love
greensleeves - carol of the bells medley
have yourself a merry little christmas
if you believe
joy to the world
o holy night
silent night
silver bells
the gift

Jingle Jazz:
Phillip Keveren

Piano Solo
$12.95

Intermediate level, light jazz style.
Although suitable for solo piano performance (of course), the style reminds me of what some would call "cocktail style" piano. The next time you need to play somewhat in the background without blasting out the walls with your technique. . . consider this collection.

Contents:
caroling, caroling
christmas song (chestnuts roasting...)
christmas time is here
feliz navidad
home for the holidays (there's no place like)
i'll be home for christmas
jingle bells
let it snow let it snow let it snow
merry christmas darling
merry christmas to me
most wonderful time of the year
rudolph the red nosed reindeer
silver bells
snowfall
we wish you a merry christmas
what are you doing new year's eve?

Nutcracker Suite for Piano Duo
Advanced Piano Duo
(2 copies necessary for performing)

$12.95



Richard Clayderman
A Romantic Christmas

Piano Solo
$10.95

Clayderman fans will enjoy these intermediate level arrangements of Christmas/Holiday standards. If you know your arpeggios, you'll have no problems learning the songs in this collection.


Contents:
ave maria
christmas concerto
jingle bells
little drummer boy
o tannenbaum
rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
santa claus is comin' to town
silent night
silver bells

Selections from Handel's Messiah
Intermediate Piano Solo
$9.95

Intermediate piano solos arranged by Todd Lowry. Fifteen titles from this perennial favorite have been skillfully arranged to retain the beauty and integrity of the original music.
Contents:
sinfonia
comfort ye
my people
but who may abide
o thou that tellest good tidings to zion
pastoral symphony
glory to god
he shall feed his flock
he was despised
lift up your heads
how beautiful are the feet
hallelujah
i know that my redeemer liveth
the trumpet shall sound
if god be for us

Steinway Library of Piano Music:
Piano Stylings of Classic Christmas Carols

Intermediate to Lower Advanced Piano Solo
$14.95

New release from Ekay Music. Gorgeous arrangements, not overly difficult but very lush with a conservative jazz sound. Highly recommended, this is one of the best soft-jazz collections in print, thanks to the contemporary arrangers Phil Della Penna, Preston Keys, Noreen Grey Lienhard, and Alan Simon.
OK... one little problem that I'm certain will be cleared up before I even realize it: "What Child Is This" is listed in the contents as on page 28, it is actually on page 2. Curious little oversight I'll bet caused a little touch of Christmas red in someone's cheeks!

Contents:
angels we have heard on high
away in a manger
bring a torch jeannette isabella
carol of the bells
deck the halls
first noel
god rest ye merry gentlemen
good king wenceslas
the holly and the ivy
i heard the bells
it came upon the midnight clear
joy to the world
o christmas tree
o come all ye faithful
o holy night
o little town of bethlehem
silent night
we three kings
we wish you a merry christmas
what child is this?

A Swingin' Christmas
Jazz Style Piano Solo
$9.95

This collection is recommended because. . . it's just so much fun! Arrangements are easier, at around the intermediate to lower intermediate level. There are no difficult rhythms or patterns, nothing to get frustrated over, just cool sounding harmonies supporting traditional holiday songs.
Highly recommended for just about anyone wanting some soft jazz style to take the edge off the day.

Contents:
angels we have heard on high
away in a manger
deck the hall
the first noel
god rest ye merry, gentlemen
good king wenceslas
hark the herald angels sing
it came upon the midnight clear
jingle bells
o come, all ye faithful
o holy night
o little town of bethlehem
silent night
the twelve days of christmas
we three kings of orient are
we wish you a merry christmas
what child is this?


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