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It's time to get some Christmas songs under our fingers in time to show off our skills during the holidays! Let's join Trevor Gordon Hall as he presents us with fingerstyle versions of 5 of the most popular Christmas songs for the season. These unique but familiar compositions will impress and delight your family and friends while making you the center of attention at your next holiday gathering!
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Trevor will break down each of these Christmas standards into bite-sized chunks that will allow us to get these unique versions of these timeless classics under our fingers. Each lesson comes with downloadable backing tracks and full notation for offline practice!
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
26:31 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Next on our list of Trevor's fingerstyle Christmas classics is "O Christmas Tree", or as it's called in its native German - "O Tannenbaum". Not originally associated with Christmas, rather the faithfulness and constancy of the lush green Tannenbaum Fir tree, the current version originated in melody from a 16th-century folk song before the first version of the modern lyric was added by organist, teacher, and composer Ernst Anshcuts in 1824.
27:39 Runtime
Typically reserved for New Year's Eve nights around the English-speaking world, 'Auld Lang Syne' originated as an 18th-century poem written by Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. The source of the melody is debatable as it was used in several Scottish folk songs before being presented by Burns accompanied by his poem in the musical publication 'Scots Musical Museum' in 1788. Let's join Trevor as he presents us with a fingerstyle version of this classic.
31:37 Runtime
In this next lesson, Trevor presents us with a fingerstyle interpretation of another familiar Christmas standard, 'The First Noel'. This Celtic-rooted hymn from the 1500s was edited by English solicitor William Sandys and expanded on lyrically by author and politician, Davies Gilbert. It was first published in its current iteration in 'Carols: Ancient and Modern', a musical publication released in 1823.
35:46 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
In our final song of the series, Trevor presents us with his take on this Austrian classic. The melody was composed in the early 19th century by Franz Xaver Gruber, and the traditional lyric for the song was written as a poem by Father Joseph Mohrwith. It was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
46:39 Runtime
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