Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for squareneck resonator guitar with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for accompaniment guitar as well as common strum patterns to usefor rhythm backup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for Dobro®. This book may be used along with Mel Bay’s Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MB21013) and Mel Bay’s Ukulele Christmas Songbook(MB20886). All songs except “Away in a Manger” are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs in Mel Bay’s Tenor Banjo Christmas Songbook (MB21014) are also in the same key and can be usedtogether.

In these extraordinary studio performances Dobro virtuoso Rob Ickes (Blue Highway Three Ring Circle) is joined by bluegrass prodigy Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Three Ring Circle) on Mandolin andthen by jazz pianist Michael Alvey. These powerful sets of richly improvisational instrumental duets are followed by two signature solo works that showcase Ickes' tradition-steeped but highly contemporary musicalvision.Tunes include Angeline the Baker Monrobro Stanford and Son Wheel Hoss Lullaby of Birdland Stars Fell on Alabama Made in France The Old Rugged Cross and more. Bonuses include an interview and photogallery. DVD length: 67 minutes.Also included with this DVD is a bonus audio CD of all 17 tunes. Listen to your favourite tunes from the DVD anywhere and anytime.