Have a Cool Yule

Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Solos-All of the wonderful Christmas classics in this book are arranged in chord-melody style for the beginning to intermediate jazz guitarist in standard notation and tablature. Each song is carefully crafted to provide a great-sounding solo guitar arrangement that is still accessible to most players. 21 songs include: Auld Lang Syne - Baby It's Cold Outside - Cool Yule - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Mary Did You Know? - Santa Baby - Sleigh Ride - White Christmas - Winter Wonderland - and more.

A Jazzy Christmas Book 2 is the great follow up to the popular  A Jazzy Christmas Book 1  for soloPiano containing a further 13 jazz arrangements of more of your favourite Christmas classics. This book is the next instalment in the series for the pianist who is tired of the same old arrangements oftraditional seasonal songs that have been heard and played many times before. This songbook includes even more arrangements of festive favourites with an interesting and exciting jazz twist. These songs are guaranteed to get theattention and respect of your audience. Expertly arranged by Paul Honey songs like Jingle Bells O Come All Ye Faithful and Santa Baby get the jazz-treatment in this follow-upedition. Pianists and audiences will enjoy playing and hearing these innovative and cool twists on the Yuletide classics. The jazzy melodies and unexpected chords breathe new life into the tired old tunes and listeners will enjoy hearing how these versions differ from the ones they are familiar with. As with the first book the challenge of these pieces presents yet another enjoyable part of the series. After you've mastered thetraditional songs these new and reinvigorated versions will keep your audience on their toes and will keep your fingers working.  So whether you have already mastered the first book and you arehungry for more jazz-inspired Christmas or you just prefer the tunes included in this one the jazz harmonies rhythms and melodies of these arrangements in A Jazzy Christmas are sure to bring a freshness toyour soundtrack this Christmas.

from CoolSide of Yuletide-This arrangement of three well-known carols ?Hark the Herald Angels Sing ? ?Angels We Have Heard on High ? and ?The First Noel? uses contemporary musical styles altered harmonies and word play to expand the palette of the carol experience.This and other selections from the CoolSide of Yuletide series can be heard on the album of the same name by the Young People's Chorus of New York City.