001 Holiday Songs for Guitar and Ukulele – by Matthew Dane Peavoy
This collection of holiday songs for Guitar and Ukulele includes arrangements of 40 Christmas and Hanukkah songs. Many of the arrangements are given in alternate keys, so they are all playable on both ukulele and guitar and in appropriate ranges for children’s voices! This book includes many traditional songs, and some composed songs that your students will have fun learning. We’ve included easy, medium, and harder arrangements. Your students will have fun learning the easy and medium arrangements. The teacher can use the harder arrangements to accompany students on either guitar or uke. This is a wonderful new holiday collection!
Materials Included
In the printed product:
– Printed Book
– Digital Book PDF / Audio MP3
– Projectable PDF
Songs Include:
1. African Noel: This was originally a Liberian melody called Banuwa which means, “don’t cry little girl.” Sometime ago the words “Sing Noel” were added, creating a simple Christmas Song.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhacker, Unpitched Percussion (Bongo Drums, Hand Drum)
Activities: Create a new melody, Word Search
2. Jolly Old St. Nicholas: This traditional Christmas carol was written by Benjamin Hanby who also wrote “Up on the Housetop.”
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhacker, Unpitched Percussion (Triangle, Jingle Bells)
Activities: Note naming, Word Search
3. Up on the Housetop: This traditional Christmas song was written about 150 years ago!
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhacker, Unpitched Percussion (Triangle, Jingle Bells, Tic-Toc Block)
Activities: Write the notes on the staff, Crossword
4. Joy to the World: The words are a hymn based on the second half of Psalm 98 in the Bible. The melody is based on music by Handel.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers, Unpitched Percussion (Triangle, Finger Cymbals)
Activities: Rhythm Sort, Unscramble the words
5. Jingle Bells: This is a Christmas favourite originally written for Thanksgiving.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers, Pitched Percussion (Jingle Bells, Temple Blocks)
Activities: Rhythm Sort, Word Search
6. Christmas Chopsticks: The lyrics are from the poem “‘Twas the Night before Christmas.”
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers, Unpitched Percussion (Finger Cymbals, Tambourine, Hand Drum)
Activities: Name the notes in a scale, Write the notes in a scale, Crossword
7. D’où viens-tu bergère?: This is a traditional French carol.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhacker, Unpitched Percussion (Triangle, Finger Cymbals)
Activities: Write a new melody, Unscramble the words,
8. Over the River and Through the Wood: This song tells the story of a child visiting their grandmother’s house.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers, Pitched and Unpitched Percussion (Triangle, Temple Blocks, Sand Blocks)
Activities: Rearrange the rhythms, Crossword
9. O Come Little Children: This is a traditional German Christmas carol.
Arrangements: Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers, Unpitched Percussion (Finger Cymbals, Claves)
Activities: Name the notes, Unscramble the words
Samples:
Audio: African Noel
Audio: Christmas Chopsticks
Audio: Jingle Bells
Audio: O Come Little Children
Book: Christmas Music Lessons
Projectable: Christmas Music Lessons
