Category Archives: Christmas carols
How to arrange “Silent Night” on the piano in a peaceful style using creative chords:
Dear Piano-Playing Friend: Click below to watch a short free video on how to arrange “Silent Night” on the piano in a peaceful style using creative chords: https://www.playpiano.com/SilentNight.htm Blessings, Duane
Continue reading →One Easy Way To Play “Silver Bells” On The Piano
One Easy Way To Play “Silver Bells” On The Piano Silver Bells: A Simple Arrangement Adding 3rds & Echos Here is one method you can play “Silver Bells” on the piano using 3rds in your right hand, simple chording in … Continue reading →
“O Come All Ye Faithful” – Some Ideas For Piano Arranging
“O Come All Ye Faithful” – Some Ideas For Piano Arranging  “O Come All Ye Faithful” (originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles) is a Christmas carol which has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade … Continue reading →
“Angels We Have Heard On High” – Ideas For Arranging On Piano
Angels We Have Heard On High Using Alberti Bass &Â Left Hand Runs Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Shepherds, … Continue reading →
The Christmas Song – Piano Arranging Ideas
The Christmas Song – One Of The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs Ever Watch this short video of – The Christmas Song – Piano Arranging Ideas – and then come up with your own arrangement using both your own techniques and … Continue reading →
I’m Dreaming Of a White Christmas – For Piano
I’m Dreaming Of a White Christmas – Some Ideas for a Piano Arrangement  Because of the way the melody moves as the song begins – I’m Dreaming Of a White Christmas – we can use a technique knows as “parallel … Continue reading →
Playing Around With “O Christmas Tree” On The Piano
“O Christmas Tree” – A Fun & Playful Style   “O Tannenbaum” (“O Christmas Tree”) is a Christmas song first used in Germany. Based on a traditional folk song, it became associated with the Christmas tree by the early 20th century … Continue reading →
The Broken Church Organ That Inspired the Christmas Carol “Silent Night”
This much-loved song was literally written on a ‘Silent Night.’ If a church pipe organ had not malfunctioned, our society probably would not have this beloved Christmas carol. It may be that the silence of the broken pipe organ gave … Continue reading →
Piano Arranging Ideas For “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
 Learning Chords In The Song “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” Here are some Piano Arranging Ideas For “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. It is important to be able to recognize chord progressions in a song, because the same progressions are … Continue reading →