Sacred Christmas Carols – Jazz Piano Solos Vol. 39 | Holiday Piano Sheet Music | Jazz-Inspired Christmas Songs with Chord Symbols | Hal Leonard Piano ... and Advanced Players (Jazz Piano Solos, 39)

Great. Tasteful. Beautiful harmonic movement. Rich chords. Pro will get much out of this. Church pianist and/or organist can use arrangements for preludes, interludes, Communion, postlude....great mix of moods, variety of songs. Enjoy! I have enjoyed it much.

Really enjoy these arrangements. For an early-advanced pianist, they are easily accessible with just enough challenges to be fun to play. Some of the arrangements have a "gospel"-ish flair, but not all of them. Good mix of the expected carols along with a few lesser-known pieces. I particularly enjoy the arrangement of "In the Deep Midwinter."

Excellent arrangements for Christmas. As others have stated they are very playable but sound great. A must have for Christmas. Very diverse arrangements; some are gospel like which I don’t normally like but sound good others are hauntingly beautiful.

These are not terribly difficult due to the classic melodies and chord progressions. Thus, it is easy to play them for pleasure just one month a year. They would also of course be nice for "cocktail party" or other party music.

The only problem I have with this book is that it is hard to keep open. I wish it were spiral-bound.

Easy and fun

I'd classify myself as early advanced, and I acknowledge sight-reading is a strong suit. That said, I had no trouble with any of these arrangements. Other books in this series had at least a few pieces that required a little work on my part, so I admit I'm a bit let down. It's a fine book and will be a great addition to my holiday performance repertoire, just not quite what I expected based on the other reviews.

There was some kind of dirt and mild water damage on the book when it arrived. The content of the book is good.

Good for advanced pianists.

Hmmm, not sure why this book was not available from Amazon until 19th October 2015, as I was able to buy my copy through Amazon Marketplace several weeks ago! Still, at least you'll be able to buy a copy in good time for Christmas. Arranged by Brent Edstrom. Excellent jazzy arrangements of mostly well-known Christmas carols, for intermediate or better players. Proficient players should be able to sight-read many of the carols, but it doesn't make them any less enjoyable to play or to listen to. "Away in a Manger" isn't the tune I learnt at school (and prefer) - it's the Mueller melody, not the Kirkpatrick melody. But hey, that's nitpicking. Anyway, best put this book away 'til Christmas, because I'll be confusing the neighbours playing Carols in September. Buy this and "Christmas Songs" from the same series, and your Christmas will really go with a swing.........Song List: Angels From The Realms Of Glory (Tune Name: REGENT SQUARE) Angels We Have Heard On High (Tune Name: GLORIA) As With Gladness Men Of Old (Tune Name: DIX) Away In A Manger (Tune Name: MUELLER) Christ Was Born On Christmas Day Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (Tune Name: HYFRYDOL) Coventry Carol Deck The Hall Ding Dong! Merrily On High! Go, Tell It On The Mountain (Tune Name: GO TELL IT) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Tune Name: IN DULCI JUBILO) Good King Wenceslas Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Tune Name: MENDELSSOHN) The Holly And The Ivy The Huron Carol In The Bleak Midwinter It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Tune Name: CAROL) Joy To The World (Tune Name: ANTIOCH) O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (Tune Name: ADESTE FIDELIS) O Come, O Come Immanuel O Holy Night (Tune Name: CANTIQUE NOEL) O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Tune Name: ST. LOUIS) Silent Night (Tune Name: STILLE NACHT) Still, Still, Still We Three Kings Of Orient Are (Tune Name: KINGS OF ORIENT) What Child Is This? (Tune Name: GREENSLEEVES)

Pleasant arrangements but in my view not as good as the arranger's Christmas songs volume