Seasonal Piano Music

Christmas Songs for Kids

Selected and reviewed by ANDREW EALES
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Joining the rather crowded market of elementary Christmas piano collections, Hal Leonard’s newly released Christmas Songs for Kids aims to deliver,

“25 Holiday Favourites arranged for Easy Piano, with practice tips for learning each song.”

This tastefully clothed collection is definitely tempting in its excellent presentation, so let’s peek within the covers to see what’s inside…

Piano Calm Christmas

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Selected and reviewed by ANDREW EALES
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Philip Keveren is one of my favourite arrangers and composers whose music has a contemporary popular vibe. He is also clearly industrious: this year alone has seen the release of his clever Circles: Character Etudes in 24 keys (reviewed here) and the hugely appealing Piano Calm (reviewed here), both of which are quickly establishing themselves as firm favourites with my students.

Now Keveren brings us the sequel to the latter collection, Piano Calm Christmas. And if it lives up to its recent predecessors, we can look forward to something very special indeed.

So let’s find out…

Faber Christmas Piano Anthology

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Selected and reviewed by ANDREW EALES
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The Faber Music Christmas Piano Anthology offers a substantial and hugely impressive collection of the best and most popular seasonal tunes, expertly arranged for piano solo at intermediate to advanced level.

There’s been a gap in the market for something like this; it’s never easy to recommend a collection for all ages that covers the most wanted classic and contemporary festive songs. So is this it?

Let’s find out …