Christmas Songs:
5 Backing Tracks for you to practice.
Christmas is coming, bringing its beautiful songs. We’ve selected 5 of our backing tracks so you can practice them to perform for your family, friends, or even larger audiences on this very special date. Happy studying and have fun!
Christmas Time Is Here
“Christmas Time Is Here” is a Christmas song composed in 1965 by Vince Guaraldi with lyrics by Lee Mendelson for the 1965 television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. It is a song in the traditional AABA form with 32 measures.
This song has been covered by numerous artists such as Ron Escheté, Julian Lage, Frank Vignola, David Benoit, Patti Austin, Debby Boone, Mel Tormé, Steve Vai, John Legend, Dianne Reeves, Diana Krall, Grover Washington Jr., Barry Manilow, Norah Jones, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Rosemary Clooney, REM, Stone Temple Pilots and many others.
This backing track consists of drums, bass guitar and piano. The tempo is 80 bpm.
Get the complete material for “Christmas Time is Here” containing the melody sheet music, bass line suggestion, and MP3 downloads in STANDARD, NO BASS, and DRUM AND BASS versions.
Deck the Halls
“Deck the Halls” is a traditional Christmas song whose melody dates back to the 16th century. The lyrics, as they are known today, were written by Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant in 1862.
Many voices from various musical styles have sung this joyful Christmas song, including names like Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Billy Taylor, and even Rob Halford of Judas Priest, who made a Heavy Metal version. This backing track consists of drums, bass, piano, and guitar. The tempo is set at 140bpm.
Get the complete material for “Deck the Halls” containing the melody sheet music, bass line suggestion, and MP3 downloads in STANDARD, NO BASS, and DRUM AND BASS versions.
Feliz Navidad
“Feliz Navidad” is a Christmas song composed in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter José Feliciano. It has become one of the most played and recorded Christmas songs worldwide.
This theme has been interpreted by Bobby Rodríguez, Tom Scott, New York Latin Jazz Allstars, Céline Dion, Michael Bublé, Thalia, and others.
This backing track consists of drums, bass, and piano. The tempo is set at 160bpm.
Get the complete material for “Feliz Navidad” containing the melody sheet music, bass line suggestion, and MP3 downloads in STANDARD, NO BASS, and DRUM AND BASS versions.
The Christmas Song
This song was composed in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé and is also known by the titles “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” and “Merry Christmas to You.” “The Christmas Song” is strongly associated with Nat “King” Cole, as he made four highly successful recordings of this song. However, there is a long list of artists and bands from a wide variety of musical styles who have interpreted this theme.
It is a 12-bar blues in 6/8 time in the key of G major. It is important to pay attention to the harmonic changes compared to the traditional blues. In the tenth measure, we have the Eb7#9 chord followed by D7#9 instead of the expected C7 commonly used. Take advantage of this moment to apply your knowledge and let your creativity flow.
This jazz standard has been interpreted by great artists such as Chet Baker, Kenny Burrell, Pat Martino, George Benson, Howard Roberts, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Rich, Frank Morgan, Ron Carter, Peter Frampton, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, and many others.
Get the complete material for “The Christmas Song” containing the melody sheet music, bass line suggestion, and MP3 downloads in STANDARD, NO BASS, and DRUM AND BASS versions.
Fum, Fum, Fum
“Fum, Fum, Fum” is a very popular Christmas song of Catalan origin, likely dating back to the 16th or 17th century. The English version was composed by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw in 1953, popularizing this song in the United States.
Beautiful interpretations of this theme have been performed by The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra, Juan Moliner, Ignasi Terraza, Judith Kay, Jeff Coffin, George Tidwell, Chris McDonald, Stephen Kummer, Barry Green, Pamela Howland, and many others.
Get the complete material for “Fum, Fum, Fum” containing the melody sheet music, bass line suggestion, and MP3 downloads in STANDARD, NO BASS, and DRUM AND BASS versions.
