Christmas Songs:
5 Backing Tracks for you to practice.
Christmas is coming with its beautiful songs, we have separated 5 of our backing tracks so you can practice them to present to your family, friends or even larger audiences on this important date. Happy studying and have fun!
Christmas Time Is Here
"Christmas Time Is Here" is a Christmas song written in 1965 by Vince Guaraldi with lyrics by Lee Mendelson for the 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas" television special. It is a traditional 32-bar AABA song.
This theme has been interpreted by countless 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, double bass and piano. The tempo is at 80bpm.
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Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls is a traditional Christmas song whose melody dates back to the 16th century. The lyrics as it is known was written by Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant in 1862.
Many voices from different musical styles have already sung this happy Christmas song, names like Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Billy Taylor and even Rob Halford from Judas Priest made his version in Heavy Metal. This backing track consists of drums, bass, piano and guitar. The tempo is at 140bpm.
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Feliz Navidad
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song composed in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. It became one of the most played and recorded Christmas songs in the world.
This theme has been performed by Bobby Rodríguez, Tom Scott, New York Latin Jazz Allstars, Céline Dion, Michael Bublé, Thalia and others.
This backing track consists of drums, double bass and piano. The tempo is at 160bpm.
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The Christmas Song
This song was composed in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé, it is also known by the titles “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” and “Merry Christmas to You”. The Christmas Song is closely associated with the name of Nat “King” Cole, as he made four very successful recordings of this song, but there is a huge list of artists and bands from very different musical styles who have performed this theme.
It is a blues of 12 bars in 6/8 in the key of G major. It is important to be aware of the changes made in harmony in relation to the traditional blues, in the tenth bar we have the Eb7 # 9 chord followed by the 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 already been played by great artists like 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.
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Fum, Fum, Fum
"Fum, Fum, Fum" is a very popular Christmas carol of Catalan origin that probably originated between the 16th and 17th centuries. The English version was composed by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw in 1953, popularizing this song in the US.
Beautiful interpretations of this theme were 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.
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