Piper's SongbookChristmas recorder songs
21 free Christmas recorder songs, sorted from easiest to hardest. Start with Jingle Bells, which uses 5 notes. Carols are mostly slow and steady, so they are good practice for long, even notes. Every song has letter notes with a fingering under each note, sheet music you can play along with, and a tip for its hardest bar.
Left hand only
B, A and G plus high C and high D. Your right hand only steadies the recorder.
Both hands
The right hand joins for low D, E and F♯. No thumb pinch yet.
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas6 notes: B, A, G, F♯, E, DUp on the Housetop6 notes: B, A, G, F♯, E, DWe Wish You a Merry Christmas7 notes: B, A, G, C′, F♯, E, DDing Dong! Merrily on High8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, DGood King Wenceslas8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, DJoy to the World8 notes: B, A, G, D′, F♯, E, D, C♯′O Come, All Ye Faithful8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, DThe First Noel8 notes: B, A, G, D′, F♯, E, D, C♯′We Three Kings8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, D
Thumb pinch
High E, F♯ and G, which need a pinched thumb hole.
Angels We Have Heard on High7 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, D, E′Carol of the Bells8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, E′O Christmas Tree8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, D, E′The Twelve Days of Christmas8 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, D, E′Away in a Manger9 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, D, E′God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen9 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, D, E′Hark! The Herald Angels Sing9 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E, D, E′Deck the Halls10 notes: B, A, G, C′, D′, F♯, E′, G′, C♯′, F♯′Silent Night11 notes: B, A, G, D′, F♯, E, D, E′, G′, C♯′, F♯′
Cross fingerings
F, G♯, B♭, low C♯ and the highest notes.
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