How to Play 40+ All-Time Classic Christmas Carols and Songs on the Piano, the Guitar or the Glockenspiel

How to Play Christmas Songs and Carols on the Piano.

When Decembers starts, Christmas holidays are just around the corner and festive mood is in the air. For all piano, guitar, glockenspiel or xylophone players out there – young or grown-ups – this might also be the season to be jolly – and practice more so you can play Christmas songs even better!

That is why we present this collection of posts with tutorial videos, all along with sheet music and lyrics. It features great Christmas carols like Joy to the World, Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Carol of the Bells, and Deck the Halls, as well as popular Christmas songs like The Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Feliz Navidad, White Christmas and more. Play on!

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How to Play Easy Christmas Songs on the Piano

Every post in this list features a piano tutorial video, a music sheets and lyrics to 43 Christmas carols and songs.

We Three Kings (of Orient Are) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

We Three Kings (of Orient Are) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


What Child is This? (Greensleeves) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

What Child is This? (Greensleeves) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


While Shepherds Watched their Flocks – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

While Shepherds Watched their Flocks - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


White Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

White Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Winter Wonderland – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Winter Wonderland - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


The 12 Days of Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

The 12 Days of Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


The First Noel – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

The First Noel - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


The Holly and the Ivy – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

The Holly and the Ivy - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


From Starry Skies Thou Comest (Tu scendi dalle stelle) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

From Starry Skies Thou Comest (Tu scendi dalle stelle) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Silent Night – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Silent Night - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


O Little Town of Bethlehem – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

O Little Town of Bethlehem - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


The Little Drummer Boy – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

The Little Drummer Boy - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Last Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Last Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Joy to the World – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Joy to the World - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Jingle Bells – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Jingle Bells - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Happy Xmas (War is over) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Happy Xmas (War is over) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Good King Wenceslas – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Good King Wenceslas - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Go Tell it on the Mountain – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Go Tell it on the Mountain - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Fum Fum Fum – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Fum Fum Fum - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Feliz Navidad – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Feliz Navidad - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Deck The Halls – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Deck The Halls - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Carol of the Bells – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Carol of the Bells - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Away in a Manger – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Away in a Manger - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Auld Lang Syne : Sheet Music (Free PDF), Piano Tutorial

Auld Lang Syne : Sheet Music (Free PDF), Piano Tutorial


Angels We Have Heard On High – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Angels We Have Heard On High - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


All I Want for Christmas is You – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

All I Want for Christmas is You - Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music


How to Play Easy Christmas Songs on the Guitar

Every post in this list features guitar chords, music sheets and lyrics to all 43 Christmas carols and songs.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Silent Night – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Silent Night - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


O Little town of Bethlehem – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

O Little town of Bethlehem - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


The Little Drummer Boy – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

The Little Drummer Boy - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Joy to the World – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Joy to the World - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Jingle Bells – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Jingle Bells - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


From Starry Skies Thou Comest (Tu scendi dalle stelle) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

From Starry Skies Thou Comest (Tu scendi dalle stelle) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


The 12 Days of Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

The 12 Days of Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


The First Noel – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

The First Noel - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


We Three Kings (of Orient Are) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

We Three Kings (of Orient Are) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


What Child is This? (Greensleeves) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

What Child is This? (Greensleeves) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


While Shepherds Watched their Flocks – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

While Shepherds Watched their Flocks - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


White Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

White Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Winter Wonderland – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Winter Wonderland - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Happy Xmas (War is over) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Happy Xmas (War is over) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Good King Wenceslas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Good King Wenceslas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Go Tell it on the Mountain – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Go Tell it on the Mountain - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Feliz Navidad – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Feliz Navidad - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Deck The Halls – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Deck The Halls - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Carol of the Bells – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Carol of the Bells - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Away in a Manger – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Away in a Manger - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Auld Lang Syne – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Auld Lang Syne - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Angels We Have Heard On High – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Angels We Have Heard On High - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Last Christmas – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Last Christmas - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Fum Fum Fum – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Fum Fum Fum - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


All I Want For Christmas is You – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

All I Want For Christmas is You - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


The Holly and the Ivy – Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF

The Holly and the Ivy - Guitar Chords, Tabs, Sheet Music for Guitar, Printable PDF


How to Play Easy Christmas Songs on the Xylophone or Glockenspiel

Every post in this list features a glockenspiel tutorial video, music sheets and lyrics to 30 Christmas carols and songs.

Deck The Halls – How To Play On The Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Deck The Halls - How To Play On The Glockenspiel / Xylophone


God Rest You Merry Gentlemen – How To Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - How To Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Winter Wonderland – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Winter Wonderland - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Last Christmas – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Last Christmas - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Good King Wenceslas – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Good King Wenceslas - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


White Christmas – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

White Christmas - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Pat-a-pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Pat-a-pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Happy Xmas (War is over) – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Happy Xmas (War is over) - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Fum Fum Fum – How to play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Fum Fum Fum - How to play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


The Holly And The Ivy – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

The Holly And The Ivy - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


We Three Kings Of Orient Are – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

We Three Kings Of Orient Are - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Go Tell it on the Mountain – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Go Tell it on the Mountain - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


I Saw Three Ships – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

I Saw Three Ships - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


The First Noel – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

The First Noel - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


What Child Is This (Greensleeves) – How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

What Child Is This (Greensleeves) - How to Play on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Santa Claus is Coming to Town – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Santa Claus is Coming to Town - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Feliz Navidad – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Feliz Navidad - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


We Wish You A Merry Christmas – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Jingle Bells – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Jingle Bells - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


The Little Drummer Boy – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

The Little Drummer Boy - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Carol of the Βells – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Carol of the Βells – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Joy To The World – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Joy To The World - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Auld Lang Syne – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Auld Lang Syne - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Silent Night – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Silent Night - How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone


Christmas Video Tutorials on YouTube

If you’re the visual type, you can watch our piano or glockenspiel tutorials for Christmas songs on our YouTube Channel.

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Christmas piano Video Tutorials

Our piano tutorial videos use a horizontal split screen effect to show an actual keyboard with hands playing (below) and a virtual keyboard with the notes ‘falling’ on the keys at the moment they should be played (above). That helps the player get ready for the next notes even without looking at the sheet music.

The songs are played at a slow speed, suitable for beginners, so you can practice as much as you like. Don’t be afraid to hit the replay button!…

Christmas glockenspiel video Tutorials

These 20 glockenspiel tutorials are meant to facilitate an easy performance for a school concert or beginner-level players.

30 Scores for Free Download | Christmas Carol Sheet Music

If you’re looking for one place that has them all, this post contains music sheets with chords and lyrics either in printable PDF files or on JPG images. Click to visit!

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