BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAMwith CYNTHIA LIN
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU 3BLUE CHRISTMAS 5*FELIZ NAVIDAD 6JINGLE BELL ROCK 7
*JINGLE BELLS 8*LAST CHRISTMAS 9LET IT SNOW! 10MELE KALIKIMAKA 11ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE 12RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 13SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN 14*SILENT NIGHT 15*SILVER BELLS 16
Notes *songs with 4 chords or less strums are suggested - you can always simplify by playing downstrums / = single strum shuffleislandstrumhasabluesy,syncopatedfeel
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BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.3
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOUby Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -uduTIMING: 1 strum per chord
INTRO G
VERSE G G G G Idon'twantalotforChristmas thereisjustonethingIneed C C Cm Cm Idon'tcarea-boutthepresents underneaththeChristmastree G G G G Idon'tneedtohangmystocking thereuponthefireplace C C Cm Cm SantaClauswon'tmakemehappy withatoyonChristmasday
CHORUS G [G// - B7//] Em [Em// - Cm//] Ijustwantyouformyown morethanyoucouldever know G E7 Am D Makemywishcome true,baby AllIwantforChristmasis G Em C D you, you, baby
VERSE G G G G Iwon'taskformuchthisChristmasIwon'tevenwishforsnow C C Cm Cm I'mjustgonnakeeponwaiting hereunderthemistletoe G G G G I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick
C C Cm Cm Iwon'tevenstayawaketo hearthosemagicreindeerclick
CHORUS G [G// - B7//] Em [Em// - Cm//] Ijustwantyouhereto-night holdingontomeso tight G E7 Am D WhatmorecanI do,baby AllIwantforChristmasis G Em C D you, you…
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all i want for christmas is you
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BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.4
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all i want for christmas is you
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU(continued)
BRIDGE B7 B7 Em Em Allthelightsareshiningsobrightlyevery-where B7 B7 Em Em Andthesoundofchildren’s laughterfillstheair Cm Cm G E7 andevery-oneissinging Ihearthosesleighbellsswinging Am/ Am/ Santawon'tyoubringme theoneIreallyneed,won’tyou D/ D/ (hits) D//// D//// pleasebringmybabyto meeee yeahyeahyeah VERSE G G G G I don't want a lot for Christmas this is all I'm asking for
C C Cm Cm Ijustwanttoseemybaby standingrightout-sidemydoor
CHORUS G [G// - B7//] Em [Em// - Cm//] Ijustwanthimformyown morethanyoucouldever know G E7 Am (hits) D//// D//// Makemywishcome true,baby AllIwantfor Christmasis G Em C D you….
OUTRO x3 G Em C D AllIwantforChristmasisyou,baby
END G/ ooh
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.5
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BLUE CHRISTMASby Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson
SWING STRUM: d- du d- du TIMING: 1 strum per chord
INTRO Dm G7 C G7/
VERSE C C G7 G7 I'llhaveablueChristmaswith-outyou Dm G7 C C I'llbesobluejustthinkinga-boutyou C7 C7 Dm Dm Deco-rations of red on a green Christmas tree D7 D7 G7// - Dm// G7/ Won'tbethesame,dearifyou'renotherewithme
VERSE C C G7 G7 Andwhenthosebluesnowflakesstartfallin' Dm G7 C C That'swhenthosebluememoriesstartcallin’ C7 C7 Dm F#dim7 You’llbedoin’al-rightwithyour Christmasofwhite G7 G7 C C ButI’llhaveablue,blueChristmas
ENDING G7 G7// G7/ - G7/ - G7/ C C/ G7/ C/ ButI’llhaveablue,blue,blue,blue Christmas
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.6
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ISLAND STRUM: d- du -uduTIMING: 1 strum per chord
FELIZ NAVIDADby José Feliciano
INTRO C C/
VERSE F G7 C C FelizNavi-dad FelizNavi-dad F G7 C C/ FelizNavi-dadProsperoAñoyFelici-dad F G7 C C FelizNavi-dad FelizNavi-dad F G7 C C/ FelizNavi-dadProsperoAñoyFelici-dad
VERSE F G7 C C Iwannawishyoua MerryChristmas,IwannawishyouaMerryChristmas F G7 C C/ I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
F G7 C C Iwannawishyoua MerryChristmas,IwannawishyouaMerryChristmas F G7 C C/ I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
ENDING F G7 C C/ /// (cha-cha-cha) I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.7
JINGLE BELL ROCKby Joseph Beal and Jim Boothe
SWING STRUM: d- du d- duTIMING: 1 strum per chord; on split measure, play [d du - d du]
SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -udu TIMING: 1 strum per chord
CAm
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INTRO G
VERSE G G G [ Am - D ] Jingle-bell Jingle-bell Jingle Bell Rock Jingle bell swing and Jingle bells ring
[ Am - D ] [ Am - D ] Am / D7 (island strum) Snowin’andblowin’upbushelsoffun Nowthejinglehophasbegun VERSE G G G [ Am - D ] Jingle-bell Jingle-bell Jingle Bell Rock Jingle bells chime in Jingle bell time
[ Am - D ] [ Am - D ] [ Am - D ] G (island strum) Dancin’andprancininJingleBellSquare,Inthefrostyair BRIDGE (island strum) C C G G Whatabrighttime,it’stherighttimetorockthenightaway
A7 A7 D7/ D7 Jingle-belltimeisaswelltime Togoglidin’inaone-horsesleigh
VERSE G G G E7 Giddy-upjinglehorsepickupyourfeetJinglea-roundtheclock C Cm [ A7 - D ] G (island strum) Mixandmingleinajinglin’beat That’stheJingleBellRock ENDING [ A7 - D ] [ A7 - D ] That’stheJingleBell,that’stheJingleBell, [ A7 - D ] G (island strum) G/ F#/ G/ that’stheJingleBellRock!
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.8
JINGLE BELLSby J.S. Pierpont
BACKBEAT STRUM: d D d DTIMING: 1 strum per chord
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INTRO C
VERSE C C C F Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh
F G7 G7 C O’erthefieldswego laughingalltheway C C C F Bells on bob-tail ring making spirits bright
F G7 G7 C/ G7/ Whatfunitistorideandsinga sleighingsongto-night-oh!
CHORUS C C C C Jinglebells,jinglebells, jinglealltheway F C D G7/ G7/ Oh,whatfunitistorideinaonehorseopensleigh-ay! C C C C Jinglebells,jinglebells, jinglealltheway F C G7 C C Oh,whatfunitistorideinaonehorseopensleigh
VERSE C C C F Nowthegroundiswhite Goitwhileyou’reyoung F G7 G7 C Takethegirlstonight Andsingthissleighingsong C C C F Just get a bob-tailed bay Two forty as his speed
F G7 G7 C/ G7/ Hitchhimtoanopensleighandcrack,you’lltakethelead-oh!
REPEATCHORUS
ENDING F C G7 G7 C F C C/ Oh,whatfunitistorideinaonehorseopensleigh
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.9
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ISLAND STRUM: d- du -uduTIMING: 2 strums per chord
LAST CHRISTMASbyWham!
INTRO C Am Dm G7
CHORUS x2 C Am Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away
Dm G7 This year to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special
VERSE C Am Oncebittentwiceshy Ikeepmydistance,butyoustillcatchmyeye Dm G7 Tellmebaby,doyourecognizeme? Well,it'sbeenayear,itdoesn'tsurpriseme C Am(HappyChristmas)IwrappeditupandsentitWithanotesaying"Iloveyou",Imeantit Dm G7 NowIknowwhatafoolI'vebeen,butifyoukissedmenow,Iknowyou'dfoolmeagain
REPEATCHORUSx2
VERSE C Am Crowdedroom,friendswithtiredeyes,I’mhidingfromyou,andyoursoulofice Dm G7 Mygod,Ithoughtyouweresomeonetorelyon,Me?IguessIwasashouldertocryon C AmAfaceonaloverwithafireinhisheartAmanundercoverbutyoutoreme Dm G7a-part,Ohoh NowI’vefoundarealloveyou’llneverfoolmeagain
REPEATCHORUSx2
FINALCHORUS C Am AfaceonaloverwithafireinhisheartAmanundercoverbutyoutoreme Dm G7 C/ a-part,Oh I'llgiveittosomeone,giveittosomeonespecial
*practice singing the underlined syllables on the downbeat to build your singing-while-playing skills
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.10
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SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -udu TIMING: 1 strum per chord;
on split measure, play 2 swing strums: [ d du - d du ]
LET IT SNOW!by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
INTRO G7 C/ // (two hits)
VERSE [ C - G7 ] C [ C - D7 ] G7 Oh,theweatherout-sideisfrightful Butthefireisso de-lightful [ Dm - A7 ] Dm G7 C Andsincewe'venoplacetogo, Letitsnow,letitsnow,letitsnow
[ C - G7 ] C [ C - D7 ] G7 Itdoesn'tshowsignsofstopping,AndIbroughtsomecornforpopping [ Dm - A7 ] Dm G7 C Thelightsareturnedwaydownlow, Letitsnow,letitsnow,letitsnow
BRIDGE G G [ Am - D7 ] G Whenwefinallykissgoodnight, HowI'llhategoingoutinthestorm G G [ A7 - D7 ] G7 Butifyoureallyholdmetight, AllthewayhomeI'llbewarm
VERSE [ C - G7 ] C [ C - D7 ] G7 Thefireisslowlydying, Andmydear,we'restillgood-bye-ing [ Dm - A7 ] Dm G7 C Butaslongasyoulovemeso, Letitsnow,letitsnow,letitsnow
END G7 G7 C C/ G7/ C/ Letitsnow, letitsnow,letitsnow
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.11
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MELE KALIKIMAKAby Robert Alex Anderson
BACKBEAT STRUM: d D d DTIMING: 2 strums per chord;
on split measure, play 1 per chord: [ d D d D - d D d D ]
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SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -uduTIMING: 2 strums per chord; on split measure, play 1 per chord
INTRO C
VERSE C C C G7 Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
G7 G7 G7 C That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
C7 F Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
A7 [ D - G7 ] the sun will shine by day and all the stars at night
C A7 [ D - G7 ] C C Mele Kalikimaka is Ha-waii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
ENDING C A7 Mele Kalikimaka is Ha-waii's way
[ D - G7 ] [ D - G7 ] tosayMerryChristmas averymerryChristmas [ D - G7 ] C/ G7/ C/ averyverymerrymerryChristmastoyou
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ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
by Johnny Marks
SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -udu TIMING: 1 strum per chord
INTRO G Em C D VERSE G G D D Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
D D D G Mistletoehungwhereyoucanseeeverycoupletriestostop G G D D Rockin'aroundtheChristmastree,lettheChristmasspiritring D D D G Laterwe'llhavesomepumpkinpieandwe'lldosomecaro-ling BRIDGE C C Bm7 Bm7 You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Em Em A7/ D Voicessinginglet'sbejolly,deckthehallswithboughsofholly
VERSE G G D D Rockin'aroundtheChristmastree,haveahappyholiday D D D G Everyonedancingmerrilyinthenewold-fashionedway
ENDING D D D D Everyonedancingmerrilyinthenewold-fa-shioned G Em C G/ way
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.13
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RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEERby Johnny Marks
SHUFFLE ISLAND STRUM: d- du -udu TIMING: 1 strum per chord
OPTIONALINTRO Am / Bm7 / Am / G / (single strums) You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Am / Bm7 / Am / G / Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Em7 / A7 / Em7 / A7 / But do you re-call the most famous reindeer of
(island strum) D7 D7 all? VERSE G G G D Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer hadaveryshinynose
D D D G Andifyoueversawit youwouldevensayitglows
G G G D All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names
D D D G TheyneverletpoorRudolph join in any reindeer games
BRIDGE C G D G Then one foggy ChristmasEve,Santa came to say
D D A7 D “Rudolph,withyournosesobright, won't you guide my sleightonight?”
VERSE G G G D Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee
D D D G “Rudolph,thered-nosedreindeer, you'll go down in histo-ry!”
ENDING D D G G/ F#/ G/ You'll go down in his- to- ry
*practice singing the underlined syllables on the downbeat to build your singing-while-playing skills
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.14
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWNby Haven Gillespie and J. F. Coots
BACKBEAT STRUM: d D d DTIMING: 1 strum per chord; on split measure, play [d D - d D]
G7
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INTRO G
VERSE G C G [ C - Cm / ] Youbetterwatchout,youbetternotcry,youbetternotpout,I’mtellingyouwhy [ G - Em ] [ Am - D] G D7 Santa Claus is coming to town
VERSE G C G [ C - Cm / ] He’smakingalist, checkingittwiceGonnafindoutwho’snaughtyandnice [ G - Em ] [ Am - D] G G Santa Claus is coming to town
BRIDGE G7 C G7 C Heseesyouwhenyou’resleepingheknowswhenyou’rea-wake A7 D A7 D / D7 / Heknowsifyou’vebeenbadorgood,sobegoodforgoodnesssake,Oh!
VERSE G C G [ C - Cm / ] Youbetterwatchout,youbetternotcry,youbetternotpout,I’mtellingyouwhy [ G - Em ] [ Am - D] G G Santa Claus is coming to town ENDING [ G - Em ] [ Am - D] [ G - C ] G / Santa Claus is coming to town
BEGINNER HOLIDAY JAM with CYNTHIA LIN | P.15
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SILENT NIGHTby Franz Xaver Gruber
WALTZ STRUM: pick d dTIMING: 1 per chord
orFINGERPICKING: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 2
TIMING: 1 per chord
INTRO G
VERSE G G G G Silent night holy night
D D G G all is calm all is bright C C G G ‘Roundyonvirgin motherandchild C C G G holy infant so tender and mild
D D G G Sleepinheavenly peace G D G G / (flourish) sleepinheavenly peace
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SILVER BELLSby Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
WALTZ STRUM: D du du, or pick d dTIMING: 1 per chord
INTRO G
VERSE G G C C Citysidewalks,busysidewalks Dressedinholidaystyle D D G G In the air there's a feeling of Christmas
G G C C Childrenlaughing,peoplepassing Meetingsmileaftersmile D D G G Andoneverystreetcorner youhear
CHORUS G G C C Silverbells (silverbells) silverbells (silverbells) D D G G It's Christmas-time in the city
G G C C Ring-a-ling (ring-a-ling) hear them ring (hear them ring)
D D G G / Soon it will be Christmas day
VERSE G G C C Stringsofstreetlights,evenstoplights Blinkabrightredandgreen D D G G Astheshoppersrunhome withtheirtreasures G G C C Hearthesnowcrunch,seethekidsbunch ThisisSanta'sbigscene D D G G Andaboveallthebustle youhear
REPEATCHORUS
ENDING D D / G G / Soon it will be Christmas day
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