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ISBN-10: 1-4706-4076-7ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4076-7

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FOREWORD

Cover Photo:Christmas Wreath: © Getty Images / Oksana Ariskina / EyeEm

Auld Lang Syne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Deck the Halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Gesù Bambino (The Infant Jesus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14It Came Upon the Midnight Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18March (from The Nutcracker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Silent Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Still, Still, Still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker) . . . . . . . . . . .26We Wish You a Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24What Child Is This? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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Alfred’s Premier Piano Express Christmas Book 4 includes familiar Christmas pieces that reinforce concepts included in the All-In-One Accelerated Course, Book 4 of Premier Piano Express . The music continues the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing familiar music during the Christmas season .

Christmas Book 4 is not correlated page by page with Premier Piano Express, Book 4 . Pieces are arranged in progressive order of difficulty with the easiest pieces first, though it is not necessary to progress straight through the book .

Allowing students to study music they enjoy during the Christmas season is highly motivating . Consequently, reading and rhythm skills often improve greatly when studying holiday music . The authors hope that the music in Christmas Book 4 brings hours of enjoyment to this festive season . Merry Christmas!

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James S. Pierpont came from a wealthy Boston family. In 1857, he wrote a song intended for Sunday School children to sing on Thanksgiving. Though written for that holiday, the jingle-bell rhythm was so appealing that it soon became one of the best-known Christmas songs in the world. Pierpont wrote many songs, but is remembered for Jingle Bells.

James S . Pierpont

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This beautiful carol uses the 16th-century melody of the English tune Greensleeves. Originally, the song was played rather fast, for dancing, but its attractive melody became apparent when it was performed slowly. William Chatterton Dix, an insurance man and poet, wrote the words in 1865.

Words by William Chatterton Dix Music: “Greensleeves” (16th century)

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