For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Piano format provides fun and satisfying piano arrangements that are easy to play and sound like the original recordings. This Christmas edition features timeless holiday staples like "Silent Night," "The Twelve Days of Christmas," and "Ukrainian Bell Carol," heart-warming pop standards such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," novelty tunes like "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," and much more Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Believe (from The Polar Express) * Blue Christmas * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Celebrate Me Home * A Child This Day Is Born * Christmas Vacation (from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) * The Coventry Carol * Deck the Hall * Do You Hear What I Hear? * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Ges Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * Hark The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * A Holly Jolly Christmas * (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Joy to the World * The Little Drummer Boy * Mele Kalikimaka * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Silver and Gold * Sleigh Ride * Text Me Merry Christmas * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukrainian Bell Carol * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish Y

This collection includes traditional carols as well as popular hits, Christmas tunes for younger folks and songs that bring a smile. Here are 60 of the very best songs written about the holiday season, for easy piano and voice, with lyrics and chord symbols included for optional guitar. Titles include: The Christmas Song * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Jingle Bell Rock * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Winter Wonderland * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * The Little Drummer Boy * Frosty the Snowman * All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer and more. This title has received the iParenting Media award as one of the "Greatest Products of 2006."

Christmas music from Hollywood, television and recordings will be a "hit" with adult piano students! Perfectly graded to fit with Alfred's Basic Adult Course Level 1. Titles: * Frosty the Snow Man * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer * Holly Jolly Christmas * Home for the Holidays * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Jingle-Bell Rock * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Merry Christmas, Darling * Mister Santa * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Silver Bells * The Christmas Song * We Need a Little Christmas * What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

This book begins with an extensive review of the chords and keys previously studied, using fresh and interesting material that will provide enjoyment as well as reinforcement. Particularly noteworthy is the systematic presentation of chords in all positions in both hands. Titles: America the Beautiful * Arkansas Traveler * The Battle Hymn of the Republic * Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair * Brahms Lullaby * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Deep River * Down in the Valley * Farewell to Thee (Aloha Oe) * Fascination * A Festive Rondeau * Frankie and Johnnie * The Hokey-Pokey * The House of the Rising Sun * Introduction and Dance * La Cucaracha * La Donna E Mobile * La Raspa * Light and Blue * Loch Lomond * Lonesome Road * The Marriage of Figaro * Morning Has Broken * Musetta's Waltz * Musette * Night Song * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Polyvetsian Dances * Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 * The Riddle * Rock-a My Soul * Roman Holiday * Sakura * Scherzo * Space Shuttle Blues * Swingin' Sevenths * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Tumbalalaika * Village Dance * Waves of the Danube * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * You're in My Heart

Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

This method begins with a review of the concepts presented in Level 2, then introduces new pieces and lessons in new keys to prepare the student for more advanced studies. Includes a "Just for Fun" section and an "Ambitious" section for the student who will devote a little extra effort toward learning some of the great masterworks that require additional practice.

The motivation this music provides is outstanding! Playing duets is important to the musical growth of young pianists. And with Alfred's Top Hits Duet Books, students get twice as many benefits. In addition to learning how to develop steady rhythm, listen for proper balance, and play with appropriate dynamics, students will also receive the enjoyment of playing specially arranged duets of pop music. These new duet collections are correlated page-by-page with lesson Books 1B, 2, 3 and 4 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library one of the best-selling piano methods in the world (it's translated into 13 languages). All four duet books feature the best-known popular songs from films, Broadway musicals and best-selling CDs. The arrangers selected for this series include Alfred's best-known composers including Dennis Alexander, Tom Gerou, Margaret Goldston, Martha Mier, Catherine Rollin and George Peter Tingley.