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On Christmas Eve, 1818, in a small Austrian village, a local Catholic priest and a church organist composed a Christmas carol that changed the course of holiday music forever. Exactly two hundred years later, it’s not the holiday season until you’ve heard “Silent Night” in the car, at the store and on TV – all in the same day.

In Jingle Bell Pop, John Seabrook, acclaimed author of The Song Machine, takes us deep inside the holiday music business. We go behind the scenes to meet some of the producers, songwriters and recording artists responsible for the timeless tunes we hear on repeat between Thanksgiving and Christmas every year.

In this Piano by Ear box set, you will receive a nice mix of old and new Christmas standards arranged at various levels of difficulty. This way you can start playing for your holiday gatherings right away while still working on more sophisticated pieces to play later. All of these songs are taught “by ear” so you can work on them anywhere and at any time. Included is a duet version of “We Three Kings” for you and a friend to play together. What a great way to share the Christmas holiday!

From Old England to Charlie Brown, there is a little bit of everything in this Piano by Ear Christmas box set. This set includes hours of professional piano instruction teaching late beginner to intermediate level solos of some of the most-performed Christmas carols of our time. There are also three Vince Guaraldi arrangements in this box set to add a little jazz to your holiday playing!

This late beginner lesson includes a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections. At the end of the lesson, you are given backing tracks to practice and perform with.

This Christmas standard is arranged at a late beginner level so it is good for those of you who have been playing for a year or more. The arrangement is demonstrated and then taught completely “by ear” in small measure groups. There are several other Piano by Ear Christmas carols and hymns arranged at this level as well.

This fun and upbeat Christmas standard is an easy one to add to your repertoire when you learn it “by ear”! The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed, note-by-note description of the entire song.

Now this Christmas standard is available as a beginner level arrangement that you can learn completely “by ear”! This lesson also includes backing tracks to play along with after you learn the song without any music, print, or video!

Add a little rock to your Christmas this year with this Brenda Lee hit. This piano by ear lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement and then teaches it all the way through without any music, print, or video.

Learn this reflective Christmas carol without using any music, print, or video. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the arrangement and then proceeds to teach the entire song “by ear”, describing every note and finger used to play the song.