Beginner Christmas Piano Sheets
Nineteen carols, each one arranged three times: once for a hand that stays in a single position, once with a left hand part underneath, and once fuller for a player who is ready for it. Every sheet is free to print. And every carol can be heard, and watched on a keyboard, before a single note is played.
Jingle Bells
This is the same page you have in the book, playing. The lit key is the note sounding now, and the number on it is the finger that plays it. Follow the boxes below as they light: one box is one beat, a dash means keep holding.
How to use this page
Choose a carol and press play. The key that sounds lights up with the finger number on it, and the bracket above the keys shows which five keys the hand is covering and what that position is called. When the hand has to move, the bracket moves with it. Slow it down, loop one line until it is yours, then open the sheet for that carol and play it for yourself.
The nineteen carols, and what each one asks of you
The table says how long each carol is at level 1, which hands it uses, and whether the hand has to move at all. If this is your first Christmas carol, start with one that stays in a single position.
| Carol | Bars | Level 1 uses | Level 1 asks for | Free PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels We Have Heard on High | 17 | both hands | 2 hand moves | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Away in a Manger | 17 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Christ was Born on Christmas Day | 18 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Deck the Halls | 8 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Ding Dong! Merrily on High | 17 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | 21 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 8 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | 33 | both hands | 2 hand moves | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Jingle Bells | 16 | right hand | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Jolly Old Saint Nicholas | 16 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Joy to the World | 20 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| O Christmas Tree | 9 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| O Come All Ye Faithful | 21 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | 21 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem | 17 | both hands | 4 hand moves | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Silent Night | 24 | both hands | 2 hand moves | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| The First Noel | 18 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| We Three Kings | 12 | both hands | stays in one position | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | 9 | both hands | 2 hand moves | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Taught by David Yzhaki · arrangements by Ido Ronen · the fingering and hand positions shown here were read from the printed sheets themselves, and the recordings were made from the same arrangements.
A free booklet
Three Christmas Carols to Start With
Jingle Bells, Silent Night and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, written in finger numbers so you can play them tonight without reading a note. Seven pages, yours to print. Tell me where to send it.
One click to confirm, and the booklet arrives. A few letters a year about new sheets and lessons, and you can leave whenever you like.
The books
Great Piano Christmas Hits
The same nineteen carols, written the way the numbers appear on the keyboard above. A drawing of the hand on every page shows exactly where to put it, and then the carol is one number for each finger and one box for each beat. Nothing to read, nothing to decode.
- Three books, one for each level, and a fourth with the printed sheets for when you are ready for them.
- Made to print and stand on the piano, so you can play without a screen.
- Arranged and checked note by note, not generated.
The play along, carols and beginner pieces together · Free piano sheet music · Christmas piano tutorials