Mel Bay Publications

Within this edition you will find original arrangements of the best-loved Christmas songs, spanning four centuries of musical development. From the traditional old English lyrics of God Rest Ye Merry...

Here's a book you'll be pulling off the shelf for many Christmases to come. A Tinwhistle Christmas is a treasury of 24 Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English holiday carols all suitably adorned with Celti...

Here are 30 easy-to-play Christmas favorites arranged for tin whistle (also known as pennywhistle) and Irish ute. Chords are included for guitar, keyboard, or other accompaniment instrument. Also incl...

Here's a book you'll be pulling off the shelf for many Christmases to come. A Celtic Recorder Christmas is a treasury of 24 Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English holiday carols suitable for both soprano...

The seventeen Christmas songs in this volume, arranged in comfortable keys, can be used for players at different levels and for all kinds of occasions. All three editions (Violin, Viola, and Cello) in...

Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event. This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Ch...

Arrangements that are designed to be enjoyed in a number of settings. Companion books for violin and viola are available. Each offers the melody and harmony part along with piano accompaniment. Sugges...

An American Christmas includes carols from the very rich Shaker, spiritual, shape-note and folk song traditions of the United States. They have been set as solo versions for the beginning to intermedi...

Bill Bay asked me to write a follow up book to my last book, 'The Bluegrass Pickers Tune Book (20233). ' If you like Bluegrass music (232 songs) I'd recommend getting that book to add to your collecti...

The word 'DADGAD' refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar, one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm...

The author's intent while arranging these carols was to maintain their traditional flavor while making them idiomatic for the guitar. They are intended for guitarists with intermediate to advanced tec...

Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the "Coventry Carol", "Away in a Manger", and the "We...

This collection of Christmas carols includes 17 iconic and lesser-known holiday songs arranged in standard notation and tablature for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist. The compilation is unique...

This collection offers 10 well-known Christmas carols and instrumental solos, idiomatically arranged to be technically accessible by the intermediate classic guitarist; at the same time, these 10 sett...

Oh Holy Night, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear are just a few of the carols in this collection arranged for classical guitar. The author's intent while arranging these c...

A magnificent collection of the greatest ancient music for the Christmas season arranged for solo acoustic guitar in standard notation and tablature. These tasteful settings are presented in three sec...

This is the first book ever of Yuletide music arranged for solo guitar in various 'open' or 'altered' tunings. In this genre of guitar music, the instrument is re-tuned to create a voicing ideally sui...

John Fahey was a pioneer in composing and arranging guitar solos in open tunings. In this lesson series for the intermediate guitarist, John teaches a wide variety of techniques, musical textures and...

The joyous Christmas season has inspired musicians in many countries and in many eras to compose beautiful songs. This book contains 18 Christmas carols and songs from the American Christmas repertoir...

This book is the third release in William Bay's Christmas guitar solo series, which includes Guitar Picking Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles and Guitar Picking Tunes - An Early American Christma...

The Christmas season has always been special to me. It is a season that has crystallized the hopes, aspirations and faith of millions of people through the centuries. The amount of music written for C...