The Ultimate Christmas Fake Book: for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Electronic Keyboard and All C Instruments

First, there seems to be a discrepancy with the picture of the songbook’s cover shown above.

I have posted a customer image of the songbook’s actual cover (which is beautiful in and of itself).

Obviously, the incorrect image above is from an earlier 3rd edition. Notice the old cover says over 200 songs… well, this updated edition now has 275 songs.

Also, this book now has 231 pages as opposed to the 160 pages mentioned above under “Product Details”.

Edit 12/07/08: Ok… I hadn’t checked in a very long time, but obviously Amazon has removed the incorrect image that I just made mention of… so you can ignore that part of this review.

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I love this book!

I am an amateur pianist and enjoy playing from this fakebook very much.

This is a great selection of Yuletide favorites represented in melody lines, lyrics and chords.

Seemingly, most of the titles you’d look for are in this collection as well as a lot of lesser-known ones.

I have listed the complete contents below.

Please take care to make sure enough of ‘your’ favorite Christmas tunes are listed there so that you don’t regret buying the book.

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I heartily and heartfully recommend this Christmas songbook to you!

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Contents:

A Caroling We Go C Major

Grandma’s Killer Fruitcake G Major

All My Heart This Night Rejoices Bb Major

All Through The Night F Major

Away In A Manger F Major

Almost Day G Major

An Old Fashioned Christmas F Major

Angels From The Realms Of Glory C Major

Angels We Have Heard On High F Major

As Each Happy Christmas G Major

As Lately We Watched G Major

As With Gladness Men Of Old G Major

Baby, It’s Cold Outside F Major

Auld Lang Syne F Major

A Baby In The Cradle Ab Major

Because It’s Christmas (For All The Children) C Major

The Birthday of a King (Neidlinger) Ab Major

The Boar’s Head Carol C Major

A Boy Is Born In Bethlehem A Minor

Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella G Major

Burgundian Carol C Minor

Carol Of The Bells G Minor

Carol Of The Birds E Minor

Caroling, Caroling G Major

The Chipmunk Song C Major

Celebrate The Child Ab Major

Christ Was Born On Christmas Day F Major

Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn C Major

C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S C Major

A Christmas Carol Bb Major

Christmas Is All In The Heart G Major

Christmas Time Is Here F Major

Christmas Is A-Comin’ (May God Bless You) Eb Major

Christmas Is Just About Here F Major

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Eb Major

The Christmas Waltz F Major

Come, All Ye Shepherds F Major

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus F Mjor

Coventry Carol A Minor

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy E Minor

A La Nanita Nana (Hear Lullabies and Sleep Now) E Minor

Deck The Hall F Major

Ding Dong! Merrily On High! Bb Major

Do They Know It’s Christmas? C Major

Douglas Mountain F Major

Everyone’s A Child At Christmas C Major

Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas Tonight G Major

Feliz Navidad D Major

The First Noel D Major

The Friendly Beasts Eb Major

From Heaven Above To Earth I Come D Major

From The Eastern Mountains F Major

Frosty The Snow Man C Major

Fum, Fum, Fum A Minor

Gather Around The Christmas Tree F Major

Glad Christmas Bells G Major

Glad Tidings (Shalom Chaverim) D Minor

Go, Tell It On The Mountain F Major

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen E Minor

Goin’ On A Sleighride F Major

Good Christian Men, Rejoice F Major

Good King Wenceslas G Major

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer E Major

The Greatest Gift Of All G Major

Greenwillow Christmas G Major

Hallelujah Chorus D Major

The Happy Christmas Comes Once More F Major

Happy Christmas, Little Friend G Major

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) A Major

Happy Hanukkah, My Friend (The Hanukkah Song) G Major

Happy Holiday Eb Major

Happy New Year Darling F Major

He Is Born G Major

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing G Major

He Bb Major

Hear Them Bells G Major

Here We Come A-Wassailing D Major

The Holly And The Ivy G Major

A Holly Jolly Christmas C Major

(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays C Major

How Brightly Beams The Morning Star D Major

How Lovely Is Christmas C Major

Hymne Eb Major

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day F Major

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus C Major

I Saw Three Ships G Major

I Still Believe In Santa Claus D Major

I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day E Major

I Wonder As I Wander G Minor

I’ll Be Home For Christmas C Major

I’m Spending Christmas With You C Major

In The Field With Flocks Abiding G Major

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear Bb Major

It Must Have Been The Mistletoe (Our First Christmas) F Major

It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas Ab Major

It’s Christmas Time All Over The World Eb Major

It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve F Major

Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring G Major

Jesus Born On This Day D Major

Jingle-Bell Rock C Major

Jingle Bells G Major

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle C Major

Jolly Old St. Nicholas Bb Major

Joy To The World D Major

Joyous Christmas C Major

Last Christmas C Major

The Last Month Of The Year (What Month Was Jesus Born In?) D Major

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! F Major

Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas Eb Major

Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming F Major

March Of The Three Kings G Minor

March Of The Toys G Minor

A Marshmallow World C Major

Mary Had A Baby F Major

Mary’s Little Boy F Major

Mary’s Little Boy Child Bb Major

Masters In This Hall D Minor

The Merry Christmas Polka Eb Major

A Merry, Merry Christmas To You Bb Major

Mister Santa Bb Major

The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year C Major

My Favorite Things E Minor, composed by Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers, From “The Sound Of Music”.

No Eye Had Seen Ab Major

The Night Before Christmas Song C Major

Noel! Noel! Bb Major

Nuttin’ For Christmas F Major

O Come Rejoicing G Major

O Bethlehem G Major

O Christmas Tree F Major

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) G Major

O Come, Little Children Eb Major

O Come, O Come Immanuel E Minor

O Hearken Ye G Major

O Holy Night C Major

O Little Town Of Bethlehem F Major

O Sanctissima C Major

Old Toy Trains F Major

On Christmas Night G Major

Once In Royal David’s City F Major

One Bright Star G Major

One For The Little Bitty Baby (Go Where I Send Thee) C Major

Out Of The East Eb Major

Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers C Major

Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) G Minor

Poor Little Jesus D Minor

Pretty Paper G Major

Rejoice And Be Merry G Major

Ring Out, Ye Wild And Merry Bells C Major

Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow Eb Major

Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree C Major

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer C Major

Santa Baby G Major

Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me) C Major

The Santa Claus Parade C Major

Share Love E Major

Shout The Glad Tidings Eb Major

Silent Night C Major

Silver And Gold C Major

Silver Bells Bb Major

The Simple Birth G Major

Sing We Now Of Christmas G Minor

Sleep, Holy Babe D Major

The Snow Lay On The Ground G Major

Snowfall Db Major

Some Children See Him F Major

Some Things For Christmas (A Snake, Some Mice, Some Glue And A Hole Too) G Major

The Star Carol Eb Major

The Star Carol (Canzone D’i Zampognari) G Major

The Star Of Christmas Morning C Minor

Still, Still, Still D Major

Suzy Snowflake C Major

Tennessee Christmas C Major

That Christmas Feeling Bb Major

There’s A Song In The Air G Major

This Is Christmas (Bright, Bright The Holly Berries) D Major

This One’s For The Children F Major

Toyland F Major

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas C Major

The Twelve Days Of Christmas F Major

Up On The Housetop Eb Major

A Virgin Unspotted D Major

Wassail, Wassail F Major

We Are Santa’s Elves F Major

We Need A Little Christmas G Major

We Three Kings Of Orient Are G Major

We Wish You A Merry Christmas C Major

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? F Major

What Child Is This? E Minor

When Christ Was Born Of Mary Free G Major

Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings G Minor

When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter C Major

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks C Major

The White World Of Winter G Major

Winds Through The Olive Trees Bb Major

Wonderful Christmastime Bb Major

The Wonderful World Of Christmas G Major

You Make It Feel Like Christmas D Major

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly G Major

A Cradle Prayer Bb Major

After December Slips Away G Major

All I Want For Christmas Is You G Major

All My Heart Rejoices G Major

As Long As There’s Christmas Bb Major

Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand G Major

Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light Eb Major

Call His Name Jesus C Major

Carol Of The Bagpipers F Major

Cold December Nights A Minor

Do You Hear What I Hear C Major

Emmanuel F Major

Feels Like Christmas E Major

Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) E Major

Gloria F Major

Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Offa Santa C Major

Grown-Up Christmas List G Major

Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees C Major

Holy Child A Major

Home (When Shadows Fall) D Major

I Am So Glad On Christmas Eve Bb Major

I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Eb Major

In The Bleak Midwinter F Major

Irish Carol F Major

It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) A Major

Jesus Is Born D Major

Jesus What A Wonderful Child F Major

Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine F Major

Joseph’s Song C Major

Let’s Make It Christmas All Year ‘Round Eb Major

Little Altar Boy D Minor

Little Saint Nick G Major

Little Town F Major

Love Came Down At Christmas F Major

Merry Christmas From The Family G Major

Merry Christmas, Baby G Major

Merry Christmas, Darling Bb Major

Merry, Merry Christmas, Baby Eb Major

Miracles G Minor

Miss You Most At Christmas D Major

Most Of All I Wish You Were Here F Major

Noel Nouvelet G Minor

O Thou Joyful D Major

One King B Minor

Please Come Home For Christmas A Major

Precious Promise G Major

Rocking F Major

Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) Bb Major

Shepheard! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep Eb Major

The Babe G Major

The Bells Of Christmas C Minor

The Cherry Tree Carol G Major

The Christmas Shoes G Major

The Gift Bb Major

The Little Boy The Santa Claus Forgot F Major

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year A Major

The Sleep Of The Infant Jesus E Minor

The Star A Major

This Little Child Bb Major

Touro-Louro-Louro G Major

Wexford Carol G Major

What A Merry Christmas This Could Be C Major

What Christmas Means To Me C Major

When Love Came Down Bb Major

Where Are You Christmas? Bb Major

While By My Sheep C Major

Who Would Imagine A King F Major

Why Christmas F Minor

Ya Viene La Vieja F Major

Away In A Manger G Major

Going Home For Christmas A Major
Rating: 5 / 5

i just started playing the piano and this book is quite easy to learn. it contains many old favorites and several i had never heard before. i highly recommend for those who are just learning how to chord. i thoroughly enjoy using this book!
Rating: 5 / 5

A fine fake-book, filled with familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas songs. Wonderful for guitar and keyboard players at Christmas time.
Rating: 5 / 5