Looking for the simplest possible way to play Christmas carols on guitar?
Christmas Carols Guitar Songbook for Beginners is a beginner-friendly guitar book where all 37 Christmas carols can be played using only 3 basic guitar chords.
The main focus of this songbook is easy chord playing, so beginners can quickly start playing and singing familiar holiday songs.
Only 3 Guitar Chords
All songs use just three common open chords: G, C, and D (or D, G, and A). No barre chords and no complex progressions.
Chords, Sheet Music & TAB
Each carol includes guitar chords for strumming and singing, plus sheet music and TAB for playing the melody note by note.
Solo, Duets & Guitar Groups
Songs can be played as solo guitar melodies, with chords and singing, or as easy guitar duets where one guitar plays chords and another plays the melody. Suitable for beginner guitar ensembles and group lessons.
Clear Beginner-Friendly Layout
Large notation, clean pages, and simple arrangements designed for kids, beginners, and first-time guitar players.
Basic Music Explanation Included
A short section at the end explains basic sheet music reading, chord symbols, and TAB notation in a simple and accessible way.
37 traditional Christmas carols
super simple 3-chord guitar arrangements
sheet music, TAB, and lyrics for every song
suitable for beginners, kids, families, duets, and beginner guitar groups
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
As with Gladness, Men of Old
Auld Lang Syne
Away in a Manger
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Calm on the Listening Ear of Night
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Dona Nobis Pacem
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Good King Wenceslas
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come A-Caroling
I Saw Three Ships
In the Bleak Midwinter
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Joy to the World
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
O Christmas Tree
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, Little Children
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Once in Royal David’s City
Sans Day Carol
See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Silent Night
The Boar’s Head Carol
The First Noel
The Friendly Beasts
The Holly and the Ivy
Up on the Housetop
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
While Shepherds Watched
Bring music into your home this holiday season with a clear, simple, and beginner-friendly Christmas guitar songbook.
Use three basic chords, follow the chords or melody, and enjoy playing Christmas carols in an easy and accessible way.