Christmas Song — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Christmas Song" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of D, 120 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

She was his (A)girl; he was her (D)boy (Csus2)friend. She’d be his (A)wife and make him her (D)hus (Csus2)band. A sur prise on the way ver y much of an y (G)day, an y day. known. One (A)health y lit tle, gig Mar gling, y, wor drib ried, bling al ways (G)ba by out boy. on his own. The wise an men (A)er came. y, Three (G)made for a their rea son way a ble fee, to (D)show er him with (A)love while he (G)lay in the hay. Show er him (G)with love, (A)love, (Bm)love, (G)love, (A)love, (Bm)love. (G)Love, (A)love was all a round. on Not the way ver y much of his y (G)child an hood was known. One (A)Kept his moth er, gig Mar gling, y, wor drib ried, bling al ways (G)ba by out boy. on his own. He met an oth (A)er Mar y, who (G)made for a their rea son way a ble fee, to (D)less than rep u (A)ta ble was (G)known to be. His heart was full (G)of love, (A)love, (Bm)love, (G)love, (A)love, (Bm)love. (G)Love, (A)love was all a round. When (A)Je sus (Bm)Christ was a (G)nailed to his (A)tree, said, “Oh, Dad dy o, I can see how (G)it all soon will (A)be. I came to shed (Bm)a lit tle light on (G)this dark ’ning (A)scene. In stead I fear I (Bm)spilled (G)the blood of our (A)chil dren all a round, (G)the blood of our (A)chil dren all a round, the (G)blood of our (A)chil dren’s all a round. Ru So I’m mors told, in sist ed or (G)so he the sto soon ry would goes, be the (D)peo ple he vi knew were tak less (G)in than gold to en heart by ed, the au thor i ties less (G)in formed than gam he, blers and (D)rob bers, (A)drink ers and jok ers, all soul (D)search ers, like you and me, like you and me. Ru So I’m mors told, in sist ed or (G)so he the sto soon ry would goes, be the (D)for his de vi a tions tak en (G)in to cus to dy heart by ed, the au thor i ties less (G)in formed than gam he, blers and (D)rob bers, (A)drink ers and jok ers, all soul (D)search ers, like you and me, like you and me. (A)drink ers and jok ers, all soul (D)search ers, search ing for (G)love, (A)love, (Bm)love, (G)love, (A)love (Bm)love. (G)Love, (A)love was all a round. Prep a ra tions were made for a cel e bra tion He said, “Eat this (A)bread but (G)think of it as me. Drink this (A)wine and dream (G)it will be the (G)blood of our (A)chil dren all a round, the (G)blood of our (A)chil dren all a round. The (G)blood of our (A)chil dren spill ing down. (G)Fa ther up a bove, (D)why in all this (A)ha tred do you (G)fill us up with love, (A)love, (Bm)love? (G)Love, (A)love, (Bm)love. (G)Love, (A)love was all a (G)Fa ther up a bove, (D)why in all this (A)ha tred do you (G)fill me up with love, (A)love, (Bm)love? (G)Love, (A)love, (Bm)love. (G)Love, (A)love was all a (A)love, (Bm)love, (G)love, (A)love, and the (G)blood of our chil (A)dren all a round.

Song Details

Key
D
Tempo
120 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Christmas Song" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.