Other arrangements of Christmas This Year
Pick a learning view.
As (C)fall rides off in the sun set, I sweep the snow from my door step.
I (F)just can’t help but stop and grin; it’s like I’m ten years old a gain.
And ev ’ry where I go, I can feel it.
Some say it moves like a spir it.
It falls on us once a year, like it came on a mid night clear.
The soul of this (F)sea son is a gift when love came (G)down to let us live.
Let’s o pen up and let our (C)hearts em brace this mo ment.
For Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make a sound, gon na make it loud.
For (F)Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make some noise, let the world re joice.
For (Dm)Christ mas this year, for (F)Christ mas, for Christ mas this (C)year.
And the (CN.C.)laugh ter starts be fore the sun rise.
I (C)sneak down stairs to spar kl ing eyes.
And (F)oh, what joy it brings to me, the fam ’ly a round our Christ mas tree.
And I thank the Lord for His fa vor as we sing the songs of the Sav ior, our Sav ior.
(C)year.
(Am)Ho ly, (Am)ho ly, (Em)ho
(G)ly!
(Am)God is (Am)com ing (Em)near.
(Am)Un to (Am)us a (Em)Sav ior’s (G)born
(Dm)on a (G)mid night (C)clear.
(Am)Ho ly, (Am)ho ly, (Em)ho
(G)ly!
(Am)God is (Am)com ing (Em)near.
(Am)Un to (Am)us a (Em)Sav ior’s (G)born
(CN.C.)on a mid night (C)clear.
Oh,
for Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make a sound, gon na make it loud.
For (F)Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make some noise, let the world re joice.
For (Dm)Christ mas this year, for (F)Christ mas, for Christ mas, for Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make a sound, gon na make it loud.
For (F)Christ mas this year, we’re gon na make some noise, let the world re joice.
For (Dm)Christ mas this year, for (F)Christ mas, for Christ mas, for (F)Christ mas, for Christ mas, this (C)year.
ly, ho ly, ho
ly!
(F)God is com ing near.
(Dm)Un to us a (F)Sav ior’s born
(C)on a mid night clear.
Christmas This Year — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Christmas This Year" by tobyMac featuring Leigh Nash in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 96 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Christmas This Year”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Christmas This Year"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Christmas This Year" by tobyMac featuring Leigh Nash played in?
- Christmas This Year is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Christmas This Year"?
- The arrangement plays at 96 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Christmas This Year" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Christmas This Year"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Christmas This Year"?
- "Christmas This Year" was originally performed by tobyMac featuring Leigh Nash. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Christmas This Year"?
- This arrangement uses 6 chords: Am, C, Dm, Em, F, G.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Christmas This Year" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature C, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 96 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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