Learn "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" by Steven Curtis Chapman on Piano

Master "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" by Steven Curtis Chapman with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Holiday/Christmas arrangement is in the key of D at 96 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 96 BPM.

Lyrics

It was the (Bm7)night be (A)fore (D)Christ mas, it seemed and (Bm7)all through (A)the (D)world ev ’ry (Bm7)thing looked like (F#m)bus’ ness as (G)u su al. Shep herds (Bm7)sat on (A)a (D)hill side look ing (Bm7)up at (A)the stars the while the (Bm7)world fell a sleep, while un a (Bm7)ware just (Bm7)how deep was the (Em9)dark ness the (Gmaj7)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas. And the (Bm7)night be (A)fore (D)Christ mas, it seemed to (Bm7)be just (A)a (D)night, but the (Bm7)wind blew like (F#m)some thing was (G)com ing. al. And like (Bm7)chil dren (A)with (D)se crets that they’re (Bm7)burst ing (A)to tell, the ce dars (Bm7)danced in the breeze, while all of (Bm7)na ture, (Bm7)it seemed, held its (Em9)breath on the (Gmaj7)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas. And the And (Bm)hope, (E)hope long a wait ed, the (D)hope of the (C)a (G)ges would (Em7)break with the dawn. And the (Bm)song that (E)all of cre a tion was (D)an tic i (C)pat (G)ing would (Gm)start with a ba by’s first (A)cry. And on the (CN.C.)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas, Mar y (Bm7)laid down to (D)rest, while (Bm7)Jo seph, he (F#m)paced the floor (G)pray ing. And in an (Bm7)ev ’ry day (D)sta ble in an (Bm7)ev ’ry day town, in the (Bm7)ho urs to come God would (Bm7)wrap Him (Bm7)self (Gmaj7)up and (Bm7)come down from (F#m)heav en, and the (Gmaj7)world would for (D)ev er be (Em9)changed (Gsus2)af ter the night be fore Christ mas.

Song Details

Key
D
Tempo
96 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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