Christmas song suggestions

[Stick]

I've been asked to pick something at church for Christmas. Any suggestions as to a song that would sound good picked on the mando with a guitar strummed back up. Keep in mind that my skills are somewhere between rank beginner and just plain bad.

Thanks
Stick

[wildpikr]

Check out Roland White's Christmas book...

http://www.rolandwhite.com/mandolin_christmas.htm

[Ky Slim]

What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) always goes over well and I think it is a very natural melody to play. There are a lot of tabs and even some free instructional videos. Good Luck!


http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?67458-Christmas-Music-Standard-amp-Tab

[JEStanek]

This was made by Cafe Member Michael Pilgrim. It's great (http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?67458-Christmas-Music-Standard-amp-Tab&highlight=pilgrim+christmas).

Jamie

[Mandoplumb]

Silent Night or Greensleves. Silent Night is probaly easier.

[John Soper]

Christmas Time's A-Comin'... and you know it's getting cold.

[Denny Gies]

I agree with Ky Slim, What Child Is This is a very nice tune for mandolin and guitar. You also might want to check out David Grisman's Christmas Album.

[dwc]

Silent Night in either Bb or C is very nice and relatively easy. Away in a Manger just follows a G scale. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in Am is fairly easy and almost all quarter notes.

I second the Grisman Christmas album.

[Ivan Kelsall]

I agree with dwc above - "Silent Night" is a very lovely Christmas Carol. Another quite easy tune is ''O Little Town of Bethlehem''.
Until i went back & re-read your OP,i thought that you were after 'tune' suggestions & i was going to suggest ''Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer'' - perhaps not !,:redface:
Ivan;)

[JEStanek]

My personal favorite is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen done kinda jazzy like Dawg does it.
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Jamie

[Spencer]

This is pretty old, but some of you may not have seen it. It's from a Christmas show we did in 1996. Unfortunately, we lost Nils the banjo player almost a year ago now. :(

Most of the little bits in Dueling Banjos are from Danish Christmas songs, but there are a lot of other possibilities to have fun with it.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?46364-A-little-Christmas-fun-for-you

Spencer

[Stick]

Thanks for all the leads.

God Bless
Stick

[JeffD]

There are approximately 93845798209873 Christmas tune books with the notes, the words, and the chords indicated. They all likely have mostly the same 25 tunes or so. :)

[Joseph Baker]

"In the Bleak Mid Winter" works well with Mandolin & guitar.
Not too hard or complicated for either instrument

Joseph Baker