The Christmas Song is one of my favorite holiday tunes! The lyrics are beautiful and the harmony is rich for reharmonization! Enjoy the full performance of the arrangement! The lesson contains a full walkthrough of every chord from the intro through the ending with every chord choice explained. PDF is included in notation and tab.
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