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Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs (JamPlay)

Spread the Holiday Cheer: Master Classic Christmas Songs with a Fingerstyle Flair!

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Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs (JamPlay)
Trevor Gordon Hall

Trevor Gordon Hall

Educator

acoustic, fingerstyle

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About this course

Celebrate the festive season with your guitar through TrueFire's inspiring online course, "Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs," carefully crafted in association with JamPlay. This unique course is designed for guitarists of all levels who desire to deliver joyous Christmas melodies through the beautiful technique of fingerstyle guitar.

Our experienced instructor guides you through the intricacies of five timeless Christmas carols, highlighting the unique fingerstyle arrangements that bring these beloved tunes to life. The high-definition video lessons, straightforward explanations, and practical tips equip you with the skills to captivate your audience with the warmth and charm of holiday music.

The "Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs" course includes:
  • Detailed video tutorials dissecting fingerstyle arrangements of five popular Christmas songs.
  • Lessons on mastering fingerstyle techniques, including alternating bass, arpeggios, and more.
  • Interactive, multi-angle views focusing on both left-hand fretting and right-hand plucking techniques.
  • Comprehensive lessons on the musical theory behind these timeless Christmas songs.
Whether you're a seasoned fingerstyle guitarist wanting to expand your holiday repertoire or a beginner eager to bring Christmas cheer through your music, TrueFire's "Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs" guitar course is your pathway to a more enchanting festive season. Grab your guitar, cozy up by the fire, and let's spread the holiday spirit one pluck at a time!

What you'll learn

  • Play complex chord voicings including diminished and 9th chords
  • Integrate pull-offs into melodic fingerstyle passages
  • Play a complete fingerstyle arrangement of Auld Lang Syne with intro, two verses, and outro
  • Perform a complete fingerstyle arrangement of Silent Night with intro, three verse sections, and outro
  • Coordinate walking bass lines with fingerpicked melody
Release date: 11/19/2021 • 2h 48m runtime
intermediatelate intermediateadvancedacoustic guitarguitarsongs
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Sample lessons
O' Christmas Tree
O' Christmas Tree
Song Performance
Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne
Song Performance
The First Noel
The First Noel
Song Performance

What's included

32 lessons • 4 charts • 4 Jam Tracks

Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Let's kick things off with Trevor's take on the Christmas classic, 'Angels We Have Heard on High'. Originating melodically from the French hymn 'Gloria', this popular caroling favorite is lyrically inspired by the traditional French carol 'Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes', which translates as 'The Angels in our Countryside'. The current English version was written by Roman Catholic Priest, James Chadwick in 1862.
O' Christmas Tree
Next on our list of Trevor's fingerstyle Christmas classics is "O Christmas Tree", or as it's called in its native German - "O Tannenbaum". Not originally associated with Christmas, rather the faithfulness and constancy of the lush green Tannenbaum Fir tree, the current version originated in melody from a 16th-century folk song before the first version of the modern lyric was added by organist, teacher, and composer Ernst Anshcuts in 1824.

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Reviews

5 results

Tom L.

12/14/25

Worth it just for the gorgeous "Silent Night" fingerstyle solo arrangement!

It's a shame that there are free samples for all of the songs except "Silent Night. " For my tastes, that is by far the standout arrangement here. You can find the performance video of it on YouTube (on the JamPlay chanel). Whereas the other songs are presented as pieces to play with other instruments in a backing track (though they can work as solos), "Silent Night" is a solo fingerstyle arrangement (incidentally, on electric guitar, but fine for acoustic), and in a more jazz and new-age influenced style, with more advanced reharmonizations than the other tracks. The price of the whole course is worth it just for this lovely arrangement.

SURFERDANDY

Verified buyer

10/31/25

Great learning from the master

Enjoying every minute, pushing me to stretch, feel like I'm achieving and progressing

andrebernier1

Verified buyer

09/03/24

Almost perfect

The song's selection is excellent. The tutorials are extensive and well presented. The only thing missing is the interactive sore/tab that I am used with other Truefire products. However, we can use the GPX format download and use the Guitar pro App to play along.

Honoraville

Verified buyer

09/02/24

Fingerstyle Favorites: 5 Classic Christmas Songs

This is a very fine course! All five songs were my personal Christmas favorites. I really enjoyed the splendid performances and the detailed breakdowns of each selection and the ability to see all the different angles available. I only wish there was a Volume 2 available! Great!

mvax2

Verified buyer

07/30/24

french review

a great moment for me ,plans well detailed, with clear explanations even for me a French-speaking guitarist

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