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 Easiest Tune Book of Christmas Carols

  
Author:Eleanor Franklin-Pike  
Publisher: Edwin Ashdown Ltd.  

Order No.: E.A. 37306
31 Christmas carols compiled and arranged by Eleanor Franklin-Pike. The carols have been arranged mostly in two-part harmony, as simply as possible, to make them playable by even the youngest music-maker.
Personal remarks:
This, still surprisingly in good condition, book of beginners piano music, is a relic from the very early days of trying to play the piano, and, is my source for the The Twelve Days of Christmas. The left hand is entirely in the 5-finger position and there are no key signatures, the accidentals being placed in front of the notes they affect. This an ideal beginners book which I can warmly recommend. I have also fond memories of try to play these with my kid sister Mary then some 9 to 10-years old in the early 1960's.