10 Best Christmas Songs On Guitar For Beginners

The holidays are coming up and everybody is preparing for them. Every once in a while you will get a request to play a Christmas song. There is no person on the planet that has not heard a single Christmas song, whether they celebrate it or not.

Today with this article we will go through ten of the best and the easiest Christmas songs every guitarists should know. Along with making you popular among the people, these songs will also help you practice some of the basic guitar chords. So, here is the list of the ten best and easiest Christmas songs:

10 Best and Easiest Christmas Songs

All I Want for Christmas Is You

We will start with a newer Christmas song that everybody fell in love with. This song belongs to a well known singer Mariah Carey. In terms of the difficulty, you will need to move past the stage of the entry-beginner player and have a grasp of a few barre chords.

This song is usually played in the key of G and the chords that you will need for this song are: G, Em, C, D, G/B, Cm/Eb, B7, G/D, E7, Am7, Cm6/D, Eb6, Cm6/Eb, Am6/D. The tuning is standard E-A-D-G-B-E. As you can see there are quite a lot of unusual chords. That should not frighten you since they are not too difficult to play. Here is a quick lesson:

Feliz Navidad

Although this song is not as popular as the other ones, it has left a significant  mark and it is still played at Christmas parties after almost 50 years.

Luckily for guitar players, it doesn’t take too much practice to master it. The tuning is standard E-A-D-G-B-E and the chords that you will need to know are G, C, D, Em and D7.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas

The 1951 christmas song It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas was written by Meredith Willson. The original song title was “It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas”. Later on, the name we know today will catch-on.

In terms of the difficulty, it is along the more intermediate stage. The tuning is standard and the chords that you will need for this song are Em/B, D, G, F#, Em, A7, Bm, A, E, B7, E7, and B. The link to a guitar lesson:

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells is one of the most, if not the most famous Christmas song ever written. This is the essential song every guitarist should learn at some point. It was first recorded by Will Lyle in October 1889, on an Edison cylinder. Unfortunately, there are no copies of the recording left.

In terms of the difficulty, this song should not be too hard to play. It is in a key of G and the guitar tuning is standard. The chords you will need to know are G, C, Am, D7, D, A7. Here is a link to guitar lesson:

Last Christmas

Last Christmas held the record for the Official Charts Company’s (OCC) highest-selling single never to peak at number one with 1.9 million copies sold. The author of this song is the iconic Wham!

This song is easy to play. It consists of D, Bm, Em, and A chords and it is played in the standard tuning E-A-D-G-B-E. The link for a guitar lesson:

The Christmas Song

This song is considered to be a standard for the holiday season. It can be heard all over the world during Christmas. The vocals for this iconic song was recorded by Nat King Cole. In terms of the difficulty it is among more intermediate levels.

The tuning for this guitar is standard and the chords you will need to master are: Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, Gm7, C7, Fmaj7, E7, Am, Fm6, C, B7, Emaj7, Fm7, G, G7, Em, A7, Gm, Bb7, Eb, D7, Gsus4. Yes, there are a lot of chords that you need to learn. This guitar lesson should help you:

Merry Christmas Everybody

This song is a great example of a good rock Christmas song. So if you are into rock music and would like to play Christmas songs, this is the best choice for you. It is recorded by English rock band Slade ”.

This song will best suit intermediate guitarists who have a grasp of chords. It is in a key G and the chords you will need to learn are: Bb, Bb/A, Bb/G, Bb/F, Dsus4, D, D5, G, Em, Bm, C, Am, Dm. The link to guitar lesson:

White Christmas

It is almost impossible to have Christmas without “White Christmas” by crooner Crosby playing in the background. Since its release in 1942, the song has made multiple trips to the Billboard charts and is still regarded as one of the best Christmas songs ever.

This song is in the key of G and it is played in standard tuning. The chords you will need for this song are G, Gsus4, Am, D, D7, C, Gmaj7, G7, Cm, Em. You can have more insight on the following link:

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

This is without question one of the most famous Christmas songs probably in the entire world. In terms of the difficulty of this song, it is among the easier ones and it is great for beginner guitar players. It is usually played in the key of C.

The tuning for the guitar is a standard: E-A-D-G-B-E. The chords you will need to learn for this song are C, F, D, G, E7, Am and Em. Here is a link to an easy lesson:

Silent Night

Nothing says tradition as the Silent Night. This is one of the oldest Christmas songs out there. It was written in 1818, so the fact that it is still around says a lot about this song.

This song is not too difficult to play. The difficulty is easy enough to the beginner can easily learn how to play it. The tuning is standard and the song is in the key of G. The chords you will need for this song are: G, D, D7, C and Em. The link for a guitar lesson:

Conclusion

Christmas takes a very special place in everyone’s hearts. Everywhere in the world it is celebrated. Learning how to play Christmas songs is on almost every guitarists to-do list. Taking your time and picking the correct one will surely help you be a better player as well as making you more popular in your social circle.