I love the music of the holidays. Beyond being a collection of great melodies that have stood the test of time, many of them sound great on the banjo, and make for a great way to introduce clawhammer to the uninitiated. Altogether, it’s great to have a stable of music for the holidays as part of your repertoire.

In December or 2014, I released a new holiday classic on the banjo every day for 12 days as part of the “12 Days of Banjo.” I’ve since completed a book of tablature and video tutorials for all the tunes, which is available right here!

Each song selection has two versions tabbed out, – a Brainjo level 3-4 arrangement that I played as part of the “12 Days of Banjo” video series, and a simplified Brainjo level 2 arrangement. 13 songs and 26 arrangements in all (more info on the Brainjo levels can be found here).

The songs are:

• Angels We Have Heard on High
• Deck the Halls
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
• Good King Wenceslas
• Hark the Herald
• Jingle Bells
• Jolly Ol’ St. Nicholas
• Joy to the World
• Oh Come All Ye Faithful
• Silent Night
• We Three Kings
• Up on a Housetop
• Auld Land Syne

To hear what the primary arrangement for each of these sounds like, you can play through the “12 Days of Banjo” video playlist below:

Package One – Tabs and Tunes

With this option, you’ll get the 44-page “12 Days of Banjo” e-book of tablature, as well as 26 downloadable audio tracks (as 2 zip files), which includes the “12 Days of Banjo” album (all songs from the video series) plus all 13 of the Brainjo level 2 arrangements. This will allow you to know how each arrangement should sound before tackling the tablature.

Formerly $15, the book is now a free bonus when signing up for the Breakthrough Banjo course.

Package Two – Tabs, Tunes, and Tutorials

The 12 Days of Banjo book, mp3 audio files, and video tutorials

In addition to getting all the content from package one, with package two you also get access to slowed down video walkthroughs for all the arrangements. Click here to see an example of what these are like. After payment, you’ll be able to download the book and mp3 files, and will be able to access all the video tutorials any time through your unique login. Click here for a free sample of the video tutorials for “Angels We Have Heard on High”.

Formerly $27, the book is now a free bonus when signing up for the Breakthrough Banjo course.