A Wonderful Collection of Jazzy Christmas
Favorites
Arranged for Intermediate and Advanced Piano
Music Book from Warner Brothers Publications
The songs in this collection include:
Away in a Manger . . . Deck the Halls . . . The First Noel . . . God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen . . . Good King Wenceslas . . . Here We Come A Wassailing . . . Lo How A Rose / O Thou Joyful . . . O Come All Ye Faithful . . . Silent Night . . . What Child is This? . . . We Wish You a Merry Christmas*

Among the countless collections of Christmas piano arrangements which have been available for years, "A Cool Yule" is indeed unique.
In this collection, the songs have been adapted with extensive use of jazz harmonies and richer than usual textures. These cleverly imaginative settings are unpredictable and unconventional; some are playfully rhythmic, while others are peacefully serene. But because they are so unexpected, they are all just fun to play.
Whether a joyful syncopated frolic to lift your spirits, or an easy going reflection to help you unwind, these traditional favorites will fit into any evening performance, from the grand ball room to the living room, and are sure to enhance every Christmas celebration.
A Short Bio

For over twenty years ago, Steve Calderone has been teaching, arranging and playing music for theater groups, folk groups, and individual students. He is versatile and eclectic, feeling as much at home performing on the concert stage as he is leading a coffee-house sing-a-long. He studied music at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he once performed "Rhapsody In Blue" with the college orchestra, and then lead the cast and orchestra as musical director of a theatrical production of "Pippin," all during the same week.
He has played for or directed over a dozen church music groups, and over two dozen theatrical productions. His piano students have ranged in age from 5 to 75. He also toured Europe with a vocal and instrumental group in 1976, and he played during several appearances on the local televised program, "Chalice Of Salvation" during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He currently serves as the Diocesan Pianist in Springfield, Massachusetts. And during every December, he can be found leading the holiday merriment at several Christmas season celebrations. Heres your chance to share in that same musical enjoyment yourselves. Merry Christmas!