The Reader's Digest Merry Christmas Songbook
with Lyric Book
December 14, 2000
This is probably the finest highest quality collection of Christmas songs for Americans on
the market. It is said to be "hardcover", but is spiral bound with a "hard" outerlayer and is
printed on quality paper. There is also included a separate lyric book for sing-a-long with
accompaniment. It contains 110 songs arranged for intermediate piano and also has plenty of
notations for organ pedal and guitar chords. The songs range from traditional to modern
(Adeste Fideles to Winter Wonderland and Silver Bells, for example) and there are a number
of suprise favorites (Chestnuts Roasting, Friendly Beasts). Almost every tune is on adjacent
pages so there is no page turning problem. Color coding makes lyrics stand out. Lyricists,
composers and origin are clearly identified. You might find as I have that it is already a
cherished family heirloom.