By Michael Buble. By John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie. Arranged by Rupert Austin. Broadway, Christmas, Jazz, Musical/Show, Standards. Score. 5 pages. Rupert Austin #732806. Published by Rupert Austin

By Michael Buble. By John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie. Arranged by Lorie Line. Blues, Christmas. Score. 7 pages. Lorie Line Music, Inc. #717756. Published by Lorie Line Music, Inc.

By Michael Buble. By John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie. Arranged by Betsy Hannah. Baroque, Christmas. Score. 3 pages. Betsy Hannah #692524. Published by Betsy Hannah

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.744619

By Michael Buble. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Elena Fortin. Jazz. Score. 4 pages. Elena Fortin #3926115. Published by Elena Fortin (A0.744619).

Santa Claus is Comin' To Town ... and He's Rockin' the Blues

This arrangement is a fun challenge for the Advanced Intermediate - Advanced player. A blues/rock version of the classic carol, Santa Claus is Comin' To Town, this arrangement incorporates standard blues licks and a steady, relaxed LH blues accompaniment.

The original Christmas favourite was written by J. Fred Coots with the lyrics by Haven Gillespie. In my arrangement, you'll make use of tremelos, blues scales, chromatic scales, triplet rhythms, quintuplets, and blues licks.

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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951683

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635931. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951683).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951675

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635911. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951675).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951681

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635923. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951681).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951682

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635927. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951682).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951677

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635907. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951677).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951680

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635915. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951680).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951676

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635909. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951676).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951678

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635913. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951678).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.951679

By Steve Tyrell. By John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Contemporary. Score. 9 pages. Travis Hayman #6635903. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951679).

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. This version became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1113853

By Michael Buble. By Haven Gillespie and John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Timothy Stapay/Liberace. Broadway,Christmas,Film/TV,Holiday,Musical/Show,Standards. Score. 6 pages. Timothy Stapay #715746. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1113853).

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town is arranged as played by piano artist Liberace. The song also features the traditional Jingle Bells. Get ready for Christmas by learning this traditional standard; arranged in the style of the famous pianist, Liberace. This song will have everyone gathering around the keyboard to sing!

This traditional standard has been recorded by over 200 artists, including Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, Liberace, The Crystals, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Bill Evans, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Michael Bublé, Luis Miguel, and The Jackson 5; to name just a few!

Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. A child prodigy born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin, he enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world!

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1323881

By Michael Buble. By Haven Gillespie and John Frederick Coots. Arranged by Thomas Gunther. Blues,Christmas,Jazz. Score. 5 pages. Thomas Gunther Music Productions #912057. Published by Thomas Gunther Music Productions (A0.1323881).

Solo Piano Arrangement By Thomas Gunther
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town is another one of my favorite Christmas songs. For some reason I love playing it in a bluesy style, with some jazz voicings. The bridge is more in stride piano style.
About The Arrangement
The arrangement includes different stylistic elements found in more traditional popular piano music. It definitely has a bluesy vibe, but also shows elements of jazz and stride piano.
When it comes to the form I extended it by adding an intro that comes back in-between sections in form of an interlude. There is also an outro. 
About The Sheet Music
The sheet music is basically a transcription of my recording. It contains jazz chord symbols and plentiful of articulations as well as some dynamic markings. 
My Arranging Workflow
I have different approaches for creating solo piano arrangements of songs. The one I took here is as follows. First I come up with different ideas, try them out, and after a while settle on those I like best. Once I practiced and internalized those ideas I press record and hope for the best. Before the final version is done, I record myself many times over. This gives me the opportunity to improve upon each version until I have one that I feel comfortable with.
Recommendations For Learning The Song
I recommend that you first listen to my performance while reading along in the sheet music. This way you get a better understanding about the phrasing and the rhythmic feel.
You may want to spend a little time just vamping a few bars to get into the groove. When that feels good move on to different sections.
The bridge is different in feel because it is based on stride piano rather than blues. Stride piano features big jumps in the left hand and big intervals between the outer notes (up to a 10th). Should you have difficulty in playing those big intervals (smaller hands will make this hard) you may roll the notes and use the sustain pedal.
Is This Arrangement For You?
This solo piano arrangement is for every pianist who would like to try playing Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town in a more bluesy-jazzy style. Dependent on what your specialty is musically speaking, you made benefit from it in different ways. Here are some examples.
Classical Pianists
If you are a classical pianist who rarely listens to jazz and blues music, this arrangement might be a great way to dip your feed into more contemporary genres and styles like blues and jazz. This said, it might be quite challenging. Not from a technical point of view, but from a musical point of view. For example, swung eighth notes and accents and phrasing in blues and jazz are somewhat contrary to classical music. It's gonna be a great learning experience for sure!
Jazz Pianists
Should you be a jazz musician or blues musician, you may not necessarily want to play the arrangement as written note for note. Instead, you might just fall in love with some of my ideas and create your own arrangement based on those.
This goes especially for the solo section. You can play my solo or use it as inspiration for your own solo. Of course experiences blues and jazz musicians will prefer to make up their own solo.
I truly hope you have fun playing this arrangement! Yes.