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HWV 56 Hallelujah Chrous (Messiah) by George Frideric Handel (Guitar Tab)

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HWV 56 Hallelujah Chrous (Messiah) by George Frideric Händel (1685-1759) George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling in London and becoming a …

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Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen

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Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen (1919-2008) Earle Harry Hagen was an American composer who created music for movies and television. He is remembered for co-writing and whistling “The Fishin’ Hole”, the melody of the main theme to The Andy Griffith Show, the instrumental classic “Harlem Nocturne” used as the theme to television’s Mickey Spillane’s Mike …

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Blue Skies by Irving Berlin (Guitar Tab)

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Blue Skies by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, “Blue Skies” …

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Grown Up Christmas List by David Foster

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Grown Up Christmas List by David Foster (1949-) “Grown-Up Christmas List” (sometimes titled “My Grown-Up Christmas List”) is a Christmas song composed by David Foster (music) and Linda Thompson-Jenner (lyrics),[1] and originally recorded by Foster (with singer Natalie Cole on vocals) for his 1990 non-holiday album River of Love. Though it was also released as …

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Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas by Meredith Willson

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Its Beginning to Look Like Christmas by Meredith Willson (1902-1984) Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote three other Broadway musicals, composed symphonies and popular songs, and his film scores were twice …

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Nuttin For Christmas by Roy Bennett and Sid Tepper (Guitar Tab)

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Nuttin For Christmasby Roy Bennett and Sid Tepper “Nuttin’ for Christmas” is a novelty Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It became a hit during the 1955 Christmas season when the song showed up on Billboard’s pop charts by a total of five different artists. The highest-charting of the five recordings …

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