Worth signing up for Twitter just for this. Wonder if there is a clever Latin name for “Occasionally Forgets Ukulele Chords” ?
Best wishes,
Lizzie X
Ukes4Fun Blog
Thursday Dec 30th – Ukes4Fun at The Cumberland Arms 6:00 to 8:00 as usual
Lovely session last week! I've written to The Cumberland to thank them for the mince pies and mulled wine and they have confirmed that we are OK for Thursday as usual this week. Hope you can make it and, if you can't, all the best for the New Year :-)
Lizzie X
Win a “uke leash” – Free competition from gotaukulele blog
FREE COMPETITION to win a Uke Leash – ends next week!! get your entry in! http://bit.ly/e4JQ3i (RT @bazmaz)
CANCELLED: Ukes4Fun Nov 18th; Next session is Thurs Nov 25th – with Birthday Cake courtesy of the Cumberland Arms
The bad news: The Cumberland Arms is very sorry but we cannot have the “music room” next week on Nov 18th ;-(
We could not think of an alternative venue tonight but if anyone has any ideas please let me know a.s.a.p. (The Biscuit Factory closes earlier now so that is not an option).
The good news: to celebrate Ukes4Fun’s 1st birthday, the Cumberland Arms is going to bake us a cake for the session on Nov 25th :-)
Lizzie xxx
Xmas Uke Songs – UKuke Ukulele Christmas Songbook
UKuke Ukulele Christmas Songbook
Format: Chord names in-line with text. Chord diagrams once each in a block.
Page Song
2 Away In A Manger
16 Blue Christmas
8 Deck the Halls
7 Do They Know It’s Christmas?
3 Frosty The Snowman
10 Happy Xmas ( War is Over)
26 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12 I Wish It Could Be Christmas every Day
11 I’m Dreaming of A White Christmas
14 Jingle Bells
15 Last Christmas
25 Let It Snow
6 Mary’s Boy Child
4 Merry Christmas Everyone
1 Merry Xmas Everybody
9 Mistletoe And Wine
17 O Come All Ye Faithful
13 Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
19 Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer
20 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
21 Silent Night
18 Stop The Cavalry
22 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
23 We Wish You A Merry Christmas
5 When A Child Is Born
24 Winter Wonderland
Download: Ukulele Christmas Songbook. – UKuke
Xmas Uke Songs – Christmas Carols compiled by Jerry Dallal
Christmas Carols compiled by Jerry Dallal 2001
Format: Chord diagrams above the line for each chord change in early verses. Some songs run over two pages.
1. Angels We Have Heard On High
2. Away In A Manger
3. Auld Lang Syne
4. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
5. Coventry Carol
6. Deck The Halls
7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
8. The First Noel
9. Gesu Bambino (Frederick H. Martens(w), Pietro A. Yon(m) 1917)
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11. Good King Wenseclas
12. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
13. I Saw Three Ships
14. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Capo 2nd fret)
15. Jingle Bells
16. Joy To The World
17. Joy To The World
18. O Holy Night
19. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
20. Silent Night
21. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
22. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
23. What Child Is This?
Xmas Uke Songs – Christmas Songbook VUC Dec 2004
The Vancouver Ukulele Circle Winter Holiday Songbook!
Format: chord names above text, no chord diagrams.
Compiled by Mr R. Shaw who has done his best to include songs for everyone’s enjoyment and seasonal fulfillment. He has endeavoured to set the songs in various keys so that all may find some songs within their vocal range. His hope is that this song book will find its way into family singalongs and will help to spread joy and harmony throughout the world.
1. White Christmas
2. Silent Night
3. Joy to the World
4. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
5. Angels we Have Heard on High
6. Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer
7. Silver Bells
8. I’ll Have a Blue Christmas
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
10. Mele Kalikimaka (The Hawaiian Christmas Song)
11. The Little Drummer Boy
12. Old Toy Trains
13. Deck the Halls
14. Jingle Bells Hawaiian Style
15. Chanukah Medley
16. I’ll be Home For Christmas
17. Good King Wenceslas
18. In the Bleak Midwinter
19. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
20. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
21. O Holy Night
22. Ukeing around the Christmas Tree
23. O Little Town of Bethlehem
24. The Burglar
25. Let It Snow
26. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
27. Mary’s Boy Child
28. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
29. Away In a Manger
Download: VUC Holiday Songbook 2004
Xmas Uke Songs – 4th Peg Holiday Songbook
4th Peg Holiday Songbook
Format: Chord diagrams above the line for each chord change. Some songs run over two pages.
1. Christmas Night in Harlem (Mitchell Parish / Raymond Scott) Louis Armstrong
2. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme & Robert Wells) Nat “King” Cole, 1946 (Re-released 1960)
3. Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) (Irving Berlin) Bing Crosby, 1954 (From the movie “White Christmas”)
5. & 6. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
8. Home for the Holidays (Al Stillman & Robert Allen)Rosemary Clooney, 1954
9. I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram)
10. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Irving Berlin)
11. The Man With the Bag (Dudley A. Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irving Taylor)
12. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (Frank Loesser)
13. White Christmas (Irving Berlin) (From the movie “Holiday Inn”)
14. ’Zat you, Santa Claus?
Download: 4th Peg Holiday Songbook
Inspirational videos for uke-beginners! John Simmance, 82, shows his progress and gives tips as he learns to play the George Formby strum on banjolele over 4 months – and sing at the same time!
Please note: If you want to contact John Simmance or leave a comment on his videos, you need to visit John’s channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnsimmance
First Efforts at Learning the George Formby Banjolele Strum – after 3 weeks practice
John Simmance played the banjolele his father gave him in 1947, always wanted to learn the Formby style of playing, but didn’t know how! Now, thanks to the Internet, and several excellent players who have made instructional videos, he knows HOW! So now, at nearly 82, after many years of being out of practice, he bought a Gold Tone banjolele and now he is practicing until his fingers are sore! After three weeks, he is beginning to get the basic Formby “Split Stroke” and struggles with the “Triple”.
But to encourage other old men to try something new, and to show that an old CAN learn new tricks – or at least begin to – he offers this video!
Next Efforts at Learning the George Formby strums – after 6 weeks practice
This is a continuation of my video “My First Efforts at Learning the George Formby strums” showing the progress I made in three more weeks of practice on my banjolele! Old men! Don’t stop trying to do something new!
My Final George Formby strum efforts! – after 9 weeks practice
This is the third and last video recording my efforts at learning the difficult George Formby strumming techniques on the banjolele! The first was made after I had been practicing for three weeks, the second followed after six weeks, and this last one covers my progress after a total of nine weeks.
The message behind them all is directed at old ment like me: the fairy tale that old dogs can’t learn new tricks is just NOT TRUE! So: old men, if you wan’t to try something new, don’t listen to the opposition of others (or your own doubts) and just DO IT! You’ll be glad you tried.
My banjolele progress after four months practice!
A short record of my progress learning the George Formby strumming techniques on the banjolele, four months after I started.
Blue Eyes – Don Partridge – Uke Chords [Key G], Lyrics and mp3
Don Partridge 27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010) was an English singer and songwriter, known as the “king of the buskers“. He performed from the early 1960s as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK in the late 1960s with the songs “Rosie” and “Blue Eyes”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Partridge
I found the chords for Blue Eyes in B but this makes it a bit hard to play so I changed the key to G to make this song sheet.
Download pdf: Blue Eyes – Don Partridge [G]
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