Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn to play Holly Jolly Christmas with this easy tutorial for all saxophones. Play along with the backing track, sheet music, and fingerings for beginners.

Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and first performed by Burl Ives in 1964. With its cheerful melody and festive lyrics, Holly Jolly Christmas soon gained widespread popularity and has been covered by artists including Michael Bublé and Meghan Trainor.

0:00 Alto Tutorial
2:02 Playalong
3:25 Tenor Tutorial
5:27 Playalong
Note: Baritone Sax can play along with the Alto Sax part, and Soprano Sax can play along with the Tenor Sax part

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