{"id":40284,"date":"2022-12-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=40284"},"modified":"2022-12-22T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T00:13:47","slug":"8-christmas-songs-drummers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/8-christmas-songs-drummers\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn These 8 Christmas Songs On Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why should piano players and singers get to have all the fun with holiday tunes? If you&#8217;re a drummer wanting to get into the spirit, here are 8 Christmas songs to learn on drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(We&#8217;re including some excerpts of the sheet music here, but with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7-day free trial to Drumeo<\/a> you can access the full notation for all of these songs and thousands more, plus practice tools, drum lessons and way more!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. &#8220;All I Want For Christmas Is You&#8221; &#8211; Mariah Carey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXQViqx6GMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep &#8211; we&#8217;re starting with the diva herself. Most of the song is based on a simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-4-on-the-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four-on-the-floor<\/a> rhythm peppered with a triplet fill here and there, so even a beginner drummer can make it through this modern classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130655\/mariah-1.jpg\" alt=\"all i want for christmas mariah carey drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40311\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130655\/mariah-1.jpg 656w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130655\/mariah-1-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;All I Want For Christmas&#8221; &#8211; Mariah Carey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; &#8211; Wham!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8gmARGvPlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A straightforward drum part with a dressed up hi-hat pattern give this track exactly what it needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130922\/last-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"last christmas wham drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40314\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130922\/last-christmas.jpg 654w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130922\/last-christmas-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; &#8211; Wham!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. &#8220;Santa Claus Is Comin&#8217; To Town&#8221; &#8211; Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Bubl\u00e9 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SnA52s7qceM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Michael Bubl\u00e9 version of this Christmas classic has a great swung drum part. The beauty of this style is you don&#8217;t need to play it exactly like the recording; you can comp most of the song as long as you hit the accents and keep the dynamics true to form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130504\/santa.jpg\" alt=\"santa claus is comin to town michael buble drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40304\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130504\/santa.jpg 649w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130504\/santa-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Santa Claus Is Comin&#8217; To Town&#8221; &#8211; Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. &#8220;Carol Of The Bells&#8221; &#8211; Trans-Siberian Orchestra<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carol of the Bells - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Higher Quality\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCabI3MdV9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This high energy, epic instrumental rock tune has a metal edge &#8211; and it&#8217;s not just for viral Christmas light videos. Cool builds and tons of cymbal shots give it a rock orchestra vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130338\/carol.jpg\" alt=\"carol of the bells trans siberian orchestra drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40302\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130338\/carol.jpg 659w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130338\/carol-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Carol Of The Bells&#8221; &#8211; Trans-Siberian Orchestra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. &#8220;Little Drummer Boy&#8221; &#8211; For King &amp; Country<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"for KING + COUNTRY - Little Drummer Boy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NzEX3QMuVPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all knew this one was coming, right? While the drum part in the traditional tune might seem a bit repetitive or uninspiring to the kit drummer, this version has cool cadences in more of a cinematic pop context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice your snare drum dynamics and give it a shot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130806\/drummerboy.jpg\" alt=\"little drummer boy for king and country drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40313\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130806\/drummerboy.jpg 649w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130806\/drummerboy-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Little Drummer Boy&#8221; &#8211; For King &amp; Country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. &#8220;Holiday&#8221; &#8211; Madonna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna - Holiday [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Rswx2Z7SDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Madonna classic, the rhythms on the original &#8220;Holiday&#8221; recording are played by a drum machine, but that won&#8217;t stop drummers from trying to recreate it on the kit. Get that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-4-on-the-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four-on-the-floor<\/a> going before adding the hi-hat (don&#8217;t worry about the percussion, or get a friend to add those layers if you&#8217;re covering the song live).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130550\/holiday.jpg\" alt=\"holiday madonna drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40306\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130550\/holiday.jpg 655w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130550\/holiday-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Holiday&#8221; &#8211; Madonna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. &#8220;The Christmas Song&#8221; &#8211; Twisted Sister<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rHolT-zn46o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known as &#8220;Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire&#8221;, this song has a heavy metal flavor thanks to Twisted Sister. Complete with a solid groove and tasty fills, it&#8217;s a fun one to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130640\/chestnuts-1.jpg\" alt=\"the christmas song chestnuts roasting on an open fire twisted sister drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40310\" width=\"649\" height=\"208\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130640\/chestnuts-1.jpg 649w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130640\/chestnuts-1-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;The Christmas Song&#8221; &#8211; Twisted Sister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. &#8220;You Make It Feel Like Christmas&#8221; &#8211; Gwen Stefani feat. Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gwen Stefani - You Make It Feel Like Christmas ft. Blake Shelton\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ZT9_H4-hbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The newest song on this list is a pop-country crossover with a fun, bouncy drum beat that&#8217;ll get anyone dancing. Here&#8217;s the chorus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130619\/feellikechristmas.jpg\" alt=\"you make it feel like christmas gwen stefani blake shelton drum notation\" class=\"wp-image-40308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130619\/feellikechristmas.jpg 653w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19130619\/feellikechristmas-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;You Make It Feel Like Christmas&#8221; &#8211; Gwen Stefani feat. Blake Shelton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have even more holiday tracks to learn in the Drumeo members area, which you can access with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7-day free trial<\/a>. Plus, you&#8217;ll get thousands of other songs, drum lesson videos, practice tools, mini documentaries and everything else a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/christmas-gifts-for-drummers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drummer could want for Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These 8 Christmas songs for drummers will get you in the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":40330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4016,4022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-songs","category-tutorials-and-transcriptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40284"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40642,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40284\/revisions\/40642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}