How to Play Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi

In this video piano lesson, Santa Claus shows how to play the piano part for the beginning of "Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi from "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
Download the sheet music at: marioajero.blog...

[@josephzydeljosephzydel5996]

I've never played before but I'm going to make a rushed effort to get this down in time for Christmas. Thank you much for sharing.

[@MarioAjero]

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

[@lovingphelps]

I love the dramatic hand movements! And thank you sp much for showing us!

[@ragamuffinstv]

Thank you very much Santa, what big hands you have. Massive help just to get the start of it. Lovely, lovely song.

[@grxengine]

You're the real thing, Mario. Thank you. Will be impressing my friends this Christmas having learned this from you.

[@SuchArt_TV]

Very lucid and helpful tutorial. Plus the Santa thing is fun.

[@ulysses1904]

Hey Santa, ignore this guy, he sounds very self-conscious. I'm glad I found your video, I've been playing piano since I was 15 (I'm 50 now) and I like your style. I downloaded the Scorch plug-in and studied the sheet music to this song on your blogspot, very cool. Keep em coming.

[@timbretronics]

Thank you Santa for taking the time to teach us this. I've been playing it by ear (wrongly) for years. Not anymore though.

[@MileyonDisney]

One of my favorite songs ever. Thanks!

[@coke209]

you are one sick santa....and the best... thanks for making my christmas...THANK YOU!!!

[@equesfuscus]

This was a really great lesson! Thank you! I'll start on it now!

[@Cokebottle500]

Nice job on including the melody for part 2. Great job

[@Biggus13]

Brilliant!Loved it! Always loved this song!! Thanks

[@jimmybuffet4970]

Years ago, in college, I was a bit of a tongue-in-cheek Scrooge and watching this now, I want to apologize and commend you for an excellent tutorial.

[@MarioAjero]

No worries!

[@Ziggyiggy1]

wow thanks santa!! this is what I wanted for christmas all along!!

[@AshPoppin]

I don't know why I had the urge to learn this in the middle of April...But great tutorial and fun song to play :D

[@BalloonPikachu]

I appreciate the video. Trying to learn a couple christmas pieces this winter haha.

[@skoov1]

A warm thank you for producing this, just wonderful :)

[@pmskyV]

You are a hoot and a hoo hoohoo happy fun! I have played by ear since 4 and I love your visual way of laying it out like a deck of cards. Supa nice ! :D I enjoy your video Wishing you well Merry Christmas !

[@Orbot]

I will love this song forever!

[@Tripset77]

I enjoy watching your videos very much, it inspires me to play again :D

[@danagee]

Mario, err...I mean, Santa, thank you so much for the lesson, it's helped me tremendously!

[@miri1186]

Merci for the lesson! You rock

[@vhm14u2c]

Hi and thanks for sharing this! On the next two movements(which are not shown here), d-flat and g-flat chords, and the f-dm-gm-c chords, do you use the 1-10 on the bass notes as you do in the first part of the song? The only place I am not using this formation for bass is in the fav part(or b-a-d-a notes / starting portion).

[@hiqwertyhi]

i learn it then forget it, i always use this vid to remind me every year when the season starts. if this video is taken down i dont know what i'll do lol

[@MarioAjero]

I hear Santa's on Google Helpouts. Ho! Ho! Ho! helpouts.google.com/115958758967055745846/ls/a3fe16e60405646d

[@joeydecarlo2532]

Do you have a video on the rest of the song? I was all excited, learned this, then the video ended!

[@MarioAjero]

Joey DeCarlo Santa didn't make a video for the second part, but I can show you how to play the second part in a live Google Helpout video. Schedule a time with me at: goo.gl/LD5NEd

[@twobitmage]

Mari...I mean Santa. You're my piano teaching hero and I want to learn the full version of Christmas Time is here. Do you have any plans to give instructions for the whole thing?

[@kenmack]

This is perfectly cheesy xD Great job. Helped a ton!

[@womanlybassplayer]

Thanks Mario! You are so cute, funny and talented. Hey, where is Nio this Christmas?

[@ultimokitty]

thanks for the theory lesson too, santa man

[@vhm14u2c]

Mario, What software are you using to display the chords in this vid? (where it shows the staff notation, keyboard, and chord/note type) Thanks in advance.

[@jimster83]

3:05 "Augmented" is Hilarious! Nice voice over Santa.

[@mpdsal]

Santa, how do we request other lessons via your podcast?

[@jimhsix2]

This was great, but where's the bridge?? The part that begins "sleigh bells in the air..."

[@jackglover8013]

Thank you Mario!

[@MarioAjero]

Don't thank me. Thank Santa!

[@laurelfr1]

aw, what a nice guy you are!!!

[@unsolicitedadvice]

Mr Ajero...er, I mean, Santa...Did you ever make a Part 2 to this video? Christmas time is the only song I'd like to learn to play properly and following your video, I have Part One down. Ho! Ho! Ho! An early Christmas present would be to see a video with the rest of the song.

[@LuvinGodAlwyz]

NICE!! I love it.

[@Nuxunumo]

i believe its just a G major 7 and then A minor 7 with the right hand when u play the C and then F with the left.

[@YUNGSUPRA23]

hey what was the last few notes played by the right hand you didnt show us

[@MarioAjero]

Not sure which notes you're referring to. Are you talking about the C octave?

[@briandipan16]

What's the notes for the melody at the end when you go down chromatically?

[@MarioAjero]

A-FF, EG-EE, E-flat-D-FD, F, G

[@rexnickles2]

jizz in my pants, i fucking LOVE this goddamn song. every since i was a baby and watched the peanuts christmas special evey year on CBS. it makes me tear up every time i hear it, i dont know why i'm getting a piano this weekend, and this is going to be the first (and probably only) song i'm going to teach myself. i'll have to bookmark this video

[@IzludeTingel]

sounds better when you roll it. :) gives it a nice touch, no pun intended mwaha.

[@MarioAjero]

vhm14u2c: It's called Classroom Maestro by Timewarp Technologies. It's available on both Windows and Mac OS X. You can buy it from timewarptech(dot)com.

[@Jerry96587]

lol 1:21 "F an A" Sorry, my immaturity got the best of me. THANKS SANTA! Appreciate the tutorial! :)

[@victoriavegas3011]

do you have the second part of the song? this was the first part

[@MarioAjero]

***** Santa didn't make a video for the second part, but I can show you how to play the second part in a live Google Helpout video. Schedule a time with me at: helpouts.google.com/115958758967055745846

[@WhyIAm7]

dude santa, your sense of humor with your comments to these losers who don't have a sense of humor are awesome!! you win. i'll say it again. you win. your santa. :)

[@allreminiscence]

Thank you! Haha, Santa, you're a good pianist and you're really funny :D

[@RockytheBear]

hahahaha...funniest tutorial ever! thanks, Santa!!

[@jbrothers221]

Santa has internet :3 seems legit :3 good vid btw

[@YunusHasan]

I love it!!!!

[@quitetstorm]

Love it.

[@Simoncanada]

my goal is to learn this before Dec 25.

[@NNNyancat777]

thank u so much for the tuts video

[@grahmaustin]

This makes me want to buy an electric piano just so I can learn this song

[@KnapfordMaster98]

Santa Claus playing christmas time is here. Is there a better video on KZbin?!

[@kentpaul65102]

Yeh he kinda left that part out but if you just know how to play the melody with the single notes and start with a D on your thumb moving down.. half step till you reach B flat. Play the bottom notes of your right hand and play along the with the chords on the left.

[@MarioAjero]

@laurelfr1 When living up at the cold north pole, one has to have a real warm heart! Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

[@PSP3000user]

how come u didnt teach the whole song i dont the rest of the melody when u start goin down octives and stuff can u teach the right hand

[@awesomemanspiff]

WAIT!!! i need to know how to play that last part!!! you didn't show us how santa!!!

[@rickthaler]

@mariocast -Oh Please Santa....Please teach the next part of the song...No one else on the net plays it as well as you do!!!

[@journeytheoutdoors]

lol the whole time i was looking at the santa suit!!!

[@simon_nickle]

Yeah! Swing it Santa!

[@MarioAjero]

That's how I roll. Ho! Ho! Ho!

[@oregonxc1236]

man.....you are the best hahahah

[@dadigu21]

Thanks! :)

[@shyco88]

DUDE I

[@rexnickles2]

at the end, i thought you were about to say "and make sure you practice, cause Santa doesn't give a Shit!"

[@einarabelc5]

I like Vai's version more. This one feels dry. I will have to look for the original.

[@mygad]

To be accurate, you need to say 'To download one page of this sheet music go to my website and I'll link you to musicnotesdotcome where you'll be allowed to see one page of the sheet music and pay for the rest -bout 5 bucks.'

[@OptimusTrooper]

lol i think i love you santa........(can i get my yamaha motif 8 now plz :P )

[@stereo123]

santa uses a ring, he's married to Mary Christmas.

[@dogbots159]

nice edit at 3:00 :D

[@bpbliss3]

wait, but he didnt give us the melody, he showed it, but didnt help us with it.

[@PyDook]

LMBO at @1:45! love ur tutorial! HO HO HO

[@libbyhudd]

yknow that santa wud have to travel way faster than the speed of light in order to deliver all our presents in a single night of 3-4 hours...

[@LuvinGodAlwyz]

SHUT UP YO YO!! The video was great!!

[@funnnycoconutbutt]

My hands are too small to do a lot of that.. :c

[@MarioAjero]

Even Santa makes some mistakes when teaching piano...especially after he drank too much of the special egg nog! Ho Ho Ho!

[@MarioAjero]

Ho Ho Ho!

[@SkyRyu]

Huahuahua Very funny and helpful! =D

[@TimBerg22]

it's to bad you didn't show the very very beginning in your lesson anyways thanks Santa

[@abettername]

AUGMENTED

[@MarioAjero]

Ho! Ho! Ho!

[@fjordking]

GOD JUL

[@MarioAjero]

Ho Ho HO!!!

[@MarioAjero]

@KnapfordMaster98 There isn't! Merry Christmas! HO! HO! HO!

[@MarioAjero]

@rexnickles2: You're going to get a lump of coal in your stocking if you use language like that, HO HO HO!

[@lacidy]

just like "Piggly Wiggly".

[@PSP3000user]

@mariocast lol sorry Santa ill practice this Christmas lol ur funny :)

[@Muirselgas]

Santa uses a Mac?!

[@AsSomedayItMayHappen]

Santa Clause, Ph.D. lol =D

[@MarioAjero]

Roll the chords and use the pedal like Santa does...Ho! Ho! Ho!

[@MarioAjero]

@PSP3000user: Santa only teaches the whole song to good kids who know how to use proper grammar and punctuation! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[@pmskyV]

how about the Rachmaninoff challenge I will see if you have..the kiss

[@Billbill80s]

After all this time, Santa was really Asian?

[@MarioAjero]

Well, you know what they say about guys with large hands....HO HO HO!

[@MarioAjero]

@ORUPRANKSTAZ: Yes, my fellow faculty have seen it. Unlike you, they actually have a sense of humor!! HO HO HO!!!

[@davidd6218]

i tried to do it but the beard got in the way :)

[@bobby09981]

Lmao, I love his Christmas spirit.Ho,ho,ho. But maybe he could ho ho ho, stop referring to himself in the 3rd person ho ho ho.(as if he were the real santa...)

[@fackhead]

DAD?!

[@rexnickles2]

why does Santa keep talking about himself in 3rd person? what a jerk!