Santa Baby Piano

By Thomas Gunther

December 12, 2024

swing piano

about this post

In this post, you’ll find

my video performance (hand view with sheet music)
links to the sheet music for my solo piano arrangement
important practice tips

About the song Santa Baby

Vocalist Eartha Kitt made “Santa Baby” famous. Her version is heavily infused with a bluesy vibe, which inspired me to arrange it in a classic blues piano style.

About the Sheet Music and Arrangement Of "Santa Baby"

You can purchase the beautifully written sheet music at “Sheet Music Direct”.

The sheet music is comprehensive and includes fingering suggestions and pop chord symbols. You can also see it in my performance video.

I’ve added a fully notated solo passage that is inspired by classic blues and boogie-woogie piano solos.

For whom this arrangement was written for

I wrote this arrangement for intermediate-level pianists who enjoy playing swing and blues piano in the tradition of the great blues and swing musicians.
I paid great attention to detail when notating the music. However, following notation conventions, I wrote the swinging eighth notes as straight eighths.

Practice Tips for how to learn the arrangement

Below is a list of my other Christmas song arrangements for piano

Santa Baby Piano

about this postIn this post, you’ll findmy video performance (hand view with sheet music)links to the sheet music for my solo piano arrangementimportant practice tipsAbout the song Santa BabyVocalist Eartha Kitt made “Santa Baby” famous. Her version is heavily infused with a bluesy vibe, which inspired me to arrange it in a classic blues piano

The Christmas Song

This is Thomas Gunther’s Solo Piano Arrangement of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. You can watch Thomas perform it alongside the sheet music. You can also purchase the beautifully written transcription of the performance.

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Here you can get the sheet-music and see Thomas Gunther perform his Solo Piano Arrangement of I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMASAbout my Solo Piano Arrangement of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”My Solo Piano Arrangement of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” is written in a jazz-latin type style. I wrote it out note for note, and

Let There Be Peace On Earth

Solo piano arrangement of Let There Be Peace On Earth by Thomas Gunther Here you can listen to and purchase the sheet music of my contemporary solo piano arrangement of “Let There Be Peace On Earth”.Buy the beautifully written sheet music (chord symbols included) of this arrangement at SheetMusicDirect for a special discount ($7 instead

Let It Snow

This is my Jazz Piano solo arrangement of the famous Christmas song “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” for intermediate to advanced players. It features an Erroll Garner swing style left hand, perfect for pianists with small hands. In the video I talk more about this.Please note: The sheet music is a

Oh Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)Oh Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum in German) is one of the most popular Christmas songs in Germany. I create two different arrangements for it.Oh Christmas Tree – Solo Piano Arrangement No. 1The original song is based on a simple harmonic progression. In contrast, for my arrangement, I employed advanced jazz re-harmonization

Christmas Time Is Here

“Christmas Time Is Here” has always been on my top 10 list of the most beautiful Christmas songs. It has a lovely melody and an awesome chord progression, so I decided to write a piano solo arrangement for intermediate piano players. Watch the videoCheck out my performance of the arrangement in the video posted below. Tip:

About the author

Thomas Gunther, also known as Thommy Günther in Germany, is a highly versatile jazz pianist, keyboardist, music producer, and educator with international recognition. He was born and raised in Germany, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Performing Jazz and Popular Music from the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart.

After relocating to Chicago, Thomas quickly became the principal pianist for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which is directed by the esteemed music arranger and composer William Russo. In this role, he had the opportunity to collaborate with renowned artists such as Randy Brecker, Body DiFranco, Archie Shepp, Jon Faddis, Cassandra Wilson, and Orbert Davis.

Currently, Thomas is an integral part of the Chicago music scene, performing with various groups both as a sideman and as a leader. He heads the Thomas Gunther Trio Plus and has toured Germany with the Thomas Gunther’s Taste Of Chicago Band. In addition to his performance career, he has produced, arranged, and recorded a substantial body of work, serving both in leadership roles and as a collaborator.

Thomas also provides music arranging and orchestration services for ensembles of all sizes, including contributions to the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. As an educator, he shares his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago. For more information about Thomas, visit https://www.ThomasGunther.com.