NOVEMBER 2025 Christmas Challenge “What Child Is This?”

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- December 5, 2025 at 5:45 pm #404116
  Paddyboy
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  Hello and Happy Holidays AM family
  
  I did this song several years ago, didn’t play it for years and COMPLETELY forgot it. Had to learn it over again from scratch but it seemed a little easier to learn this time. Anyway I went back and listened to the first one I did and this seems a little better. It’s really hard to become a semi accomplished guitar player when you don’t play anywhere or with anyone. I don’t go to jams much at all.
  
  ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!
- December 5, 2025 at 6:09 pm #404125
  Paddyboy
  Participant
  I need to get back into these challenges…..I’ve been listening to all your submissions and your all getting soooooo… good. I’ve seen alot of growth on here. Cudos to everyone!!
  
  ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!
- December 5, 2025 at 6:45 pm #404156
  Michael L
  Participant
  Hi Paddy, nicely played! Good strumming and the melody rings through. Glad to see you back in the challenges!
- December 5, 2025 at 8:00 pm #404174
  AndréM
  Participant
  Very nice Paddy.
  Well done.
  
  Merry Christmas
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- December 5, 2025 at 9:35 pm #404197
  Catherine Arsenault
  Participant
  Very nice Paddy !!!
- December 5, 2025 at 9:40 pm #404202
  JoLa
  Participant
  Nice to see you, Paddy! Your playing is not too shabby, either! This was very smooth and melodic – well done for sure! You played my one all-time favorite song on guitar 🙂
  
  One way to compensate for lack of live jam buddies is participation in the challenges, the monthly deadlines are great motivators (but you know it already) 😉
  
  🎸JoLa
- December 6, 2025 at 4:54 am #404247
  Werner
  Participant
  Thank you very much for Greensleeves. I remember hearing this song for the first time on the Jeff Beck Group’s album “Truth.” You did a great job.
  
  Merry Christmas, Werner
- December 6, 2025 at 6:35 am #404278
  Bill
  Participant
  Sounded good to me Paddy! Good to see you in the challenge this month. I agree with JoLa, participating here has done great things for my playing…just being accountable to work on something helps. I feel it’s always a journey up a mountain, once in a while you turn around and see you’ve gained some elevation, but the summit is always far far away.
  Merry Christmas! 🎄
- December 6, 2025 at 6:40 am #404280
  John H
  Participant
  Nicely played Paddyboy,
  Great tone as well. It’s always fun relearning something isn’t it? Have a wonderful holiday season.
  
  JH
- December 6, 2025 at 8:10 am #404317
  charjo
  Moderator
  Doesn’t get any better than that, Paddyboy, nice and smooth. Good to see you back in the challenges.
  John
- December 6, 2025 at 8:20 am #404321
  Wayne Nunez
  Participant
  Nice smooth playing friend 👍
- December 6, 2025 at 8:38 am #404327
  JoeD1
  Participant
  That was really well played Paddy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
  
  Joe
  
  The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
  Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
  --Graeme Edge
- December 6, 2025 at 10:59 am #404352
  Andy N
  Participant
  Good to see you back again Paddy. I’ve always known this tune as greensleeves but I knew that by virtue of how well you picked out the melody above that smooth strumming. Well done
- December 6, 2025 at 12:44 pm #404389
  Denise
  Participant
  What a classic tune. Very well played with chords and melody.
  Denise
  
  More Blues!
- December 6, 2025 at 12:59 pm #404393
  sunjamr
  Participant
  Good one, Paddy – well played. And you’re right the challenges are a good way to keep motivated. That way, we have to practice at least once per month.
  
  Sunjamr Steve
- December 6, 2025 at 3:57 pm #404450
  math07
  Participant
  Great song Paddie ! Well played !
  
  And I totally relate with your post— I’m dealing with the same challenges. It’s surprising how fast a tune can disappear from memory. I’ve had to relearn a few from scratch too, even if they came back a bit easier the second time. And yeah, it’s tough to progress when you’re not playing with others regularly. I’m in the same boat with not having people to practice with.
- December 7, 2025 at 12:49 am #404510
  Dieter
  Participant
  Very nicely played.
  
  Dieter
- December 7, 2025 at 5:13 am #404546
  Alan L
  Participant
  Well played! That’s a simple arrangement but it’s very nice to listen to, the strums really add to the motion and interest of the piece.
- December 7, 2025 at 6:41 am #404569
  Manfred M
  Participant
  Welcome back, Paddy. It’s nice to hear you playing again in the challenges. I liked your strummed version with the picked melody notes in between. I like this kind of playing and you have done great.
  I would be happy to see and hear you more often in the challenges.
  
  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
  The next Meetup will be at the beginning of next year 2026
  
  A detailed announcement will be posted here in the forum in good time.
  
  I look forward to meet you.
  Manfred
- December 7, 2025 at 9:03 am #404591
  Martin W
  Participant
  That melody came through perfectly from the chord progression
  Well played, it’s good to see you back in the challenges, i agree keep participating
  It really does give a goal to work towards every month .
  Happy Christmas to you .
  
  Martin
- December 7, 2025 at 2:46 pm #404661
  James B
  Participant
  Good to hear you playing again, Paddyboy. I did an arrangement of the same tune.
  Merry Christmas.
  
  James
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