# Quartet 5 (Christmas) — Live jazz standards play along

> Live jazz standards play-along app for practicing and performing Christmas music. (iPhone/iPad app by UK Music Apps Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quartet-5-christmas/id6753187188 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [UK Music Apps Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/579320222)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 401 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, German (Germany), Japanese
- Released: 2025-11-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quartet-5-christmas/id6753187188/reviews.md

## What is Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

Practice and perform Christmas standards on another level with this special Christmas edition of Quartet  –  the top-selling live jazz standards play along app.

And with a host of brand new features, the Quartet apps just got even better. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. 

Volume 5 includes over 50 stunning Christmas standards recorded in various jazz styles exclusively by 5 of the world’s best jazz musicians. All live studio recordings with intros, endings and top line solos. 

Whether you play jazz piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums…simply mute your instrument from the Quartet for the ultimate Christmas jazz play along. And for jazz singers too, each edition of Quartet is an unrivalled collection of jazz backing tracks powerful enough to gig with. 
 
Change key on the fly. Speed up or slow down the audio seamlessly. Loop sections and slow them right down for practice.

Select the number of repeats. Choose either preset mixes or create your own custom mix using the new onboard mixer. Arrange each song exactly the way you want it with the new ‘Arranger’ feature. Add a touch of reverb and you’re good to go. 

Improve your skills with full screen animated chord diagrams for Piano, Guitar and Ukulele. 

Search the entire Quartet song library (650 songs) by composer, style, BPM, associated artist and more.

Build and share multi-app playlists and easily export PDF chord charts for every song.

Export your stereo mix or export the multitrack if you want to develop the high quality separated parts in GarageBand or whatever DAW you use. Either way, all recordings are offered to you royalty-free giving you endless creative possibilities.

The 52 Christmas standards in Quartet Volume 5 include jazz improvisations in the style of… ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’, ‘Auld Lang Syne’, ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, ‘The Christmas Waltz’, ‘Deck the Halls’, ‘Ding Dong! Merrily on High’, ‘Frosty the Snowman’, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’, ‘A Holly Jolly Christmas’, ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’, ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’, ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’, ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’, ‘Santa Baby’, ‘Silent Night’, ‘White Christmas’, ‘Winter Wonderland’…and 32 more.
 
Install Quartet on all of your iOS devices plus your Mac devices (M series only) at no extra cost.
 
Ready to take your jazz standards to another level?
 
Hear more at www.quartetapp.com
 

Featured artists on Quartet Volume 5 (Christmas)
 
Guitar 

Nigel Price
Nigel has recorded with many big-name artists, performing on over 50 albums, most recently Van Morrison’s studio album ‘Keep Me Singing’. Currently, Nigel is recording and touring with the Nigel Price Organ Trio.
A former member of The James Taylor Quartet, Nigel was voted the UK’s ‘Best Guitarist’ in the 2016 British Jazz Awards and is “…probably the most dynamic and gifted guitarist on the British jazz scene today” [All About Jazz].

Saxophone

Harry Greene
Performing credits include Mica Paris, Olly Murs, Cory Wong, Incognito, PB Underground, Mo Pleasure (Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire), Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie, Rumer, Myles Sanko, Ronnie Scott’s All Stars

Piano
Graham Harvey 

Credits include Incognito (MD), Stacey Kent, George Benson, M People, Hamish Stuart, The Jones Girls, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, The BBC Big Band, Madeline Bell, Jocelyn Brown, Mica Paris, Sir Cliff Richard

Bass
Geoff Gascoyne

Credits include Jamie Cullum (MD), Sting, Van Morrison, Bill Bruford, Mari Wilson, Paloma Faith, Georgie Fame, Gloria Estefan, Guy Barker, Charlie Watts, Chris Standring, Everything But The Girl, Benny Golson, Jacqui Dankworth, John Martyn, Eartha Kitt

Drums
Sebastiaan de Krom

Credits include Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Phil Woods, Dave Holland, Jamie Cullum, Guy Barker, Wynton Marsalis

## Key features

- Live jazz standards play-along
- Christmas song collection
- Adjustable tempo and key
- Animated chord diagrams
- Multitrack export
- Cross-app playlist syncing

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $9.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy 20 Tokens | $14.99 | one-time |
| Buy 10 tokens | $8.99 | one-time |
| Upgrade song | $0.99 | one-time |
| Upgrade all songs | $19.99 | one-time |
| Buy 50 Tokens | $19.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quartet-5-christmas/id6753187188/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2026-08-23*

Very enjoyable performances, excellent balance between being live and real, but ‘straightahead’ and not too idiosyncratic.  Best of class

### 5/5 — Not all keys

*2026-01-22*

Great backing tracks, but unfortunately not transposable to all keys, especially not to the keys of my sheet music. :-(
Now it works :-)

**Developer response:** Thank you for your comments. All Quartet apps have been updated today (24th Nov 2025) and now all songs can be transposed to any key (+/- 6 semitones from the key the song was recorded in).

### 2/5 — Not very flexible

*2025-12-03*

I’ve been using iReal Pro for backing tracks for quite some time now, and as you may know it’s very flexible but the quality of the sounds isn’t the best. However, it does the following:

Edit the chart
Create your own chart
Loop sections
Include custom codas
Mix backing instruments 
Change backing instruments (eg organ instead of piano)
Change styles (even within the chart)

The playing in Quartet is great, but you’re completely stuck with the notes they play, with only the ability to change the key or tempo (not style obvs) You can export the stems as WAVs and edit them in GarageBand, but there are plenty of other sources of material for doing that, and it’s way more complicated than doing it in iReal Pro, if you can put up with the synthetic sound. Which you probably can, as it’s a backing track, and people are meant to be listening to you, not the backing track. 

I’m sure there are people who will find Quartet useful, but if you want to rearrange and edit your backing easily, you won’t be one of them.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your comments. You are quite right in your comparison of Quartet with iReal Pro - however, they are two quite different apps. We love iReal and whilst iReal is very flexible, it uses internally-generated, synthesized sounds. In comparison, Quartet ONLY uses studio-recorded audio of real musicians all recorded at the same time to get that 'live' feel. And, with all 5 apps (which you can buy at a heavily discounted price as a complete bundle) you have over 550 songs on your iPad/iPhone/Mac - yours to keep, no subscription, for less than a dime a song. Practicing to master a musical instrument is hard work - often dull and repetitive. We offer an alternative: why not play in your own quartet, comp with a sax or guitar soloist and, if you are a singer, you can even do solo gigs with Quartet - try that with iReal.

### 5/5 — Quartet 5 (Christmas Special)

*2025-11-28*

Quartet continues to impress.  This series will provide years of happy holiday music for musicians and for family and group sing alongsi.  Worth its weight in Christmas Gold.

### 5/5 — Well worth it.

*2025-11-25*

Got the others and loving this edition of Quartet. Great to have the jazz versions of these songs in the library.

### 5/5 — Welcome additions

*2025-11-17*

There’s some good stuff in here, just what’s needed for those gigs  in December.

### 5/5 — Wonderful!

*2025-11-15*

This is another wonderful set of songs from Quartet. A mix of Christmas pop and more traditional festive songs done in the inimitable Quartet jazz style. Solos are a mix of guitar and tenor sax. I have all 5 volumes now. What’s not to love!!

### 3/5 — Some issues

*2025-11-15*

Generally nice, but I am disappointed that for Winter Wonderland there is a bug - the real key is a half tone lower than shown, e.g. when I set it to C it sounds actually H.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and comments. Quartet 5 (Christmas edition) has just been updated (to version 1.0.1) and fixes this issue. 'Winter Wonderland' is now displayed in the right key.

### 5/5 — Et de 5 !

*2025-11-15*

Un bel ajout à cette collection interprétée par des pros, avec un swing qui déménage.

### 5/5 — Great sing along app for Christmas

*2025-11-15*

Wow this is great, jazz versions of all my favourite Christmas songs! I have all 4 of the other fantastic Quartet apps and this is a great add on to an already awesome collection of jazz standards. Silent Night, Santa Baby, Driving Home for Christmas and so many more, just buy it now!!!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Quartet 5 (Christmas)

### What instruments can I practice with Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

Quartet 5 (Christmas) is designed for a wide range of instruments including piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, and drums. Singers can also use it for backing tracks. The app provides animated chord diagrams for piano, guitar, and ukulele.

### How many Christmas songs are included in Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

Quartet Volume 5 (Christmas) features over 50 stunning Christmas standards, with 52 specifically listed in the description. These are all live studio recordings performed by professional jazz musicians.

### Can I change the speed or key of the music in Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

Yes, you can change the key on the fly and speed up or slow down the audio seamlessly. This allows for focused practice by looping sections and slowing them down.

### What are the benefits of the multitrack export feature in Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

The multitrack export feature allows you to export either the stereo mix or the original separated parts free of charge. This enables you to remix or develop the individual instrument parts in DAWs like GarageBand for endless creative possibilities.

### Is Quartet 5 (Christmas) available on multiple devices?

Yes, you can install Quartet on your iOS devices as well as your Mac with Apple silicon chips at no extra cost. Content is royalty-free, offering extensive creative freedom.

### How does Quartet 5 (Christmas) compare to other play-along apps?

Quartet 5 (Christmas) stands out with its high-quality live studio recordings by top jazz musicians, extensive practice tools like adjustable tempo/key and animated chord diagrams, and the unique ability to export multitracks for further production.

### What is the update frequency for Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

The app was last updated on April 9, 2026, indicating ongoing development and support. This suggests regular updates to improve features and content.

### What is the price of Quartet 5 (Christmas)?

Quartet 5 (Christmas) is priced at $7.99. This is a one-time purchase for the application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1 — 2026-09-03

Fix for audio pops and clicks affecting some iPhone 14 & 15 users.

### 2.0 — 2026-08-23

Major rebuild with a number of significant new features including:

1.	Brand new chord screen layout with whole song per screen
2.	Additional portrait orientation
3.	Mixer with independent reverbs on each channel
4.	Option to play ‘preset’ or create ‘custom’ mixes for every song
5.	PDF printable chord charts for every song
6.	Automated ‘Arranger’ feature enabling different mixer channel settings for each song repeat
7.	Continuous metronome option
8.	Re-route of drums channel in ‘custom’ mix means drums are unaffected by key change
9.	Range of shortcuts added for Mac users
10.	Improved accessibility across all screen views

Don’t forget to back up important Playlists before installing new updates!

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-09

Various bug fixes including bar numbers for Dark Mode

### 1.0.2 — 2026-04-03

- Users can now export the multitrack version of each song (native pitch and tempo only) at no extra cost. This was previously an in-app purchase.
- New hi-hat count-in option. Available via Global Settings and also individual songs.
- Minor re-working of the home page song layout.
- Permanent fix for users who have 'Display Zoom' enabled on their device.
- Various bug fixes.

### 1.0.1 — 2025-11-23

Bug fixes and correction to Winter Wonderland

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