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CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY beginning & very easy
Christmas &
Holiday Selections
Beginning & Very Easy
Angels in the Halls—arr. Matthew R. Putnam.
The holiday season is a time of joy, merriment,
excitement, and traditions such as the holiday string
concert, which is often the debut performance for
young musicians. Angels in the Halls will enable
beginning string students to demonstrate their
developing skills while putting the audience in the
spirit of the holidays.
11100035 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 45.00
Angels in the Halls—arr. Matthew R. Putnam.
The holiday season is a time of joy, merriment,
excitement, and traditions. One such time-
honored tradition is the holiday string concert,
which is often the debut performance for young
musicians. This arrangement of Angels in the
Halls adapted for flexible instrumentation will
enable beginning string students to demonstrate
their developing skills while putting the audience
in the spirit of the holidays.
11315878 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 45.00
An Appalachian Carol—arr. Janelle Zook
Cunalata. Based on the traditional spiritual Rise Up,
Shepherd, and Follow, this lively carol combines
Appalachian folk style with the joy of the season.
Students will learn call-and-response form and
alternating melody and accompaniment. Syncopated
rhythms, steady bass line, and old-time fiddle riffs
will transport players and audiences to the snowy
Smoky Mountains for a winter celebration. Includes
violin 3 (viola in treble clef) and alternate viola (violin
2 in alto clef) parts for flexible ensembles.
10846050 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 42.00
Bells and Buccaneers—arr. Deborah Baker
Monday. Have a yo-ho-ho holiday concert when
you program this pirate version of Ukrainian Bell
Carol. Any tricky parts have been adapted into a
pirate style your students will love! Easy rhythms
and fingers will make you a happy teacher!
10752486 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 48.00
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Burgundian Carol—arr. Sandra Dackow. This
beloved ancient carol is tastefully arranged with all
parts remaining in first position and no extended
fingerings required. Optional percussion parts add
a Renaissance sound and are playable by members
of the orchestra.
10066572 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . VE 42.00
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A Celtic Christmas Fantasy—arr. Brian
Balmages. Add a unique work to your winter
concert! This Celtic-sounding arrangement
incorporates Joy to the World and O Come All
Ye Faithful with the sounds of bagpipe drones
and slight variations in melody and harmony
throughout. This creates a lively and likeable
change of pace for your holiday concert! It's
a refreshing addition to the repertoire for your
youngest orchestra musicians.
10047913 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 45.00
Chimes and Bells—Traditional/arr. Deborah
Baker Monday. A fun piece to help "ring" in the
holiday season! An original theme based on the
sound of chimes in D major recurs throughout
the work (and includes a very simple vocal part
if you choose to add choir!) In between refrains
are melodies from Ding Dong Merrily on High
and Jingle Bells. Optional keyboard and simple
percussion adds a great deal of holiday spirit. This
one will be easy for your beginners, and they will
surely enjoy the sleigh-riding spirit!
10748218 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional opt.
vocal part and piano . . . . VE 45.00
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Christmas Corral—Traditional/arr. Susan H. Day.
This creative setting of Jolly Old St. Nicholas and
Jingle Bells for beginning string orchestra will make
you feel like you are sitting around the campfire
having a yuletide sing-along in the Old West. Low
strings will enjoy playing the "clip, clop" bass line.
Easy double-stops. Violin 2/viola and cello/bass are
doubled. Optional added percussion (woodblock
and sleigh bells).
11339404 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 44.00
Christmas Mash-Up—Traditional/arr. Larry
Clark. Take lots of familiar Christmas tunes, mix
them all together, and you have a Christmas
Mash-Up. The setting is ideal for beginning players
with the most difficult rhythm being a quarter note.
This piece is perfect to highlight your beginning
orchestra at their very first holiday concert after as
little as ten weeks of study.
10739234 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 45.00
A Christmas Symphony—arr. Elliot Del Borgo.
Here is an easy holiday work featuring four works
that make a mini-symphony! Angels We Have
Heard on High; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; God
Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and O Come, All Ye
Faithful. Each piece flows directly into the next for a
joyous medley that's not too hard and serves as a
great opener or closer.
2480756 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 50.00
Christmas Tidings—arr. Susan H. Day. Based on
the Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,
this arrangement features easy rhythms, melodic
lines in all parts, a pizzicato section, divisi double
stops in cello, and an optional piano part. Viola
doubles second violin, and cello doubles bass for
a full, rich sound.
11201813 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 45.00
Classic Christmas Medley—arr. Susan H.
Day. The perfect holiday concert centerpiece for
your first and second year players, with optional
parts for beginners. This expert medley smoothly
combines Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Silent
Night, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The
beginner parts are mostly on open strings, and
add interesting rhythms and light harmonies to the
regular setting. Classic indeed!
10370761 Multi-Level Orchestra . . . VE 60.00
N E W F O R 2 0 2 1
E D I T O R S ' C H O I C E
Click, Click, Click—Benjamin Hanby/arr.
Amy Riebs Mills. This clever version of the
classic Christmas carol Up on the Housetop
is a brilliant addition to the beginning string
orchestra repertoire with opportunities to work on
strengthening pizzicato. Tongue clicks and string
effects simulate the sounds of reindeer hooves.
Sure to be a holiday favorite!
11346150 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . B 40.00
Fantasy on Greensleeves—Traditional/arr. Mark
Williams. Finally, an arrangement of Greensleeves
that beginning string orchestras can play! Set in
E minor, it uses notes familiar to beginners and,
through clever arranging, avoids new accidentals
and difficult string crossings. This is ideal for
holiday concerts and year-round performances.
Your students will love sounding this good!
2470424 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 46.00
H Frosty the Snowman—arr. Bruce Chase. Don't
pass this up! This all-time winter favorite is an
absolute "must" for holiday concerts! Enjoy!
2138527 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 30.00
Go Tell It on the Mountain—Traditional/arr.
Carrie Lane Gruselle. Students confidently tell
their story as though from the mountaintops in this
African-American spiritual. With straightforward
rhythms and pitches, the right arm and bow
hand can be the focus to achieve a convincing
"proclamation" tone as well as a lush but gentle
sound in the subdued moments. A wonderful
change of pace that is still at a moderate tempo.
10748222 String Orchestra
with piano . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 40.00
Good Kings Marching!—arr. Deborah Baker
Monday. This setting will be a welcome addition
to any holiday concert. Students get into the action
as they march while sitting, and all sections take
turns playing the melody. Students and teachers
will be happily surprised at how easily this selection
comes together.
10592151 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 40.00
Holiday Fiddling—Traditional/arr. Michael
Hopkins. This great Irish hymn features a simple
yet lyrical melody accompanied by rich, resonant
chords and easy arpeggios. Basic note values,
occasional slurs, and some divisi cello passages to
supplement a small or weak bass section make this
arrangement ideal for young groups.
10520047 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 48.00
Jingle Basses—arr. Bob Phillips. Cute, fun, and
a true beginning bass feature! This is the perfect
piece to add Santa hats, tinsel, lights and other
festive decorations. An excellent selection to work
on off-beat playing and counting rests. Ho, ho, ho!
10370577 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 46.00
March from "The Nutcracker"—P.I. Tchai-
kovsky/arr. Michael Story. This piece is sure to get
your students and audiences in the holiday mood.
The familiar melody, straightforward rhythms,
and optional percussion create a wonderful
arrangement of this timeless classic. A great
opener for any holiday concert!
11001449 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . VE 42.00
Rejoice, East and West—arr. Deborah Baker
Monday. Rejoice, East and West pairs two of the
most popular holiday pieces. The plaintive melody O
Come, O Come Emmanuel represents the subdued
tone of Advent, the four weeks before Christmas
Day. The modal style is characteristic of Middle
Eastern music. Joy to the World, attributed to
Handel, connects the two Christmas hymns with
the theme, "Rejoice!" This arrangement teaches
students dynamic contrast, tempo changes, slurs,
and ties.
10997980 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 48.00
Secret Santa—arr. Kathryn Griesinger. He knows
when you are sleeping, and he's sneaking in the
shadows of your Christmas tree! This easy piece
for young string orchestras features classic holiday
tunes that transform into a top-secret mission with
some fun percussion effects. Written in simple
three-part harmony with easy rhythms, no low
second-finger patterns, and subtle hints and quotes
from Jolly Old St. Nicholas; God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen; Up on the Housetop; Jingle Bells; We
Three Kings; Good King Wenceslas and We Wish
You a Merry Christmas.
11000230 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . VE 46.00
Skaters' Waltz—Emile Waldteufel/arr. Richard
Meyer. What a gem this is! Parents and students
alike will recognize this wintry waltz from old
Vienna, and it's a sure bet for any holiday concert.
In fact, it's so familiar that you can program it as
a lighter selection on any concert. And, besides
being such a crowd pleaser, there are also several
good techniques to be worked on, making this a top
pick for beginning string orchestras!
2346401 String Orchestra . . . . . . . VE 46.00
Sleigh Ride in the Park—Chris Thomas. Imagine
a horse-drawn sleigh gliding leisurely through
the park carrying blanket-coated passengers.
This music features a bright melody, a sparkling
glockenspiel part, and jingle bells to mimic the
sound of the sleigh. The melody is passed around
to multiple sections in this lighthearted and very
playable addition to any winter or holiday program.
10877063 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . VE 40.00
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Winter from "The Four Seasons"
(Op. 8 No. 4, 2nd Mvt.)—
Antonio Vivaldi/arr. Jeremy Woolstenhulme.
11000026 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 52.00
Winter Reverie—Kathryn Griesinger.
10997994 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . . E 50.00
Hanukkah Dances—arr. Katie O'Hara LaBrie.
11001451 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 49.00
Secret Santa—arr. Kathryn Griesinger.
11000230 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . VE 46.00
March from "The Nutcracker"—
P.I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Michael Story.
11001449 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . VE 42.00
A Caravan of Kings—arr. Richard Meyer.
10872086 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional . . . . . . . . . . E 46.00
Themes from "The Nutcracker"—
P.I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle.
10008676 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 55.00
A la Media Noche (At Midnight)—
arr. Bob Lipton.
10310556 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 49.00
Bells and Buccaneers—
arr. Deborah Baker Monday.
10752486 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 48.00
Classic Christmas Medley—
arr. Susan H. Day.
10370761 Multi-Level Orchestra . . . . . . B-VE 60.00
