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CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY medium-easy
Celtic Bell Carol—Robert W. Smith. Your
percussion section will think this is the best
Christmas present ever! Take the ever-popular
Ukrainian Bell Carol and place it in the style of a
Celtic dance and you've got the biggest hit of the
holiday season. With some Celtic drumming to
spotlight your percussion you'll have a piece that
everyone will want to play and hear year after year.
Start a holiday tradition!
10094219 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Celtic Holy Night—arr. Robert W. Smith.
Celebrated throughout the world, this arrangement
of the classic carol presents it in a colorful Celtic
style. After a beautiful opening, the Irish roots come
through with percussion and flutes, creating an
Irish jig. Clarinets present the melody in a beautiful
chalumeau-register against the jig, building
throughout to a very exciting Irish celebration.
11100370 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .80.00
A Charlie Brown Christmas—Vince Guaraldi/
arr. Paul Murtha. Celebrate the magic of the holiday
season through the eyes of Charlie Brown. Here is a
terrific medley of Vince Guaraldi's marvelous music
written with flexible instrumentation, including
strings. Includes: Linus and Lucy, Skating, O
Tannenbaum, and Christmas Time Is Here.
10373796 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Christmas a la Mode—arr. Robert W. Smith.
Use the holiday season to introduce and reinforce
the importance of scales with your students. This is
an arrangement of Jingle Bells that takes the band
and audience on a journey through the traditional
modes. Our journey begins in the Dorian mode.
We continue our sleigh ride through Phrygian,
Lydian, Mixolydian, and Aeolian before an ominous
stop in the Locrian mode. Then on to Ionian as
the arrangement concludes in glorious fashion. A
wonderful educational opportunity combining music
theory with effective performance!
11207635 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Christmas at the Movies—arr. John Moss.
Some of the best holiday music over the years has
come from movie soundtracks. This unique and
entertaining medley includes: The Polar Express;
Somewhere in My Memory (from "Home Alone")
and the overture from The Nightmare Before
Christmas. Sure to liven up any holiday concert!
10016582 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
A Christmas Carol—arr. Robert Longfield. From
the popular holiday movie starring Jim Carrey
as Scrooge, the sparkling main theme is really
more of an overture mixing in familiar carols with
memorable original themes. Well-paced and
effectively scored, it's a real holiday treat for the
concert stage.
11105332 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
Christmas Carol Trilogy—arr. Michael J. Miller
& Russell Robinson. This adaptation is arranged to
be performed as a band and chorus work along
with the choral arrangement of the same title or as
a stand-alone piece for band. Three popular carols,
O Come, All Ye Faithful; Greensleeves and Joy to
the World are used in creating this very special
holiday work that is sure to be the highlight of any
seasonal performance.
11104938 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24—Paul O'Neill &
Robert Kinkel/arr. Bob Phillips & George Megaw. As
seen in the mind-boggling Trans-Siberian Orchestra
stage show! This thought-provoking medley of
Christmas tunes portrays a lone performer playing
Christmas carols in the midst of the Bosnian war,
reflecting on the power of music to bring hope. The
rock rhythm section contributes to an intense and
very hip musical experience for the holidays.
10453289 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .77.00
Christmas Festival—Leroy Anderson/arr. R.
Smith. True to the classic original, this masterfully
edited arrangement is far more playable for mid-
level bands and retains all the sparkle and appeal
of the more difficult version.It's a great idea and
arrives just in time to help celebrate the centennial
celebration of Leroy Anderson's birth.
10032970 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .82.00
A Christmas Flourish—Randall Standridge. This
arrangement welcomes this very special time of
year by taking a beloved holiday classic and giving
it a bright and shiny new coat of paint. Primarily
based on O Come, All Ye Faithful in a delightfully
spirited way, it includes parts of We Three Kings;
Ukrainian Bell Carol and I Saw Three Ships
sprinkled in to add to the festivities. The perfect
opening selection for your holiday concert.
10700039 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .52.00
Christmas in a Nutshell—P.I. Tchaikovsky/
arr. Chris Sharp. For those who can't wait for
Christmas, here is a musical whirlwind of Christmas
carol snippets nestled between excerpts from "The
Nutcracker." Listen fast, as there are over 20
holiday references jammed into just over two and
a half minutes for a major dose of Christmas cheer!
11000624 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .65.00
Christmas in the Valley of Kings—arr. Gary P.
Gilroy. This spirited holiday medley can serve as an
exciting opener or closer. Three carols are featured,
including I Saw Three Ships; Bring a Torch,
Jeannette, Isabella and We Three Kings. Each carol
is introduced and then combined and overlapped
for a rousing effect complete with crisp percussion
transitions. An unexpected and lively 7/8 ending
brings the work to a thrilling and breathtaking finish.
11177103 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
Christmas Is Coming!—arr. Rob Romeyn. Look
no further for a great opening to your holiday
concert. With an old English carol as the focus of this
work, this festive and upbeat holiday opener uses
musical fragments from a variety of popular carols
to create much holiday cheer! The fun, swingin'
middle section of Up on the Housetop provides a
great contrast to the joyful beginning and ending of
the piece. This arrangement allows for a variety of
instrumentations. Let the holiday season begin!
11206923 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Christmas Pop Sing-Along—arr. James Ployhar.
This is an absolute must for your holiday concert!
Your audience will have a wonderful time singing
along with the band, and everyone will already
know the words to the songs (a songsheet is
supplied for those who don't). Featured are: Santa
Claus Is Comin' to Town; Silver Bells; Rudolph, the
Red-Nosed Reindeer and Have Yourself a Merry
Little Christmas. This is guaranteed to be the hit of
your holiday season!
2283018 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .72.00
Christmas Salsa—arr. Bryce Newton. This spicy
work is the perfect choice to add interest and variety
to your holiday program. Combining themes from
Here We Come a-Caroling and Angels We Have
Heard on High, this is carefully crafted in a fun
salsa-style that your musicians will love to play.
Very accessible in a limited rehearsal time, it will
bring some wonderful energy and excitement to
your holiday concert or assembly. This will pack
some heat!
11207614 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .75.00
Christmas Sing-Along—arr. James Ployhar. This
is a must for your library! Designed for band alone
or band with audience participation, this perfect
Christmas sing-along" includes: Hark! The Herald
Angels Sing; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Deck the
Halls; Silent Night; The First Noel; Joy to the World
and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. This can be
put together with a minimum of rehearsal and is
appropriate for almost any Christmas performance.
It's exceptionally good, and we recommend it highly!
2004950 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .72.00
The Christmas Song—arr. Michael Sweeney.
It's just not Christmas without this beloved
holiday song. This flowing arrangement with
flexible scoring features a distinctive and creative
harmonic approach that gives this wonderful tune a
contemporary and rich sound.
10283914 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .55.00
A Christmas Story—Dennis Eveland. A superbly
orchestrated work to fit into any Christmas or
holiday concert. It opens with a delightful setting
of Angels We Have Heard on High and then moves
into a sensitive arrangement of Silent Night. With
wonderful scoring and interesting parts for all, this
will show off your band's ability to play with power
as well as tenderness.
11401793 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .72.00
A Christmas Tale—Randall Standridge. In some
European Christmas traditions, Saint Nick does not
work alone, he travels with Krampus who doles out
punishment to bad boys and girls. This work serves
as a darkly delightful Christmas piece, intended to
educate, entertain, and creep out your audience.
The spooky narration helps frame the piece as The
Ukranian Bell Carol; Up on the Housetop; Jolly Old
St. Nicholas and other holiday favorites are carefully
distorted, adding to the entertaining musical effect.
10604512 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .58.00
Christmas Vacation—arr. Patrick Roszell. Since
its release in 1989, "National Lampoon's Christmas
Vacation" has become a modern cult classic at
Christmas. Re-create those hilarious memories
musically with this delightful arrangement of the
charismatic theme song. Join Clark and the rest
of the Griswold family in celebrating the holiday
season with humor and good cheer.
10601486 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .77.00
Christmas Village—Randall D. Standridge. This
creative and expertly written work is sure to become
a standard in the holiday concert band repertoire!
Presented in five movements, this delightful
programmatic work puts the listener in a quaint
village at Christmastime. Outstanding scoring paints
the scene of the tree lighting in the town square with
O Christmas Tree, a holiday parade with Deck the
Halls, ice skating to Jingle Bells, a country hoedown
at the country store to Good King Wenceslas, and
the joy of Christmas morning with O Come, All Ye
Faithful. This brilliant and very accessible work will
be the highlight of every holiday program!
11343820 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
11343821 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . .8.00
A Crazy Mixed-Up Christmas Concert—arr.
David Shaffer. A holiday concert gone wrong is the
theme of this humorous number!It's as if the band
members got their parts all confused!Beloved carols,
familiar tunes, and zany effects, courtesy of well-
placed glissandos, ratchets, bird whistles, and a slew
of other things, get all mixed up.Finally, the conductor
bangs the stand with his baton to get the attention
of the band, and manages to pull it together for the
ending.Imagine the staging possibilities!
2478405 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .55.00
Deep Winter's Night—Ed Kiefer. Beginning
with percussion and dissonant chords, this setting
of The First Noel quickly moves to a beautiful
flute duet. With a freely adapted melody using
rhythmic motives, tone clusters, and creative
alterations of the main thematic material, this piece,
although holiday oriented, will work well in many
performance situations. Modern compositional
styles mixed with a traditional chorale will engage
performers and audiences alike. A great choice for
holiday and Christmas concerts. A winner!
11205110 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
Fantasy on Deck the Hall—arr. Richard L.
Saucedo. Using the familiar carol Deck the Hall as a
starting point, here is a high-energy fantasy perfect
for the holiday season. The melody is passed from
section to section amid a variety of textures and
moods that are both highly entertaining and festive.
11122717 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
Feliz Navidad—Jose Feliciano/arr. Sharp. Treat
your audience to this popular holiday tune by Jose
Feliciano. Retaining all the Latin feel of the original,
the percussion section drives the piece. This modern
classic is sure to be a band and crowd pleaser!
10279411 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
A Festive Holiday Celebration—Larry Neeck.
Celebrate the season with this very playable musical
work based on four holiday favorites: Hanukkah, O
Hanukkah; Away in a Manger; Deck the Halls and
Auld Lang Syne. Sparkling woodwind colors, festive
brass, and lively percussion will get everyone in the
holiday spirit. Effective, yet easy to prepare, this is
the perfect choice for that special holiday concert.
11206803 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .79.00
For on This Day, a Child Is Born—arr. Jeremy
Bell. A colorful medley of three Christmas carols.
The first is a bright setting of Ukrainian Bell
Carol followed by a warm chorale version of
Greensleeves, closing with an arrangement of We
Three Kings that features a Middle Eastern flavor.
11203910 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
Good King Salsa—Ed Kiefer. Based on the carol
Good King Wenceslas, this work explores a basic
Latin style. This setting features your percussion
section which can be expanded or limited to fit
your group. Alternating between a driving beat
and one that is much more laid back, this piece
involves everyone with the melody. Your students
and audiences will really love this holiday selection!
11349219 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .60.00
The Great Jingle Bell Chase—Traditional/arr.
Jon Bubbett. The Great Jingle Bell Chase conjures
images of Santa Claus running behind on Christmas
Eve and desperately trying to deliver all the presents
before the sun comes up! The piece is a combination
of "Jingle Bells" at the beginning and "The Hallelujah
Chorus" at the end. Fast paced and furious, this high-
energy piece will leave you out of breath!
11205957 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . .70.00
BEST
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Christmas and Holiday
Medium-Easy
Buy with confidence! These works, listed in
order of their popularity, are chosen most often
by directors.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(Selections)—arr. Michael Brown.
10052099 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 75.00
Christmas Village—Randall D. Standridge.
11343820 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 70.00
11343821 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Haunted Sleigh Ride
(based on Jingle Bells)—
James Lord Pierpont/arr. Brian Beck.
11354920 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 55.00
Joyful Tidings! (God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen)—arr. Patrick Roszell.
11354892 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 58.00
African Holy Night
(featuring the Percussion Section)—
arr. Robert W. Smith.
10758931 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 75.00
Tuba Christmas—arr. Robert W. Smith.
11207638 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 75.00
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Flex Band)—
Vince Guaraldi/arr. Paul Murtha.
10373796 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 60.00
Deep Winter's Night (incorporating
The First Noel)—Ed Kiefer.
11205110 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 70.00
Christmas at the Movies—arr. John Moss.
10016582 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 60.00
A Christmas Tale (Beware the Krampus)—
Randall Standridge.
10604512 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . ME 58.00
