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2025 Holiday Instrumental Catalog

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25 Order Toll-Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 | jwpepper.com | [email protected] MEDIUM-EASY All I Want for Christmas Is You—arr. Paul Murtha. Mariah Carey's 1994 hit has become a perennial holiday favorite. Arranged here as a vocal or tenor sax solo feature with big band, the opening rubato section is followed by a medium- tempo shuffle groove. Sure to liven up any holiday or winter concert, this is highly recommended! Vocal key: F 10775158 Jazz Ensemble & Vocalist (or Tenor Sax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 Bell Carols on Break—arr. Rich Woolworth. This arrangement of the familiar melody is ingeniously re-shaped in 5/4 time with a style similar to the famous "Take Five". An extended Alto solo is presented in a comfortable straight-ahead 4/4. Even younger groups will be able to navigate the meter changes with ease. Perfect for that holiday performance when rehearsal time is at a premium. 11624014 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 Big Band Holiday—arr. Carl Strommen. Popular holiday standards, an accessible arrangement that will sound polished with a few rehearsals, and a variety of styles make this medley the ideal holiday concert chart! There are brief notated solos for trombone 2 and alto sax 1 with plenty of ensemble playing throughout. Three of these tunes are arranged in a swing style at different tempos, and a ballad is included for added variety. There are options for reduced or expanded instrumentation. This winning medley includes I'll Be Home for Christmas; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Frosty the Snowman. Highly recommended! 10028071 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Big Noise from the North Pole—arr. Mike Collins-Dowden. Jingle Bells meets Big Noise from Winnetka, complete with minor key and the drummer laying down a Krupa groove! It swings hard from top to bottom, has no solos, and is very clever. With limited brass ranges, this arrangement is playable by groups of almost any age and provides a great way to feature a drummer. This chart will be the most fun you have playing a Christmas tune all year! Highly recommended! 10517403 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Bossa Noel (Ding, Dong Merrily on High)—arr. Clifton Jones. This clever bossa treatment of the familiar French carol is sure to brighten any holiday program. The excellent arrangement sounds fresh without obscuring the beauty of the original carol. 11561646 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 A Charlie Brown Christmas—Vince Guaraldi/arr. Paul Murtha. Vince Guaraldi's music provided a level of jazz sophistication for the popular Charlie Brown television specials, and his holiday offerings were some of the best! This appealing medley includes Linus and Lucy; Skating; O Tannenbaum and Christmas Time Is Here. Highly recommended as the hit of the season! 2702201 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 A Christmas Mambo—arr. Tim Waters. This cool mambo version of the Christmas classic We Three Kings will add some heat and a nice change of style to your next holiday concert! This chart opens with an infectious mambo groove that keeps building before the melody is passed from the saxes to the trombones to the trumpet section. The solo section includes written or ad-lib solos for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, or trombone. There's a cool shout chorus before returning to the opening theme. The lead trumpet plays to A below high C. 11516006 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Deck the Halls—arr. Pinkzebra. Unleash the holiday cheer with this exuberant, swinging jazz take on Deck the Halls! This playful arrangement is a quick learn and bursts with joyful energy, featuring catchy riffs and a driving groove that will make it a surefire crowd pleaser at December concerts. A free solo practice track is available for this arrangement – it features the full band heard in the demo recording during the solo section minus the soloist. 11614757 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 Gettin' Funky on the Housetop—arr. Erik Sherburne. Here is a funky take on the holiday classic Up on the Housetop! Arranged for jazz ensemble, this chart is great for your group to bring to the holiday concert. The crowd and your players will love this! 11399419 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Good King Wences-Swings!—arr. Larry Neeck. A swinging hip take on this classic Christmas favorite! Lots of full ensemble scoring, creative orchestrations, and unique colors – especially with the piano – make this stand out from the pack. Solo opportunities for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, and trombone. 11571916 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 Jazz Ensemble | Medium-Easy BEST SELLERS Medium-Easy Holiday Charts that Work! A Christmas Mambo—arr. Tim Waters. 11516006 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Big Band Holiday—arr. Carl Strommen. 10028071 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Big Noise from the North Pole—arr. Mike Collins- Dowden. 10517403 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Jazz Combo Pak No. 27 (Christmas)— arr. Frank Mantooth. 2328458 Combo with Online Audio Access (3+ Horns & Rhythm Section) . . . . . 50.00 This Christmas—Donny Hathaway/arr. John Berry. 10033694 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year—arr. Paul Murtha. 10523758 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 White Christmas—Irving Berlin/arr. Roger Holmes. 2328094 Jazz Ensemble & Vocalist (or Tenor Sax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 This Christmas— Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor/arr. Mark Taylor. 11518981 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 A Charlie Brown Christmas— Vince Guaraldi/arr. Paul Murtha. 2702201 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 O Swing All Ye Faithful—arr. Larry Neeck. 11517930 Jazz Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00

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