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Canadian Holiday - A Cross Country Adventure features music that represents nine Canadian Provinces. The selection travels the land from West to East with each province personified by its own indigeno...

Great Christmas music set to interesting and creative arrangements makes holiday fun for young musicians.

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, 'Ding Dong Merrily on High', is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting an...

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a mixed woodwind ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. 'Fa-la-la-la-l...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus with the instrument...

After a short introduction with melodic excepts played in various voices, a verse of this famous carol is played. This moves to a wandering descant line before the grand finale.

Carol of the Bells is based on the Ukrainian chant Shchedryk. This version of a holiday classic features all the players in various roles with melody in all parts. This is something a little different...

Jingle Bells is arranged in the style of rockabilly artists such as Bill Haley and the Comets and Elvis Presley. This is a super fun chart for a mixed woodwind ensemble.

Santa's Sleigh Ride is a creative arrangement of Up on the Housetop as it would be heard in various cultures from around the world. The original melody has been mixed with traditional songs or has bee...

er wondered how Santa can get around everyone's house without making a sound?  This arrangement of Up on the Housetop is a musical depiction of what it would sound like if Santa was caught sneaking a...

Wanting to expand the Yuletide repertoire for our wind quintet, composer Ernest Brandon thought a medley would be fun if it included some happy tunes. The three included are 'Over the River and Throug...

This is a medley of three different tunes for „Away in a Manger“: Luther’s Cradle Hymn (James R. Murray, 1887), Cradle Song (William J. Kirkpatrick, 1895), and Flow Gently Sweet Afton (Jonathan E. Spi...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is fl...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 flutes (including a piccolo) and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single player then gradually adding voic...

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a six part trumpet ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. 'Fa-la-la-la...

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting, and see people smiling. (2:25)

This is considered one of the most serene Christmas carols of all time. The piece was originally written for two voices and guitar because the church organ had broken down. This arrangement is fairly...

This arrangement has been completely redone and more than doubled in length. The melody is found in all parts, and key changes and some variation have been added. A great closer for a Christmas concer...

Carol of the Merry Gentlemen is a clever pairing of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman' and 'Carol of the Bells.' Beginning with an ethereal echo of 'Carol of the Bells,' the trumpets present eerie fragment...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is fl...

This English Carol may date to as early as the 17th century, but became popular in England by the mid eighteenth century. Although the title is often seen as '€œGod Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen,'€ common...

Originating from the Catholic liturgy, Adeste Fideles became popular as a Christmas hymn when it was translated into English in the 19th century. The hymn's very singable tune has made it a favorite a...

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a famous and popular Christmas carol. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is presented in two very different ways. One section is slow and mysterious with a steady ostina...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus wi...