Christmas Songs for Concert Band

O Sanctissima is a Sicilian folkhymn with words related to Christmas. The difficulty is graded to 2.5 - 3, due to some short modulations. There are doublings and cue-notes in many parts, so even small...

Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming

The Star of Christmas is an old Danish / Norwegian Christmas carol. The song tells of the star that appeared to the three wise men, and led them to Bethlehem.

This Norwegian song tells that every Christmas-eve people all over the world make a spiritual pilgrimage to Betlehem.

This piece is allways played on norwegian christmas concerts, often as the closing item. This is a grand scale arrangement, the audience might also sing along. The 1st trumpet part can be played on pi...

Edvard Grieg's tune to an old Christmas song was published in his opus 61 in 1895. To the conductor: Have attention to the slentando and tenuto. Watch the suggested tempo, not too slow, and let the mu...

Jingle Bells is one of the best known and commonly sung and played winter songs in the world. Despite being closely connected to Christmas, it is not specifically a Christmas song. This arrangement is...

We associate a title like this with Norwegian national romantic music like the music of Edvard Grieg. In this piece, the melody used 'sag du nokke til kjerringa mi', a traditional melody Grieg used in...

This song is one of the most used and loved Christmas songs in Sweden during the 20th century. The lyrics describe Christmas as white and snowy, and describe the blessings of Christmas as well as the...

In some scandinavian countries the tune Lobe den Herren is connected to a carol: Christmas Chimes. To the conductor: Have attention to the change of style in cantabile and deciso.

Dag Wirén (1905-1986) got his breakthrough as a composer in 1937 with Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11 - his most played and popular piece. He mainly wrote instrumental music including five symph...

O Holy Night is a very well-known Christmas carol. The origin of the carol is French beginning with the words: 'Minuit! Chrétiens, c'est l'heure solennelle'. It is about the birth of Jesus and was wri...

Arild Sandvold (1895 - 1984) began his studies at the Music Conservatory in Kristiania (Oslo) in 1906, in piano and organ as well as music theory. After his debut as organist and pianist, he had his d...

Die moderne Version des bekannten Gustav-Holst-Titels 'In the bleak midwinter' in der einfühlsamen Interpretation von Uli Scherbel.

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...

Contents include: March Ceremonial; El rey de Fransia; Wallaby Walkabout; An Irish Ballade (Star of the County Down); Patriotic Salute: Old Joe Clark; Korobochka!; Holiday Sleigh Ride; Birus Kakatua;...