Christmas Songs for String Orchestra

I Saw Three Ships is a traditional English carol that Deborah Baker Monday has set in a lively 6/8. She has done an incredible job of keeping the well-known melody intact while creating a spirited and...

Using just the first six notes of the D Major scale this clever medley is an ideal choice for your first holiday concert. Everyone gets a moment in the melodic spotlight with the familiar carols Jolly...

Using just the first six notes of the D Major scale this clever medley is an ideal choice for your first holiday concert. Everyone gets a moment in the melodic spotlight with the familiar carols Jolly...

Using just the first six notes of the D Major scale this clever medley is an ideal choice for your first holiday concert. Everyone gets a moment in the melodic spotlight with the familiar carols Jolly...

The grumpy side of St. Nick is depicted in this clever mash-up by setting two usually cheerful carols in minor. It is very effective, and students and audiences will certainly be smiling through the e...

The grumpy side of St. Nick is depicted in this clever mash-up by setting two usually cheerful carols in minor. It is very effective, and students and audiences will certainly be smiling through the e...

The grumpy side of St. Nick is depicted in this clever mash-up by setting two usually cheerful carols in minor. It is very effective, and students and audiences will certainly be smiling through the e...

Have a yo-ho-ho holiday concert when you program this grade 1 pirate version of the classic Carol Of The Bells. All tricky parts from the original have been adapted into a pirate style that your stude...

This sparkling medley features bell-like pyramid figures and clearly-marked articulations, dynamics and bowings to help young players deliver a truly festive performance. In his score notes, Caponegro...

A delightful collection of eight carols arranged for young string orchestra.

This delightful medley takes Up On The Housetop, Jingle Bells and Good King Wenceslas, adds a healthy portion of hoedown elements -- slides, double stops, pizzicato -- then wraps them all together in...

This arrangement will bring sparkle to any holiday concert. Based on Deck The Halls, it incorporates some real fiddle-style figures using lots of open-string double stops, pitch slides, pizzicatos, an...

In this adaptation of the well-known Israeli folk dance, all parts share the melodic duties, harmonies are strong, and rhythms are solid. The opening marcato should be played with broad, well-spaced b...

This imaginative setting of Jingle Bells takes listeners on a Christmas journey around the world by presenting the song in the musical styles of several countries -- Mexico, Japan, Austria, Scotland a...

With a modern twist on the holiday classic "Good King Wenceslas", the traditional melody is passed throughout the orchestra giving each section a chance to play part of the melody. The open string dou...

This creative grade 2 interpretation of the great Christmas favorite God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen will be the highlight of your next holiday concert. Scored in E minor, a traditional version of the mel...

Supplemented by an optional part for snare drum, bass drum and triangle, this artistic rendering of three Hebrew songs gives everyone a chance to play melodic material. Moods range from expressively r...

Written in a perpetual motion fiddle style, this upbeat original is great fun to play. The key of D major enables all parts to lie well under the fingers. A beautiful countermelody for the cellos is a...

This is a charming medley of two European carols in 3/4 time and scored here in the key of G major -- The Infant King from Poland and Bring A Torch Jeannette, Isabella from France. Everyone gets a cha...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...