Christmas A La Mode

Use the holiday season to introduce and reinforce the importance of scales with your students. Robert W. Smith's Christmas A La Mode is an arrangement of "Jingle Bells" that takes the band and audience on a journey through the traditional modes. Following a brief introduction, 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. We return to Ionian as the arrangement concludes in glorious fashion. A wonderful educational opportunity combining music theory with effective performance!

Christmas Adoration - Paul Curnow

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Christmas Africana - Larry Neeck

Based on a traditional Kenyan Christmas carol, "Christmas Africana" lends a joyous and exotic change of pace to your concert. The use of African and traditional percussion instruments gives the piece its African flavor. With authentic, but easy rhythms, there are great opportunities for involving additional students in your percussion section. Energetic melodies and call-and-response patterns provide great tools for teaching blend and balance to the entire band. A really exciting and unique piece for your Christmas concert!

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Christmas Air and Dance

Taking a similar approach to his popular Celtic Air and Dance, Michael Sweeney creatively combines two 17th-century carols (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella and Fum, Fum, Fum) into this attractive and distinctive setting for theholidays.

Christmas Angels - James Curnow

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Christmas Angels - Paul Clark

Your band will sparkle when they play this easy-to prepare medley of familiar holiday carols. A brief intro of "Angels From The Realms of Glory" leads seamlessly into "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Hark The Herald Angels Sing." The perfect selection for your holiday concert. Wonderful and playable writing for young bands.

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Christmas Around the World

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Christmas At Home - Günter Noris

Christmas at the Mall - Michael Green

Christmas at the Movies

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 Overture from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sure to liven up any holiday concert!