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Christmas Comes Anew, also known as Noel Nouvelet and Sing We Now of Christmas, is a popular French carol written in the early 1500s. Michael Story’s fantasia setting will be sure to bring a holiday smile to the faces of all

Add a little fun to your holiday festivities with this classic novelty song from the '50s. This easy arrangement is guaranteed to sound great with your band and put a smile on everybody's face

The performance of music is a significant part of the celebration of the holiday season with solemn and heartfelt songs and compositions. There are spirited works as well which exclaim the joy of the season. Three of these musical favourites, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, I Saw Three Ships, and Deck the Hall, are presented in a joyful medley of Christmas musical cheer

Includes: We Three Kings of Orient Are and Ukranian Bell Carol. Duration: 2:43

Originally recorded by Eartha Kitt in the '50s, this tongue-in-cheek Christmas favourite has also been recorded by a wide variety of artists including Madonna, Faith Evans and Taylor Swift. Michael Brown's clever arrangement for young bands is the perfect lighter touch for the Christmas concerts.

Two Famous Carols is a duo of cherished holiday carols in wildly diverse styles. What Child Is This?, composed in 1865 by 29-year-old William Chatterton Dix, begins with the beautiful sound of a solo horn, while We Three Kings, composed by reverend John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in the mid-1850s, is presented in the style of a jazz-waltz.

You hear it every year and everybody loves this holiday hit by Paul McCartney. Duration: 2:09

Trade Wind Bronze (Easy). Yuletide Rag is a seasonal composition designed to get the feet tapping. Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly is the feature carol, arranged in Scott Joplin style. It is accessible and attractive music that wind bands of all sizes would find useful during the Christmas period.