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This spirited Christmas medley from the pen of James L. Hosay will be a delight for all as the crown jewel of your holiday performance. The unmistakable sounds of the Emerald Isle are artfully portrayed here by one of the finest band composers of modern times. A thrilling opening with the rhythmic counterpoint of a 6/8 against 3/4 effect introduces this festive holiday rhapsody of popular European Christmas carols in traditional Celtic settings. A CELTIC CHRISTMAS includes six of the classic melodies which bring the holidays alive for millions, including I SAW THREE SHIPS, AWAY IN A MANGER, HERE WE COME A WASSAILING, and others. This setting goes well beyond the usual holiday medley. You’ll find Gaelic gold when you unwrap this sparkling musical gift with your band this year ! Duration: 5:50 American Grade 3 CMP0504-01-010

This energetic arrangement of the 15th-century English carol makes full use of the colors and sonorities of the concert band. The modal nature of the tune combined with contrapuntal textures, strong melodic lines and driving eighth-note rhythms will keep your entire band focused. An energetic holiday offering with plenty of sparkle and drive!

This medley contains Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bell Rock, Up on the Housetop and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. A great collection of winter favorites that will complete your winter concert. Get in the Christmas spirit with Victor Lopez' Christmas Fantastique

The distinctive sound of the Scottish Highlands comes through in this marvelous medley by Jay Bocook. Featuring Baloo, Lammy; Auld Lang Syne and Amazing Grace, here is something refreshingly different for holiday programming.

Subtitled A Holiday Prism for Band, this work can be presented in a theater-in-the-round format or more traditionally on the concert stage. Following a broad introduction, each family of the band presents their independent carol. Carols include The Ukrainian Bell Carol, Silent Night, What Child Is This? Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Prepare the introduction and the finale then let the sections prepare their own carol. Include them all or not. Traditional, contemporary, humorous, and stately, each choir brings a unique facet to this holiday prism. A valuable contribution to the festive literature.

Here's a delightful way to begin your holiday performance! This includes We Need A Little Christmas and It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas neatly wrapped together in an overture

This superb arrangement of the conventional carol is a must for your next holiday presentation. Jerry Brubaker has established a new standard for contemporary holiday arrangements. Incredibly luxurious harmonies will ensure an emotional response from your audience. Very moving.

This strking and imaginative arrangement by Paul Jennings is very playable. An all-time Chrismtas favorite!

This is without a doubt one of the finest easy band arrangements of the Christmas season. This one you can't afford to pass up!

By interweaving fragments of several Christmas favourites into a brilliant fanfare, James Curnow has crafted this spirited, festive work. A perfect opener for your next Christmas concert.

Based on the English carol Adeste Fidelis, this sparkling new setting was written as an opener for a Christmas concert. With Robert W. Smith's highly inventive trademark use of percussion and soaring wind lines, this work will effectively launch any concert performance. Highest energy! Duration: 3:20

Here is a dynamic and unique setting of this traditional carol. Ted uses fanfare-like brass passages at the beginning and end contrasted with a middle section that features the melody set in 3/4 accompanied by creative counterlines and textures. An impressive addition to any holiday program!

Includes: Let It Snow; Silver Bells; Winter Wonderland

Audiences will be uplifted by this combination of WINTER WONDERLAND and SLEIGH RIDE. Instant recognition is guaranteed as we go 'walking through a winter wonderland' and proceed with a bracing musical ride on the horse-drawn sleigh. Here is a work that underscores all that is positive and right with music and the Christmas season. (duration 2:19)

Gustav Holst's beautiful melody serves as the foundation from which Robert W. Smith fashions this remarkable work. From a haunting single voice, a stunning climax is reached before giving way to a simple restatement. This is a highly moving, emotion-packed work for concert band

Deck your halls with something different this year! A Jubilant Christmas uses well-known Christmas pieces and intersperses variations and bridges, to create a new kind of arrangement for the holidays. Give the gift of music this year with A Jubilant Christmas.

What a treat this is! John Moss' original suite for the holdays is a musical tapestry of festiveness, wonderment, and good cheer. Includes: The Hollyfest, A Little Night Magic (Stocking Time), Christmas Moon, March of the Pine Cones, and Sleigh Flight

Here is a traditional Christmas favorite in a totally new and unexpected setting! Michael's stylized version uses new harmonies and a contemporary driving 5/4 pattern in the beginning and end to achieve a wonderful effect.

Here is a creative treatment of traditional carols that is destined to become a holiday favorite for years to come. Includes: The Boar's Head Carol as a reccurring theme with What Child Is This?, Coventry Carol and the lesser known gem Somerset Wassail. A truly exceptional work.

This clever arrangement by Tom Wallace combines a medieval French style with some pretty cool modern-day drumming. Duration: 2:52

Santa goes head-to-head with the sound of the big bands. Jingle Bells and Up on the House Top are arranged in a traditional big-band style. Listen to the 'doo-wah' trumpets while Santa Meets the Big Bands. Duration: 2:15

A charming and heart-warming rendition of this time-honoured Christmas tune. Originally written in 1818, Silent Night has been translated into 44 different languages. James Ployhar's touching arrangement is a must for your Christmas concert. Duration: 3:36

A lovely, traditional German carol in a new setting makes this arrangement ideal for a holiday program.

That famous family outcast, Wolfbane Armadillo Mozart is up to his musical shenanigans again, putting his trademark on each of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Guaranteed to loosen up even the dullest of audiences.

A giant among composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams has contributed to the literature for concert band music that is standard repertoire throughout the world. Here are works from other genres that were collected, arranged, adapted, and/or harmonized by Vaughan Williams: Forest Green (O Little Town of Bethlehem) (from the first edition of the English Hymnal, 1906), Wassail Song (the fifth of Five English Folk Songs, 1913), and Sussex Carol (the second of Eight English Carols, 1919). These are the works of a master in a stunning new setting by Douglas Wagner. Duration: 4:24

Your audience will love this unique and wonderful setting of Christmas carols in 3/4 time arranged by John Cacavas. A dramatic brass intro opens with It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, set here as a woodwind feature. O Tannenbaum is then treated in fanfare-like fashion featuring the brass section, followed by a smooth woodwind rendition of Noel that features a flowing trumpet solo. The piece ends with a novel version of Jingle Bells written in the style of a Viennese grand waltz. Fun for all!

Yet another masterful Christmas arrangement from Mark Williams! A slow, wintry opening sets the tone for a lovely rendition of O Come, O Come, Immanuel. The hand-off of running sixteenth notes give students a chance to hone their ensemble skills. A contrasting tutti section provides a rich, majestic scoring of the popular carol, with flourishes in the brass. The closing Adagio section returns to the somber mood of the opening. A wonderful mood-setter for Christmas concert!

Irving Berlin's timeless song is the one every audience wants to hear during the holiday season. This sparkling John Moss version can be performed with either a vocal soloist or alto saxophone soloist, backed by a shimmering concert band accompaniment.

John Moss has taken three traditional Christmas favorites and combined them into a sparkling setting for the holidays. Includes Here We Come A-Wassailing; Still, Still, Still and Good King Wenceslas.