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This easygoing swing tune is a perfect feature number for your Christmas concert. With smooth ensemble writing and lush harmonies, this is sure to be an audience favourite and fun to play as well.

It is really hard to find quality Christmas material for jazz ensemble that doesn't require a long time to prepare. Well, here it is! Carl Strommen has arranged a solid medley of all-time favorite Christmas carols in a variety of jazz styles and tempos. You will hear THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, JINGLE BELLS, O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL, and WE THREE KINGS. This is the only Christmas arrangement you will need this year! Duraton: 5:47

You asked for good Christmas jazz charts that don't take a long time to prepare. Now you've got it! The sequel to his first BIG BAND CHRISTMAS chart, Carl Strommen's BIG BAND CHRISTMAS II medley is ready for your holiday performances. With four great seasonal songs, Here Comes Santa Claus, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Auld Lang Syne, this may be all you need for the holiday season. Carl ties together a mix of styles and tempos, plenty of ensemble work, and short tenor sax and trumpet solos into a nice package. Have fun opening this one!

Vince Guaraldi's music provided a level of jazz sophistication for the popular Charlie Brown television specials, and his holiday offerings were some of the best! This appealing medley includes Linus and Lucy, Skating, O Tannenbaum, and Christmas Time Is Here.

Spice up your winter or holiday concert with this familiar standard. Written in a jazz waltz style, this well-scored arrangement will sound great even with a limited amount of rehearsal time.

Here is something unique and fresh-sounding for your holiday concert. Mark has taken this familiar carol and crafted it as a light bossa with creative harmonies and lush scoring. A tenor/trumpet duet recurs throughout, and solo space is provided for both.

Featuring a Basie-like style and a medium swing tempo, here is a great choice for your next holiday concert. Solos are included for trumpet and alto.

What a beautiful way to add a little holiday cheer to your Winter concert. Written in a ballad style, there are short solos for alto sax and trumpet along with a very effective modulation with the full ensemble.

Need a holiday favourite to feature your trombone? If so, it doesn't get any better than this: a tasty, swinging chart arranged by Greg Yasinitsky. A clear example of superb writing for the Jazz Band Series, featuring a soli for the saxophone section, a trombone solo (written solo provided), smooth modulations and great ensemble writing throughout. Brass range is up to written A for lead trumpet and F for lead trombone. Articulation is clearly marked and all the swing figures are easy to play. This chart will come together quickly and sound great! An excellent choice!

Includes: Happy Holiday; The Holiday Season. Perfect for any holiday occasion, here is an appealing and well-known melody set in a medium swing style and featuring classic tutti big band figures. 

Although everyone plays it, “Jingle Bells” was never as hip as in this jumpin' and jivin' swing version from Rick Stitzel. Not just your run-of-the-mill token holiday offering, you won't find anyone in the audience sleeping through this one!

John Berry takes this vintage Beach Boys hit and adds just enough spice to make it really swing for jazz ensemble. A great addition to any Christmas concert.

Recorded by Steven Tyler (of Aerosmith fame) for the movie The Polar Express, here is a lively jump swing tune that is clearly over the top! The tempo is frantic, and the brass licks are blistering. Sounds like fun! This one works for the holidays or for “normal” occasions as well.

Most notably recorded by Eartha Kitt, but also featured in the movie Elf (recorded by Madonna), here is a terrific medium swing chart guaranteed to spice up your holiday concert. Tenor sax is featured on the melody and there are short solo spots for trumpet and trombone as well. Plenty of great ensemble writing!

Outstanding holiday programming! This setting is both reverent and contemporary sounding

Here's a great sounding Latin treatment of one of the best holiday songs ever written. George's chart features creative harmonies and very reasonable technical demands.

Recorded by Donny Hathaway in 1970 and covered countless times since then, this appealing and enduring pop hit features a funky, upbeat rock style. John Berry's solid arrangement gives all sections a crack at the melody and includes a solo for alto sax. Great change of Christmas concert!

Enhance any Christmas concert with Mark's smooth light bossa treatment of one of Irving Berlin's most well-known songs.

Winter Wonderland is swingin’ all the way. Arranger Jack Cooper assembles this wonderful holiday swing chart with optional written solo for tenor, trumpet or trombone. Features include a shout chorus, sax section solis and lead trumpet range goes to written A above the staff (optional B-flat). Winter Wonderland is quick to prepare and an effective holiday swing chart. Duration: 4:21