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A symbolic ascending fifth opens the main melodic idea in this bright original for Christmas. Taking inspiration from 'Angels We Have Heard on High,' the chorus moves in a new harmonic direction, whil...

The opening piano introduction sets the spiritual stage for this solid gospel-style Christmas number. Lots of 'hallelujah's' make it a joyful addition to your December concerts. There's an add-on sect...

A charming and unique Christmas piece with lyrics inspired by a famous e. e. cummings poem. 'Little silent Christmas tree, were you sorry to leave the forest?' The music, taking its cue from the text,...

This exciting four-minute holiday medley includes 'Joy to the World,' 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,' and 'O Come, All Ye Faithful.' The arrangements are fresh, yet scored for easy learning. Add th...

This jolly holiday song went to #2 on the Adult Contemporary Charts in a recording by co-writer and recording artist Jim Brickman and British teen singer Olivia Jade Archbold, who appeared on Britain'...

No matter the distance between family and loved ones, the holidays seem to bring us closer together. Celebrate that feeling with this heartfelt ballad. 'I'm sending you a little Christmas, wrapped up...

Optional drum and tambourine parts enhance this madrigal-influenced tune, which includes a festive 'Fa-la-la' section in counterpoint. Well-crafted vocal parts are easy to learn and continue to develo...

This is a different kind of holiday number, focusing on a yuletide wish for peace and brotherhood: 'What I want most of all this Christmas is a world of love and peace.' A simple, yet poignant sentime...

This new arrangement of a familiar holiday number features a light, swinging style with easy voice leading. Includes optional male and female solos. The optional horn and rhythm parts are simple and a...

Jay Althouse has created an exciting new arrangement (and text) for this familiar French carol. Use it with or without the optional brass quintet and percussion (or SoundTrax) as the ideal opener for...

Jay Althouse has created an exciting new arrangement (and text) for this familiar French carol. Use it with or without the optional brass quintet and percussion (or SoundTrax) as the ideal opener for...

The perfect Christmas piece: a 6 1/2 minute medley of twelve of the most popular holiday favorites from, 'Silent Night' to the rousing finale of the 'Hallelujah Chorus' (sure to bring your audience to...

The perfect Christmas piece: a 6 1/2 minute medley of twelve of the most popular holiday favorites from, 'Silent Night' to the rousing finale of the 'Hallelujah Chorus' (sure to bring your audience to...

Eine schöne weihnachtliche Ballade mit einem säkularen "Friedenstext", der sich ideal für jedes Weihnachtskonzert eignet (obwohl er fast zu jeder Jahreszeit aufgeführt werden kann). Die sanfte Melodie...

Imagine a Christmas romance set to 50's slow-dance music and you've got a good idea what Holiday Romance is all about. There's plenty of 'shoop, shoops' and 'fa, la, la's' to go around.

This dynamic holiday medley opens with a soulful solo on 'Go, Tell It on the Mountain,' then launches into driving, rhythmic renditions of 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful.'...

Return to the 60s, the golden age of pop, with this new Christmas blast from the past by Jay Althouse. Listen to the girls: 'Look at him, he's standing right below the mistletoe! ' Then the guys: 'Her...

This walking-tempo Christmas piece has a South African feel. It opens with one voice part singing a simple melody. One by one the other voices enter to create an exuberant carol. After a rhythmic inte...

Hier ist ein fesselndes Arrangement des traditionellen "Kum Ba Ya" in Kombination mit einem originellen Weihnachtschor, der sich zu einem markanten, choralartigen Choral aufbaut und mit einer brillant...

No holiday program is complete without a festive medley of familiar carols. And this one provides a fresh take on some old favorites. It's so flexible with optional solo spots, varied tempos, changing...

No holiday program is complete without a festive medley of familiar carols. And this one provides a fresh take on some old favorites. It's so flexible with optional solo spots, varied tempos, changing...

The title comes from the line spoken by Tiny Tim in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The text evokes the images of Christmas: a star shining in the night, angels in the skies, followed by a Christmas bless...

The title comes from the line spoken by Tiny Tim in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The text evokes the images of Christmas: a star shining in the night, angels in the skies, followed by a Christmas bless...

You might call it a 'contemporary carol,' and in fact, the lyrics are adapted from an old English carol. The fresh melody and crisp harmonies say 'holidays' and the new words are just right for the ca...