Celebrate the special sentiments of the season in this 30-minute medley arranged by Mac Huff with staging suggestions by John Jacobson. Featuring some of the best-known Christmas songs, each section stands on its own, allowing you to perform the entire medley or create your own unique holiday showcase.
I.Christmas Time Is Here: Christmas Time Is Here, Silver Bells
II. Everyone's a Child at Christmas: Deck the Hall, The Christmas Waltz, Everyone's a Child at Christmas, My Birthday Comes on Christmas, I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas, It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas.
III. The White World of Winter: We're Going on a Sleigh Ride, Wonderful World of Winter
IV. Merry Christmas Darling: Merry Christmas Darling, I'll Be Home for Christmas
V. Sing a Christmas Carol: Sing a Christmas Carol, Up on the Housetop, O Tannenbaum, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
VI. North Pole Live: Little Saint Nick, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Baby
VII. Christmas Children: Christmas Children, Because It's Christmas
VII. Christmas Time Is Here – Bows: Christmas Time Is Here. Available separately: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, Preview CD and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 31:30.
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Adapted from Henry Purcell's “Come Ye Sons of Art,” this short tuneful setting is ideal for younger and developing choirs especially for contest and festival performances. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:20.
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Dan Forrest's work spans the gamut from church to school or college/university choirs equally well. This award winning mixed chorus work with soprano solo accompanied by piano and horn hauntingly sets the Amy Lowell text in a most engaging manner.
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This choral art-song is an aural painting of moods and textures. It should give students the opportunity to explore how music paints various pictures of the same phenomena; the three main sections of the song move through different rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas to illustrate different ideas in the poetic text. (4:30)
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Dreamy harmonies float above the flowing piano lines in this classic jazz ballad recorded most famously by Nat Cole and Natalie Cole. This rich setting will warm the hearts of all who hear it.Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, Instrumental Pak (parts for Guitar, Bass and Drums) and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:30
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Translating to “A Little Crazy,” the lyrics to this song are just that. Full of whimsey and surprises. The verse text is in English while the repeated lines are in Spanish. A fun hand-clapping section lends itself to movement if desired and the repeated sections make this easy to learn.
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This lovely duet is one of the new songs in the Broadway musical Newsies, transformed here into a beautiful choral piece that speaks movingly about finding the courage to seek your dreams. Wonderful for graduation and many other concert programs!
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Gilpin never disappoints in finding the rhythmic charm and humor of the American folk song, especially for young singers. Beginning with an intro of the phrase “Uh-hum,” he leads us to the familiar melody and text, but combining many verses to create the story in a faster pace. Vocal lines add additional text-painting and there's even a rap or vocal speech section! A big “uh-hum” when programming this American folk song on your next concert.
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Jumping off the score with a lively theme, this praiseworthy choral anthem will have your heart beating to a light contemporary feel. Whether presented with rhythm and guitar or with piano alone, this call to joyful song will energize your services. Brief in its length the piece would be ideal as a service opener. Lively!
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