Christmas and Holiday Jazz Band Music

The Neal Hefti composition Cute set the standard for soft and sophisticated ensemble work in the winds with the drummer playing soloistic fills using brushes. This arrangement of Joy to the

A rock version of one of the most famous Christmas carols, it features flexible instrumentation and a funky groove in the rhythm section that will energize your students and audience! Even though it is

Add some funk to your next holiday concert with Rich Woolworth's inventive take on the familiar Christmas tune Joy To the World! It features a funky half-time swing feel,

Rich DeRosa once again provides us with his clever take on one of the most popular Christmas carols, Joy to the World. As arranged for the WDR Big Band, DeRosa sets this traditional tune in a

Victor Lopez has taken the Ode to Joy theme from Beethoven's 9th, added a holiday twist and turned it into a very nice chart for young jazz bands. It features cool harmony and it's easy to rehearse and

The brilliant arrangements done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra by Ralph Charmichael have been adapted into a medley of fresh, modern versions containing Angels We Have Heard on High; The Holly and the

This swinging holiday arrangement is a slightly easier version of the chart that Alan Baylock did for the USAF Airmen of Note. It features the saxes in a "four brothers" setting with written solo space

Looking for that very easy Christmas chart for your all-important holiday concert? This familiar holiday classic is perfect for beginning jazz ensembles! Arranged here in a moderate tempo swing style,

A creative reimagining of this treasured anthem of peace and love for jazz ensemble and vocalist. A moderate vocal key makes this accessible to either a male or female voice, and expert scoring allows the

A great bossa groove with highly accessible writing of the popular Christmas favorites God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Christmas Tree and Jingle Bells. Solos for alto sax,

Here's a very clever arrangement of this holiday gem! It's a drum set on brushes feature at around 172 bpm in the style of Hefti's Cute with a written or ad lib trumpet 2 solo. There's

Here's Gordon Goodwin's slow, funky version of the holiday classic that's very clever with the initial melody line played by bass trombone and bari sax. The tempo is 110 bpm, it has soprano sax

With a nod to the wonderful Dave Maddux arrangement written for the vocal group First Call, Bob Curnow has created a gorgeous version for big band. Every jazz group needs Christmas charts to perform, and

Nothing says holiday concert like A Marshmallow World! Mike Story arranges this standard as an easy-to-rehearse chart that has appeal and a catchy, familiar melody. There are brief

This extremely popular, contemporary Christmas standard has been set here for developing jazz ensembles as a beautiful rock ballad to be played around 98 bpm. The opening melody is written to feature a

Here's an easy-to-play jazz waltz chart that's a medley of two familiar holiday songs: The Holly and the Ivy and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The tempo is around 128 bpm, the trumpet 1

Here's a lighthearted jazz waltz version of the holiday favorite Jingle Bells that will be wonderful change-of-pace programming for any holiday jazz performance! Played at around 168 bpm, it

Mister Jingles is a lighthearted jazz waltz version of the holiday favorite Jingle Bells that will be welcomed change-of-pace programming for any holiday jazz performance! Played at around

Composed in 1963 and initially recorded by Andy Williams, this holiday favorite has remained immensely popular through the years and has been recorded by countless artists. Treated here in a light jazz