Christmas and Holiday Jazz Band Music

Based on the classic style of Killer Joe, this chart really swings! One of the features that make this arrangement special is the great soli line for the winds after the initial treatment of the melody.

More accessible than some of his charts, Gordon Goodwin gives this traditional holiday tune a jazz waltz treatment. The features include: a soprano sax lead part (alternate alto 1 part included), a second

As arranged for the WDR Big Band, Rich DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol Hark, the Herald Angels Sing is a light, happy, easy-swinging chart that is playable by almost any

Written in a George Shearing style, this Frank DeVol arrangement was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1960 for her "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas" album. The chart is written for AATTB saxophones

As recorded by the USAF Airmen of Note and arranged by Alan Baylock in the style of Li'l Darlin', this slow swing chart is an ideal selection for the holidays. It features no improvised solos but

This sentimental Christmas favorite will never go out of style, and Dave Wolpe's satisfying arrangement is a great way to feature your vocalist during the holidays. Vocal in G.

Can't decide whether to do a swing or a rock chart at your holiday concerts? How about both styles in the same arrangement? It works great in this creative version of a well-known carol! There are no solos

Based on Beethoven's Ode to Joy, this chart begins with a slow and melodic hymn-style chorale then switches to a jazz/rock feel for the development. This chart has a nice rock groove, interesting

With a fun and lively New Orleans second line treatment, this setting of the traditional The Holly and the Ivy takes the familiar melody and transforms it into a great chart for holiday concerts.

Few holiday songs have had the staying power and popularity of this familiar classic, known primarily from the recordings by Perry Como in the 1950s but also The Carpenters in 1984. Here is a lush and

From the movie "The Polar Express," Hot Chocolate is hot stuff! A fun swinger in a jump style, it's loaded with energy and has been skillfully adapted for the young player. There are no solos, the

If you're looking for a more substantial holiday offering for better groups, this Gordon Goodwin chart is it! It's a medium-slow swing take on this Johnny Marks standard with a few modulations,

The ships are swinging into New Orleans with this groovin' version of this popular holiday classic. Includes written solos for alto sax and trombone. First and second trumpets play a G on top of the

Understated, straight-ahead swing a la Dave Brubeck meets traditional English Christmas carol. There's mostly full-ensemble playing with a brief, written trumpet solo, cued for trombone. Features drums

Here's an ideal holiday chart that will sound great and be easy to rehearse. Start with a holiday classic played around 92 bpm in a light rock groove, add written melody solos, plus easy ranges,