Christmas and Holiday String Orchestra Music

A fun, original holiday work for string orchestra that will bring joy to your winter program.

Guaranteed to delight your performers and audience alike, this rousing arrangement of Joy to the World is combined with an original American hoe-down-style tune, providing a fresh setting of

Pure enjoyment ahead with this fantastic melody set in varied styles: a serenade, a waltz, a march, and even a pizzicato passage. It showcases the entire string section.

With its dark harmonies, contagious melodies and bright tempo, this work is enjoyable for all sections. It captures the essence of the glowing and flickering candles of the menorah.

The lights, the tree, and quiet anticipation of Christmas are captured in this beautiful rock ballad. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show The Christmas Attic, this

A holiday mash-up opening with a particularly interesting take on Jingle Bells, then moving on to Auld Lang Syne and Joy to the World. Lots of unison rhythm

The Huron Carol is Canada's oldest Christmas carol, written in 1643 by Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary. The melody is from a traditional French folk song, Une Jeune Pucelle (A Young

For decades, the skilled arranging of the late Merle Isaac made great works playable by developing orchestras. Here he presents the beloved "Nutcracker" in two sets that sound like the originals. Feature a

Energize your holiday program with a hip hop version of the Nutcracker! This rhythmically syncopated mashup of favorites from Tchaikovsky's ballet include: Overture, March, Arabian Dance,

This arrangement for string orchestra features three abridged movements of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; March and Trepak. These abridged

The straightforward scoring makes this arrangement very playable, while containing a few flourishes that will challenge and excite players as well as audiences. This piece is well suited for orchestras with

This arrangement captures a sense of anticipation found in the meaning of this popular carol. Contrasting moods are created, shifting between long, sustained playing and more energetically rhythmic

First it was the choral masterpiece from Lauridsen. Then it took the instrumental world by storm as a concert band arrangement.  But it has never been available for strings - until now! A serene and

After the lush opening bars, this medley opens with the whispered melody of Silent Night over pizzicato arpeggios and a leisurely shuffling bass. A seamless transition to 6/8 lifts us swiftly into the

You'll need a piano and rhythm section for this jazzy rendition of a true holiday classic! The easy, laid-back swing style fits perfectly at the medium-easy level. An open solo section allows your best

Here is a significant addition to the holiday repertoire for string orchestras. Beautifully scored by Joseph Compello, it features the Baroque overture that is so strongly identified with Christmas and