Christmas and Holiday Jazz Ensemble Charts

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,

This traditional Christmas carol begins with the familiar melody set to jazz harmonies in a chorale style before moving into a medium-tempo jazz waltz. Students will have the opportunity to study standard

This funky version of a holiday favorite is accessible to younger bands and will be a hit at your holiday concert. With ad-lib solos for the winds, you will be able to give your students a good opportunity

This funky version of the holiday favorite The First Noel, with its unique treatment of a holiday standard, is accessible to younger jazz ensembles. Flexible instrumentation charts are written for

This rendition of a much-loved holiday classic starts with a well-balanced chorale and then throws the band into a sizzling Latin groove! This fresh take sounds sophisticated but is accessible to young

A wonderful chart for jazz ensemble performances during the Christmas season! This holiday favorite begins with a swing introduction and settles in as a Latin bossa at about 134 bpm. There are no solos,

Here's something unique and clever for holiday concerts! This very catchy treatment of the traditional Hanukkah song is all done up here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible to young jazz bands, with

A.K.A. What Child Is This?, Greensleeves is a great chart for the holidays or any season! Arranged here as a light and airy jazz waltz, the features include a suggested or improvised

After opening with an easy written solo for piano on O Christmas Tree, the winds enter in a new key with an elegant statement of the melody. The tempo gets kicked up into swing tempo for a clever

Santa loves to spread the Christmas cheer! This chart is a medley of familiar Christmas tunes all done up in four distinctive dance formats. Whether it's disco dancing with the jingle bell reindeer,

Here's a funky rock chart on the classic holiday carol Away in a Manger that's great fun for bands to play and audiences to hear! With an irresistible groove, this arrangement includes an open solo

Jazzin' Merry Gentlemen presents a hip and swinging version of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen that really cooks! A powerful full-ensemble intro sets the table for the soli trombone statement

Even the youngest jazz bands need to perform on holiday concerts, and this rock version of Deck the Halls, easily recognized by all, fits the requirement perfectly. Quite playable with very little

The youngest jazz bands can celebrate the holidays with this easy, driving rock version of Jingle Bells that features some exciting twists. With easy rhythm section parts and extremely

Arranged for big band, this holiday swing chart is based on O Christmas Tree and features a written or improvised alto sax solo in the solo section. Reminiscent of a 1940s light swing chart, it

Tannenbaum is a small-group holiday swing chart based on O Christmas Tree and features a written or improvised alto sax solo in the solo section. Reminiscent of a 1940s swinger, it also

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

Mariah Carey's holiday hit remains a favorite year after year, and in the hands of Rick Stitzel, this medium swing chart features easy rhythms and reduced ranges for young players. Playable with optional

Originally heard in the landmark 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the music composed and recorded by Vince Guaraldi has taken on a life of its own. Christmas Is Coming is a

Even before being featured in the hit movie "Elf," this holiday favorite was bringing good cheer to the Christmas season. This straight-ahead, medium-tempo swing chart will come together quickly and

Here's a beautiful setting of one of the most recognizable Christmas songs. A written solo is shown in all parts, allowing one or several players to be featured. It's very easy to prepare, and

Young jazzers will enjoy this funky version of Jolly Old Saint Nicholas! Written solos are included, but since the solo section uses only two chords, this is a great way to get some improvisation

This breezy, swinging arrangement in 3/4 meter, of the classic carol It Came Upon a Midnight Clear will be a hit on any Christmas or winter concert! The melodies are nicely stated over colorful

This hard-swinging, Basie-style arrangement of the holiday favorite features a hip "horns alone" section, solos on approachable chord changes with solo sheets for each instrument, a fun saxophone/trombone