"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung American songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822?1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir; however, historians dispute this, stating that it was much too "racy" (and secular) to be sung by a children's church choir in the days it was written. Although not originally intended on having any connection to Christmas, it became associated with Christmas music and the holiday season in general decades after it was first performed on Washington Street in Boston in 1857. This jazz-swing arrangement for brass quintet includes the following parts: Bb Trumpet 1, Bb Trumpet 2, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba. There are two different keys (Bb and Ab) in the arrangement to meet all the quintet's execution capabilities.

One of the most instantly recognisable, sing-along Christmas songs, this piece has been arranged to be exciting to play and to listen to. Features a big, rubato trombone solo at the start (goes up to high C) before kicking into the exciting bit! Needs a solid, driving tuba sound to keep it motoring along. Also has the option for one of more players to have a sleigh bell attached to the ankle and shake it on every beat throughout the fast sections. Merry Christmas!