Perfect for high school or amateur flute choirs, this medley of Christmas favorites will delight your performers and audiences. Each performer gets a chance to play the melody. Your advanced performers will get satisfying challenges, and your more intermediate players will feel like they are making important musical contributions.

Run time: 3'30"

Some chords are not the traditional harmonizations, so encourage your performers to "lean-in" to the crunchy chords and be confident on their part to communicate the music effectively.

Throughout, if there is a low B, an optional note is provided.

Piccolo - Advanced - Low D to High Ab
Flute 1 - Advanced - Low C to High Ab
Flute 2 - Early Advanced - Low C to High Eb
Flute 3 - Intermediate - Low Db to High F
Flute 4 - Intermediate - Low C to C above the staff
Flute 5 (Optional if no alto) - Intermediate - Low C to A above the staff
Alto - Intermediate - Low C to G above staff

California Dreamin' isa classic song from the mid 1960s folk-rock era written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and was firstrecorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best known version is by The Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on theoriginal version and released as a single in 1965. Thelyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winterin New York City. It was certifiedas a Gold Record (single) by the RIAA in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. This arrangement is for SSSSAB or SSSSSB Flute Ensemble. Duration 2:44 contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.