Premiered by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park on their 2020 "Spirit of the Season" Concert, this stunning rendition of "The Christmas Song" is set in a gentle swung 3. Woodwinds and brass get to shine throughout, carrying the melody through traded solos, before building up to a heroic return to 4/4 time for the climax of the song. Audiences and players alike will fall in love with this charming new take on a classic holiday favorite.

Transcriptionas recorded by CHICAGO for the album ?O Christmas Three?, released in 2011.

INSTRUMENTATION:Lead Vocal, Background Vocal I, Background Vocal II, Background Vocal III, AltoSaxophone (Eb), Trumpet (C), Trombone, Keyboard I (Hammond B-3 Organ), KeyboardII (Fender Rhodes Electric Piano), Electric Guitar I (solo), Electric Guitar II(rhythm), Electric Bass, ChimeTree, Sleigh Bells, Tambourine, Drumset.

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