SKU: CF.PAS20

ISBN 9781491146354. UPC: 680160903856. 9 x 12 inches. Key: D major.

Take lots of familiar Christmas tunes, mix them all together, and you have  Christmas Mash-Up. The setting is ideal for young players with the most difficult rhythm being a quarter note. This piece is perfect for highlighting the developing skills of the young orchestra.
Take lots of familiar Christmas tunes, mix them all together you have Christmas Mash-Up. It is set for the youngest of players and the most difficult rhythm is a quarter note. The piece is perfect to highlight developing skills at the winter or holiday concert. Mash-ups have become a pop culture sensation, and it is my hope that your audience and especially the parents will think your orchestra is a sensation at their concert!You might want to engage the audience in this one and have them try and recognize how many Christmas carols are used in the piece. There are seven: Jingle Bells, Up On the Housetop, Good King Wenceslas, Angels We Have Heard On High, Here We Come A Wassailing, O Come, Little Children, and Deck The Halls.It has been my pleasure to have the opportunity to write this piece.  I hope you and your students enjoy it and find it useful for your program.—LARRY CLARKLakeland, FL 2017.

SKU: LO.15-3760H

ISBN 9780787770099.

Welcome your audience to your winter programs with this creative medley from Greg Gilpin! Deck the Hall, Jingle Bells, and Up on the Housetop are linked by a bright, easy refrain that frames the carols, and Tim Hayden's festive synth track provides the tinsel on the tree.

SKU: CF.YAS104

ISBN 9780825889110. UPC: 798408089115. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: G major.

Get your orchestra swinging this year with a fun Christmas piece based on the ever-popular “Up On The Housetop.” Drawing from his jazz background, Carl Strommen delivers an arrangement that is unique and authentic to the idiom, but within the technical capabilities of the intermediate student. Oh what fun it will be to ride this sleigh – Ho, ho ho!.
Swingin’ Santa (Up on the Housetop) should be played lightly and, with the aide of the ride cymbal at m.11, with a slight “swing.” Attention to articulations and dynamics will ensure this cheerful and buoyant piece a first rate performance of this holiday favorite.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

SKU: CF.YAS104F

ISBN 9780825889127. UPC: 798408089122. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Get your orchestra swinging this year with a fun Christmas piece based on the ever-popular “Up On The Housetop.” Drawing from his jazz background, Carl Strommen delivers an arrangement that is unique and authentic to the idiom, but within the technical capabilities of the intermediate student. Oh what fun it will be to ride this sleigh – Ho, ho ho!

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels