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Merry Marimba Christmas

Grades 3-6

Take one part Christmas spirit, one part barred percussion, a healthy scoop of compositional creativity, and what do you get? This collection of innovative arrangements takes traditional Christmas carols to exciting new heights as they travel through more surprising twists and turns than Santa and his team of reindeer. Use them to add a bit of sparkle to your holiday program or to inspire smiling faces in your general music classes. As always, Doug provides you with teaching tips and performance options to help bring the exciting world of the marimba to your students and audiences. With the purchase of this book, you can also download the free audio tracks.

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  • Play 1. Angels We Have Heard On High1. Angels We Have Heard On HighDownload 1. Angels We Have Heard On High1. Angels We Have Heard On High

    A modern rendition of the traditional Christmas Carol performed in 12/8 time.

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  • Play 2. March2. MarchDownload 2. March2. March

    From Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet.

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  • Play 3. La Noche Callada3. La Noche CalladaDownload 3. La Noche Callada3. La Noche Callada

    A beautiful calypso rendition of the most well-known Christmas song of all time - Silent Night.

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  • Play 4. O Come All Ye Faithful4. O Come All Ye FaithfulDownload 4. O Come All Ye Faithful4. O Come All Ye Faithful

    Theme and Variation are explored with this standard Christmas carol.  Each variation can stand alone as a single piece or played in sequence as written. 

  • Play 5. O Holy Night5. O Holy NightDownload 5. O Holy Night5. O Holy Night

    This arrangement captures the emotion and ferver of the original with exciting dynamics and a soloist opportunity for string, wind, or mallet player.

  • Play 6. O Holy Night Accompaniment6. O Holy Night AccompanimentDownload 6. O Holy Night Accompaniment6. O Holy Night Accompaniment

    Just in case you would like to use the arrangement as an accompaniment track to a soloist.

  • Play 7. Get Down Ye Merry Gentlemen7. Get Down Ye Merry GentlemenDownload 7. Get Down Ye Merry Gentlemen7. Get Down Ye Merry Gentlemen

    No "resting" on this one, time to "get down" and make a little new music with this funky arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."

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  • Play 8. Over The River And Through The Wood8. Over The River And Through The WoodDownload 8. Over The River And Through The Wood8. Over The River And Through The Wood

    This track provides vocal opportunity for your mallet and choral ensembles.

  • Play 9. Sing We Now Of Christmas9. Sing We Now Of ChristmasDownload 9. Sing We Now Of Christmas9. Sing We Now Of Christmas

    A lesser known carol but quite enjoyable to play and listen to.

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  • Play 10. The First Noel10. The First NoelDownload 10. The First Noel10. The First Noel

    Just when you thought this was going to be a traditional version of the carol we jump to a tropical location and render a nice calypso for you.

  • Play 11. Away In A Manger11. Away In A MangerDownload 11. Away In A Manger11. Away In A Manger

    This arrangement features your marimbas with your metallophones and glockenspiels too.

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  • Play 12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas12. We Wish You A Merry ChristmasDownload 12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

    A Jazzy, fast tempo version of this standard carol is a real crowd pleaser and joy for your young malleteers to play.

About the Recordings

Click the Play button next to any track to hear a sample of the song. Click the download button (next to the play button) to add the song to your own music library.

A drum track has been added to many of these arrangements, however, the songs are complete without the use of drums or other additional percussion.

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