Most Wonderful Christmas, A
Medley arranged by Robert Sheldon
General Info
Year: 1934 / 2006
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00; (digital) - $90.00 | Score Only (print) - $11.00; (digital) - $11.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute (div. a2)
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div. a2)
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III (I div. a2)
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Hi-hat
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
If you want a Christmas medley of some of the most popular Christmas tunes, this is the one! You'll find Winter Wonderland, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year in cheery settings that lift the spirits! Sure to become a holiday standard year after year.
- Program note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Strafford Wind Symphony (Rochester, N.H.) (Jeffrey Smith, conductor) - 3 December 2022
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City) Wind Ensemble (Darrin Schreiner Thiriot, conductor) - 28 November 2022
- Cascadia Wind Ensemble (Abbotsford, BC, Can.) (Shannon Goldsmith, conductor) - 19 December 2021
- East Winds Symphonic Band (Munhall, Penn.) (Susan Sands, conductor) - 12 December 2021
- Sea to Sky Wind Ensemble (North Vancouver, B.C. Can.) (Tak Maeda, conductor) – 17 December 2019
- Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) Concert Band (Patricia Brumbaugh, conductor) – 10 December 2019
- Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- North Jersey (Fair Lawn) Concert Band (Michael Roth, conductor) – 6 December 2019
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) University Band (Jim Lloyd, conductor) – 2 December 2019
- Gateway Concert Band (Enumclaw, Wash.) (Jack Prindle, conductor) – 16 December 2018
- Ripon (Wisc.) College Symphonic Wind Ensemble(Kurt Dietrich, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- Prairie Wind Ensemble (East Peoria, Ill.) (Jim Tallman, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- Solano Winds (Fairfield, Calif.) (Bill Doherty, conductor) – 8 December 2017
- Tualatin Valley (Ore.) Community Band (Kevin Soon, conductor) – 3 December 2017
- North Jersey Concert Band (Fairlawn) (Michael Roth, conductor) – 1 December 2017
- North Jersey (Oakland, N.J.) Concert Band (Michael Roth, conductor) – 4 December 2015
- Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Dr, Duane Carroll, conductor) - 17 December 2012
- Mississippi Community Symphonic Band (David P. Miller, conductor) – 15 December 2012
Resources
- Perusal score
- Robert Sheldon website Accessed 3 September 2021
- Sheldon, R. (2008). A Most Wonderful Christmas [score]. WB Music: [s.l.]