Old English Christmas, An

James D Ployhar

General Info

Year: 1958
Duration: c. 4:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Byron-Douglas Publications
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bells

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This Christmas medley includes The Friendly Beasts, A Coventry Carol and The 12 Days of Christmas.

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Milton (Ga.) High School AM Concert Band (Ryan Borger, conductor) – 5 December 2011

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American Patrol (as arranger) (1891/2005)
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (as arranger) (1963)
Blue Tango (arr Ployhar) (as arranger)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (as arranger) (1941/1975)
Burtonwood Overture
Caravan (as arranger) (1937/1975)
Castlebay Overture
Castle, Loch, and Heath (as arranger) (1983)
Chiapanecas (as arranger)
Christmas Sing-a-Long (as arranger)
Christmas "Pop" Sing-a-Long (as arranger)
The Civil War (as arranger) (1991)
Clarinets on the Run (1986)
Concerto for Faculty and Band (1972)
Cool Blues for Trumpets
Crazy Clock
Crusader's Hymn (as arranger) (1997)
Deep River (as arranger) (1959)
Devonshire Overture
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (as arranger) (1987)
Fantasy on Joy to the World
Fantasy on "The Marine's Hymn" (as arranger) (1994)
Flight of the Flutes (2007)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (as arranger) (1973)
A Holly Jolly Christmas (as arranger) (1997)
The Hundred Pipers (as arranger) (c. 1852/1973/1988)
Impressions of a Scottish Air (1957)
Jingle Bells in Dixie (as arranger) (1857/1989)
Korean Folk Song Melody
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger) (1945/1998)
March of the Irish Guard (as arranger) (1989)
Morning Has Broken (1931/1977)
A Nation's Prayer (as arranger) (2006)
Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen (as arranger) (1956)
An Old English Christmas (1958)
Patriotic Sing-a-Long (as arranger) (1976)
Poor Wayfaring Stranger (as arranger) (1957/1960)
Salute to the Patriots (1999)
Santa Meets the Big Bands (2005)
Simple Gifts (arr Ployhar) (as arranger) (1968)
Sing for America (as arranger) (1998)
Sleigh Ride (as arranger) (1948/1980)
Songs of a New Nation
Still, Still, Still (as arranger) (1988)
Sunderland Overture
Swingin' into Christmas (2002)
Swingin' Old Saint Nick (as arranger) (1867/1998)
Theme from "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (as arranger)
Travelin' Trumpets (2006)
Tunbridge Overture
Vaudeville Favorites (as arranger) (1969)
Vikingland (as arranger) (1986)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "James D. Ployhar." Accessed 28 August 2017
Ployhar, J. [195?]. An Old English Christmas [score]. Byron-Douglas Publications: Fargo, N.D.