Swingin' into Christmas

James D Ployhar

Medley arranged by James D Ployhar

General Info

Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Pub.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00   |   Score Only (print) - $9.00

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 I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The title almost says it all. Included are swing-style renditions of Deck the Halls and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Syncopated melodies and a solid drum pulse set the scene for holiday cheer with this high-spirited selection.

- Program Note adapted from publisher

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Springbrook High School (Silver Spring, Md.) Symphonic Band (Wyman Jones, conductor) - 16 December 2021
• Frank Seale MIddle School (Midlothian, Tx.) Band – 6 December 2011

Works for Winds by This Composer

• 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

• Ployhar, J. (2002). Swingin' into Christmas: Traditional [score]. Belwin Mills: Miami, Fla.