John McAllister
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Free Arrangements

PDF SCore and parts
(a little practice motivation for your students)

Holiday Music with (very) Flexible Instrumentation

Behind the Music
In my home town of Spartanburg, we kick off the holiday season with an event call "Dickens of a Christmas." People dress up as though they're in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  There is food, exhibits, and most importantly, music. I've been able to get my band program wired into the festival by providing small chamber groups throughout downtown. To facilitate my ever-evolving program, I've arranged a ton of Christmas Tunes with very flexible instrumentation. Here's how it works:
How it Works
The music is arranged around the model of a brass quintet. I've expanded to add woodwinds covering all of the various parts. For example, you can use an alto sax playing Part III instead of a horn. You could achieve the tunes with a clarinet ensemble, a saxophone ensemble, a mix-matched woodwind ensemble.... the possiblities are endless! Enjoy!
Silent night / o christmas tree
Good king wenceslas
The first noel
12 days of christmas
12 Days - All Days
Bell Carol / wish you merry / deck the halls
Joy to the world / hark the herald
jingle bells
 ** Virtual Performance Notice **
For those that would like to perform this in an online/recorded manner. GO AHEAD! I am totally fine with you using these arrangements for any type of virtual performance.  Just put a link to direct other musicians that might be interested in using the arrangements as well.
​ MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

And for those of you that need to make edits or upload to Smartmusic, below are the XML files. 
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  • Start Here
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  • Music
    • Concert Band - VE
    • Concert Band - E
    • Concert Band - ME
    • Expandable Quintets - Classical
    • Expandable Quintets - Pops
    • Expandable Quintets - Patriotic
    • Marching Band
    • Jazz
    • Chamber Music - Duets
    • Christmas/Holiday
  • Instruments
    • Flute
    • Oboe
    • Bassoon
    • Clarinet
    • Saxophone
    • Trumpet
    • Horn
    • Trombone
    • Euphonium
    • Tuba
    • Percussion
  • Free Resources
    • Let's Read Music
    • Ensemble Theory
    • Warm-ups
    • Warm-Ups Symphony
    • Scales and Technique
    • Arrangements
    • Sight-Reading
    • Breathing
    • Jazz Center
    • Band Games
    • Strings!
    • Recruitment Materials
    • Other Resources
    • Coronastress Relief
    • Posters
    • Clip Art
    • Free Christmas
  • Cinematic Series
    • Complete Warm-Ups Sets
    • Long Tones
    • Flexibility
    • Articulation
    • Scales
    • Page of Patterns
    • Counting
    • Play Alongs
    • Pop Rhythms
    • Classical Improv
    • LoFi Improv
    • Music Humor
  • Me