Christmas Song, The
JHCB Purchase - Catalog# 1314
Difficulty: 3 - Easy (E)
Duration: 00:02:41
©1946
Performance History
Performed 1 time:
Christmas Song, The Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Scored for: Flex Band

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Composition type:

Single Title
Genre:
  • Holiday

Program Notes:

"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé (aka The Velvet Fog), and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool", the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born
Rehearsal Information

Instrumentation notes:

The 'Flex Band' arrangement also contains string parts.

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Conductor Notes

Rehearsal History

Winter (Holiday 2013)
Library Information

Instrumentation:

Chart Size: Standard

Condition, missing parts, & librarian notes:

Added to library by: Jennifer Levanduski 11/14/2013
©1946 By: Publisher
Publisher: Hal Leonard
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Updated: 05/31/2017 by import