I play bass clarinet and I like how it’s actually kinda complicated stuff. Normally everything for low reefs are so much easier than what the woodwinds have. Great price overall
5:09 “Did they forget to make it difficult for the woodwinds again?!” “Yeah…” “Oh my Go- okay. Just throw something in there. Stop forgetting to make the woodwinds music a living hell! We could get fired!”
As a Low Brass Player (Specifically a Euphoniumist) I always feel bad for you guys. You guys deal with overly fast and complicated licks, while we just have the accompaniment and sometimes the melody.
In 1967 I played violin on this number with the Lafayette Indiana symphony. I fell in love with this and still am....at the age of 71. Leroy Anderson was a genious
3rd trombone was so good, sure it had a little bit less to it than 1&2, but those parts where we were just left with our own separate thing sounded so good.
just found out today that we playing this for our concert. as a tuba player i love that the low brass gets to start the whole thing lmao. it's funny bc we have marching season to finish and start veterans day music which is very anxiety inducing but also awesome bc i love stars and stripes and eternal father. i love concert band lol
Meanwhile my old marching band literally shits on concert band 24/7 lmao. I visited my friend even though I'm a graduate and the low brass section, the section my friend is was literally shitting on the band cause it was now a concert band and were like 'Imagine just sitting there instead of marching, oh wait that's fucking us, Colorado, your marching season is too fucking short' and I'm just sitting there like 'I agree with you fully, Concert Band is absolute shit'
Our tubas will play the beginning of it the moment Halloween is over “we just hear “JOY TO THE WORLD” from the tubas and the whole band is like “not yet guys.”
0:42 "Mr Anderson? I think you forgot to write something for the clarinets." "Oh okay, just make something." (Apparently it was making the most finger twisting measures in all of music)
I am in my sixties now and have been a fan of Leroy Anderson's music since I was a child. Particularly at this time of the year. A Happy and Healthy Christmas 2022, Everyone. 🇺🇸 🏴 🎄
I've heard and played many a Christmas medley in my day, but this is without a doubt the best one I've ever heard. Every song is incorporated so naturally. Leroy Anderson knocked this thing out of the park.
Played this earlier this year (2nd trombone), we altered the ending to resemble Shostakovich's "Festive Overture", best decision my band director's ever made!
I'm the chimes/bells player at my school and the timpani player and I counted the measures in both of our pieces and he had 218 measures and I had 220. I feel your pain, but I have 2 more measures of rest than u lmao
Since my band only has 4 percussionists, I have to hold 2 timpani mallets and 2 bell mallets in my hand because I have to play the mallet percussion and timpani parts. I have 2 counts to switch from bell's to timpani, and i have to play those with an extra 2 mallets in my hand like an idiot lol
Last year we had 5 percussionists but one of them didn't know anything about music. I had to switch between bells and timpani, but my band teacher didn't tell me that until the week of the concert 😂
We played this every year for concert band, and one year as a flute was enough: I learned a whole new instrument (bassoon) so I didn't have to play the "O Come All Ye Faithful" section as a flute anymore (5:10).
Played this at my recent christmas concert in college, I was the bass drum part so i basically didn't start counting till half way through the song, great piece though!
I'm a freshman and I'm playing this for our christmas concert at December and I'm a 2nd flute player who has an 2nd oboe part because there are no oboe players in our band
Oof not fun. At least you don't have to deal with "the forever trill" at the end of the second flute part. I hate it. All the people near the flute section hate it more.
I actually play the tuba (freshman) and we going to play this for our Christmas concert and also polar express and they aren't hard but as you said a pain but practice helps a lot!!
@@antoniolagunas7239 my band as well haha. We're playing this and Sleigh Ride. Very important to practice haha. Ngl whenever you play Christmas music in band, it always feels like a big Christmas vibe Sophomore clarinetist
I was in band 14 years ago and we played this song. Tuba is one of the most important parts because we keep the time of the piece in sync. It sounds beautiful though when everyone does what they’re supposed to do.
I played the trumpet tuti with my friend and we changed the Rythm in measure 142 in corner to: | 1 la lee 2 and |. Aswell as in measure 149 to: | 1 trip L let and |. (with the triplet starting on the and of 1). It adds variety and style with the tripple tounge there. If you play the tuti there I recommend this if you can tripple tongue!
This is fun for just about ANYONE who isn’t percussion. Seriously, there was more than 20 spots that could’ve used any of the 3 percussion parts. I almost feel that the guy writing the percussion part had no idea what he was doing. Because that snare roll at the beginning goes 3, 4, 1, 2 &. It ends on the & of 2. That is kind of just plain stupid. Also, please send prayers to my poor friend who played the mallets on this song, and died of boredom.
I had to play this last year for our Parade and it was something else… it was said said to rain but it didn’t it was still cold though and not a lot of people knew their parts including myself I knew the first half.
I switched from trumpet to euphonium in my high school concert band so I could sit next to the girl I had a really intense crush on. Always liked this song for it lol. Didn't work out, cause she herself had a crush on my older friend in the drumline. Really heartbreaking for a 15 year old lmao. Managed to stay good friends for the rest of high school. Kinda drifted apart after that, as most friends from high school do. But we're 24 now and still text from time to time. Don't know what I'm commenting this. I assume there's always gonna be high schoolers in these comments. It doesn't hurt forever!
IDK if the rest of the high winds would say the same thing. All of them have the same figure with slight variation from 186 onwards until the *sfz* at 214 leading to the rall into O Come All Ye Faithful. I mean, the piccolo or piccolos, all four clarinet parts, and oboes have this ostinato.
after just getting off the high of at the crossroads timpani part I'm handed this timpani part. I suddenly remembered how most classical composers treat percussionists
We're playing this in December. Unfortunately, I got assigned a trumpet part, which means lots of sitting out while the people with cornet parts play a lot.
We're Playing this in our band and the wait for the bass drum is unbearable because we dont start until measure 168. But the timpini in joy to the world makes up for it
Clarinet 2: This is cool, but when do I breathe?
Leroy Anderson: That the neat part you don't
Flute 2 gets a 42 bar break for breathing…
@@lunareclipse4116 yeah it's great lol
@@lunareclipse4116 piccolo gets half the song break for breathing lol
Same I’m clarinet 2
Same I’m clarinet 2
Playing clarinet 1 on this makes me feel so happy bc of how much recognition it gets 🤭
I’m playing clarinet 1 on this too!
I play bass clarinet and I like how it’s actually kinda complicated stuff. Normally everything for low reefs are so much easier than what the woodwinds have. Great price overall
I did that 50 years ago. First clarinet.
Clarinet 1 I literally cannot
While I am a flute player, it seems like you may also be happy you are not a clarinet 2 🤣
5:09
“Did they forget to make it difficult for the woodwinds again?!”
“Yeah…”
“Oh my Go- okay. Just throw something in there. Stop forgetting to make the woodwinds music a living hell! We could get fired!”
LITERALLY
SO TRUE!!
Pls help the woodwinds I am one and my fingers are screaming just from seeing the notes and rhythms
@@williamdow6728 SAMEEEEEE ITS SO FAST WHEN WE REHEARSE IT
As a Low Brass Player (Specifically a Euphoniumist) I always feel bad for you guys. You guys deal with overly fast and complicated licks, while we just have the accompaniment and sometimes the melody.
Scrolled through the entire comment section and was disappointed that nobody has mentioned how amazing the Tubas are in this
IKR!!!!
I play tuba for this music and I love it whenever we play this piece
In 1967 I played violin on this number with the Lafayette Indiana symphony. I fell in love with this and still am....at the age of 71. Leroy Anderson was a genious
3rd trombone was so good, sure it had a little bit less to it than 1&2, but those parts where we were just left with our own separate thing sounded so good.
O come all ye faithful on the baritone/trombone always brought so much joy to my soul 😊
3rd trumpet too! We have the melody at one point while trumpets 1&2 have half notes! ❤
Yesss
just found out today that we playing this for our concert. as a tuba player i love that the low brass gets to start the whole thing lmao. it's funny bc we have marching season to finish and start veterans day music which is very anxiety inducing but also awesome bc i love stars and stripes and eternal father. i love concert band lol
Meanwhile my old marching band literally shits on concert band 24/7 lmao. I visited my friend even though I'm a graduate and the low brass section, the section my friend is was literally shitting on the band cause it was now a concert band and were like 'Imagine just sitting there instead of marching, oh wait that's fucking us, Colorado, your marching season is too fucking short' and I'm just sitting there like 'I agree with you fully, Concert Band is absolute shit'
@haydo are you in Foxborough High?
@@daniellamorten6230 turns out we arent even playing it lmao. concerts next week and we never got it :(
@@xscapegalaxies no, i go to different hs
always good to see a fellow tuba
Our tubas will play the beginning of it the moment Halloween is over “we just hear “JOY TO THE WORLD” from the tubas and the whole band is like “not yet guys.”
0:42
"Mr Anderson? I think you forgot to write something for the clarinets."
"Oh okay, just make something."
(Apparently it was making the most finger twisting measures in all of music)
7 months later, I lied. It isn't that bad. I mean, it's still not good though.
Played baritone sax back in high school. Still brings a smile to my face.
I need a baritone sax perspective of this like literally rn😭😭 I can’t get it !!
Ye it’s cool cuz the Barry and the low brass starts the whole song
Same here playing it rn in Highschool
I love this song as a bass clarinet sm, I played it in freshman year when I kinda sucked and I wish I can play it again because I know I’ll eat it up
I’m so lucky! My school plays it every year!
See if you have a local community band and join up with them -- I played this in both my local community band AND community orchestra this year!
As a 1st trombone, I absolutely loved this piece, especially when the bones duel the entire band!
As a percussionist whos depressed marching season ended, the God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen part made up for it
Me, a bells player finally getting to have fun:
I just sight-read this today as first alto and even though we don't have the melody a lot, I love this piece
I played alto 2 it was lowkey fun
@@davidloud5089bro i need help idk how it exactly sounds
I am in my sixties now and have been a fan of Leroy Anderson's music since I was a child. Particularly at this time of the year.
A Happy and Healthy Christmas 2022,
Everyone. 🇺🇸 🏴 🎄
Happy and healthy upcoming Christmas 2023
Happy and Healthy upcoming Christmas 2024
played this in high school as a Clarinet and I have enjoyed it.
I remember playing this as the only euphonium in the honor band it was quite fun
I had this on a record from the time I was 10. Just goes to show how old I am. I have always loved it.❤
I've heard and played many a Christmas medley in my day, but this is without a doubt the best one I've ever heard. Every song is incorporated so naturally. Leroy Anderson knocked this thing out of the park.
Flute 2 is lethal i have not a clue in this world what I'm doing
Bro this is not a hard song I started the flute in may
0:42. the 2nd b flat clarinet on thst part has no time to breathe 😭
so does 3rd 😅
I cannot express my hatred for this song as a trumpet 2.
chicken permission as cornet 3 I feel the same way
@@noahmorales8433 Cornet 3 on this one sucks, but on sleigh ride its amazing
Trumpet 1 gang
I’m horn 3, not fun
Edit I played this a few months ago, not now haha just got flashbacks
Im playing this as the only 2nd trumpet and yeah im posting this as I wait for my rests
Euphonium 2017-2019, this was our closer every year, my favorite.
How many times we played this in band…sweet, loving memories.
I played this in eighth grade band and I'm proud.
Played this earlier this year (2nd trombone), we altered the ending to resemble Shostakovich's "Festive Overture", best decision my band director's ever made!
wait this is GENIUS
Interesting choice
Lmao playing Timpani in this and i gotta say......COUNT I REPEAT COUNT!!!!!!! I have to wait 158 measures justo come in after measure 10
I'm the chimes/bells player at my school and the timpani player and I counted the measures in both of our pieces and he had 218 measures and I had 220. I feel your pain, but I have 2 more measures of rest than u lmao
Virtualcat Studios Yup it sucks just standing around there waiting for ur big moment
@@DemiDotRat at least we have the big timpani roll at the end. I played timpani in this at my band's Christmas concert last night
Since my band only has 4 percussionists, I have to hold 2 timpani mallets and 2 bell mallets in my hand because I have to play the mallet percussion and timpani parts. I have 2 counts to switch from bell's to timpani, and i have to play those with an extra 2 mallets in my hand like an idiot lol
Last year we had 5 percussionists but one of them didn't know anything about music. I had to switch between bells and timpani, but my band teacher didn't tell me that until the week of the concert 😂
We played this every year for concert band, and one year as a flute was enough: I learned a whole new instrument (bassoon) so I didn't have to play the "O Come All Ye Faithful" section as a flute anymore (5:10).
Played this at my recent christmas concert in college, I was the bass drum part so i basically didn't start counting till half way through the song, great piece though!
Ngl every single percussion piece is like that in this song
Playing this for flute 2. Honestly I love it it’s really fun
Playing this for my band class. I play piccolo and lets just say it’s kind of boring sometimes LOL but a very nice piece
I'm a percussionist and I play timpani in this. I have about 30 measures in this song where I actually play lol
Lmao mines more boring I play bass trombone
bro me too 😭
We still haven’t chosen who’s playing the piccolo for this and I’m scared cause I don’t wanna play it
@@kmmeyers89 same
1:11 The best transition you have ever heard
Awesome as a sing along tradition!
This is awesome! My band is playing this piece and it's great to play along as practice.
lmao
Me humming my part right now
I'm a freshman and I'm playing this for our christmas concert at December and I'm a 2nd flute player who has an 2nd oboe part because there are no oboe players in our band
Oof not fun. At least you don't have to deal with "the forever trill" at the end of the second flute part. I hate it. All the people near the flute section hate it more.
I played first clarinet for this at a christmas performance and it sounds so amazing!!
Ive looked all over fir this piece oh my God thank you!!!❤❤❤
being a trombonist makes me so happy at the end
Playing Horn 1 on this was an absolute blast essentially playing the bell eighth notes in jingle bell since we didn’t play there was so much fun
A big group of friends in my band are playing this for the elderly
I’m three weeks on Tuba and this is one of the first songs I’ve had to learn. Not difficult, just a pain
Triplet go brrr
I actually play the tuba (freshman) and we going to play this for our Christmas concert and also polar express and they aren't hard but as you said a pain but practice helps a lot!!
@@antoniolagunas7239 my band as well haha. We're playing this and Sleigh Ride. Very important to practice haha. Ngl whenever you play Christmas music in band, it always feels like a big Christmas vibe
Sophomore clarinetist
I was in band 14 years ago and we played this song. Tuba is one of the most important parts because we keep the time of the piece in sync. It sounds beautiful though when everyone does what they’re supposed to do.
@@MitchIsAsleep omg me too
played this at my middle school concert..
bro you can actually hear the tuba it warms my heart to hear my part in this vid
Leaving this comment for me too update how many times I have played this and on which parts:
2022: Alto Sax 2
2023: Alto Sax 1
I played the trumpet tuti with my friend and we changed the Rythm in measure 142 in corner to: | 1 la lee 2 and |. Aswell as in measure 149 to: | 1 trip L let and |. (with the triplet starting on the and of 1). It adds variety and style with the tripple tounge there. If you play the tuti there I recommend this if you can tripple tongue!
This is fun for just about ANYONE who isn’t percussion. Seriously, there was more than 20 spots that could’ve used any of the 3 percussion parts. I almost feel that the guy writing the percussion part had no idea what he was doing. Because that snare roll at the beginning goes 3, 4, 1, 2 &. It ends on the & of 2. That is kind of just plain stupid. Also, please send prayers to my poor friend who played the mallets on this song, and died of boredom.
i play sleigh bells guys 😭🙏
only sleigh bells 😩😩
YALL I FLUNKED THE PERFORMANCE?????? PLAYING ONLY SLEIGH BELLS??????? 😭😭😭
The alto clarinet part is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
yall really uploaded this even tho chimes missed their cue,,,, i have to laugh
I just CACKLED when I heard it!
No it's actually supposed to be like that -- trust me we argued. (Or the composer wrote it differently from how it should be... but I doubt it.)
@@issaach No
What time is that at?
@@naomicultra6748 it's the second measure of the chime hits, right around 3:29
I had to play this last year for our Parade and it was something else… it was said said to rain but it didn’t it was still cold though and not a lot of people knew their parts including myself I knew the first half.
Silent Night (Chimes): 3:15
Jingle Bells (Bellkit): 4:30
As a sax, who doesn't love 5 sharps yknow?
I switched from trumpet to euphonium in my high school concert band so I could sit next to the girl I had a really intense crush on. Always liked this song for it lol.
Didn't work out, cause she herself had a crush on my older friend in the drumline. Really heartbreaking for a 15 year old lmao. Managed to stay good friends for the rest of high school. Kinda drifted apart after that, as most friends from high school do. But we're 24 now and still text from time to time.
Don't know what I'm commenting this. I assume there's always gonna be high schoolers in these comments. It doesn't hurt forever!
I love playing cornet 1 on this.
Played this for 2nd f horn and probably one of the most fun songs I’ve played
As a trumpet I'm loving this piece
I would bet you are playing one of the cornet parts. Unfortunately, the trumpet parts are rather bare.
3rd horn and it's good tbh we get so much rest and still have good music.
I played this piece with the Cookeville Community Band for the 2023 Christmas concert. This was the last piece in the concert.
As a trombone I see this as an absolute banger
This is a tradition at my school
One of the better holiday options for concert band
Played cornet in the Zimbabwe Republic Police and still enjoy the sweet melodies
I have to play this in my middle school band
As a percussionist snare part, im silent like half of the time 😶🌫️😭
5:06 low brass heaven
Yea cornet 3 was like that for me
I did Clarinet 3 for this back in freshman year. God do I miss it
Best song for trombone
playing this in a few weeks!!
i have a clarinet 2 solo at 0:48!! the allegro at 18! and my friend has a clarinet 2 solo at 59!
good for you! Good luck ::)
why the melodic perk note coming late at 3:30 tho
A wind band holiday tradition.
this comment section is just a band kid reunion huh
glitchly to the max!
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@@MusicWithDan based for 5 years ago
1:15 - 1:51 goes so hard on trombone 3
Super true
I just figured out that the strings and band of my school will be playing this song for this year’s winter concert
My band is preforming this and my band director decided to also put a longer version of silent night in the concert
I love it
percussion has half a songs worth of measures
A gem of. a song like fine wine gets better with age
as a timpani player in this, i understand the pain 💀
as a flute, 186 makes me want to chuck my music stand halfway across the room and leave.
omg. SAMEEEEEEEEEE
IDK if the rest of the high winds would say the same thing. All of them have the same figure with slight variation from 186 onwards until the *sfz* at 214 leading to the rall into O Come All Ye Faithful. I mean, the piccolo or piccolos, all four clarinet parts, and oboes have this ostinato.
as a bass clarinet, yes
As a first trombone, I absolutely loathe this song with a passion!!!😂😂😂😂
after just getting off the high of at the crossroads timpani part I'm handed this timpani part. I suddenly remembered how most classical composers treat percussionists
Doing this on bass for a concert tommorrow, I’m nervous as hell
Anyone else get their Christmas music?
I think it’s kinda weird that there’s hardly any percussion
We're playing this in December. Unfortunately, I got assigned a trumpet part, which means lots of sitting out while the people with cornet parts play a lot.
I played this in 8th grade on oboe, and again in high school on flute 1 and 2.
As clarinet 1 this song is much easier than sleigh ride
We're Playing this in our band and the wait for the bass drum is unbearable because we dont start until measure 168. But the timpini in joy to the world makes up for it
This video glitched on my Chrome browser.
This song is GLICHY
Hey Mr Bragg
I play trombone so we rest for most of the time but its still kinda difficult for me (with the masks and all.)
so we all practicing rn
Playing Flute 1 is pretty fun.Too bad nobody can really hear us.
French horn melody, let’s goooo!
Like the 1st trombone part🎅🎅
Yay horns get melody for once 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Notes for future projects
0:00 - 0:43
4:15 - 5:36
6:29 - 6:43
I played this song on thursday