Junior High Band
Music "Winners"

2nd Quarter / Christmas Favorites

  • 7th-Grade Beginning Band

    • Marches / Openers
      • Arch of TriumphErickson
      • Watch on YouTubeA Chanukah Festivalarr. O'Reilly
      • Watch on YouTubeNutcracker Suitearr. Hannickel
      • Canadian Shield MarchFeldstein & O'Reilly
    • Classical / Overtures
      • Watch on YouTubeGalactic EpisodeO'Reilly & Williams
      • Watch on YouTubeOde to JoyBeethoven arr. Feldstein & O'Reilly
      • Chorale & InventionFeldstein & O'Reilly
      • Chorale & AllegroFeldstein & O'Reilly
      • Watch on YouTubeSaturday at the Symphonyarr. O'Reilly
      • Watch on YouTubeTheme from the Surprise SymphonyHaydn arr. Tyler
    • Fun Tunes / Closers
      • Watch on YouTubeJoy to the WorldHandel arr. Kinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeO Come All Ye FaithfulReading arr. Kinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenarr. Kinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeChristmas FantasyKinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeSounds of the SeasonSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeChristmas OvertureFeldstein & O'Reilly
      • Watch on YouTubeA Christmas WishSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeCarol of the DrumSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeJingle Bell RockBeal & Boothe arr. Edmondson
      • Watch on YouTubeKrazy KlockPloyhar
      • Watch on YouTubeFrosty the SnowmanNelson and Pollins arr. Edmondson
      • Watch on YouTubeWinter WonderlandFelix Bernard arr. Michael Story
  • 8th-Grade Intermediate Band

    • Marches / Openers
      • Watch on YouTubeUnited Nations MarchK. L. King arr. Swearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeMarches of AmericaSheffer
      • Watch on YouTubeMarch of the Irish GuardPloyhar
      • Watch on YouTubeAlamoKing arr. Swearingen
    • Classical / Overtures
      • Watch on YouTubeCavataW. Francis McBeth
      • Finale from "Water Music"Handel arr. Gordon
      • Watch on YouTubeJefferson County OvertureO'Reilly
      • Watch on YouTubeThe Barber of SevilleRossini arr. Bender
      • Watch on YouTubeChorale Prelude in EbJ. S. Bach arr. Kinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeClassics on the MarchFeldstein
      • Watch on YouTubeTroika from "Lieutenant Kije"Prokofiev arr. Paul Cook
      • Watch on YouTubeVariations on a French CarolCarol arr. Curnow
      • Watch on YouTubeIn Excelsis Deoarr. Kinyon
    • Fun Tunes / Closers
      • The Glory of Christmasarr. Feldstein
      • Watch on YouTubeA Medieval ChristmasKinyon
      • Watch on YouTubeCarol of the Bellsarr. Tatgenhorst
      • Sounds of ChristmasErickson
      • I'll Be Home for ChristmasSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeChristmas FavoritesSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeTrombones on the Housetoparr. Williams
      • Watch on YouTubeSanta at the Symphonyarr. Williams
      • Watch on YouTubeChristmas Pop Sing-a-longarr. Ployhar
      • Watch on YouTubeDo You Hear What I Hear?Regney & Shayne arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeAfrican Bell Carolarr. Robert W. Smith
  • 9th-Grade Advanced Band

    • Marches / Openers
      • Watch on YouTubeThe Fairest of the FairSousa arr. Gore
      • Watch on YouTubeThe March from "1941"John Williams arr. Paul Lavender
      • Watch on YouTubeBombastoOrin Farrar arr. Andrew Balent
      • Watch on YouTubeCeltic Carolarr. Robert Smith
      • Watch on YouTubeHighlights from "The Lord of the Rings"Shore arr. Ralph Ford
    • Classical / Overtures
      • Watch on YouTubeThe Hallelujah ChorusHandel arr. Longfield
      • Watch on YouTubeTheme from Symphony #5 - FinaleBeethoven arr. Hannickel
      • Coventry Carol / Jesu, Joy of Man's DesiringBach arr. Custer
      • The Impresario OvertureMozart arr. Barnes
      • Watch on YouTubeNovenaSwearingen
      • Watch on YouTubeOf Pride and CelebrationSwearingen
      • FestivoNelhybel
      • Watch on YouTubeHighlights from Les MiserablesSchonberg arr. Vinson
      • Procession of the NoblesRimsky-Korsakov arr. Bocook
      • Watch on YouTubeDisney at the Moviesarr. Higgins
    • Fun Tunes / Closers
      • Watch on YouTubeDo You Hear What I Hear?Regney & Shayne arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeAdeste FidelesReading arr. Ployhar
      • Hark the Herald Angels SingMendelssohn arr. Ployhar
      • Watch on YouTubeSleigh RideAnderson arr. Ployhar
      • Watch on YouTubeThe 13 Days of ChristmasWolfbane Armadillo Mozart arr. Jennings
      • Watch on YouTubeHighlights from Fiddler on the Roofarr. Tatgenhorst
      • Watch on YouTubeDeck the Halls with Old Composersarr. Williams
      • Theme from the Nutcracker SuiteTchaikovsky arr. Ed Huckeby
      • Watch on YouTubeThe Glory of Christmasarr. Jennings
      • A Christmas Collectionarr. del Borgo
      • Coventry CarolBrubaker
      • Watch on YouTubeWinter HolidayJames Swearingen
  • Jazz Band

    • Swing / Openers
      • Watch on YouTubeA Marshmallow WorldRose arr. Comstock
      • Watch on YouTubeSwingin' Shepherd Bluesarr. Roy Phillippe
      • Watch on YouTubeA Holly Jolly ChristmasMarks arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeWinter WonderlandSmith & Bernard arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeLet It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Styne arr. Comstock
      • Watch on YouTubeRudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerMarks arr. Nowak
    • Ballads / etc.
      • Watch on YouTubeSay You, Say MeRichie arr. Jennings
      • Almost Over YouKimball & Richardson arr. Lavender
      • Watch on YouTubeJust the Way You AreBilly Joel arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeI'll Be Home for ChristmasGannon & Kent Comstock
      • Watch on YouTubeI Heard the Bells on Christmas DayLongfellow & Marks arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeWhite ChristmasBerlin arr. Jennings
      • Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasBlane arr. Comstock
      • Watch on YouTubeThe Christmas SongTorme & Wells arr. Lowden
    • Fun Tunes / Closers
      • Watch on YouTubeBrass MachineTaylor
      • Watch on YouTubeIn the MoodJoe Garland
      • Watch on YouTubeGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenarr. Lowden
      • Rock Around the ClockFreedman arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeRockin' Around the Christmas TreeMarks arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeJingle Bell RockBeal & Booth arr. Nowak
      • Watch on YouTubeFeliz NavidadFeliciano arr. Berry
      • Watch on YouTubeVehiclePeterik arr. Jennings
      • Watch on YouTubeCarnival del SoulSwearingen

Video Disclaimer

The attached videos are not perfect examples of how each tune should be played. They are recordings of junior high students, some of whom have had their instruments for only a few months. Also, they are not professional recordings. They were taken by band parents using home equipment and naturally focusing on their own children.

I include them for two reasons: (1) To give you an idea of what the arrangements are like, and (2) To illustrate the kind of performance you can expect from your junior high students.