Name: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Concert Band - Sheet Music Marketplace
SKU: BJE 355
Price: 25.00 USD
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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Concert Band

An arrangement of this popular Christmas Carol for a full concert band and includes an optional piano part (Not on the score).

SKU: BJE 355 Categories: Christmas, Concert Band Tags: Carol, Christmas, concert band, pdf, score and parts

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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Concert Band Score and Parts PDF

“Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” is a Christmas song that originated with a poem by Emily Huntington Miller (1833-1913), published as “Lilly’s Secret” in The Little Corporal Magazine in December 1865. The song’s lyrics have also been attributed to Benjamin Hanby, who wrote a similar song in the 1860s, Up on the Housetop. However, the lyrics now in common use closely resemble Miller’s 1865 poem.

The music has been attributed to John Piersol McCaskey, a school principal and former Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who claimed to have written the song in 1867. The “Johnny” mentioned in the song who wants a pair of skates is McCaskey’s late son, John, who died as a child.

The arrangement is for a full concert band and includes an optional piano part (Not on the score). There is also a descant part in verses 3, 4, and 6 for Flute/Piccolo and/or Clarinet and Trumpet. There are also parts for Eb and F Horns.

The MP3 was recorded with NotePerformer 3.

Grade = 3 Duration = 2:20 mins (6 Verses)