Christmas Calypso

Listeners will instantly recognize the stylistic and thematic resemblances to the well-known 'Peanut Vendor' song that underpins this entertaining light-hearted Christmas arrangement. Based on the familiar Christmas song The Virgin Had a Baby Boy, this arrangement is boung to prove popular to both players and listened, with lots of possibilities for the use of additional percussion effects and maybe even some audience participation in that area!

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 4:15

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1 & 2
F Horn 3 & 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass

Percussion 1(Maracas)
Percussion 2 (Claves)
Percussion 3 (Bongos)

Program Notes
Listeners will instantly recognize the stylistic and thematic resemblances to the well-known 'Peanut Vendor' song that underpins this entertaining light-hearted Christmas arrangement. Based on the familiar Christmas song The Virgin Had a Baby Boy, this arrangement is boung to prove popular to both players and listened, with lots of possibilities for the use of additional percussion effects and maybe even some audience participation in that area!