Joy of Christmas, The (Robert Redhead)

The Joy of Christmas, originally composed in 1973, is a suite of traditional Christmas songs. ‘The seven joys of Mary’ and ‘Past three o’clock’, feature in the outer movements and are carols more likely to be performed by a choir. On the other hand ‘O little town of Bethlehem’, which is the centre piece of this suite, is a firm favourite for many and often featured in community carol singing occasions.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 5:20

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

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

Timpani
Percussion (Side Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Tubular Bells, Wind Chimes, Triangle, Tambourine)