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Secular Holiday Selections

Favorites of the season, in a variety of voicings and instrumentations, sure to delight your audience


Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A beautiful, sparkling, jazz-inflected arrangement of a much-loved holiday song, for SATB (with divisi) a cappella, with short alto and tenor solos.


Auld Lang Syne, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A warm and especially moving arrangement of the Scots ballad for New Year’s Eve, which combines the beautiful but lesser known tune with the well known first tune. Perfect as a penultimate piece or encore.


Wassail, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A an irresistibly jolly setting of the Gloucester Wassail, with a vigorous (but playable!) fiddle-inspired accompaniment that builds throughout the arrangement and finally bursts into a spirited jig. Loads of fun for orchestra, chorus, and audience alike, this one is sure to have everyone’s toes tapping! Works well as a run-up to Auld Lang Syne.


Deck the Hall, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A festive, jubilant setting that teases the ear with quotes of Joy to the World and Jingle Bells. Works well as an opener, and can run, attacca, into I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.


Jingle Bells, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A bright and ebullient setting of an indispensable holiday classic. Can be performed as an orchestral work, or with SATB, or as a singalong.


Greensleeves, for orchestra, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A beautifully orchestrated, sumptuous arrangement of the traditional English melody. Lovely passages for low strings, double reeds, and more. Works beautifully before Gesu Bambino.


I Wonder as I Wander, for ensemble or orchestra, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A captivating, atmospheric arrangement of John Jacob Niles’s enigmatic Appalachian melody, with beautiful instrumental solos.


I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, arr. Ryan James Brandau

A majestic, Romantic setting of Longfellow’s “Christmas Day,” for SATB, baritone solo, and orchestra. Interludes between verses feature poignant solos in the orchestra, and the final verse builds to a Mahler-inspired climax. A magnificent vehicle for an operatic or musical theater baritone.