HM-117

Teachers Handbook

Credits
Music, Script, Teaching & Production Notes Teresa Jennings
Orchestrations Teresa & Paul Jennings
Our Production Team Nancy Belongia, Katie Ebel, Julie Gaulke, Sean Gill,
Karl Hitzemann, Paul Jennings, Teresa Jennings, John Riggio, Candy Schill,
Mark Schroeter, Dan Thieman
Music fonts were created exclusively for Plank Road Publishing by Mark Riggio
and based on the engraving artistry of Bruce Kling.
Music Engravers Sean Gill, Bruce Kling, Dan Thieman, Katie Ebel,
Julie Gaulke
Cover Design Paul Jennings, Katie Ebel
Interior Illustrations Jennifer Vulpas, Teresa Jennings
Recording Production Teresa & Paul Jennings, John Riggio, Anne Ellsworth, Karl Hitzemann
Recording Engineers David Price, Mike Wilson, Ben Vawter; Aire Born, Inc.
Recording Singers Clara Abel, Carrie Barnthouse, Megan Byers, Abigail Clark, Anne Ellsworth,
Benjamin Ellsworth, Celia Ellsworth, Katy Gentry, Dawson Harris, Jenson Harris, Mary Harris,
Karl Hitzemann, Aidan Huffman, Avery Huffman, Rachel Huffman, Suzanne Huldeen, Stephanie Kline,
Shelley Martin, Holly McDaniel, Kelsey Montgomery, Brynn Stebbe, Claire Stebbe, Diane Stebbe
Recording Instrumentalists Rhythm: Dane Clark, Steve Dokken, Tom Harvey, Paul Jennings,
Steve Millikan, Steve Potts, Sandy Williams; Winds: Julie Beckel Yager, Jim Farrelly, Leonard Foy,
Rick Graef, Loy Hetrick, Greg Imboden, Anthony Kniffen, Jared Rodin, John Rommel;
Strings: Alfred Abel, Colette Abel, Davis Brooks, Lisa Brooks, Susan Chan, Pam Close, Kara Day,
Dennis McCafferty, Nancy Smith, Pam Williams, Linda Yu-Picard; Synthesizers: Karl Hitzemann,
Paul Jennings, John Riggio

Products Available For

A Holiday Of Music
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Performance/Accompaniment CD
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A Holiday Of Music
Table of Contents

Page Full/Tracks
Script 1 Sequence 1 ................................................................................................ 3
A HOLIDAY OF MUSIC Piano/Vocal Score...................................................... 4
1/7
Reproducible Student Part.............................................................................. 11
Reproducible Lyric Page ................................................................................. 15
Rehearsal Extra ..................................................................................................
q
Script 2 Sequences 2, 3, & 4 ............................................................................... 16
CHIME IN! Piano/Vocal Score ............................................................................ 17
2/8
Reproducible Student Part.............................................................................. 21
Reproducible Lyric Page ................................................................................. 23
Reproducible Bells/Boomwhackers Part ......................................................... 22
Script 3 Sequences 5 & 6 ..................................................................................... 24
LISTEN TO THE JINGLES Piano/Vocal Score ............................................... 25
3/9
Reproducible Student Part.............................................................................. 27
Reproducible Lyric Page ................................................................................. 23
Script 4 Sequences 7, 8, & 9 ............................................................................... 28
DO YOU HEAR? Piano/Vocal Score.................................................................. 29
4/0
Reproducible Student Part.............................................................................. 33
Reproducible Lyric Page ................................................................................. 36
Rehearsal Extra ..................................................................................................
w
Script 5 Sequences 10, 11, & 12 ......................................................................... 37
THE RHYTHM OF THE SEASON Piano/Vocal Score .................................. 38
5/Reproducible Student Part.............................................................................. 44
Reproducible Lyric Page ................................................................................. 36
Reproducible Percussion Parts ........................................................................ 46
Reproducible Guitar with TAB Part ............................................................... 49
Rehearsal Extra ..................................................................................................
e
Bow Music .......................................................................................................... 38
6/=
Teachers Guide ................................................................................................. 50
Poster/Program Cover Reproducible.................................................................. 54
CD Information Sheet Reproducible ................................................................. 56

An Important Notice About Your Rights To Duplicate

With the purchase of this product, you (one teacher or director) may legally duplicate the reproducible poster,
program, student parts, lyric pages, and illustrations for use with your students, no matter how many students you
have, even if you teach in more than one school. Permission to duplicate and/or share this book or recording
with anyone else is not granted and is considered a copyright infringement. Permission is granted to duplicate
the accompanying recording for back-up purposes only.

Please dont teach your students to steal.

The people who write and publish this music depend on its sales for their livelihood. Not only is it illegal for you
to freely duplicate their work without their permission, it is also unfair and it sets a bad example for your
students. We will always fight for your rights to better pay and working conditions, and as one of the few
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to provide real value in our products. In return, we ask for your support of our rights.
Thank you.

We welcome your comments.

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c/o Plank Road Publishing, Inc., P. O. Box 26627, Wauwatosa, WI 53226.

A Holiday Of Music
A Joyous Holiday Revue
by Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann
CHARACTERS: Anyone and everyone who loves the holidays
SETTING/TIME: The present
SEQUENCE 1
Opening Song: A Holiday Of Music

CD Full Performance - track 1;

Accompaniment only - track 7;
Rehearsal extra - track 13

Includes web extras

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Includes web extras

A Holiday Of Music
Teresa Jennings

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A Holiday Of Music
Its a holiday of music!
Its a holiday of song!
Its a holiday of singing,
listning, playing along.
Its a holiday of music!
Do your very best to hear!
For a holiday of music
is a holiday of cheer!
Evry note we hear as we
deck our happy halls
helps to make the season bright!
Music fills our hearts as we
make a joyful noise
in this season of love and delight!
Its a holiday of music!
Let the music start to play!
For a holiday of music
is a happy holiday!
part 1:
Its a holiday of music!
Its a holiday of song!
Its a holiday of singing,
listning, playing along!
Its a holiday of music!
Do your very best to hear!
For a holiday of music
is a holiday of cheer!

part 2 (optional):
Its a holiday of music!
Its a holiday of song!
Its a holiday singing,
listning, playing along!
Its a holiday of music!
Do your very best to hear!
For a holiday, music
is a holiday of cheer!

Evry note we hear as we

deck our happy halls
helps to make the season bright!
Music fills our hearts as we
make a joyful noise
in this season of love and delight!

Evry note we hear as we

deck our happy halls
helps to make the season bright!
Music fills our hearts as we
make a joyful noise
in this season of love and delight!

Its a holiday of music!

Let the music start to play!
For a holiday of music
is a happy holiday!

Its a holiday of music!

Let the music start to play!
For a holiday,
music is a happy holiday!

For a holiday of music

is a happy holiday!

For a holiday,
music is a happy holiday!

Happy holiday!

Happy holiday!

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SEQUENCE 2
Welcome... welcome... welcome to all.
Were so glad youre here with us.
Weve spent many hours planning and rehearsing,
So be sure to make a big fuss! (said with one hand to mouth, as an aside to the audience)
The Holidays are upon us
And everything looks fantastic.
Its a holiday of joy, of peace, of giving
And for tonight (today) its A Holiday Of Music!
SEQUENCE 3
mini skit
Three kids walk casually to the front of the stage while a group of handbell ringers
set up (on stage right or left). They pause to talk, looking over at the handbell ringers.
Kid #1: Hey, what do they have over there?
Kid #2: I dont know. I think theyre candles.
Kid #3: Those arent candles, theyre handbells, silly.
Kid #2: I knew that.
Kid #3: Uh-huh.
Kid #1: So, how do you play a handbell? What does it sound like?
Kid #3: Well, lets just watch and listen... I think theyre about to Chime In!
SEQUENCE 4
Song: Chime In!

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CD Full Performance - track 2;

Accompaniment only - track 8

Chime In!

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lightly, with a bounce (=88)

&

j
& j
bells!

Its a

sea-son

sea - son

of

bells!

21

& J
2

&

of

in!

17

Its a

29

dong

ding

Chime

dong!

of

jing - ly.

33

So ding - a - ling-ly.

coda

>
&

Its a

ting - ly.

bells!

in!

39

in!

j j

sea -son

>

sea-son

25

43

ding

bells!

Its a

&

Its a

They sound so

They sound so

&

of

ring - ly.

of

bells!

Its a

j j >

sea - son

of

j

to coda

13

(after d.s.)

They sound so

sea - son

>

j j

& j

>
j j

bells! Chime

j j j

(don't clip)

Its

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Ding dong

Ding

dong!

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Chime

ding

dong

in!

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BELLS/BOOMWHACKERS

Chime In!

lightly, with a bounce (=88)

&

&

>

>

&
>

>
29

21

coda

&

17

&

13

39

33

25

to coda
(after d.s.)

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43

&

*add bells, boomwhacker applause after (optional)

22

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Chime In!
Its a season of bells! Its a season of bells!
Its a season of bells! Chime in!
Its a season of bells! Its a season of bells!
Its a season of bells! Chime in!
They sound so ringly.
They sound so jingly.
They sound so tingly.
So ding-a-lingly.
Its a season of bells! Its a season of bells!
Its a season of bells! Chime in!
Its a season of bells! Its a season of bells!
Its a season of bells! Chime in!
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong!
Ding dong! Chime in!

Listen To The Jingles

This is the sound of jingle bells.
Theyre so merry, you can tell.
This is the sound of jingle bells.
When you play them, play them well.
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells, oh!
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells.
This is the sound of jingle bells.
Theyre so merry, you can tell.
This is the sound of jingle bells.
When you play them, play them well.
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells, oh!
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells.
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells, oh!
La la! Listen to the jingles.
La la! Listen to the bells.

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SEQUENCE 5
Theres a certain sound we all know and love.
We hear it plenty this time of year.
Its such a happy and a joyous noise, (performers raise their jingle sticks/bells and give them one shake)
So very pleasing to your ear.
So listen closely to this song,
To the chords and notes and tingles.
And dont forget the most important part,
To Listen To The Jingles!
SEQUENCE 6
Song: Listen To The Jingles

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CD Full Performance - track 3;

Accompaniment only - track 9

Listen To The Jingles

light rock/folk (=100)

& c
jingle bells

Teresa Jennings

fiddle

& c

& c

2 bar
count-off
+ set-up

? c

fill

pedal to changes throughout

repeat on d.c. also

& ..

?_________|

j. bells continue, sim.

This
This

is the sound of
is the sound of

& ..

? ..

jin - gle
jin - gle

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&
play

them

&

fill

10

Theyre so
When you

mer - ry,
play them,

you

ww

can

tell.

..
fill

optional divisi

..

La

la!

..

..

..

repeat on d.c. also

..

bells.
bells.

well.

(n.b.)

Lis - ten

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to

the

jin

gles.

25

Listen To The Jingles

?__________________| _________
to coda

(opt. div.)

&

La

la!

w
w

&

Lis - ten

to

the bells,

..

oh!

lis - ten

(after d.c.)

..
fill

(n.b.)

to

the bells.

..

fill

coda
+j. bells play quarter notes to end

& ..

La

la!

fiddle

&

..

& ..

? ..

La

la!

&

&

?
26

to

the

jin

gles.

?________________| _______________*

Lis - ten to the bells,

ww

*add jingle bell applause after (opt.)

(n.b.)

oh!

..

Lis - ten to the bells.

..

..

fill

Lis - ten

&

(n.b.)

..

fill

Listen To The Jingles

light rock/folk (=100)

&

jingle bells

2 bar
count-off
+ set-up

Teresa Jennings

repeat on d.c. also

& ..

?________|

j. bells continue, sim.

This
This

is the sound of
is the sound of

jin - gle
jin - gle

bells.
bells.

Theyre so
When you

mer - ry,
play them,

you

..

can

tell.

repeat on d.c. also

____________
10

&
play

them

well.

..

La

la!

(n.b.)

Lis - ten

to

the

jin

gles.

?_______________| ________
to coda

&

La

la!

Lis - ten

to

the bells,

(n.b.)

(after d.c.)

..

oh!

lis - ten

to

the bells.

coda
+j. bells play quarter notes to end

& ..

La

la!

&

La

la!

Lis - ten

to

the

(n.b.)

jin

gles.

?_______________| ______________*

Lis - ten

to

the bells,

oh!

(n.b.)

..

Lis - ten

to

the bells.

*add jingle bell applause after (opt.)

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SEQUENCE 7
(optional showcase)
At this point, you have the option of adding one (or more) of your favorite holiday songs. MUSIC K-8 magazine is
a wonderful resource to use as a reference for ideas. Visit our web site, peruse our Index, and listen to audio excerpts
of songs to see if they might work for you. See the Teachers Guide for more information.
Whether you use any of the songs from MUSIC K-8 or other holiday songs, add your own dialog, narration,
mini skit, poem, etc., to introduce them. For example:
The Holidays are full of fun,
And they can be very exciting.
Theres lots of wonderful food to eat,
Its all so very inviting.
But heres a serious holiday warning:
Dont do something youll regretta.
Just heed this very simple advice:
Please, Dont Eat A Poinsettia!
Song: Dont Eat A Poinsettia
(This song can be found in MUSIC K-8, Volume 21, Number 2)
SEQUENCE 8
The Holidays and music go so well together.
The music helps create a memory.
We take in the moments, magic, and merriment,
And share it with our friends and family.
The joy and the laughter surround us all
As music fills the atmosphere.
You can almost hear the peaceful sounds.
Listen for it now, Do You Hear?
SEQUENCE 9
Song: Do You Hear?

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CD Full Performance - track 4;

Accompaniment only - track 10;
Rehearsal extra - track 14

Includes web extras

Do You Hear?
gentle waltz (=120)
+acoustic guitar, mandolin

&

?#

&

(optional)

&

.
9

ribbon or scarf movement, optional*

Do
Do

pedal to changes throughout

5 %
#

Teresa Jennings

Emi7

you
you

hear
hear

the
the

sing on d.s. only

Ooh.
(8 bars - one breath)**

&

?#

% D

+bass, freely

*see teaching notes for suggestions.

**stagger breathing as needed - smooth continuous sound is the goal

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Do You Hear?

&
&
&

#
#
#

?#

&
&

#
#

13

sounds
sounds

of
of

joy?
peace

Do
ev

you
hear
ry - where

Emi7

the
a -

you
you

hear
hear

Do
Do

the
the

mag
mer

ic
that
ri - ment

17

laugh - ter?
round
us?

21

this
that

joy
tells

ous
us

Ooh.

&

?#

&

&

Emi7

build to time

25

time
love

can
has

cap - ture?
found us?

Ev
Ev

ry
ry

heart
voice

can
can

.
Ooh.

&

?#
30

Emi

time

D/F#

Do You Hear?

&
&

#
#

29

hear
rise

the
as

sound
one

and
and

know
make

the
a

won
joy

- drous
- ful

love.
sound.

Ooh.

&

?#

Bmi7

G/B

&

.
.

.
.
.
.

37

33
#
&

Bmi7

Do

you

hear

the

sounds

of

joy?

Do

you

Bmi7

Ooh.

&

?#

&
&

#
#

Emi7

to coda
(after d.s.)

.
hear?

Do you

&

?#

+j. bells

hear?

.
to coda
(after d.s.)

41

Emi7

31

Do You Hear?

coda

# .
& . .

hear?

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& .

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(

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you

hear?

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you

hear?

hear?

&
&

hear?

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you

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you

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hear?

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you

you

hear?

you

hear?

Do

&

hear?

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&

?#
32

you

hear?

Do

you

hear?

*sing note in parentheses instead as needed (opt.)

rit. 2nd time, to end

#
&
.
#

..
..

53

rit. 2nd time, to end

?#

you

rit. 2nd time, to end

Do

49

#
.
&
#

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.

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coda

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5 %

gentle waltz (=120)

&

Teresa Jennings

ribbon or scarf movement, optional

&

Do
Do

&

you
you

hear
hear

the
the

sounds
sounds

of
of

joy?
peace

sing on d.s. only

Ooh.
(8 bars - one breath)*

#
&
13

Do
ev

&

Do
Do

&

you
ry

17
#
&

hear
where

the
a

laugh
round

ter?
us?

you
you

hear
hear

the
the

mag
mer

.
.

ic
ri

that
ment

this
that

Ooh.
*stagger breathing as needed - smooth continuous sound is the goal

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Do You Hear?

#
&
21

joy
tells

&

ous
us

time
love

can
has

cap
found

ture?
us?

#
&

.
.

25

Ev
Ev

&

ry
ry

heart
voice

can
can

hear
rise

the
as

sound
one

and
and

Ooh.

#
&

29

know
make

&

the
a

won
joy

drous
ful

love.
sound.

Ooh.

#
&
33

Do

&

.
Ooh.

34

you

hear

the

sounds

of

joy?

&
&

Do You Hear?

37
#

Do

you

hear?

#
& .

to coda
(after d.s.)

Do

you

41

hear?

coda

# .
& . .

hear?

# .
& .

*
(

Do

&

&

you

hear?

&

&

you

hear?

Do

you

you

hear?

hear?

Do

you

Do

you

..

rit. 2nd time, to end

you

hear?

Do

Do

rit. 2nd time, to end

53

Do

hear?

Do

Do

hear?

49

you

hear?

Do

you

hear?

*sing note in parentheses instead as needed (opt.)

you

hear?

..
U

35

Do You Hear?
Do you hear the sounds of joy? Do you hear the laughter?
Do you hear the magic that this joyous time can capture?
Evry heart can hear the sound and know the wondrous love.
Do you hear the sounds of joy?
Do you hear? Do you hear?
Do you hear the sounds of peace evrywhere around us?
Do you hear the merriment that tells us love has found us?
Evry voice can rise as one and make a joyful sound.

part 2 (optional):
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh. Ooh.

Do you hear the sounds of joy?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Ooh.
Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear? Do you hear?

Do you hear?

The Rhythm Of The Season

1 2 3 4.
1 2 3 4.
1 2 3 4.
1 2 3 4.
I feel the rhythm, the rhythm of the season.
I feel the rhythm. I feel the rhythm of the season.
I feel the rhythm, the rhythm of the season.
I feel the rhythm. I feel the rhythm of the season.
claps
spoken:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8!
When we feel the rhythm, its time to celebrate!
It is the season! Were feeling grand!
It is the season! Strike up the band!
sing:
I feel the rhythm, the rhythm of the season.
I feel the rhythm. I feel the rhythm of the season.
yell:
Lets celebrate! Lets celebrate!
Lets celebrate! Lets celebrate!
Lets celebrate! Lets celebrate!
1 2 3 4! 1 2 3 4!
Celebrate!
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SEQUENCE 10
mini skit
(Two kids walk to the front of the stage with a box of rhythm band instruments.)
Kid #1: (holding a jingle stick) You know, I really like this time of year a lot. I didnt realize how much music is
a part of it.
Kid #2: (holding a tambourine) Yeah, me too!
Kid #3: (walking up to the other two, holding rhythm sticks) Hey! Look what Ive got.
Kid #2: Chopsticks?
Kid #3: Ahhh... no. These are rhythm sticks.
Kid #1: Hey, Im getting an idea here.
Kid #3: Well, theres a first time for everything.
Kid #1: Oh, youre hilarious. But seriously, I bet if we put all of this stuff together it would sound pretty neat.
Kid #2: Hey, that is a pretty good idea. Lets pass these things around.
Kids pass out instruments to other singers/players.
Kid #1: Okay... rhythm sticks, tambourine, cowbell, jingle bells, hand drum, triangle... I think were ready!
Kid #3: But wait... I believe we have one more rhyme.
Kid #2: Do you think theres time?
Kid #3: (shaking head) Oh, brother...
Kid #2: Should I tell your mother?
Kid #3: ***SIGH***
Kid #1: We sure have had a lot of fun this day,
Kid #2: And singing for you is the reason.
Kid #3: We have time for just one more song. And that is...
All Performers: The Rhythm Of The Season!
SEQUENCE 11
Song: The Rhythm Of The Season
SEQUENCE 12
Reprise/Bow Music: The Rhythm Of The Season
(Play the accompaniment track for The Rhythm Of The Season as your singers bow and exit the stage. See Teachers
Guide for suggestions.)

The End
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Accompaniment only - track 11;
Bow Music - tracks 6 & 12;
Rehearsal extra - track 15

The Rhythm Of The Season

Teresa Jennings

rhythmic pop rock (=138)

##

&

n.c. +synth

c

f

8 taps

? ## c w
w

w
w

w
w

w
w

w
w

taps only

+strings, synth

rhythm sticks or claves

gtr.

##

&

optional guitar ostinato (on e string) - play throughout till m. 49

&

##

note: electric guitars would be more audible than acoustic, but use what you have.

9 f

&

##

4.

light time

? ##
r.s.

fill into time

w
w

w
w

w
w

+tambourine

gtr.

38

&

##

cont. sim.

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The Rhythm Of The Season

&
&

##
##

? ##
r.s.
tamb.

4.

&

##

r.s.
tamb.

#
& #
? ##

4.

..

..
..

feel the rhy - thm,

..

bigger time

..

..

enter 1st time

cowbell

17

fill

4.

13

..

enter 2nd time

jingle bells

once a rhythm (non-pitched) instrument enters, it stays in to end. pattern doesn't change. tricky part for
players is coming in correctly. each has a moment - 1. rhythm sticks, 2. tambourine, 3. cowbell, 4. jingle bells,
5. drums, 6. triangle. cue entrances.

39

The Rhythm Of The Season

&
&

##
##

? ##
r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

21

j

j j .

the

rhy - thm of

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the

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feel the rhy - thm.

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.

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.

8!

speak 2nd time only

25

&

##

&

##

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r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

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feel the rhy - thm of the sea - son.

.
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claps

.. ..

.
.

fill

. . .
. . .

.. ..

.. ..

enter 1st time

drums*

.. ..

.
.

enter 2nd time

triangle

40

*congas, toms, hand drums, etc.

The Rhythm Of The Season

##
&
claps continue, sim.

When we feel the rhy-thm, its

&

##

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r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

dr.
tri.

time to

.
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tri.

.
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dr.

.
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33

.
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(claps continue)

.. ..

Strike up the band!

.. ..

2nd time - winds

j.b.

Were feel-ing grand!

&

c.b.

It is the sea-son!

tamb.

It is the sea-son!

.
.

##
&
J

r.s.

cel-e-brate!

29

fill

.
.

feel

the rhy - thm,

j
.. .. .
.

.
.

(time continues with marching band behind it)

.. ..

.. ..

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41

The Rhythm Of The Season

&
&

r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

dr.
tri.

##
##

37

j
j j
.

the rhy - thm of

the sea - son.

j
.
.

.
.

&

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feel

41

..
J

the rhy - thm of the sea - son.

(+

yell

Lets cel-e-brate!

..
..
>

(winds +

.
.

&

j
.
.

the rhy - thm.

? ##

##

feel

J
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j

>

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+sustained roots - strings + synth ah's

? ##
r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

dr.
tri.

42

.
.

.
.

..

..

..

..

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##

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#
& # .
.
>
? ##

r.s.
tamb.

c.b.
j.b.

dr.
tri.

j

>

j.b.

dr.
tri.

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Lets cel - e-brate!

Lets cel - e-brate!

ww

.
.
>

j

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&

4!

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4!
end ostinato

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.
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j

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>
w
w

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c.b.

&

tamb.

r.s.

45

ww
fill

..

fill

.
.

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The Rhythm Of The Season

rhythmic pop rock (=138)

8 taps

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9 f

&

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4.

4.

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4.

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17

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feel

the rhy

the

sea

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thm,

the

feel

the rhy

rhy - thm of

thm.

speak 2nd time only

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&

feel

the rhy

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&

8!

44

25

.. ..

thm of the sea - son.

claps continue, sim.

When we feel the rhy-thm, its

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claps

time

to

cel - e - brate!

# #
J

&

The Rhythm Of The Season

29

It

&

##

is the sea-son!

Were feel - ing grand!

33

.. ..

the

&

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rhy - thm of

thm.
41
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J
&
yell

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J

feel

the rhy

the

sea

son.

feel

the rhy

feel

the rhy -

..

thm of the sea - son.

Lets cel - e - brate!

Lets cel - e - brate!

Lets cel - e - brate!

thm,

37

j j
.

45

4!

is the sea-son!

Lets cel - e - brate!

Lets cel - e - brate!

##

&

Lets cel - e - brate!

It

(claps continue)

Strike up the band!

##
&

4!

Cel - e-brate!

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RHYTHM STICKS/TAMBOURINE

The Rhythm Of The Season

Teresa Jennings

rhythmic pop rock (=138)

rhythm sticks or claves

/c

r.s.

+tambourine

13

r.s.
tamb.

r.s.
tamb.

/
/
21

r.s.
tamb.

r.s.
tamb.

r.s.
tamb.

r.s.
tamb.

/
/

/
/
41

r.s.
tamb.

r.s.
tamb.

46

17

..

33

.. ..

37

.. ..

29

25

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..

COWBELL/JINGLE BELLS

The Rhythm Of The Season

Teresa Jennings

rhythmic pop rock (=138)

/c
17

enter 1st time

cowbell

.
.
/

13

21

enter 2nd time

jingle bells

25

c.b.
j.b.

. .

. .


/
29

c.b.
j.b.

c.b.
j.b.

c.b.
j.b.

c.b.
j.b.

.
.

.
.

/





/

33

41

.
/


/

37

45

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DRUMS/TRIANGLE

The Rhythm Of The Season

Teresa Jennings

rhythmic pop rock (=138)

/c
17

21

/ ..

25

enter 1st time

drums

.. ..

13

enter 2nd time

triangle

29

dr.
tri.

33

dr.
tri.

/ ..

37

dr.
tri.

41

dr.
tri.

dr.
tri.

48

/
/

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45

..

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A Holiday Of Music
Teachers Guide
A Holiday Of Music includes five songs and a script
to tie them together. Though the revue is based on these
five pieces, it is designed with flexibility so that if you
want to, you can add your own additional pieces of music,
dialog, skits, etc., to expand it. You can also alter
and adapt the music, lyrics, or script any
way you like to make it work for you.
While the essence of the revue is
seasonal in nature, its focus is on music.
No matter what we specifically celebrate
during the holidays, you can be sure that
music is involved somehow. Particularly for
schools who struggle to find a balance
between secular or sacred celebrations,
music is a wonderful starting point.
Adding sacred songs or even a nativity scene
is definitely possible. Or you could include more
whimsical aspects of the holidays with songs about
Santa Claus, reindeer, and so on. In fact, songs for
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or even winter could also
easily fit in when music is your main focus. Why
not? Take it any direction you like!
Along these lines, we have built in an optional
showcase (Sequence 7), which you can use to add features
or embellish the revue in any way that suits you. And of
course, we have a great deal of music from our own
publications that we can recommend for you to choose
from. Our big annual Index is a great place to look for
ideas. If you dont have our latest copy, you can call us toll
free at 1-800-437-0832 and ask for one. Its free! A
searchable, interactive version is also available online at
MusicK8.com, by the way. There you can actually listen
to sound excerpts of our music.
Another great resource for holiday music is our yearly
catalog. Its full of products other than MUSIC K-8 our
own publications and things from other publishers that
you could use to supplement the revue. Again, if you dont
have a copy, visit MusicK8.com for the online version, or
call us at the toll free number above to request one.
One other thing, not that you didnt already think of
this: This is another opportunity to put attention on the
value and importance of music in our schools. Can anyone
imagine the holidays without music? What a terrible
thought! Let your students performance of the revue be a
strong, but subtle reminder to parents, teachers, and
administrators that we all need music.

Optional Showcase
As mentioned, in the script of the revue, Sequence 7
is labeled optional showcase. This is the place in the
revue where you might want to bring in other songs or
pertinent performances to enhance the revue. (You could
change the point in your program during which you do
this, if youd rather have it sooner or later. You could also
mix it up doing some at one point, some at another.)

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A showcase can be about talent, demonstrating what

your students have been learning for parents, other
students, teachers, etc. Or it can be purely for the
enjoyment of the holiday season. Most likely, it will be a
combination of both. Try to involve singers (solos, duets,
choruses, etc.), instrumentalists (solo players or
ensembles), poets, dancers, or even comedians.
Include kids reading essays or giving brief talks.
Add your own topical introductions to help
tie everything together. One example is
given in the script how this might work.
You dont have to get that carried away, of
course, but it would be a fun addition to
the program.

Sets & Costumes

For a revue, a setting is not
absolutely necessary as it might be in a
play or musical. However, given the
season, you probably do want to make the
most of the performance area at least
minimally. If you can use traditional
decorations, thats a quick and easy way to approach a
setting. Christmas tree or trees, garlands, poinsettias,
ribbon, etc., go a long way to make a stage look festive.
You could certainly include lights the strands of holiday
lights (a.k.a. Christmas lights) that we all know and use
in our own homes. There are a dizzying array of these
available anymore, from single bulb strands to icicles,
LEDs to rice lights, big bulbs to tiny bulbs, steady to
twinkling, and lots and lots of colors. You could even
bring in some of the shaped decorations that are covered
in lights or lit from inside, like snowmen or Santa or
candy canes. Truly, if all you used were lights, your
audience would instantly feel the vibe of a holiday event!
These days, adding a projection with various holiday
images might also be a good idea for a setting. For
example, a PowerPoint slide show on a big sheet or
screen could be showing just about anything you want,
like holiday or winter scenes. Or maybe you program it for
each song or segment so that the images work with what
the audience is hearing. An idea for how this might work
would be to have various pictures of holiday bells a few
or a lot as you prefer while the kids are singing Chime
In! or Listen To The Jingles. You could even take
pictures of your performers rehearsing, playing their bells
or singing, and project those at appropriate times.
The same simplicity for a set holds true for costumes.
There are no specific characters in the revue, so no need
for costumes. Unless you decide to add music or skits or
other program additions that would benefit from
costumes. For example, if you added a reading of Twas
The Night Before Christmas, you might want your
readers dressed in Victorian night clothes, complete with
kerchief and cap. Otherwise, just consider having your

performers dress in seasonal colors. Red and green are

naturals, but so are blue and white, silver, or gold. Or you
could have them all dress in uniform colors like white
shirts and black pants or skirts. Then use pops of color
like Santa hats or silver scarves.

cover designs that you could use, if you prefer. Feel free to
download any that suit you. Use recycled paper if
possible. Customize them with your own information and
have your students put the posters up all over the school
and neighborhood.

Helpful Hints

Publicity

However you plan to go about it, before you begin,

take time to completely familiarize yourself with the
entire revue. Jot down any ideas or notes you have as you
go. Create a list (or several) based on categories. Include
every detail you can think of. Leave room for changes and
additions. Create a timeline for yourself. Go from the
beginning planning sessions to the juice and cookies
reception afterwards. Check things off as you go. (Save
for future revues, shows, and productions.) Get as much
help as you can for the whole production! If the
production is an all-school event, maybe teachers, other
students, parents, and administrators can pitch in, too. It
doesnt hurt to ask. Be sure to delegate freely! (Whos
going to set up the chairs? Pick up the programs from the
printer?, etc.)
Rehearse from beginning to end as much as you can.
Performers will be better prepared and more comfortable
with the performance. Have a prompter standing by to
help performers remember their lines (if they are
memorizing them). Use conducting assistants if you have
a large group. Practice with your assistants and
performers.
Emphasize enunciation and projection when singing
or speaking. Have students concentrate on singing or
speaking to the last row in the audience. Let other
students tactfully critique projection and enunciation
during rehearsals. Remind your performers to speak
slowly! Have them take deep breaths before they begin.
Also teach them not to upstage each other.
You have our permission to duplicate the script for
your students, so make as many copies as you need and let
speakers highlight their own lines. You also have our
permission to make a safety back-up of your recording.
But please dont share with other teachers or schools.

Call the local TV, radio, and newspapers, too. Invite

them to come take pictures and videos of the rehearsals
and performances. Tell your students to keep an eye out
for local coverage. Publicity will add to the professional
quality of the experience.
Ask someone to take photos or videos of the
production. Offer the option of purchasing copies to the
students so they can have wonderful keepsakes of their
own. Posting videos on YouTube or other online forums
such as your schools web site is acceptable as long as
proper publishing credits and copyright information is
also included. If you have questions, contact us at
permissions@musick8.com
Dont forget the cast party! Make it a performers
only event, or invite the audience, too.

Using Microphones
Microphones are often more of a problem than a help
in school productions, but sometimes they are necessary.
Here are some guidelines to share with your students for
the effective use of microphones:
Before you begin speaking, stop completely
in front of the microphone.
Speak slowly!
Wait until youre done speaking to leave.
Wait for others to finish before you begin.

Lyric Pages and Student Parts

All of the songs we have published for this revue
include a lyric page. Lyrics can be copied as needed. If
you prefer to have your students read music, student parts
are included in this handbook. They may also be
reproduced as needed for your students. (This assumes you
have purchased this product. Please do not share any
component of this revue with other teachers, etc., as this
is illegal and sets a bad example for students.)

The Recording
We offer excellent recordings of the music in this
revue. Each song contains a full performance version and
an instrumental only version for maximum flexibility.
There are also rehearsal extras on the recording for three
of the tunes (A Holiday Of Music, Do You Hear?, and
The Rhythm Of The Season) to help with learning. As
we mentioned before, making your own copy or version of
the recording is okay as long as you have purchased it
first. Please refer to the Duplication Notice on page 2 of
this book for more information.

Posters and Program Covers

Reproduce the poster and program cover in this book
for your production. Photocopy or scan them or take
them to a quick copy printer for mass reproduction. There
are also full color versions available online at
MusicK8.com as PDFs which you can download and
print. (On our home page, go under Resources and
select Downloads to search for these.) You will notice
online that there are other, alternate poster and program

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About the Music in this Revue

A Holiday Of Music

nice release. If you use it, teach them to begin and either
fade (decrescendo) or cut off on your cue.

This very jubilant song is the perfect way to open the

revue, though you can certainly use it in other ways as
you prefer. Its uplifting, happy, and easily reminds us that
music is a wonderfully unifying common bond we all
share during the holidays. The seasonal sounds and
intricate orchestration on the Performance/
Accompaniment recording are the perfect complement to
your own students performance. So be sure
to turn up the volume! Surrounding them
with the music will keep them energized
and engaged so that they sing out.
Remind them to smile and let the joy
take over and your audience will get
swept up in the magic, too.
To make the song usable for most grade
levels, weve kept it mostly unison. The
melody is quite singable and memorable,
especially if you use the full performance
tracks to help teach it. Right after the key
change at measure 43, it does break into
an optional second part, but that part is
basically an echo of part 1 (with minor
changes where needed). To help you
teach this part, we have isolated it and
put it on the recording as well as on
our web site MusicK8.com
where your students can also access it for
practicing. (On our home page, go under Resources and
select Downloads to search for this.)

Listen To The Jingles

Chime In!
If you have handbells, Boomwhackers, tone chimes,
glockenspiels, or any bell-like instruments (including
mallet or keyboard instruments), this is a terrific holiday
song to use as a feature for them. Set as a light and
bouncy 2-beat song, its reminiscent of an old show tune.
On the recording, the background foundation comes from
pizzicato strings. Its very sweet.
The vocal part is all unison and easy so that the
attention can stay on the instruments. Be sure to set up
your stage in such a way as to make the instrumentalists
the stars definitely up front for all to see and hear. To
make it easier for your players to read their parts, we have
created a separate Bells/Boomwhackers part which you
will find on page 22 of this book. The divided notes are
optional, and you can even adapt the parts to make them
simpler or more complex as you wish.
At the end of the song on the recording, you will hear
what we call Bells/Boomwhackers applause. You can do
this or not using some or all of the instruments you
feature. We have found that students enjoy it after having
to be so serious during the performance of the piece. Its a

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As everybody knows, if you ever want to instantly

evoke the sound of the holiday season, just add jingle
bells! This delightful folk rock tune gives you a
chance to replace or supplement that
dashing old stand-by jingle song. This
time, the sound of the bells
themselves gets the spotlight. You
can use as few or as many jingle
bell players as you have. Because
of the style of the song, you
could let singers jingle, or
separate your singers from
your jinglers. Put a single
bell stick (not a single bell
though) in every performers
hand, or have clusters of jingle
bells played by a few. Or a lot. We
can only imagine the spectacle of
having lots and lots of them
jingling away to the beat!
The jingle bells play on beats
2 and 4, starting at the beginning.
To help them out, we include a two measure count-off on
the recording. The pattern continues similarly until the
coda, when it becomes quarter notes. As with the song,
Chime In!, we have suggested allowing players to add
applause at the end, but with jingle bells this time.
Again, if you decide to let them, be sure to direct them.

Do You Hear?
Bringing a bit of sophistication to the revue, this
tender song offers an opportunity for your more serious
singers to shine. Though singing along with our vocalists
on the recording would certainly help singers of most age
groups learn the song readily. There is even a lovely
descant (part 2) which begins on the D.S. of the song and
continues to the end. It is optional, but it will add a
nice touch if you can do it. Consider using older
students, a soloist, even a teacher or two to help
you pull it off. We have a
special rehearsal mix for
teaching part 2 available
both on the recording
for this revue and free at
MusicK8.com (On our
home page, go under Resources
and select Downloads to search
for this.)
Once again the lyrics refer
to the sounds of the season. In

this case however, the emphasis is on the gentler side,

including such thought-provoking notions as joy, peace,
and love.
If you want to make the song as beautiful visually as it
is aurally, you might want to add movement using colored
scarves, ribbons, or streamers. Red and green are
appropriate, as are silver, gold, blue, and white. Create
patterns using circles, up and down motions, swaying side
to side, etc. Mix and match patterns in eight bar phrases.
For example, do circles for two bars with red scarves, then
two with green, two with red, and two with green. Or go
up with red, down with green, up with red, and so on.
Make gentle waves or alternate from shoulder to shoulder
in a smile shape. However you use them, the fabrics will
contribute a floating, easy ambiance to the song.

The song is a blast to sing and it will really stick with

you! The one tricky part is at measure 25. The first time
there, the singing stops abruptly and the clapping begins.
Also at this point, the alto sax player (Jim Farrelly) begins
ad libbing, and quite nicely, we might add. To this point,
he has been playing the melody. When the singing
resumes the second time at measure 25, singers should be
able to continue clapping, as the rhythm is quite natural.
Kind of a neat thing happens at measure 33 which
you might want to point out to your kids. A corps style
marching band background joins in, blatting tubas and
all. Do your students recognize the motif the upper brass
are playing? (Its the opening piece of melody from the
first song of the revue. This in effect ties the beginning
and the end of the whole show together with music!)

The Rhythm Of The Season

Bow Music

Time to feature your percussionists! In this catchy and

infectious finale, its all about the rhythm. The rhythm of
the season, that is. The piece is based on an ongoing
ostinato that begins in measure one and repeats every
eight bars throughout the tune till two bars from the end,
no matter what else is going on. And thats a lot!
The most important thing is the rhythm, and it
begins with eight taps prior to the start of the song so that
your rhythm stick/clave players can come right in on beat
one. They play the quarter note pattern (which aligns
with the melodic ostinato) throughout till the last bar. At
measure 9, the tambourine enters, playing the pattern
indicated on the music. At measure 17 the first time, the
cowbell enters. The second time, the jingle bells begin.
The first time at measure 25, its the drums turn to make
an entrance along with the claps. On the repeat, the
triangle joins the party. By measure 33 (where the
marching band begins to play on the recording), all
percussion instruments are in and playing their pattern.
From this point, they simply continue to the last bar
where they pause after beat one and hit the button on
beat four together. Really kind of a simple formula,
though it may look daunting on paper. To help you sort it
all out, we have extracted the percussion parts and
included them in this book on pages 46-48. Theres also a
note at the bottom of the second page of the piano/vocal
score with a shorthand order listing.
More than that, we have created a rehearsal mix
using just piano and percussion which you will find on
the recording for this revue. Use it to help your students
practice their parts. In the end, the important thing is for
them to watch you for their entrance cues.
You will notice that the ostinato is notated for guitar
as well as the instruments you hear on the recording. This
is optional, but if you have beginning guitar players, it
gives them a chance to participate as well. All the notes
are on the E string, so its easy and fun to play. As the
music says, electric guitars would be more audible than
acoustic, but use what you have. We have also created a
TAB part, in case your students prefer to read that way.
You will find it on page 49.

If youd like to have bow music, we recommend you

use the finale again for this purpose. For your
convenience, we have included the finale as a reprise on
the recording for this revue (tracks 6 and 12). You might,
however, prefer to use one of the other pieces you used for
the revue, or even a traditional song like We Wish You
A Merry Christmas or Jingle Bells for bow music. If
you do use a song from the revue, the opening song is
very nice, and we think it would be a good option.
Whatever you choose, you can play the song in its
entirety as an instrumental background while bows are
being taken. Or start it as an instrumental only, then let
singers and performers join in on your cue. Alternatively,
fade it out when bows are finished. Dont forget to
rehearse this part.

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A Joyous Holiday Revue

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and decorate plain white paper copies.

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A Holiday Of Music
Full Performance
1 A Holiday Of Music.......................................................... 3:08
2 Chime In! .......................................................................... 1:32
3 Listen To The Jingles ........................................................ 1:48
4 Do You Hear?..................................................................... 2:39
5 The Rhythm Of The Season............................................. 2:15
6 The Rhythm Of The Season (Reprise/Bow Music) ......... 2:15

Instrumental Performance Only

7 A Holiday Of Music.......................................................... 3:08
8 Chime In! .......................................................................... 1:25
9 Listen To The Jingles ........................................................ 1:42
10 Do You Hear?..................................................................... 2:39
11 The Rhythm Of The Season............................................. 2:15
12 The Rhythm Of The Season (Reprise/Bow Music) ......... 2:15

Rehearsal Extras
13 A Holiday Of Music part 2................................................ 1:43
14 Do You Hear? part 2........................................................... 1:46
15 The Rhythm Of The Season percussion mix ..................... 2:23

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