Concert Band Holiday Sheet Music

Teachers keep coming back to Metal Bell Carol by Brian Balmages and All Is NOT Calm by Katie O'Hara LaBrie for their combination of accessibility and musicality at the Grade 1 and 2 levels. Michael Story's Sleigh Ride and Tyler S. Grant's First Winter Suite round out the most adopted titles, each offering straightforward conducting parts and playable arrangements that don't require advanced technique from your sections.

Six new titles entered the collection in June 2026: Skeleton Crew by Timothy Loest, Twilight Tango by Gary Fagan, Snowstorm by Brian Bankston, Agent Claus by Bryce Newton, and Up to Snow Good by Heather Ellis Koehn. These additions span different grade levels and holiday moods, from novelty to traditional.

Robert W. Smith stands as one of the most prolific composers writing for concert band today, with over 400 publications to his name and advanced degrees from Troy State University and the University of Miami. His works have been performed worldwide, and his Harry Potter Symphonic Suite appears frequently in holiday concert programs. Douglas E. Wagner spent thirty years as a high school music educator before turning to full-time composition, bringing classroom experience to his arrangements of standards like Welcome Christmas from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. With over 3,500 titles published since 1973 across multiple genres, Wagner understands what works in performance and what students can actually execute. Mark Williams was a premier composer for school bands who also co-authored the Accent on Achievement Band Method, giving his arrangements pedagogical depth alongside musical integrity. His experience as an elementary band specialist and guest conductor across 34 states and multiple countries informed his approach to writing accessible yet rewarding concert band literature.