Frosty the Snowman: Choral Octavo SoundTrax CD

Kirby Shaw's arrangement captures the giddy energy of the original while giving your choir genuine musical meat to chew on. The stylistic genre-hopping (rap, Beach Boys pastiche, classical reference) keeps singers engaged and audiences entertained, and the SoundTrax CD ensures your ensemble stays locked in even if your piano player calls in sick.

Pure, unapologetic fun. You're moving through styles with theatrical flair, rapping one moment and reaching for classical elegance the next, all while riding a thumpity-thump groove that makes even the shyest singer want to commit to the performance.

Holiday concerts need arrangements that work for mixed-ability choirs while keeping performers from groaning at another straight rendition of a familiar tune. This arrangement suits groups looking to program something familiar yet surprising, where both singers and audience get something fresh.

• Nail the rhythmic precision during the rap section; loose attacks and sloppy cutoffs will derail the groove immediately.
• Balance the Beach Boys-inspired harmonies so the inner voices don't disappear; these sections need shimmer and blend.
• Use the SoundTrax to lock tempos during sectional rehearsals before adding the full arrangement.
• Emphasize the character shifts between sections through vocal production changes (brighter tone in classical passage, looser and grittier in rap).

Open your holiday concert with this and set the tone that you're here to entertain, not merely document tradition. The arrangement's versatility also makes it work equally well as a winter concert closer where you want to send the audience out smiling.

• Stylistic contrast and character work across multiple genres
• Rhythmic precision in contemporary pop/rap idioms
• Four-part harmony balance in close-voiced sections
• Vocal flexibility and rapid tonal adjustment between contrasting musical styles