Holiday Mash-Up: Full Orchestra Conductor Score & Parts
As featured on Glee (Featuring: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Jingle Bell Rock)
Traditional / arr. Patrick Roszell
Grade: 3
Item: 00-PK-0006090
$65.00
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Description
Glee-esque in nature, this "mash-up" features the tender and lush "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and the rockin' holiday classic "Jingle Bell Rock." Complete with lyrical and rock teaching styles, it's a sure winner for your holiday program. (3:25)
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Additional Details
Series:
Pop Intermediate Full Orchestra
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
202
SKU:
00-PK-0006090
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Why we love this
This arrangement captures the energy of contemporary pop mashups while staying firmly in Grade 3 territory. Roszell balances two distinct musical personalities without overwhelming your orchestra, and the shift from lush ballad to driving rock gives conductors a genuine interpretive moment that students actually care about.
What to expect
You begin in a warm, nostalgic space with orchestral lushness, then the ground shifts beneath you as the rhythm section locks in and the piece rockets into a full-band rock celebration. It's like two completely different songs that somehow belong together, bridging the tender and the exhilarating.
Who it's for
School orchestras and community ensembles at the Grade 3 level who want a contemporary holiday offering that appeals to students. Directors seeking something more stylistically adventurous than traditional Christmas arrangements will find the mashup concept engaging and fun to conduct.
How to get the most out of it
- Mark the tempo change between the ballad and rock sections clearly in rehearsal. The transition happens quickly, so lock in the new pulse during separate sectional work before bringing the full orchestra together.
- Balance the lyrical opening carefully. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" needs warmth from the strings, but don't let the melody get buried. Keep woodwinds and brass lean in this section.
- Drive the "Jingle Bell Rock" portion with rhythmic precision from your rhythm section. The energy shift is the whole point, so rhythm section ownership makes the contrast work.
How to use it
Position this as a centerpiece or closer in your winter concert when you want to surprise your audience with personality and style. It works well paired with a more traditional or classical holiday piece, giving your program genre contrast and keeping energy high in the second half.
Skills your students will build
- Interpreting stylistic shifts from lyrical to rock idiom
- Balancing texture between melody and accompaniment in sustained passages
- Maintaining rhythmic precision during tempo-driven sections
- Coordinating ensemble entries across contrasting musical sections
- Reading and executing independent parts in a mashup arrangement