I Want To Stare At My Phone With You (A Millennial Holiday Song): SAB Choral Octavo

Contemporary and clever, set to music that's straightforward enough to learn quickly but constructed with real care. The piece captures the specific absurdity of modern romance with a melody that's both catchy and sincere.

Choirs seeking a holiday opener or closer that generates genuine laughter without relying on tired novelty gags. Perfect for programs aiming to reflect contemporary life and generational humor while maintaining musical substance.

• Commit fully to the lyrical conceit without winking. The humor emerges from sincerity, not satire, so singers should treat the melody and harmony with the same care they'd give any seasonal piece.
• Balance the blend carefully in the lower voices (altos and basses) where supporting material can easily disappear. SAB scoring demands attention to the alto line especially, since it often sits alone without the thickness of a second soprano part.
• Use the recording as a guide for where the text-painting moments land, but feel free to shape phrase lengths and rhythmic flexibility around your choir's natural speech patterns and resonance.

Program this early in a holiday concert to set a relaxed, entertaining tone, or use it as a palate cleanser between more traditional seasonal selections. The seven pages move efficiently, making it ideal for concerts with tight timing or multiple groups sharing a program.

• Balancing melodic clarity with harmonic support in three-part voicing
• Singing sustained lines while maintaining ensemble blend across limited voice parts
• Communicating character and subtext through phrasing in contemporary choral writing