Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: 2-Part Choral Octavo

Gallina's arrangement keeps the infectious energy of this holiday standard intact while making it genuinely singable for developing two-part choirs. The writing demonstrates her gift for accessibility without sacrificing musicality—your singers will enjoy performing it, and audiences will recognize the tune immediately.

Bright, celebratory, and full of motion. The arrangement captures that nostalgic rock-and-roll bounce of the original while inviting singers to move and connect with the joy of the season.

This arrangement works for choirs in grades 4 through 8 who are building confidence in two-part reading and want an immediately gratifying holiday selection. It also suits mixed-voice choirs at the middle school level seeking something spirited and familiar.

• Keep the eighth-note rhythms bouncing and conversational between the two parts; resist the urge to over-conduct the pulse.
• Shape the melody phrases with clear intention rather than singing through to the bar line; this helps the holiday spirit land with your audience.
• Balance the parts carefully so that whichever voice holds the recognizable tune emerges naturally without drowning out the second part's counter-melody.

Close a holiday concert with this if you want the audience humming along and leaving in good spirits, or open your winter concert program with it to set an energetic, festive tone. It pairs well alongside slower carol arrangements in a concert structure that varies mood and tempo.

• Two-part voice independence and blend
• Rhythmic accuracy in syncopated eighth-note patterns
• Phrasing across bar lines in a pop-influenced context
• Maintaining stylistic energy while singing as an ensemble