Rockin' 'Round The Christmas Tree (A Holiday Jam!): SSA Choral Octavo

Brymer captures the infectious energy of the original without losing the charm that makes this holiday standard work in a concert setting. The SSA voicing keeps it within comfortable ranges for most singers, and the 18-page score gives you genuine musical material to work with rather than a novelty arrangement.

Bright, infectious, and genuinely fun. This arrangement brings the contemporary pop sensibility of the holiday season into the choral setting with confident harmony and infectious rhythmic drive. Your singers will feel like they're performing something current and relevant rather than dusty tradition.

SSA choirs looking for repertoire that energizes an audience without requiring virtuosic singing. This works equally well for holiday concerts, pop-focused programs, or mixed seasonal sets where you want something contemporary and celebratory.

• Establish the groove early. This arrangement lives on rhythmic precision, so lock in the beat during your first rehearsals before layering in harmonic details.
• Let the recorded accompaniment set the tempo and style reference, but challenge your singers to sing as the driving force, not passengers along for the ride.
• Balance the festive energy with intentional phrasing. Holiday joy doesn't require frantic singing; clarity and rhythmic togetherness will land harder than volume.
• Highlight any divisi passages with confidence. When sections split, make sure both parts sing with full voice rather than pulling back.

Use this as your closer or penultimate number on a winter concert; it has the momentum to send an audience out smiling. It pairs well on a program that mixes traditional carols with modern holiday favorites, offering a clear tonal and stylistic shift that keeps audiences engaged.

• rhythmic precision in contemporary harmonic contexts
• blending and balancing in SSA voicing with divisi passages
• stylistic awareness of pop and contemporary music idioms
• singing with confidence in a groove-based accompaniment
• sustained ensemble energy over an extended arrangement