The Spirit Of The Season (Medley): Choral Instrumental Pak
Arranged by Mac Huff
Item: 35-PK00090513
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Here is a buoyant and refreshing 4-minute mini-medley that will bring a sparkling start to your holiday concerts! This festive selection is easily learned and impressive in performance. Includes: "Ding Dong! Merrily on High!," "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" (from Home Alone 2), "Spirit of the Season" (The Polar Express) and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00090513
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About the Arranger: Mac Huff
Mac Huff is one of the most prolific choral arrangers in American music education, with thousands of titles to his name across all genres and voicing combinations. His arrangements are fixtures in concert halls and festival circuits because they balance musical substance with accessibility, making substantial works learnable within the rehearsal constraints most directors face.
Why we love this
Mac Huff understands what makes a holiday opener work: it needs to establish energy and goodwill in the first four minutes without exhausting your ensemble. This medley threads four recognizable melodies together with enough harmonic interest to keep singers engaged while remaining genuinely performable by developing choirs. The mix of traditional carol and contemporary film music gives you programming flexibility and genuine audience recognition.
What to expect
Bright and purposeful. The arrangement maintains steady harmonic motion without lingering in overly complex sonorities, so it lands with infectious joy rather than heavy ornamentation. Four minutes passes like a warm greeting, not a full conversation.
Who it's for
Choirs that need a confident opener for winter concerts but lack the rehearsal time for extended pieces. This works equally well for middle school ensembles building ensemble cohesion and high school choirs looking to program a crowd-pleaser alongside more substantial repertoire.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the vocal melody against instrumental texture by treating ensemble unison passages as the primary layer; let instrumental accompaniment support rather than compete.
- Shape each medley section with a small tempo adjustment to reflect its character. The transition between "Ding Dong! Merrily on High!" and the Home Alone selection offers a natural moment to breathe and reset.
- Mark your cutoffs precisely during the arrangement's brief instrumental interludes. Clean releases between sections define the medley's forward momentum.
How to use it
Open your holiday concert with this. It establishes immediate audience connection and gives your singers a confidence boost before moving into more demanding work. The contemporary film music selections also serve as a bridge for audiences hearing concert choral music for the first time.
Skills your students will build
- Executing clean ensemble unison singing
- Transitioning between contrasting melodic sections
- Balancing voice parts against instrumental accompaniment
- Maintaining rhythmic precision during tempo changes