It's Beginning to Look

Composed by
Meredith Willson
Arranged by
Jock McKenzie
Price
£ 20.00 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson.

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  • For Conductors, Teachers and/or Students
  • Percussion Backing Tracks to accompany Superbrass Educational Material
  • Backing Tracks are Free to Download
  • We always use 4 bars of Introduction before each tune starts (unless otherwise stated)
  • Turn your Practice into a Performance and have fun !
  • 3 Trumpets
  • 3 Trombones (or Euphoniums)
  • 1 Tuba
  • 1 Drum Kit (Optional)
  • Alternative Parts Included. Suitable for Euphoniums

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Description

Perry Como was the first to record and release the song in 1951. The song has become a standard recorded by many artists. It was first a hit for Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra on September 18, 1951. A popular belief in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, holds that Willson wrote the song while staying in Yarmouth's Grand Hotel. The song refers to a "tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well..."; the park being Frost Park, directly across the road from the Grand Hotel, which still operates in a newer building on the same site as the old hotel. It also makes mention of the five and ten which was a store operating in Yarmouth at the time. The song is still widely played today, with over 380 million streams on Spotify. The song was used in the 2004 film The Polar Express.

Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. Since 1987 Jock has based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Currently Jock holds the position of Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and is the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music.

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British Bandsman

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University of South Florida writing in the International Trombone Association Journal
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