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Including new recordings of Gary Fry's most popular arrangements and original compositions.
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Including new recordings of Gary Fry's most popular arrangements and original compositions.
All orchestrations, scores, and choral parts available for purchase.
For more information, contact Gary Fry here.
Christmas Music (mostly Chorus and Orchestra)
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ALLELUIA, VENITE GAUDETE - chor/children/orch
ANGELS AND BELLS - medley for chor/orch/handbell choir
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH - children/chor/orch
BRING A TORCH, JEANNETTE, ISABELLA - orch
CAROL OF THE BIRDS - sopr solo/chor/orch
CELTIC JOY (see "A World of Joy" below)
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - narrator/chor/orch
CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO - original carol for Chicago Symphony (chor/children/orch)
A CHRISTMAS GLORIA - chor/orch
(Also available in version for brass, organ, and percussion)
CHRISTMAS MORNING - children/orch (opt. adult SA)
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS - original humorous patter song in G&S style
(Available for medium-high voice soloist plus children, OR soloist alone, OR SATB chorus plus children)
NEW! THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS - for concert band and vocal soloist (opt. children), arranged by Russel C. Mikkelson
DECK THE HALL - chor or audience/orch (brass feature)
(Also available in reduced instrumentation instrumental version)
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? - chor/orch
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING (from "A Child's Christmas in Wales") - chor/orch
HOLY NIGHT OF ANGELS - medley for tenor solo/chor/children/orch
(Also available in TTBB chorus version)
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - chor/orch
I WONDER AS I WANDER (see "Old American Carols" below)
JORNADAS (Journeys) - medley for chor/orch
JOY! - medley for chor/children/orch
JOYFUL CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS (see "Sing the Carols of Christmas" below)
MARY HAD A BABY & GLORY, HALLELUJAH TO THE NEWBORN KING (baritone solo/chor/orch)
A MERRY OLDE CHRISTMAS - chor/orch
MY DANCING DAY, ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT - closer
THE NATIVITY - narrator (from Luke 2)/chamber orch
NEW! THE NATIVITY - for concert band and narrator, arranged by Russel C. Mikkelson
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL - chor/orch
O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL - chor/children/orch
BEST SELLER! O HOLY NIGHT - chor/orch (opt. children)
(Also available in version for brass choir/quintet, piano 4-hands, percussion)
OLD AMERICAN CAROLS - medley for sopr solo/children/chor/orch
(Also available: "I Wonder As I Wander" as stand-alone piece)
SANTA CLAUS: THE OPERA - extended opera spoof for tenor solo/mezzo solo/
baritone solo/children/chor/orch
SANTA, YOU DA MAN - whimsical number for children/small orchestra
SING THE CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS - audience singalong medley (chor/orch)
(Also available as "Joyful Carols of Christmas" with "Joy to the World"
instead of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" as the opening song)
SING WE JOYOUS! - audience singalong medley (chor/orch)
SNOW AT CHRISTMAS - children/orch
SONG IN OUR HEARTS - baritone solo/chor/orch (opt. children)
(Also available in TTBB chorus version)
SONGS IN THE AIR - medley for sopr solo/children/chor/orch
SOUNDS OF JOY - chor/orch
THE SOUNDING JOY - for organ/orchestra/opt. chorus (contact Gary Fry for info)
STILL, STILL, STILL - chor/harp/strings
THREE EUROPEAN CAROLS - medley for sopr solo/chor/orch
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - setting of the Clement Moore poem for
high-voice solo/orch (opt. chor)
THE TWELFTH ELF - children/orch
TWO SPIRITUALS ON THE CHRISTMAS STAR - baritone solo/chor/orch
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS - chor/orch
WELCOME HOME (to Grandma's for Christmas) - children/chor/drumline/orch
WEXFORD PROCESSIONAL - orchestra only
WHAT CHILD IS THIS? - chor/orch (opt. audience singalong)
A WORLD OF JOY - soprano or tenor solo/children/chor/orch NEW! version without children
(Also available: "Celtic Joy" (final movement only), suitable for closer or encore)
ANGELS AND BELLS - medley for chor/orch/handbell choir
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH - children/chor/orch
BRING A TORCH, JEANNETTE, ISABELLA - orch
CAROL OF THE BIRDS - sopr solo/chor/orch
CELTIC JOY (see "A World of Joy" below)
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES - narrator/chor/orch
CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO - original carol for Chicago Symphony (chor/children/orch)
A CHRISTMAS GLORIA - chor/orch
(Also available in version for brass, organ, and percussion)
CHRISTMAS MORNING - children/orch (opt. adult SA)
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS - original humorous patter song in G&S style
(Available for medium-high voice soloist plus children, OR soloist alone, OR SATB chorus plus children)
NEW! THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS - for concert band and vocal soloist (opt. children), arranged by Russel C. Mikkelson
DECK THE HALL - chor or audience/orch (brass feature)
(Also available in reduced instrumentation instrumental version)
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? - chor/orch
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING (from "A Child's Christmas in Wales") - chor/orch
HOLY NIGHT OF ANGELS - medley for tenor solo/chor/children/orch
(Also available in TTBB chorus version)
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - chor/orch
I WONDER AS I WANDER (see "Old American Carols" below)
JORNADAS (Journeys) - medley for chor/orch
JOY! - medley for chor/children/orch
JOYFUL CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS (see "Sing the Carols of Christmas" below)
MARY HAD A BABY & GLORY, HALLELUJAH TO THE NEWBORN KING (baritone solo/chor/orch)
A MERRY OLDE CHRISTMAS - chor/orch
MY DANCING DAY, ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT - closer
THE NATIVITY - narrator (from Luke 2)/chamber orch
NEW! THE NATIVITY - for concert band and narrator, arranged by Russel C. Mikkelson
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL - chor/orch
O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL - chor/children/orch
BEST SELLER! O HOLY NIGHT - chor/orch (opt. children)
(Also available in version for brass choir/quintet, piano 4-hands, percussion)
OLD AMERICAN CAROLS - medley for sopr solo/children/chor/orch
(Also available: "I Wonder As I Wander" as stand-alone piece)
SANTA CLAUS: THE OPERA - extended opera spoof for tenor solo/mezzo solo/
baritone solo/children/chor/orch
SANTA, YOU DA MAN - whimsical number for children/small orchestra
SING THE CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS - audience singalong medley (chor/orch)
(Also available as "Joyful Carols of Christmas" with "Joy to the World"
instead of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" as the opening song)
SING WE JOYOUS! - audience singalong medley (chor/orch)
SNOW AT CHRISTMAS - children/orch
SONG IN OUR HEARTS - baritone solo/chor/orch (opt. children)
(Also available in TTBB chorus version)
SONGS IN THE AIR - medley for sopr solo/children/chor/orch
SOUNDS OF JOY - chor/orch
THE SOUNDING JOY - for organ/orchestra/opt. chorus (contact Gary Fry for info)
STILL, STILL, STILL - chor/harp/strings
THREE EUROPEAN CAROLS - medley for sopr solo/chor/orch
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - setting of the Clement Moore poem for
high-voice solo/orch (opt. chor)
THE TWELFTH ELF - children/orch
TWO SPIRITUALS ON THE CHRISTMAS STAR - baritone solo/chor/orch
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS - chor/orch
WELCOME HOME (to Grandma's for Christmas) - children/chor/drumline/orch
WEXFORD PROCESSIONAL - orchestra only
WHAT CHILD IS THIS? - chor/orch (opt. audience singalong)
A WORLD OF JOY - soprano or tenor solo/children/chor/orch NEW! version without children
(Also available: "Celtic Joy" (final movement only), suitable for closer or encore)
NOW AVAILABLE - THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS SERIES for smaller orchestra
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O CHRISTMAS TREE FANTASIA (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-ElecBs-Strings
SING WE JOYOUS II (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-ElecBs-Strings
REBIKOV: Selections from THE CHRISTMAS TREE - orch 2222-3210-Timp+2-Kybd-Strings
THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI (Fry) - orch 2222-2000-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
BIZET: Farandole from L'ARLESIENNE SUITE #2 (Arr. Fry) - orch 2222-2220-Timp+3-Strings
HOLY NIGHT OF ANGELS II (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON (arr. Pope, adapted Fry) - orch 2222-3221-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
A CAROLINA CHRISTMAS CAROL (Story by Charlie Daniels; Music by Gary Fry) - Narrator-Timp+3-Hp-Kybd-Strings
BORN ANEW (Fry) - SATB Chorus + 1011-0211-Timp+2-Pno-Org-Strings
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (Arr. Fry) - Med. Voice Solo + 0000-1211-2 Perc-Pno-Strings (also avail. 1111-1110-2 Perc-Kybd-Strings)
REEL JOY (Joy to the World) (Arr. Fry) - 2 Violin Soloists with Strings, Harp, Piano, and 2 Percussion
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O CHRISTMAS TREE FANTASIA (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-ElecBs-Strings
SING WE JOYOUS II (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-ElecBs-Strings
REBIKOV: Selections from THE CHRISTMAS TREE - orch 2222-3210-Timp+2-Kybd-Strings
THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI (Fry) - orch 2222-2000-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
BIZET: Farandole from L'ARLESIENNE SUITE #2 (Arr. Fry) - orch 2222-2220-Timp+3-Strings
HOLY NIGHT OF ANGELS II (Traditional) - SATB Chorus + orch 2222-3220-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON (arr. Pope, adapted Fry) - orch 2222-3221-Timp+3-Kybd-Strings
A CAROLINA CHRISTMAS CAROL (Story by Charlie Daniels; Music by Gary Fry) - Narrator-Timp+3-Hp-Kybd-Strings
BORN ANEW (Fry) - SATB Chorus + 1011-0211-Timp+2-Pno-Org-Strings
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (Arr. Fry) - Med. Voice Solo + 0000-1211-2 Perc-Pno-Strings (also avail. 1111-1110-2 Perc-Kybd-Strings)
REEL JOY (Joy to the World) (Arr. Fry) - 2 Violin Soloists with Strings, Harp, Piano, and 2 Percussion
More Christmas works (unrecorded)
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- Father Christmas Comes to Chicago (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Baritone solo/Orch)
- Christmas Time (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Santa actor/Orch)
- Your Christmas W-I-S-H (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Narrator/Santa/Orch)
- The Christmas Menace (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Orch)
- Good Night and Merry Christmas (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- Let the Caroling Start (audience singalong; SATB/opt. Children/Orch)
- We Wish You a VERY Merry Christmas (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- The Stars Shall Dance (a cappella setting of Eugene Field poem; SSAATTBB chorus)
- Fa-La-La! (audience singalong; SATB/Orch)
- In Search of Santa (mini-musical, various numbers; SATB/Children/Child actors/Santa actors/Orch)
- Welcome, Noel! (extended treatment of "The First Noel"; SATB/Orch)
- The Christmas Spirit (concert closer; SATB/Children/Orch)
- Everywhere You Look, It's Christmas (audience singalong; SATB/Children/Mr. Groutch actor/Orch)
- Something You Can Count On (novelty singalong; SATB/Children/Anncr/Orch)
- A Very Special Christmas Number (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Mr. Groutch actor/Santa/Orch)
- The Hall Bedecked! (extended treatment of "Deck the Hall"; SATB/Orch)
- Another Wonderful Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- Angels' Glory (herald trumpets feature on "Angels from the Realms of Glory" & "Angels We Have Heard on High"; SATB/Orch)
- Christmas Hero, parts I and II (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Mrs. Santa & Santa/Orch)
- Join the Chorus (audience singalong; SATB/opt. Children/Orch)
- Merry Christmas from Chicago (adaptation of "Christmas in Chicago"; SATB/Children/Orch)
- The Wexford Carol (several versions: SATB/Orch; Soprano Solo/SATB/Orch; SATB/Soloists/Organ/Flute/Harp)
- Things We Do Each Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Orch)
- Santa Claus Symphony (edit and adaptation of W.H. Fry 19th-century work; Orch only)
- Carols for Dickens (SATB/Children/Orch)
- Getting Rid of All That's Christmas (feature for Scrooge; SATB/Scrooge singer-actor/Orch)
- It's a Dickens of a Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Scrooge singer-actor/Orch)
- Cantus Angelorum (a cappella, wordless "Angels We Have Heard on High"; SATB chorus div/Scrooge actor)
- A Gift for Santa (comic mini-opera for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; SATB/7 Operatic soloists/Santa/Orch)
- The Simple Gifts of Christmas (concert closer; SATB/7 Operatic soloists/Orch)
- The Christmas Truce of 1914 (programmatic ballet and choral ballad; ballet for dancers and orchestra; choral anthem SATB/Orchestra)
- Home for the Holidays (novelty arrangement of familiar tune; SATB/Children/2 narrators/Orch)
- Now That You're Home, It's Christmas (bright, upbeat Christmas original; SATB/Children/Child singer/Adult male singer/Orch)
- Christmas Changes Everything (sacred Christmas song, alto/tenor vocal duet with chamber orchestra)
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- Father Christmas Comes to Chicago (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Baritone solo/Orch)
- Christmas Time (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Santa actor/Orch)
- Your Christmas W-I-S-H (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Narrator/Santa/Orch)
- The Christmas Menace (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Orch)
- Good Night and Merry Christmas (novelty concert closer, SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- Let the Caroling Start (audience singalong; SATB/opt. Children/Orch)
- We Wish You a VERY Merry Christmas (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- The Stars Shall Dance (a cappella setting of Eugene Field poem; SSAATTBB chorus)
- Fa-La-La! (audience singalong; SATB/Orch)
- In Search of Santa (mini-musical, various numbers; SATB/Children/Child actors/Santa actors/Orch)
- Welcome, Noel! (extended treatment of "The First Noel"; SATB/Orch)
- The Christmas Spirit (concert closer; SATB/Children/Orch)
- Everywhere You Look, It's Christmas (audience singalong; SATB/Children/Mr. Groutch actor/Orch)
- Something You Can Count On (novelty singalong; SATB/Children/Anncr/Orch)
- A Very Special Christmas Number (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Mr. Groutch actor/Santa/Orch)
- The Hall Bedecked! (extended treatment of "Deck the Hall"; SATB/Orch)
- Another Wonderful Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Santa/Orch)
- Angels' Glory (herald trumpets feature on "Angels from the Realms of Glory" & "Angels We Have Heard on High"; SATB/Orch)
- Christmas Hero, parts I and II (novelty concert closer; SATB/Children/Mrs. Santa & Santa/Orch)
- Join the Chorus (audience singalong; SATB/opt. Children/Orch)
- Merry Christmas from Chicago (adaptation of "Christmas in Chicago"; SATB/Children/Orch)
- The Wexford Carol (several versions: SATB/Orch; Soprano Solo/SATB/Orch; SATB/Soloists/Organ/Flute/Harp)
- Things We Do Each Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Orch)
- Santa Claus Symphony (edit and adaptation of W.H. Fry 19th-century work; Orch only)
- Carols for Dickens (SATB/Children/Orch)
- Getting Rid of All That's Christmas (feature for Scrooge; SATB/Scrooge singer-actor/Orch)
- It's a Dickens of a Christmas (concert closer; SATB/Children/Scrooge singer-actor/Orch)
- Cantus Angelorum (a cappella, wordless "Angels We Have Heard on High"; SATB chorus div/Scrooge actor)
- A Gift for Santa (comic mini-opera for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; SATB/7 Operatic soloists/Santa/Orch)
- The Simple Gifts of Christmas (concert closer; SATB/7 Operatic soloists/Orch)
- The Christmas Truce of 1914 (programmatic ballet and choral ballad; ballet for dancers and orchestra; choral anthem SATB/Orchestra)
- Home for the Holidays (novelty arrangement of familiar tune; SATB/Children/2 narrators/Orch)
- Now That You're Home, It's Christmas (bright, upbeat Christmas original; SATB/Children/Child singer/Adult male singer/Orch)
- Christmas Changes Everything (sacred Christmas song, alto/tenor vocal duet with chamber orchestra)