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Classical music for Christmas, piano
“A Christmas Festival”
by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
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Arranged for piano by Nathan Zemp
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Performed by Nathan Zemp, piano ℗ 2020
"A Christmas Festival"
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Completed: June 12, 1950 Woodbury, Connecticut
Instrumentation: Symphony Orchestra
Structure: Overture
First Performed: June 12, 1950

Leroy Anderson selected eight of the most popular Christmas carols and one Christmas song (Jingle Bells) to create his arrangement.

I. Joy to the World
II. Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
III. God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen
IV. Good King Wenceslas
V. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
[ - The First Nowell (in 1950 original version) ]
VI. Silent Night
VII. Jingle Bells
VIII. O Come All Ye Faithful

Using the themes, Anderson built a concert overture that was approximately nine minutes in length, whose title at the time of the June 12, 1950 recording was "Christmas Festival".

For publication in 1952, Anderson eliminated "The First Nowell" and shortened the overture overall to just under six minutes. Anderson adjusted the title to "A Christmas Festival".

The original 9-minute version of "A Christmas Festival" is © 1950.
The shorter 6-minute version of "A Christmas Festival" is © 1952.

This arrangement of "A Christmas Festival" by Nathan Zemp is based on Leroy Anderson's shorter version.

Thoughts about the music

"This piece is very special to me, and has been a part of my life since I was just a baby. The New Westminster and District Concert Band, a group that many of my family members and I play in, performs "A Christmas Festival" every year at their annual Christmas concert. As we were unable to perform it for Christmas 2020, I created this piano arrangement to share in the joy of this medley from home. When writing this arrangement, I aimed to capture the many different stylistic characters and ingenious countermelodies that make this piece a perennial favourite."
Nathan Zemp