Christmas Favorites for Soprano Recorder Volume 1

Christmas Favorites for Soprano Recorder Volume 1 is an exciting series of arrangements for the soprano recorder featuring ensemble accompaniments in a variety of styles such as jazz, bluegrass, and classical. There are a variety of backing tracks to make this album even more fun for the recorder player!

Supporting ensembles include brass and woodwind quartets, a choir, a bluegrass trio, a jazz combo, solo harp, piano, and an eclectic ensemble of tuba, piano, sleigh bells, and woodwinds. The music on this first volume was hand-picked by an enthusiastic eleven-year-old recorder player. It is kid-endorsed and suitable for all ages!

Introduction

Christmas Favorites for Soprano Recorder Volume 1 Arranged by Jeff Anvinson

  • Angels We Have Heard on High — Traditional French Carol 
  • Carol of the Bells — Mykola Leontovych
  • Deck the Halls — Traditional Welsh Carol
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain — African-American Spiritual
  • Jingle Bells — James Lord Pierpont
  • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas — James R. Murray
  • We Three Kings of Orient Are — John Henry Hopkins Jr.
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas — Traditional English Carol

Includes Soprano Recorder Fingering Chart