I was saving this one for the last because I was really happy with how it was turning out, but I finished it last night and I don’t have another to post today, so here we go! I took Jingle Bells (written by James Pierpont, and originally written as a T-giving song) and messed around with it a bit. Everyone loves Jingle Bells, right? The happy, bouncy, spirited classic of the holidays that makes you just want to wrap gifts and give money to the Salvation Army. *PUKE* I said screw that, yo - I want a melancholy Jingle Bells, like For Whom the Jingle Bells Toll or something. So my arrangement is indeed in F minor. It is written for my favorite, Mallet Choir (Chimes, Orchestra Bells, Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone), and plays with split-chord ostinatos, rhythmic lulls and hiccups, and melody trade-offs between voices. It is taken at the crazy speed of 160 bpm, but feels very chill and laid-back due mostly to the ostinatos. Hope you like it. YAY XAR # 5:

Jingle Bells (mallet choir)