Christmas News

“Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon” (Good evening, beautiful evening, Christmas is coming)
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas melody
from Carinthia, which is also very well suited for youth wind ensembles.

For variable wind ensemble

Format of parts: A5
Format of score: A4

Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 1+

“Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon”
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas tune
from Carinthia that will lend your Advent and Christmas concert a
particularly atmospheric and festive mood.

Music & lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 2
Small Concert Band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4

Small Concert Band

Join the "Föhrenberger Blasmusik" on
a wintry trip to St. Johann...

The beautiful winter waltz by Roland Gruner
in the edition for Small Concert Band with vocals (optional).

Arrangement: Willi Stelzig
Key: B flat major to E flat major
Level: 2-3

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür - this phrase isn’t just an
idiomatic expression about the approaching Advent season, but also a
well-known, lively Christmas song.
The song originally comes from the Czech Republic and
became a real catchy tune back in the GDR. 

Big band with vocals (optional)

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: E-flat Major
Level: 2-3

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür - this phrase isn’t just an
idiomatic expression about the approaching Advent season, but also a
well-known, lively Christmas song.
The song originally comes from the Czech Republic and
became a real catchy tune back in the GDR. 

Small concert band with vocals (optional)

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: E-flat Major
Level: 2-3

One of the world’s most famous Irish ballads
in a new arrangement by Erwin Jahreis for Big band. 

With its melancholic melody, based on the Irish classic “Londonderry Air,”
and its heartfelt and moving lyrics, which speak of farewell, longing, and hope,
this timeless and beautiful song is particularly suited to the contemplative Christmas season. 

Music and lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis 

Key: B-flat Major 
Level: 2-3
Duration: 4 min. 11 sec. 

Edition for Big Band 
with vocals (optional, in English) 
 

One of the world’s most famous Irish ballads
in a new arrangement by Erwin Jahreis for small concert band.  

With its melancholic melody, based on the Irish classic “Londonderry Air,”
and its heartfelt and moving lyrics, which speak of farewell, longing, and hope,
this timeless and beautiful song is particularly suited to the contemplative Christmas season. 

Music and lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis 

Key: B-flat Major 
Level: 2-3
Duration: 4 min. 11 sec. 

Edition for Small Concert Band 
with vocals (optional, in English) 
 

The new Erwin Jahreis arrangement of the
well-known “Winter Wonderland” brings
a breath of fresh air to your Christmas concert!

With sonorous elegance and light Latin
rhythms, this classic is transformed
into a swinging snowstorm...

Key: E-flat and F major
Big band (with vocals, English)
Grade: 3-4

Can also be performed with a mixed Choir.

Christmas is the festival of great emotions.
It's full of love, happiness and joy - but also full of hopes and longings.
“Wunder der Weihnachtszeit” is for all those who believe in the magical
Magic of Christmas.

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: B flat major
Level: 3

Edition for Big Band with vocals (optional)

"Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon",
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas tune
from Carinthia that will lend your Advent and Christmas concert a
particularly atmospheric and festive mood.

Music & lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 2
Concert band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4

Roland Kaiser and Nana Mouskouri interpret
this wonderful, lively Christmas song,
which has also been sung by many others artists
like Andy Williams, Amy Grant and so on.

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Level: 3

Edition for Big Band with vocals (two-part singing)

“Guten Abend, schön Abend, es weihnachtet schon”
is a beautiful, peaceful Christmas tune
from Carinthia that will lend your Advent and Christmas concert a
particularly atmospheric and festive mood.

Music & lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Karl Michael Wolf
Key: B flat major
Grade: 2
Large Concert Band (with vocals)

Parts format: A5
Score format: A4

Join the "Föhrenberger Blasmusik" on
a wintry trip to St. Johann...

The beautiful winter waltz by Roland Gruner
in the edition for Concert Band with vocals (optional).

Arrangement: Willi Stelzig
Key: B flat major to E flat major
Level: 2-3

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür - this phrase isn’t just an
idiomatic expression about the approaching Advent season, but also a
well-known, lively Christmas song.
The song originally comes from the Czech Republic and
became a real catchy tune back in the GDR. 

Concert band with vocals (optional)

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: E-flat Major
Level: 2-3

One of the world’s most famous Irish ballads
in a new arrangement by Erwin Jahreis for concert band.

With its melancholic melody, based on the Irish classic “Londonderry Air,”
and its heartfelt and moving lyrics, which speak of farewell, longing, and hope,
this timeless and beautiful song is particularly suited to the contemplative Christmas season. 

Music and lyrics: Traditional
Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Duration: 4 min. 11 sec.

Key: B-flat Major 
Level: 2-3

Edition for Concert Band 
with vocals (optional, in English) 
 

The new Erwin Jahreis arrangement of the
well-known “Winter Wonderland” brings
a breath of fresh air to your Christmas concert!

With sonorous elegance and light Latin
rhythms, this classic is transformed
into a swinging snowstorm...

Key: E-flat and F Major
Concert Band (with vocals, English)
Grade: 3-4

Can also be performed with a mixed Choir.

Christmas is the festival of great emotions.
It's full of love, happiness and joy - but also full of hopes and longings.
“Wunder der Weihnachtszeit” is for all those who believe in the magical
Magic of Christmas.

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Key: B flat major
Level: 3

Edition for Concert Band with vocals (optional)

Roland Kaiser and Nana Mouskouri interpret
this wonderful, lively Christmas song,
which has also been sung by many others artists
like Andy Williams, Amy Grant and so on.

Arrangement: Erwin Jahreis
Level: 3

Edition for Concert Band with vocals (two-part singing)