Product Description
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was the seventh single released by John Lennon outside his work in the Beatles, and it was recorded by John and Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Choir. Originally intended as a protest song about the Vietnam War as well as a holiday song, "Happy Xmas" has since become a standard for the season and has been covered by numerous other artists. Even though it was not as immediately popular in the US as it was in the UK, it's now one of the most beloved Christmas songs around the world, so you can't go wrong having it in your gig books! Perfect for holiday parties and events, this arrangement for string quartet maintains the beautiful countermelodies, lush harmonies, and cheerful rhythmic feel of the original. And the melody passes around throughout the song to v1, v2, and viola, so this chart will be fun for everyone to play! Rated intermediate, this will be playable for students and easily sightreadable for professionals.
Sarah Cellobat Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. Currently, she performs with legendary rock band Aerosmith in their Deuces Are Wild residency show, and she is the principal cellist for the Raiders House Band, playing for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She also plays with many other groups including Premiere Wedding Music, Bella Electric Strings, the Femmes Of Rock, and David Perricos Pop Strings Orchestra. Sarah has performed and recorded with numerous other artists including Disturbed, Mötley Crüe, Celine Dion, Halsey, Michael Bublé, Sarah Brightman, and Lady A. She is the exclusive arranger for a number of award-winning wedding and event companies all across the United States, including Premiere Wedding Music, Las Vegas Music Oasis, and Impulse Strings, and she has created custom arrangements for many other ensembles all over the world. You can find her at:
http://www.cellobat.com
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https://www.youtube.com/@Cellobat
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.