All I Want For Christmas Is You

General Info

Composer: Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff
Arranger: David Steinquest
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Series: Row-Loff Sicles Series
Duration: 00:03:07

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Chimes
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Suspended Cymbal & Mark Tree & Sleigh Bells
Player 7: Drum Set
Player 8: Bass Guitar

Performance Notes

You’re gonna love this Christmas hit from Mariah Carey! Conduct the notes through beats 3 & 4 of bar 12. Count in to bar 14 with the new tempo, from here out we’re in swing eighth-note mode. Be sure the “Deck the Halls” quote can be heard from the bells in bars 75-76. It’s always a plus to have the ensemble in Santa hats when performing this holiday classic!

Arrangements for Percussion by this Arranger

Small Ensemble

Bourrée (Ensemble) - 6 Players
Three Kings Carolin’ - 6 Players

Large Ensemble

2001: A Mallet Oddity -10 Players
Allegro Barbaro - 10 Players
Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet - 12 Players
Erlkönig - 14 Players
Frankenstein - 13 Players
Sweet Rio - 12 Players
The 12 Daze Of Christmas - 13 Players
The Addams Family Meets The Munsters - 11 Players
Toccata in D Minor - 14 Players
Viennese Musical Clock - 12 Players
We Need A Little Christmas - 14 Players

Percussion Ensemble with Other Instrument Works

All I Want For Christmas Is You - 7 Players with Bass Guitar
Batman Theme - 10 Players with Rhythm Section and optional Brass Section and Voice
Mission: Impossible - 7 Players with Bass Guitar
Wild Wood Carol - 8 Player with Female Voice