White Christmas has been a holiday classic for many years! Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1940, and the first performance was by Bing Crosby on Christmas Day, 1941. Since then, the song has been covered by many people, including Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Bette Midler, and Lady Gaga!
Larry’s new arrangement of White Christmas will bring joy, and perhaps a touch of nostalgia, to your audience! It’s for handbells, handchimes, and flute. Thanks to Rose Wiersma for joining us to play the flute part on our demonstration video. Rose is a talented musician, who not only plays a variety of instruments professionally, but also directs the Zeeland Community Band. Rose is based in Holland, Michigan, and we’ve been privileged to be friends for some years now. We hope you’ll enjoy our video!
More information about this arrangement
White Christmas is for 5-7 octaves of handbells, with 2 octaves of handchimes, and an optional flute part that really adds something special!
If you’d like to find out more about this arrangement, and other arrangements and original compositions for handbell choir, visit our Choraegus website. Alternatively, click below to go directly to Sheet Music Plus!
Other holiday handbell arrangements from Choraegus
We have lots of Christmas and holiday music available from Choraegus (and Sheet Music Plus). Options include some fun-to-play secular arrangements. Click on the titles to find out more!
- I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas: Your next holiday ear-worm, for 3 octaves and an optional D7 if you have one!
- Ukrainian Bell Carol: A fun Level 4 arrangement for 5-7 octaves that makes a great concert-closer!
- Winter Wonderland: A sparkling Level 5 arrangement, for 5-7 octaves of handbells and 3 octaves of handchimes
Any questions? Ideas and suggestions?
If you have any suggestions for more holiday tunes you’d like to see arranged for handbells, you’re always welcome to contact us and let us know!
