Christmas Makes Me Happy
by John Riggio
Upbeat! Positive! Energizing! Happy! Jolly! If you're looking for those qualities in a song to perform this holiday season, this is it! "Christmas Makes Me Happy" is a driving, infectious song your students will love singing and your audience will love hearing. It's not just about Christmas happiness, it's also about the things we do to celebrate the season.
The part 1 melody guide for this song is written into the piano part, but we also have a couple of bell melody guides (one for each part) to help your singers out. Part 2 is optional, but if your students are able to do it, it really does add to the song. You will find a rehearsal track for part 2 at our web site, MusicK8.com
Be sure to have them sing out at the Broadway-esque section at measure 42, emphasizing the words, "Am I making myself clear?" where the left hand piano drops out at measure 49. (Consider having them put their hands on their hips when they sing this.)
Our Performance/Accompaniment recording of this song (on CD or MP3) is really worth it! It features our outstanding rhythm section as well as jingle bells, orchestral chimes, and various synths. Our session players did a fabulous job with this song, and while a piano-only performance has a certain charm to it, this song (and pretty much all of our songs) sound amazing with their full orchestrations.
Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.