Glo-glo-glorious!

It's that glorious time of year again! And what better way to celebrate than with music? Here, we present a happy, swingin', lively partner song that you can use to open a show or just keep it moving along. It's jazzy, but all those shimmering touches of strings give it a little bit of a Broadway-style, just perfect for a holiday performance. Of course, we recommend that you use our Performance/Accompaniment recording with this song for the best results. Our big band accompaniment brings just the right amount of pizzazz!

You'll note that the song swings, which means that singers will need to pay attention to the triplet based interpretation of eighth notes. This is another reason to use the recording. Listening and singing along with our singers and jazz ensemble will help your singers feel the groove more readily.

Lyrically, the song is full of adjectives about the season, which by the way, is a nice cross curricular nod. (What are adjectives anyway?) Each one has repeated syllables which make it not only a little poetic, but also fun to sing. Because each verse is sung by itself before being combined into a partner song the third time at measure 9, you can easily hear how the melody for each part goes. After the third time however (measure 41), the parts remain combined. So we have isolated them and put them on our web site as rehearsal tracks in case you need them. The chart on page 77 provides information on how to access these free extras.

Glorious movement! - Another thing that might make this tune a real showstopper for you is choreography. Given its style, it's a natural! You could assign movement to all of your performers, or you could use a select group that you feature. For example, you could keep singers on risers and dancers on the floor in front of them. To help you create movement for this song, we have enlisted the talents of our choreographer, Melissa Schott. You will find a video of this free extra on our web site. See the chart on page 77 for details.