Why we waited until now to put these three selections in a set of quints is anybody's guess. Carol of the Shepherds, Deck the Halls, and O Come O Come Emmanuel are all very recognizable Christmas classics. The arrangements are specifically designed to be playable by second- or third-year players, though their use need not be restricted to just young ensembles.
From time to time, all brass groups get asked to play at a community gathering, shopping mall, open house, or something similar, and this could be a handy source of some material to play.
MP3 sound sample: All three pieces all the way though (synthesizer/midi).
CHRISTMAS QUINTS NO. 14, three Christmas carols-- Carol of the Shepherds, Deck the Halls, and O Come O Come Emmanuel-- arranged by Tom Kirkland for brass quintet consisting of two trumpets, french horn, trombone, and tuba, comes in a pdf file of 365K, with three two-page scores, seven one-page parts and two two-page parts (most contain two parts on the same page), and a license page, eighteen pages in all. Performance time should be about one to two minutes each.