Christmas Music Event 2024

It's time for the annual Young Composers Christmas Music Event!

The Brief

Same as ever year - write anything inspired by a winter celebration (e.g. Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa) or just Winter in general (or Summer for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere).

If you want to participate, pop a comment below! You could have a look at last year's competition for inspiration if you like:

As usual there are no prizes and everyone's a winner. You will however, be rewarded with a beautiful badge designed by our very own @PeterthePapercomPoser.

Submissions are open now (8th December). Submissions will be included in this thread. There is no deadline, though preferably your piece should be done before Christmas or at least before the end of December.

What are you waiting for? Get composing!

I think I'm going to participate! Would a sax quartet tounge-in-cheek version of Sleigh Ride be acceptable? Thank you!

On 12/9/2024 at 8:50 AM, AlexL said:

Would a sax quartet tounge-in-cheek version of Sleigh Ride be acceptable?

You should see the garbage Christmas music I've submitted lol. Anything you want is fine, this is lighthearted and fun. 

I've begun reharmonizing and doing a choral setting of a famous Polish Christmas Carol (although it's only famous in Poland of course).  Count me in!

Here's my entry to the event!  Merry Christmas to all!  Ho ho ho!

I am in 🙂

Hi, this is my contribution. Happy Christmas!

Ill be participating again this year.

Hello everyone,

I wrote a Christmas piece for violin and piano with a pop-style song structure (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, coda), although there are no lyrics (really bad with writing lyrics, sorry!!^^).  This is one of my first times writing music in pop form.  Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!!🎄 

https://youtu.be/dG44w4HV6n0?si=9KvIDHHG8VUufK0M

~Frank

Hi @Frank Normandy,

3 hours ago, Frank Normandy said:

wrote a Christmas piece for violin and piano with a pop-style song structure (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, coda), although there are no lyrics (really bad with writing lyrics, sorry!!^^).  This is one of my first times writing music in pop form.  Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!!🎄 

https://youtu.be/dG44w4HV6n0?si=9KvIDHHG8VUufK0M

Apart from posting under this thread, you can also post your piece seperately as another post!

Henry

On 12/21/2024 at 9:49 PM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @Frank Normandy,

Apart from posting under this thread, you can also post your piece seperately as another post!

Henry

 

Ahh, thanks:)  Maybe I will post it separately.

~Frank

I feel I am bit late...

Is it too late to make a submission? 😅

The_Long_Arctic_Midnight_Suite_-_Kyle_Hilton_UncleRed99_With_Spitfire_VST_Audio.pdf

1 minute ago, UncleRed99 said:

Is it too late to make a submission? 😅

No!  Technically, the event is open until New Year's Day!  So you can still make a submission and receive a participant badge before then.

Just now, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

No!  Technically, the event is open until New Year's Day!  So you can still make a submission and receive a participant badge before then.

 

YETH!

Whipped this up super fast 😄

Hello! Here's my entry for this year.

Chopin: "What a beautiful and cinematic approach to the Christmas holiday. Clearly, Christmas met Hollywood this year!"

@chopin I appreciate the compliment! 🙂 Glad I could contribute to the wonderful pieces that we have submitted for 2024, and I'm happy to have recently become a part of this forum! 

Happy 2025 everyone! 

It's probably too late, but I only got around to finishing my little composition today. I wish you all a wonderful new year! Although late, but hopefully my little piece will at least make you happy. Hurray to the snowy countryside for a sleigh ride.