Grown-Up Christmas List arranged by Michael Brown

Young Concert Band - Grade 3
Though originally recorded by David Foster with Natalie Cole, the 1992 version by Amy Grant is largely responsible for this song's continued popularity. This inspiring ballad will add a special lift to any holiday concert, and Michael's great-sounding arrangement can be performed effectively with or without a vocal soloist.
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I played this in band Clarinet 1 was hard for my second year

[nbuehster]

"Every man would have a friend"

Every time I hear that, I think about how I go through a lot of pain and stress, and, other than my family, I don't have anyone to turn to. :(

Now I don't have to go through as much stress, (2002-2022) but I still wish I had a friend.

[DioriAviationTravelTrans]

Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies

Well, I'm all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list

What is this illusion called
The innocence of youth?
Maybe only in our blind belief
Can we ever find the truth

[Piano]

[Chorus]
There'd be
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end

This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only long life wish

This is my grown-up Christmas list

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mallets and timpani here (we only had 3 percussionists for this concert), this is probably one of my favorite songs from our christmas concert

[RockStarOscarStern]

Hal Leonard Concert Band
The Solo Vocal Part could even be played on the Nyckelharpa.

[RockStarOscarStern]

It's good to have the Band double the Vocal part which is Rock-tastic. We should make a new SATB Choir vocal part.

[RockStarOscarStern]

Those Vocal Cue notes could also be played to help reinforce the Solo Vocalist which is common if you have alot of musicians.

[RockStarOscarStern]

Well I hear the String Bass part being played on an Electric Bass which you can actually do it should say String (or Electric) Bass on the String Bass part.