Although we haven't made it to Thanksgiving yet, the various music services and radio stations of restaurants and shops are already bombarding us with Christmas music (although not constantly; it's better to have a mix), so I figured I might as well start doing a few Christmas numbers I haven't done yet. The one I've chosen to do here is "Silver Bells," written by the duo of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.

My version is for my traditional trio of alto saxophone, vibraphone, piano.

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This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music © Decca Records and everybody else who owns the rights; while I did the score entirely from memory (based on when I first learned it), the recording I used to help me ensure I had it right was the original recording by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards.

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Crosby/Richards version of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHefeA-hyMA