Christmas music is always orchestrated for Harps, Strings, Woodwinds, Percussion (especially Tympani) and Low Brass. Have you ever wondered why trumpets are missing? It's been tried, but the results are always less than emotionally charged, celebratory, holiday music.
Click on the audio file below to hear the results of a few attempts to include trumpets in Christmas music orchestrations and you will understand why they never became distributed recordings.
(Click on the play button to listen, right click to download.)
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