Santa the Barbarian (Grade 1, Randall Standridge)

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Be sure to check out the sequel!: SANTA THE BARBARIAN AND THE PIRATES OF THE NORTH POLE: • Santa the Barbarian an...
Check out this MIDI Demo of the 3rd (and Final) Chapter, coming summer 2023: SANTA THE BARBARIAN: SNOWPOCALYPSE: / tempo-120-0-2
As I have stated before, I often suffer from an overactive imagination. This is not precisely true, as I don’t really suffer…I enjoy all of the strange ideas that my mind comes up with. And I have the perfect ace in the hole, too, as any time someone asks me to explain myself, I simply say, “I’m artistic.” But, I digress…
During my career as a composer, I have written a multitude of Christmas works. These are always quite challenging, as you have two factors working against from the outset. One, you are dealing with a very limited amount of recognizable material, as you can only use works that are in the public domain, and two, you are writing in an over-populated genre in which almost every conceivable combination of holiday tunes has been plumbed to death. The challenge, then, is to find a new angle that puts a different spin on well loved holiday classics.
Enter Santa the Barbarian.
In this work, I have reimagined the jolly old elf as a warrior of the winter wastes. The familiar tunes of Up on the Housetop and Jingle Bells are transformed into a war cry for this incarnation of Santa, as he navigates the snowy desert with his eight mighty reign-deer: Basher, Danger, Lancer, Victim, Bomb-it, Brutis, Runner, and Blitz-Them. On Christmas night, he fights his way across the unforgiving terrain in time to bring toys to all the good children, leaving a path of destruction and candy cane carnage in his wake.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from me to you and yours!!

[@briangay9156]

As a band teacher, it makes me so happy to see all these band students in the comments that are excited for this music and band in general - don't ever quit, kids!

[@thenamelessone8192]

Definitely won’t, some days band is the only reason I can get through a day of school.

[@notasquid1299]

ok Mr. Gay

[@lucituci97]

I will not quit!! I’m a trumpet player but I get to specially play the marimba for this piece!!!

[@laschibabas]

Ima quit idk how to read tuba notas

[@TIPTONGAMER]

🫡

[@Addo1000_dragons]

I played this song in concert band, and I carried the whole song with that tambourine part 😎

[@damianosjawline]

carried with marimba 💪

[@lucasfruit2367]

i played tamb too lol

[@Addo1000_dragons]

@@lucasfruit2367 tamb gang

[@pileofsocks8287]

So real

[@genevadixon8426]

More tambourine! ❤

[@T.Author]

As a percussionist who has played this piece, THERE IS NOT A BETTER FRELING THAN FEELING THE DRUMS BEAT IN YOUR HEART!!!

[@Your_Local_Mammott]

True I did it too

[@veertalsania8671]

Fax I did to

[@user-ls8fx5yr6i]

I'm percussion too ❤❤❤

[@scarlettwatson12]

i can feel thsi comment!

[@kendrickpotato-lz6sc]

Bro beat felling is hearing the French horns like you never hear us

[@rhianaclay1602]

My band teacher is having the us play this at the Christmas concert! I luv it so much

[@SoulandEm]

Same lol

[@RidgeNuess]

Same

[@best_clarinet_ever]

same

[@logthegod2567]

Same

[@YBNmadman]

Same

[@Loveisnoteasyy]

I play flute and my school has to do this and my section flipped out when they found out the flutes kinda have a solo

[@kaydeepachlhofer643]

oh god, i play flute as well. we just got our music a few days ago. im so scared.

[@sierra_smitty]

I just got my music for this today, and I didn't know that there was a flute solo. I play flute too, so that's just great.

[@bryanzhang9828]

I just got my piece one day ago I am so nervous. I also play flute

[@Loveisnoteasyy]

@@bryanzhang9828 you'll be fine just after your band/section plays it atlest 2 measures make sure to practices thos

[@exotic6439]

wait what measure? I got the piece too but i don’t remember a solo

[@GenralVex]

So everyone's band is playing this (including mine)

[@sierra_smitty]

Yup

[@leticiabecerra7156]

Yes

[@kokichiouma4976]

Yep

[@nataliefinley672]

Yea lol

[@aaliyahsterling7152]

Yess

[@flexy19]

As a baritone player.. this song was my favorite piece out of all of them.. like I absolutely loved this song especially our eighth notes and stuff. The chanting, narration, everything. Love it.

[@quackster9285]

Euphonium here! Absolutely agree, my dad really loves Santa the Barbarian we played in 6th grade. Still his favorite song from any other concert before and after.

[@Tuvia2400]

​@@quackster9285 also euphonium I'm doing this for my Christmas concert

[@zomgoat5333]

Agreed from another baritone player

[@mylifeasbaileigh6266]

i play baritone too

[@jamesking5781]

bro i hated the high notes

[@fredcorruptted4859]

The rest of my band and me agree this is one of the best pieces of music we have played. We love it so much. In the middle of class the teacher that we are in class with yells at us because one of us will sing the melody and the other does trombones ham notes. 😂😂

[@randallstandridge]

Thank you!

[@alyssafree4970]

we always nickname it, santa the barista santana the barber santa barbara etc

[@Hobo_coyote]

@@alyssafree4970 we just called it santa

[@rybread1856]

@@Hobo_coyote same we call it Santa. I play percussion and I have to beat the crap out of my drum

[@boidapro]

@@rybread1856 LMAOOOO

[@ifkdurmom1126]

We're playing this in my 7th grade band :)

[@sierra_smitty]

We're gonna be playing this in my band too, and I'm in 7th as well!

[@murphy390]

Same here!!

[@nitpikit7117]

Yea same

[@jack_underwood]

We are all alike

[@IRUMIIII]

Same broo

[@bradysmith0908]

My band is playing this for our Christmas concert today. It’s such a cool song in my opinion. As a mallet player this is my favorite song I’ve ever played just because of the amount of cool parts in it! It makes me feel like I’m in a movie!

[@adamwhitfield4288]

On god I’m a percussionist and you should look it up with base mallet

[@Eatingthisstuffup]

Yes” it’s the best part “ says everyone

[@greenw3877]

A little late, but how did it go?

[@bradysmith0908]

@@greenw3877 we did good. I don’t remember much from last year but I was pretty much the only percussionist that knew what they were doing but that’s ok because no other percussion part matters too much. Still a great song.

[@greenw3877]

@@bradysmith0908 Nice, we’re playing this in 7th grade band, and most people can do their part. Well, besides the percussion and trumpets. I play alto saxophone and we’re fine.

[@finhaupt6307]

At my band concert, I will be playing marimba in this song and i love it sm

[@ryleestruthers4]

I'm playing French horn

[@Thathooper_kam5]

Clarinet Gang where u at?

[@TIPTONGAMER]

SAME

[@isabeljohnson4376]

I'm doing that this year !!

[@lloydisbetter]

@@Thathooper_kam5 hereee

[@dvvine.]

PLAYING THIS IN MY BAND FOR THE WINTER CONCERT!! ITS REALLY GOOD ^^

[@lightinggamer2312]

Same

[@Sim.shi09]

Same

[@pIenty]

same i play the flute and the opening is hard

[@lightinggamer2312]

@@Sim.shi09 ya, I’m narrator and play trumpet

[@andreadetres1980]

@@pIenty SAME

[@l.stout14]

Me and my band class are playing this as well as christmas star with the highschool band and I think its gonna be awsome

[@SoulandEm]

Hold up same -

[@arthurmorgan3103]

Hold up -

[@froggo654]

The fact that most of this comment section is playing this song, either from last year or this year is crazy. I play flute and I’m so excited to see how our concert turns out! Edit: we did it! Our narrator sounded awesome and we played really well!

[@kitsuneteto]

AAA I ALSO PLAY FLUTE AND WE'RE DOING THIS ON THE 15TH IM SO HYPED

[@Aval1z123]

Same except are supposedly narrator quit bc of family issues

[@jazmynecummings4816]

@kitsuneteto our concerts are on the same day nice

[@AttackHelicopter-pz5ss]

Wait do you got to HMS?

[@aestheticbubblesqueen5618]

My band played this last year and this year we are playing santa the barbarian and the pirates of the north pole

[@beezybat8551]

THIS SONG IS A TRADITION TO PLAY EVERY CHRISTMAS CONCERT!!!!

[@Biblefacts-ci8mn]

Us too 🎉❤

[@Skilionplays]

Us too

[@ciptic9172]

Honestly this is one of the best band songs I've ever heard

[@randallstandridge]

Thank you! Be sure to check out the sequel as well "Santa the Barbarian and the Pirates of the North Pole"

[@alexvaladez3641]

@@randallstandridge make a prequel

[@IrisXD_V2]

@@randallstandridgecould you make a prequel like you did for frogs? When our band class discovered tadpoles my band teacher said it would be great for the younger kids to play, while we played the harder frogs. I feel a prequel for this one would also be great!

[@daisy7483]

As a clarinet player, this song is my pride and joy 🤩 💛

[@MADDIEMADDIEAHH]

I’m playing this for my Christmas concert this year, and tbh, it gives of the BIGGEST nightmare before Christmas vibes. I love it, and I’m super excited to play it!!

[@kenzie.fanpage]

how did it go???

[@light_glitch]

How did it go

[@MADDIEMADDIEAHH]

@@kenzie.fanpage great!

[@MADDIEMADDIEAHH]

@@light_glitch it was good, really fun to play and we did great :)

[@light_glitch]

@@MADDIEMADDIEAHH Oh, that's good I'm are going to play this song for this a Christmas parade😁

[@nathan_the_barbarian7974]

I’m glad I clicked on this! This is the kind of barbaric Christmas music I need to play in my home this year 💪🏻🎅🏻

[@RaptormanMusic]

We are playing this at our band concert, and it’s so fun as a percussionist

[@gbnassar]

I’m playing the chains for this peice

[@jerb675]

real like i have the timpani part, its fun asf

[@chloecca]

The 7th graders played this at one of our band concerts and our old principal dressed as Santa and ran around with a sword. It. Was. Awesome.

[@rhettsrenderingsinc.4870]

Goals, people. Goals.

[@scarlettwatson12]

i am going to BEG my band teacher to arrange this XD

[@Dungeon_Dunce2011]

same@@scarlettwatson12

[@Landonwitherow11]

@@scarlettwatson12 my old principle literally as a white beard this would be awesome

[@randallstandridge]

For anyone who wants to hear it...I just finished the 3rd (and final) chapter. SANTA THE BARBARIAN: SNOWPOCALYPSE. soundcloud.com/randall-standridge/tempo-120-0-2?in=randall-standridge/sets/rsm-publications-2023-midi-previews/s-iKwmAv0nw2Y&si=f97afb8b596c4451afb35b106f6c7175&

[@KneeXDD]

we’re playing this piece (i play flute) and im so excited it’s such a fun piece!

[@bribri4eva170]

I literally love this song so much i didnt play it for my winter concert but it stays in my heart

[@cadenceissuperdupercool]

As a French horn player who’s playing this in a concert in like a week, this is one of the best pieces I’ve played, I like the whole vibe, it’s really fun.

[@gretamullet9347]

I play horn too😃

[@elshrecko284]

@@gretamullet9347 same😀

[@bandgirl4206]

Me too!!!! Our part is kinda boring, but its really fun!

[@shinysands9193]

i play french horn too!

[@bandgirl4206]

@shinysands9193 yay! I love French horn 😁

[@kyrcamille9106]

Dude this song is so interesting and I remember I first heard it in band and I'm like "gosh this is dark" but you know it has a cool feel to it. I also think I will never be able to listen to up on the house top the same again

[@exoticamethyst3204]

i'm so exited for this, my bandmates and i are all, with me being a percussionist i'm mostly exited!!

[@shrigma4996]

Thats cool I’m a trumpet player and I’ll be playing this

[@_-Yr.mamma-_]

What do you play for this song? I play jingle bells and maracas

[@exoticamethyst3204]

@@_-Yr.mamma-_ Sleigh bells and maracas-

[@brookecrawford5460]

Sameeeee

[@chimneyslip1017]

ah a fellow percussionist i see

[@Urfav_dumbblonde24]

Im 8th grade, I play flute and we are doing this piece in band! I love it so much! My favourite part is the little melody’s from different instruments that you can hear in the background! I love this piece! One of my favs

[@originalbrowndude3326]

My little sister played this at her concert and apparently her band director allowed her to be the narrator and she was so excited and happy, makes me happy to know that she likes band so much

[@leahlozada8878]

My band director was the narrator. He was having a tad bit of a hard time talking as fast as we were playing

[@locomotive712]

My band has played one of your songs at nearly every one of our concerts since I started. I love playing and listening to your music--especially Darklands March and both Santa the Barbarians--your music can always help me destress. Our band is always excited to play another one of your pieces and your music has helped me through some pretty rough days, and you've sparked an interest in composing for me as well. Thank you for everything you do Randall Standridge.

[@lucituci97]

I know right!? I’m actually played this song, and i’m learning Darklands march for Concert Winds

[@Queen_Katt]

I’m playing this for my band concert and as a trombone player, I am really excited for the low brass part :)

[@LLL33716]

I played this for our Christmas band concert as a trombone player and it was so epic!

[@robertjones584]

i am playing the low brass part for a winter concert but I haven't gotten the music it sounds fun though

[@Armedwaddledee]

This is the only song I have ever wanted to play mallets on. It’s not to hard and once you get it it feels amazing and adds so much to the song

[@henrylock3263]

I agree

[@Fillyann11]

Band Director and professional percussionist here: keep playing mallets. It gets so much more fun once you get good at it.

[@raisinbran1518]

After Christmas, We’ll be seeing a lot of recordings of this being performed lol

[@robertjrdawner6]

Hell yea

[@fluffyyt629]

I’ll try and record it although my band isn’t that good 😅

[@Agile_Deer]

yeah im gonna try to record it and post it, I already have a video on yt of us playing Dragonslayer at hawkins middle school posted on my channel.

[@originalgamer3412]

Gotta love the fact that the low brass actually has some melody, and they sound so solid in here lol. I’m not even a low brass player, just a high woodwind player.

[@benjaminkelly5153]

I am playing it for the winter concert and I am so excited to play it

[@benjaminkelly5153]

It is really hard for me

[@kadencecrew5831]

I’m low brass!! Trombone.

[@rykerkempf9670]

I do bari sax, the low parts are really fun to play

[@keybothenotnerd]

@@rykerkempf9670 same!! and i love the key change (2 sharps if im not mistaken.)

[@TheAninVa]

When the winter wind blew in a age long ago And the yuletide season brought darkness and snow They wrote of a gift giver in poems and taqurain From the ice Wastelands came Santa, The Barbarian! I'm not in band but my school's band director asked me to do Santa's part. Glad I can help lol

[@BenjiDarius]

Same!!

[@TheSld106]

My daughter begged her band teacher to let them play this and they wouldn’t. The previous one let the kids the year before and she was so disappointed. We were too.

[@heluvs.adr1]

I'm playing this song in a concert I have in December. I play the trombone.

[@yael527]

Same

[@Spider_Girl1009]

Were playing this for our winter concert this year!! I love this song!!

[@JustSomeRandomGirl0216]

Omg fellow clarinet

[@slytherin_swiftie]

I'm playing it too and I'm a trumpet

[@connorfrfr]

I’m doing it and i play saxophone

[@T0ta1lyN0tKarma]

this was played at my band concert last week and my gym teacher dressed up as santa the barbarian. ive never been more happy.

[@princessgabby0]

I’m playing this song for my winter concert next month and this is probably my favorite one out of all of them

[@merpdrawsthings]

We’re playing this for our Christmas concert :D

[@samelise6403]

Same

[@kokichiouma4976]

Same

[@alexdrew2931]

Same

[@heluvs.adr1]

Same :)

[@Jaynth]

3:16 No percussionists were harmed in the making of this video 😂

[@raisinbran1518]

Hah that’s hilarious thanks for pointing it out. As one on toms for this song, I say otherwise to the “no harm” part lol

[@chimneyslip1017]

that we know of at least

[@another_clarinet_player]

Gonna play this for the winter concert this year, such a good song.

[@ArlethDaGoat]

The flute part makes my flute player heart happy

[@CloverOT]

im so excited to play this this year with the 8th graders, my band director thought it was going to be cheesy for us high school band kids to play but we all love it!

[@quackityquack258]

We're playing this in 7th grade and it's so awesome 😎!!

[@user-ow3bx6nw7b]

PLAYING THIS IN DEC FOR MY CHRISTMAS CONCERT!! SO EXCITED

[@slytherin_swiftie]

Same when's ur concert

[@corbindahl854]

Same mines on December 13

[@slytherin_swiftie]

@corbindahl854 Urs is a day before mine, mines the 14th, Good luck

[@corbindahl854]

@@slytherin_swiftie nice 👍 and thx

[@dalazypanda9023]

Last year my school’s eighth grade band played this song so the 8th grade band this year convinced our director to let us play snowpocalypse and we all love it so much and just listening to it all pull together with the whole band is just the best!

[@orangejuice1623]

I’m playing this in Advisory Symphony for our Christmas concert. I play the violin, so it sounds like this but with string instruments added. I’m so excited to play it at the concert!

[@crazgrimreaper5610]

This has a very fitting name

[@inosuke_and_aki]

As a tenor saxophonist i love playing this piece and see how our trumpets keep messing up while we are doing great

[@Ankouclips]

We played this tonight at our winter concert and it was epic! Thanks for making his amazing piece and giving all of us band kids the opportunity to play it!!

[@ellah6370]

this is probably by far my favorite song we’re doing for our christmas concert. im a percussionist and it’s awesome to play. i play the timpani and tambourine for this song and its rlly fun. one of our gym teachers is narrating it for us, and it sounds great!

[@BigHayboNokizzle]

Another bop Mr. Standrige, well done

[@randallstandridge]

Thank you

[@honk243]

woah it's mr scrubbing bubbles

[@parkernichol7260]

I played this piece 2 years ago and still listen to it, my all time fav.

[@chimneyslip1017]

I love how one of the reindeer names in the description is called "Victim"

[@DillonWiggins]

This sounds very amazing! My band is thinking of playing that for our christmas concert this year. I play 1st clarinet.

[@ChildOfGorb]

Same i play 1st clarinet too lmao

[@epichaxboi6258]

My band is playing this song for an upcoming concert. I play the crash cymbals.

[@TheDancingKnight_1]

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this song

[@eggnob7100]

Thanks so much for making this, our band has had so much fun learning this.

[@bradytheboomer3565]

I love this song I’m going to play the mallet part at are Christmas concert

[@SheLuvsSkeezus69]

Im doing timpani

[@finniananderson2007]

My band played this yesterday. It was one of the best pieces ive ever heard

[@catz_0nSatxrn]

played this for my 2023 winter concert and it was awesome!

[@Sassyzryah]

I’m in 8th grade and we have a winter concert coming December 14 and we’re playing this

[@Sky68935]

I got 2/3 of my band class to sign a petition so we can play this song, but my band teacher threw it away and cried about how unfair it was to her that we didn’t like her choices of original classic Christmas music for our Christmas concert. It’s because of the band teacher that I’m dropping out of band

[@bloxburgultwerpuniversityoffic]

Don’t drop out! Just get her fired

[@sofiejade1579]

thats what my class did, but we had more than just that to fire him for @@bloxburgultwerpuniversityoffic

[@EanEan-zu3vx]

Have like 99% of band drop out so she can deeply regret her decision of abratrlery saying no to your wanted song. For rejecting such a god tier song and forcing you to do her songs that probably sound very average, that teacher should go to faking hell. I'm sorry you have such a bad band teacher. P.S show this to your teacher if you can.

[@EanEan-zu3vx]

​​@@bloxburgultwerpuniversityofficshe shouldn't JUST get fired, she should be automatically be sent to hell, cursed by Santa Claus the barbarian forever.

[@bloxburgultwerpuniversityoffic]

@@EanEan-zu3vx actually we are gonna play it

[@unece55aryb0nes]

Low finally gets a semi solo/melody

[@michaela3979]

don’t they usually? because we have to listen to them and if we can’t hear them we have to play quieter. at least what my band teacher told me!

[@unece55aryb0nes]

@@michaela3979 they get like the bass part the last two years our band never low brass as melody till this year maybe it could just be your band teacher that wanted it, it's up to them for the song choice

[@pestosauce5665]

We're playing it this year for my 7th grade band concert and I'm like really excited bc I love how it sounds

[@tw1tch_225]

We got a new band director the start of my 7th grade year, this was the first song he had us play at our first concert since covid hit. I’m so excited to be a freshman this year and have the honor to play the third Santa the Barbarian, band wouldn’t be the same without them.

[@BethanyDraws]

My band teacher is making us play this tonight for our concert !!!! Ill tell yall how it goes once it happens, hopefully my clarinet skills work out for tonight ❤ Edit: it went great we enjoyed it and had fun

[@alaskab-sj1lw]

I’m the flute and we’re learning it right now

[@OldCartoon69]

Loved playing this for my band concert, low brass for the win!

[@Kennyisamazing]

LOVED THIS SONG!!! I played it at my holiday concert. Such a bop🙂

[@Zorliene]

I can now play this on the Saxophone, wooden recorder, Irish whistle, and piano for my Christmas consert - I think I'm obsessed lol ;)

[@sydney2773]

we are playing this at our christmas concert and im on the marimba and im so excited ficnnsnchsa

[@chimneyslip1017]

dude i get timpani

[@connorfrfr]

I’m a saxophonist who has played this piece. ITS AMAZING!!!

[@qie2iqee]

Any advice? I'm an alto and for me it's like being sucked into a tornado and trying to fit in/run with it

[@AveryHankins]

I played this at my Christmas concert along with 3 other songs but this one was definitely the best out of all of them and I think the rest of my 8th grade band agreed with me

[@teresalenich8144]

My band teacher is having us play this for our Christmas concert and I love it it's my favorite song that we play

[@haytatunknown46]

Doing this at my Christmas concert!!! It’s gonna sound so gooddddd

[@Karat260]

I don’t what it is about the bell sound percussion and what the trumpets do at 2:15 that makes like that one part in particular.

[@milkshake-380]

Playing timpani/tambourine at my winter concert. This song is so cool and I’m exited to play it!

[@theultimate_loser4144]

can't wait to play this at my upcoming Christmas concert! I love being a percussionist especially with this song

[@levannazhou7723]

My band is playing this for our middle school concert. I love the piece and for our concert, we get to wear ugly christmas sweaters

[@SeepsCatalog]

Seems like everyone including me are playing this in a Christmas consort

[@skyreaper27]

im playing this in my band. this song is the best christmas song

[@MaddiWaddiWaddles]

I played the toms for this, it was a workout but it it so fun, loved this peice

[@Jaynth]

I LOVE this piece I get to play finger cymbals and maracas for this piece. Also why is everyone playing this for the Winter Concert?

[@kyrcamille9106]

Me too man

[@kman1657]

Wow lows getting some melody how rare

[@randallstandridge]

I try to make sure my low brass/low reed parts are interesting. I don’t always succeed….but I try

[@kalebluttmer8256]

This song was my favorite part when we were at the concert

[@Subscribe2Mr.M]

Excited to play this because the trumpet has most of the big parts of the song and it's really fun to play

[@itsbrynn5639]

My band is doing this, i'm so excited it's my favorite!!

[@azariyahdowdell4841]

Same

[@adwonenks4016]

mr mcollugh always bought from you but he changed schools to get his dream job but we are now playing this in 7th cant wait to meet him in 8th when we have a band contest

[@SlayAsmr377]

We played this song this past week(I play percussion) I got to play the marimba and every time I listen to this song I move my hands to “play” with the song

[@yourtranscousin]

I loved playing this on toms!

[@speaknvw]

I’m playing this for my Christmas concert. I’m a clarinet :)

[@beixpho]

Yessss

[@andrewcaissie08]

Same hereeee

[@arhoosier1058]

Randall never fails to amaze me with his work

[@sebastiandelgado4676]

As a saxophone person this is the best music

[@mjmckayvlogs2556]

I play trumpet I loved playing this at my concert

[@ws775]

Reminds me of The Hall of The Mountain King.

[@Hussar117]

Confirmed, everyone loves this piece.. Can't wait to play it for our concert

[@Joe-ue7gu]

I love playing this song so much on my bass clarinet, its gonna be one of my favorite songs i've played yet for my schools concerts

[@joshuaelectronics1759]

So Exited To Play This In December 😆