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!
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.
Awh! That poor baby 🥺 I hope she has healed from her experience… it’s tremendously heartbreaking and it probably left trauma. My heart goes out to your family 😔💔🍷
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.
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.
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
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!
@@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.
@@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.
@@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!
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. 😂😂
In my school, we had the 5th, 6th and 7th grade play this together for our concert! It was sm fun! I didnt have an interesting part, since i play clarinet, but it was still cool. The trumpets behind me carried with the ho ho hos xD
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.
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
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!!
percussion has some really cool instruments for the background, and personally im a flute player performing this in a upcoming winter concert so im VERY excited to play this piece‼️
This was one of the songs we played for my 8th grade winter concert, I still haven’t quit playing clarinet and never plan on it. I really love this piece!
i played this last year and the sequel this year but listening to this makes me realize itll never sound the same as it did on the concert, never as powerful, never as tension building. amazing piece. im in 8th grade btw
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
My band group & the band group under us are both playing this song for our Winter Showcase. I'm so excited! I'm sitting in while they listen to the recording of this song while typing this.
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!
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!!
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.
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
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&
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!
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!
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!
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.
I can't wait to play this at our Christmas concert! Last year in 6th grade we played a song by Standridge called "Mechanical Monsters" and that was an amazing song to play! I really hope this lives up to it. Band is so fun that I can't wait for marching band!
If you enjoy this one, be sure to check out part 4, Son of Santa the Barbarian! ruclips.net/video/M2C09NgPjms/видео.html
i played bass drum on 2 and 3 and im sending part 4 to my old band director so he can do it with his newer bands
The conductor here had to make a post on Facebook about "sigma the barbarian", I'm losing it 😭
I play the French horn
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!
Definitely won’t, some days band is the only reason I can get through a day of school.
ok Mr. Gay
I will not quit!! I’m a trumpet player but I get to specially play the marimba for this piece!!!
Ima quit idk how to read tuba notas
@@16R7 same
My band teacher is having the us play this at the Christmas concert! I luv it so much
Same lol
Same
same
Same
Same
As a percussionist who has played this piece, THERE IS NOT A BETTER FRELING THAN FEELING THE DRUMS BEAT IN YOUR HEART!!!
True I did it too
Fax I did to
I'm percussion too ❤❤❤
i can feel thsi comment!
Bro beat felling is hearing the French horns like you never hear us
Played the marimba for this song, hardest experience of my life
Same my guy 😭😭😭
i had to do the jinglebells and maracas. the hardest part was keeping track of what measure we were on
I had to do the marimba part on the violin for our Christmas concert and the whole time I was panicking lol
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.
Awh! That poor baby 🥺 I hope she has healed from her experience… it’s tremendously heartbreaking and it probably left trauma. My heart goes out to your family 😔💔🍷
Uh.. that's why you can't play a song that's been recently played
Womp womp
@@bellaflores6792💀
@@Swageduppppunless its sleigh ride lmao
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
oh god, i play flute as well. we just got our music a few days ago. im so scared.
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.
I just got my piece one day ago I am so nervous. I also play flute
@@bryanzhang9828 you'll be fine just after your band/section plays it atlest 2 measures make sure to practices thos
same i just got this music and i’m excited
We're playing this in my 7th grade band :)
We're gonna be playing this in my band too, and I'm in 7th as well!
Same here!!
Yea same
We are all alike
Same broo
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.
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.
Agreed from another baritone player
i play baritone too
bro i hated the high notes
like high c
I played this song in concert band, and I carried the whole song with that tambourine part 😎
carried with marimba 💪
i played tamb too lol
@@lucasfruit2367 tamb gang
So real
More tambourine! ❤
I loved playing this it is of my favorite pieces we played
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
We’re doing it in orchestra
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.
Goals, people. Goals.
i am going to BEG my band teacher to arrange this XD
same@@scarlettwatson12
@@scarlettwatson12 my old principle literally as a white beard this would be awesome
we’re playing this piece (i play flute) and im so excited it’s such a fun piece!
@ good luck on the piece! it was rlly fun last year!
PLAYING THIS IN MY BAND FOR THE WINTER CONCERT!! ITS REALLY GOOD ^^
Same
Same
same i play the flute and the opening is hard
@@Sim.shi09 ya, I’m narrator and play trumpet
@@pIenty SAME
At my band concert, I will be playing marimba in this song and i love it sm
I'm playing French horn
Clarinet Gang where u at?
SAME
I'm doing that this year !!
@@showtime.k9 hereee
I played this in my Christmas concert I loved it!
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!
On god I’m a percussionist and you should look it up with base mallet
Yes” it’s the best part “ says everyone
A little late, but how did it go?
@@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.
@@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.
Me and my band class are playing this as well as christmas star with the highschool band and I think its gonna be awsome
Hold up same -
Hold up -
I thoroughly enjoyed playing this song
So everyone's band is playing this (including mine)
Yup
Yes
Yep
Yea lol
Yess
Honestly this is one of the best band songs I've ever heard
Thank you! Be sure to check out the sequel as well "Santa the Barbarian and the Pirates of the North Pole"
@@randallstandridge make a prequel
@@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!
@@alexvaladez3641THIS is the prequel
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. 😂😂
Thank you!
we always nickname it,
santa the barista
santana the barber
santa barbara
etc
@@alyssafree4970 we just called it santa
@@Hobo_coyote same we call it Santa. I play percussion and I have to beat the crap out of my drum
@@rybread1856 LMAOOOO
In my school, we had the 5th, 6th and 7th grade play this together for our concert! It was sm fun! I didnt have an interesting part, since i play clarinet, but it was still cool. The trumpets behind me carried with the ho ho hos xD
We are playing this at our band concert, and it’s so fun as a percussionist
I’m playing the chains for this peice
real like i have the timpani part, its fun asf
I play trumpet I loved playing this at my concert
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.
I know right!? I’m actually played this song, and i’m learning Darklands march for Concert Winds
As a clarinet player, this song is my pride and joy 🤩 💛
I just heard this tonight. LOVED IT!
IM SO EXCITED OR THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
My band did it too it was lots of fun saying ho ho ho as an alto sax.
this was played at my band concert last week and my gym teacher dressed up as santa the barbarian. ive never been more happy.
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
My band director was the narrator. He was having a tad bit of a hard time talking as fast as we were playing
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!!
how did it go???
How did it go
@@kenzie.fanpage great!
@@light_glitch it was good, really fun to play and we did great :)
@@MADDIEMADDIEAHH Oh, that's good I'm are going to play this song for this a Christmas parade😁
This is gonna be the main song in my band concert tomorrow, wish me luck!
Edit; I JUST DID THE CONCERT, AND I DID SO GOOD!
I literally love this song so much i didnt play it for my winter concert but it stays in my heart
percussion has some really cool instruments for the background, and personally im a flute player performing this in a upcoming winter concert so im VERY excited to play this piece‼️
Another bop Mr. Standrige, well done
Thank you
woah it's mr scrubbing bubbles
@@honk243hello honk
Tuba man here. I'd say the best part about this song is when you get to shout ho ho ho at the end. Heck, I had the santa suit and all at my concert!
i'm so exited for this, my bandmates and i are all, with me being a percussionist i'm mostly exited!!
Thats cool I’m a trumpet player and I’ll be playing this
What do you play for this song? I play jingle bells and maracas
@@_-Yr.mamma-_ Sleigh bells and maracas-
Sameeeee
ah a fellow percussionist i see
this sounds so good. its giving off the nightmare before Christmas vibes!
I’m playing this for my band concert and as a trombone player, I am really excited for the low brass part :)
I played this for our Christmas band concert as a trombone player and it was so epic!
i am playing the low brass part for a winter concert but I haven't gotten the music it sounds fun though
This was one of the songs we played for my 8th grade winter concert, I still haven’t quit playing clarinet and never plan on it. I really love this piece!
Omg I'm also clarinet and I'm playing this for my 8th grade winter concert this year😊
@@AvaBrewer-b3l that’s great! I loved playing this, I’m sure you will too!
From the icy wastelands cane SANTA.. THE BARBARIAN 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥💯💯💪💪☠️☠️‼️‼️
i played this last year and the sequel this year but listening to this makes me realize itll never sound the same as it did on the concert, never as powerful, never as tension building. amazing piece. im in 8th grade btw
6th grade trombone player here, that one part at 2:19 is extremely difficult. But over all the song is amazing.
These is one of the songs im playing for my upcoming christmas concert...
Same here
We played it last year
@@slytherin_swiftie did ya'll do good?
@Garou-m8h yea, considering we were pretty loud and a small middle school band
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
My band group & the band group under us are both playing this song for our Winter Showcase. I'm so excited! I'm sitting in while they listen to the recording of this song while typing this.
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!
AAA I ALSO PLAY FLUTE AND WE'RE DOING THIS ON THE 15TH IM SO HYPED
Same except are supposedly narrator quit bc of family issues
@kitsuneteto our concerts are on the same day nice
Wait do you got to HMS?
My band played this last year and this year we are playing santa the barbarian and the pirates of the north pole
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!!
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.
I play horn too😃
@@gretamullet9347 same😀
Me too!!!! Our part is kinda boring, but its really fun!
i play french horn too!
@shinysands9193 yay! I love French horn 😁
My school did this fore awer winter consert in 7th graed..and i loved it ..we ded desintly well in my opinion..so its note to relive that
Were playing this for our winter concert this year!! I love this song!!
Omg fellow clarinet
I'm playing it too and I'm a trumpet
I’m doing it and i play saxophone
My band teacher is making us play this song for our Christmas concert 🎵 I’m so excited to play this amazing piece😃❤️
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
Same!!
I love the piece a lottttt! I love the marimba part specially ❤❤❤
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&
Im playing this at my concert too! Im playing the clarinet part.
PLAYING THIS IN DEC FOR MY CHRISTMAS CONCERT!! SO EXCITED
Same when's ur concert
Same mines on December 13
@corbindahl854 Urs is a day before mine, mines the 14th, Good luck
@@slytherin_swiftie nice 👍 and thx
I played this song a my 7th grade concert and it was amazing!!!! ❤❤❤
Loved playing this for my band concert, low brass for the win!
Cant wait to play this at the winter concert 😊
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.
THIS SONG IS A TRADITION TO PLAY EVERY CHRISTMAS CONCERT!!!!
Us too 🎉❤
Us too
As a percussionist I like this song❤
I’m glad I clicked on this! This is the kind of barbaric Christmas music I need to play in my home this year 💪🏻🎅🏻
My daughters ocms band is playing this this year and it sounds so good to
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!
played this for my 2023 winter concert and it was awesome!
My band teacher is having us play this for our concert on December 10th !
Me too
mine is dec8th
Same and same date!
Same but the 12th
Dang, I’m playing the 2nd part on December 10th- pirates of the North Pole.
We did this in sixth grade and it was awesome
We're playing this in 7th grade and it's so awesome 😎!!
As a fulte player im happy the actual to hear the fultes😁
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!
So Exited To Play This In December 😆
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!
My band played this song at our concert on Thursday
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.
I am playing it for the winter concert and I am so excited to play it
It is really hard for me
I’m low brass!!
Trombone.
I do bari sax, the low parts are really fun to play
@@rykerkempf9670 same!! and i love the key change (2 sharps if im not mistaken.)
I’m playing this song in band and it’s so fun!! I play tenor sax and I love the beat and all of the eighth notes!!
My band played this yesterday. It was one of the best pieces ive ever heard
I loved playing this song and as a low brass player it was fun at measure nine to the end
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
I agree
Band Director and professional percussionist here: keep playing mallets. It gets so much more fun once you get good at it.
As a kid you plays the clarinet I was pumped to play this 🤩
After Christmas, We’ll be seeing a lot of recordings of this being performed lol
Hell yea
I’ll try and record it although my band isn’t that good 😅
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.
I’m clarinet and this price was so fun! I love the beginning, as well as 2:25. It s just amazing what you can do when you try.
I love this song I’m going to play the mallet part at are Christmas concert
Im doing timpani
The flute part makes my flute player heart happy
Reminds me of The Hall of The Mountain King.
We're playing it this year for my 7th grade band concert and I'm like really excited bc I love how it sounds
This has a very fitting name
LOVED THIS SONG!!! I played it at my holiday concert. Such a bop🙂
This sounds very amazing! My band is thinking of playing that for our christmas concert this year. I play 1st clarinet.
Same i play 1st clarinet too lmao
My band teacher is having us play this for our Christmas concert and I love it it's my favorite song that we play
we are playing this at our christmas concert and im on the marimba and im so excited ficnnsnchsa
dude i get timpani
I can't wait to play this at our Christmas concert! Last year in 6th grade we played a song by Standridge called "Mechanical Monsters" and that was an amazing song to play! I really hope this lives up to it. Band is so fun that I can't wait for marching band!
My band is playing this song for an upcoming concert. I play the crash cymbals.
Playing this for my concert this year. IM SO EXCITED!!!!! 🖤💜
I’m a saxophonist who has played this piece. ITS AMAZING!!!
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
Ahhhh I'm so excited to play this as a clarinet Bb