Sheet Music for Choir

This colourful Christmas work brings together several carols from the 1582 Piae Cantiones collection in a modern and refreshing through-composed medley. Using largely familiar tunes, this is a very si...

Shepherds, guarding your flocks is an expressive setting of a carol by Canon Matthew Woodward. Bullard skilfully conveys the text's wondrous and exultant narrative in a setting that will be accessible...

In this highly original arrangement of the popular Christmas carol, dark and mysterious verses contrast with warm, joyful choruses. This setting can also be found in Rutter's Christmas collection Joy...

A combination of tender, flowing melody, understated harmonies, and a simple piano accompaniment, this moving cradle-song describes Mary's love for her child from the perspective of another young moth...

This is a jaunty and original setting of the popular carol 'Rejoice and be merry', flexibly scored so that the tenor and bass parts are optional. It has been recorded by Tenebrae (conducted by Nigel S...

This striking Christmas piece sets a famous text by Ben Jonson. Jackson's attractive harmonies combine with vivid word-setting, deft manipulations of texture, and a colourful organ part to create a mo...

A gentle, haunting carol, inspired by the animals of 'The Wind in the Willows'.

Set to the traditional text 'A virgin most pure', Malcolm Archer's sprightly Christmas carol successfully combines a memorable tune, attractive sequences, and playful exchanges between choir and organ...

This simple and attractive carol sets a little-known text by the Rev. Canon John Gray (1866-1934). With an accompaniment for either organ and piano and optional soprano solos, this piece is accessible...

This light-hearted arrangement is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and perfect encore. The familiar tune comes with a modern twist, with a driving rock beat, innovative harmonisations, and playful imitation...

This sprightly setting of a sixteenth-century English text tells the tale of a jolly shepherd named Wat. With an upbeat triple metre and a joyful swing feel, this carol has imaginative, contrasting te...

This joyous yet reflective Christmas carol will appeal to both choir and audience. It is characterized by a soaring melody, an artful use of texture, and a gentle expressiveness, heightened by modal i...

Composed in celebration of David Willcocks's 95th birthday, Jonathan Willcocks sets an uplifting traditional text from Cornwall, the county of his father's birth. Telling the story of the shepherds an...

This joyful setting of the much-loved Christmas hymn is extracted from the Christmas collection Joy to the World. Leaving the first five verses in their familiar form, Rutter adds a spectacular descan...

This is the harp part to accompany John Rutter's gentle and lyrical setting of the well-known 15th-century text: 'A babe is born all of a may, to bring salvation unto us'. Conductors should conduct fr...

This is a gentle and lyrical setting of a text by Helen Dunmore. Uniting a simple, tuneful melody with luscious harmonies, this evocative carol retells the Christmas story beautifully. A wonderful add...

Setting a 15th century text, this popular carol on the birth of Jesus is flowing and expressive. It has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers (directed by John Rutter) on the Collegium CD Christmas N...

An arrangement of a Norwegian folk carol.

This piece features a lovely modal tune in a folk lullaby perfect for Christmas. The verses alternate between rich four-part and unison voices (or solos), and the choruses end in warm-hued, velvety ma...

This gentle setting of the traditional Welsh lullaby features a new English text by David Warner. An alternative Christmas text is included. Accessible for most church choirs and suitable for performa...

Wilberg's masterful arranging is evident in this light and fun setting of the well-known traditional carol. With staccato chords in the piano on and sometimes off the beat, Wilberg creates a playful s...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'We wish you a merry Christmas' is Chilcott's jazz waltz version of the seasonal classic, scored for SATB and piano. Lively and featuring a soaring descant,...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'Jesus, Jesus, rest your head' is Chilcott's arrangement of the traditional American carol, scored for SATB and piano. Varied textures enrich this gentle Chr...

The text of Krismas dodzi vo invites us to listen to the angels who are proclaiming the birth of Jesus Christ. The angels' song itself, using words from the Bible, draws on Ghanaian 'highlife', a popu...