Christmas

This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The writer Georgia Way places the sycamore tree as a centr...

Chilcott's convivial setting of Crashaw's Welcome, all wonders in one sight! opens with a bright and declamatory refrain that proclaims 'welcome!' over a grand, oscillating organ part that is grounded...

This tunefully lilting carol for choir and organ will prove popular with audiences and choirs alike, its six verses deftly marrying variety with diversity to create an attractive shape. Offprinted fro...

This gentle arrangement for a cappella choir of the well-known fifteenth-century carol conjures a restful but evocatively melancholy atmosphere. The texture is varied by the use of a soprano or barito...

The melody of this accessible carol for choir and organ (setting the composer's own lyrics) flows with ease. The finely controlled texture builds from sopranos over wordless backing to a rich SATB har...

This bracing arrangement for choir and organ of the traditional carol is replete with catchy rhythms and harmonic surprises, and boasts a glittering organ part. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

A homely text by Joyce Kilmer is the starting-point for this gorgeously expressive ballad for choir and piano. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

The initial tempo indication of 'Light and lively' aptly describes this carol for choir and piano. The jaunty 6/8 tempo and effervescent piano part propel the music along and underpin highly singable...

This simple, lyrical and affecting carol for choir and organ will be manageable by most groups. Its text is a mini-anthology, including a verse of It came upon the midnight clear. Offprinted from Caro...

This touching carol for choir and organ sets a tender text by G. K. Chesterton. Immaculately crafted, it has at its heart another winning melody from arguably the world's most famous living composer o...

This strikingly effective carol for alto solo and a cappella choir combines verse by Robert Louis Stevenson with an ancient Latin antiphon text in music of great spaciousness and lyricism. Offprinted...

This heartfelt carol for choir and piano sets a new translation of the sixteenth-century German Es ist ein Ros entsprungen text, and Praetorius's melody makes a fleeting but effective appearance. Offp...

Full score and set of parts for John Rutter's All the stars looked down. This touching carol sets a tender text by G. K. Chesterton. Immaculately crafted, it has at its heart another winning melody fr...

For his expressive and accessible arrangement of the popular melody known to many as 'Carol of the Bells', Whitbourn has written new lyrics that reflect the melody's true heritage, the Ukrainian folks...

For his expressive and accessible arrangement of the popular melody known to many as 'Carol of the Bells', Whitbourn has written new lyrics that reflect the melody's true heritage, the Ukrainian folks...

Quartel's arrangement of the Huron Carol, renamed Iesous ahatonnia' to reflect its origins, sets new texts by Wendat poet Andrée Levesque Sioui and invites choirs and audiences to learn from the past...

This simple and atmospheric arrangement of the traditional German song was originally written for the Washington-based choir Choralis. Suitable for Advent or Christmas, this leaflet presents both the...

This simple and atmospheric arrangement of the traditional German song was originally written for the Washington-based choir Choralis. Suitable for Advent or Christmas, this leaflet presents both the...

Chilcott's convivial setting of Crashaw's text invites us to lift up 'our loftier song, and wake the sun that lies too long'. Choral triplets gesture towards a swung rhythm, and jazz-like inflections...

In this fun and snappy arrangement of a well-loved Christmas carol, Crawford has breathed new life into the melody using playful alternations between 3/4 and 6/8 metre. The simple vocal lines are unde...

In this fun and snappy arrangement of a well-loved Christmas carol, Crawford has breathed new life into the melody using playful alternations between 3/4 and 6/8 metre. The simple vocal lines are unde...

Full score and set of parts for Bob Chilcott's The first Nowell. The six verses of this tuneful and lilting carol deftly marry variety and diversity to create an attractive shape. This set contains th...

This is a characterful setting of a classic Medieval Christmas text. Festive and dance-like, the music embodies the joy of the Christmas season and celebrates human redemption through Christ. The piec...

The piano part is a starting point for the accompanist, who should feel free to embellish and improvise in a rhythmic folk style, following the chord symbols provided. Offprinted from the collection A...

With this new arrangement, Paul Johnson wanted to present this traditional carol in a contemporary setting so the audience feels as if they are hearing it anew. Offprinted from the collection An Ameri...