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Aber Heidschi Bumbeidschi was originally a traditional lullaby from the German region of Bohemia. It?s beautiful smooth moving melody has ensured that this tune has become popular outside of the Germa...

Es wird scho glei dumpa, ein weihnachtliches Krippenlied aus Tirol, wurde erstmals 1913 in einem vierstimmigen Satz mit Begleitung von Flöte, Klarinetten, Geigen, Cello und Bass von Franz Friedrich Ko...

Ihr Hirten erwacht (Ye Sherperds Awake) is one of the most beloved of all German Christmas songs. The origins of this reflective folk tune are unknown but it was printed for the first time in a song b...

The Holly and the Ivy is one of the oldest and most popular of all English Christmas carols. The text refers to Mary and Jesus, but equally to the pre-Christian tradition of celebrating the winter sol...

The Latin word 'Introitus' means 'entry'. Originally, this was a psalm sung to accompany the entrance of a bishop, priest or celebrant into the church. Later it was incorporated into the mass with alt...

Five Intradas enthält fünf kurze Eröffnungsstücke aus der Feder von Jan de Haan: Intrada, Valerius-Intrada, Intrada 'Louis Bourgeois', Weihnachts-Intrada und Neujahrs-Intrada. Wie die Titel schon ande...

Many of the numerous chorals Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) composed during his lifetime are still very popular today. An example is the melody Ich steh an deiner Krippen her (BWM 469) composed in...

With his arrangement of Drei Könige, originally composed for voices, Robert van Beringen makes a welcome contribution to the christmas repertoire for bands. In this work by the German composer Peter C...

Tochter Zion, also known as See the Conquering Hero Comes, is the most famous chorus from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (1746) by the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The heroic epic based...

Jacob de Haan wrote this arrangement for concert band, fanfare band and brass band and optional male voice choir. The original carol was written by the Austrian composer and organist Franz Gruber (178...

Jacob de Haan wrote this arrangement for concert band, fanfare band and brass band and optional male voice choir. The original carol was written by the Austrian composer and organist Franz Gruber (178...

Wil van der Beek verschmolz in A Classical Christmas Weihnachtsmusik Stücke von drei berühmten französischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts: ein französisches Weihnachtslied von Cesar Franck, ein ex...

Wil van der Beek verschmolz in A Classical Christmas Weihnachtsmusik Stücke von drei berühmten französischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts: ein französisches Weihnachtslied von Cesar Franck, ein ex...

The Little Drummer Boy is a Christmas song whose melody young and old will immediately recognize. This Christmas classic tells of a little boy who visits the baby Jesus lying in his manger. He has not...

The Christmas Song, der seltsamerweise an einem heissen Sommertag des Jahres 1946 komponiert wurde, ist ein Evergreen unter den Weihnachtsliedern. Der Text beschreibt sehr anschaulich ?Maronen, die üb...

Dem Weihnachtslied Cantique de Noñl von Adolphe Charles Adam aus dem 19. Jahrhundert wurde damals von Kirchenoberen einen Mangel an gutem Geschmack und das Fehlen von religiösem Empfinden bescheinigt....

The numerous, mostly religious works of the Bohemian composer Andreas Hammerschmidt are composed with great craftmanship, and sound full and catchy. They were composed for 17th century village churche...

As the title suggests in Christmas Bells, bells play the leading part. This medley begins with bell chiming on the CD (this comes with the set), after which the band come in with a solid chord. During...

As the title suggests in Christmas Bells, bells play the leading part. This medley begins with bell chiming on the CD (this comes with the set), after which the band come in with a solid chord. During...

O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide) was written by the German poet Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635) during the Thirty Years? War. The profound text echoes the misery of that...