Christmas Collection

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...

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...

Christmas night evokes a multitude of images within every one of us: memories of sharing delicious meals with our family; of magical encounters; of celebrations, carol singing and music. In this work,...

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...

Based on the well-known German carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen here is a great set of variations skilfully crafted by Roland Kernen. Utilising Bach-esque chorales with solo lines this is a perfect pi...

Roland Kernen has arranged the songs Macht hoch die Tür (Open Wide the Gates), Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Maria Walks Amid the Thorns) and O Little Town of Bethlehem in his magical Advents-Fantasi...

Roland Kernen has arranged the songs Macht hoch die Tür (Open Wide the Gates), Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Maria Walks Amid the Thorns) and O Little Town of Bethlehem in his magical Advents-Fantasi...

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 Spirit of Christmas is a medley of charming Christmas carols, all with an international character. The medley consists of the following five carols: Away in a Manger; The First Noel; It Came Upon...

A Happy Winter Holiday is a cheerful medley written by Roland Kernen. Jingle Bell Rock, Winter Wonderland and Feliz Navidad, three international Christmas classics, have been combined in a swinging ar...

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....

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...

The German composer Joseph Ignaz Schnabel (1767-1831) was a descendant of a musical family. During his lifetime he occupied several musical posts including Violinist, Organist, Concertmaster, Conducto...

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...

Maria durch ein? Dornwald ging (Blest Mary Wanders Through the Thorn) is a traditional German Christmas song. The earliest known version is recorded in the Andernacher Gesangbuch from 1608. Halfway th...

Polish Christmas Lights is a collection of three traditional Polish Christmas carols arranged for wind ensemble with flexible instrumentation. These three themes are used throughout the composition, w...