Christmas Songs for Mixed Choir

A joyful choral work that ebbs and flows, brought to a close by a lilting unity of voices.

This work builds up from just a few voices into a chorus of joyous celebration of the three miracles of the Epiphany: the Magi being led to Jesus' birth, water being changed into wine, and Jesus' bapt...

Setting a specially written text by Charles Bennett, this gentle lullaby compels us to follow the nativity's animals and angels, and like them create our own Christmas scene wherever we are. Chilcott'...

Will Todd's Softly is a tranquil carol that captures the peace and spirit of Christmas. Featuring subtle suspensions, modulations, and time signature changes it will appeal to a wide range of choirs....

Setting two verses of the Irish traditional carol, Wilberg's version opens simply with unaccompanied unison men, before the piano creeps in gently. The carol melody's haunting, modal qualities are com...

Orchestral material is available on hire. A different arrangement for unaccompanied SA voices is in Carols for Choirs 4.

This Christmas miniature captures the intimacy and atmosphere of the well-loved 16th-century text. Through homophonic textures, word-painting, the use of extended harmonies, and a lilting rhythm, the...

Pete Churchill's thrilling arrangement of this traditional Cornish carol has a gentle South African feel and features 'scat' singing and chromatic shifts in harmony. The traditional melody in 6/8 time...

Following a collaboration with Katie Melua on her 2016 album 'In Winter', Bob Chilcott has made a choral arrangement of this traditional Ukrainian carol, first introduced to the English-speaking world...

This is an energetic setting of a text by Jennifer Thorp that celebrates and encourages festivities during Christmas time. With a fast tempo, Young's lively melodies are full of syncopated rhythms and...

McDowall's setting of Isaac Watts' Cradle Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic notes. The melodies are complimented by sustained 'oo's and 'ah's and r...

Owain Park's arrangement of John Rutter's secular carol presents a new take on this Christmas classic, drawing on Rutter's evocative orchestral colours to create this characterful arrangement. This ar...

This solemn yet dramatic work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that are at once steadfast and arresting, reflecting the mystery of the immaculate con...

Make we joy now in this fest is a lively and vibrant setting of a 15th-century macaronic text. An eminently memorable and energetic chorus frames expressive verses that vividly illuminate the medieval...

Kling no, klokka! is a traditional Norwegian carol, skilfully arranged here for mixed voices by Frank Havroy. The piece has a compelling folk feel, with glissando and chromatic passages contributing t...

for SATB unaccompanied. In this gentle arrangement of Still, still, still, Remel Derrick underpins the melody of the traditional Austrian carol with contemporary harmonies, creating a warm and refresh...

In this gentle arrangement of Still, still, still, Remel Derrick underpins the melody of the traditional Austrian carol with contemporary harmonies, creating a warm and refreshing soundscape. A soarin...

For SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. This is a harmonically rich carol setting a late medieval English text, centred on the phrase verbum caro factum est. The piece opens with a solo soprano line...

This is a harmonically rich carol setting a late medieval English text centred on the phrase verbum caro factum est. The piece opens with a solo soprano line and gradually expands, culminating in the...

For tenor and soprano solo and SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. French's quasi-lullaby setting of Thomas Hardy's The Oxen opens by alternating between a tutti refrain and solo verses, with an atmo...

French's quasi-lullaby setting of Thomas Hardy's The Oxen opens by alternating between a tutti refrain and solo verses, with an atmospheric syllabic accompaniment, before building to a tutti final ver...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

The Unexpected Early Hour brims with energy as the vibrant melody passes between voices and the rocking crotchet-quaver movement drives the piece towards its climactic ending. Offprinted from Weihnach...

Originally a German carol, it was arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams and has since entered the canon of English choral singing. This version, offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs, places the o...

This joyful carol triumphantly proclaims the Christmas message and features changing metres and contrasting textures throughout. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.