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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...

In this joyful Christmas work, Tarney sets the classic poem 'The Night Before Christmas' and interpolates it with much-loved carols including 'Silent night', 'Good King Wenceslas', and 'We wish you a...

In Little Jazz Carols Chilcott brings his choral jazz style to the Christmas season. The hymn-like opening movement, 'Blessed be that Mary', is followed by the ballad 'Balulalow', before the energetic...

This joyous, upbeat carol sets a Christmas text by David Warner entreating the Child of Wonder to 'bring us to thy pure Christmas light'. Vocal pairings, unaccompanied passages, and sparkling organ wr...

This joyful carol by Jonathan Manners celebrates the birth of Christ and includes newly written verses by the composer. The organ supports opening unison lines, yields to a tender unaccompanied verse,...

Michael Higgins's fun, rhythmic arrangement of the classic carol retains the traditional vocal melody, while syncopation and harmonic twists in the piano create an off-kilter feel. With optional percu...

This playful pairing of favourite carol text 'O little town of Bethlehem' and Arthur Wood's tune 'Barwick Green', commonly recognized as the theme music for popular radio drama The Archers, set in the...

This is a joyful carol in an upbeat 12/8 metre, with a compelling take on the Christmas story from the point of view of birds. The elegant and undulating piano accompaniment underpins an accessible me...

This jubilant and upbeat Christmas carol sets a celebratory hymn of praise by Timothy Dudley-Smith, weaving together the festive symbolism of the season with heartfelt gratitude for God's works. The p...

Setting excerpts from the poem 'Wonder' by the metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne, The skies in their magnificence captures the poem's sense of majesty and expansiveness. Long phrases and expressive dy...

With a text by the composer, this piece is a heartfelt invitation to rejoice at the birth of Christ. Though an original piece, familiarity can be found in musical quotations from well-known carols. A...

In this macaronic carol, Arakelyan combines Latin and English texts and employs effective textural contrasts through unison, imitative, and polyphonic passages. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for C...

Sara Teasdale's poem about the three kings allows Sarah Quartel to create a haunting atmosphere in this folk-like carol for choir and piano. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

This gentle arrangement 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 baritone soloist, while the...

The Christ-child combines an English text by G. K. Chesterton with Latin text from a sequence for Pentecost to depict the relationship between Mary and the Christ-child, accompanied by lydian-inflecte...

This is a touching setting of the well-known fifteenth-century words. The contours of Stroope's melodic writing mirror the narrative from the manger scene, while the simple refrain highlights the Chri...

In keeping with its title, this Christmas carol is bursting with joyous energy. Taking Lowell Mason's melody, which was based on an earlier melody by Handel, Rutter enriches the texture in the lower v...

This much-loved arrangement of the traditional English carol 'Hark! The herald-angels sing' is presented here in a German translation. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

This much-loved arrangement of the traditional English carol 'I saw three ships' is presented here in a German translation. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

On this Silent Night perfectly conveys the magic and excitement of winter, conjuring images of warmth by the fireside while the weather outside closes in and giving a subtle nod to Franz Gruber's Sile...

Parry relishes in warm harmonies, with occasional chromatic inflections, in his calm but captivating setting of the anonymous fifteenth-century text There is no rose. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols...

Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs. The orchestral accompaniment is available on rental/hire.

Written in 1978 for the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, this gentle, dreamy lullaby has gone on to become one of John Rutter's most popular carols. Offprinted from Weihnachts Carols for Choirs.

The melody of this accessible carol for choir and organ flows with ease. The finely controlled texture builds from sopranos over wordless backing to a rich SATB harmonization that subsides to a hushed...

This attractive setting of Reginald Heber's 1811 hymn for Epiphany is presented here in a German translation. Bullard brilliantly captures the mood of the text through varied choral textures, expressi...