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A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer and expressed through artful word-painting. Christ our Emmanuel may be ac...

For solo soprano, SATB, and piano or chamber orchestra. This folk-carol is known for its melody and dance-like spirit. John Rutter's arrangement captures this perfectly, pairing soloist and chorus, wi...

A combination of tender, flowing melody, understated harmonies, and a simple piano accompaniment, this moving cradle-song describes Mary's love for her child from the perspective of another young moth...

Setting his own text, Archer's new carol is specifically dedicated to Mary. 'Ave Maria's are interspersed between flowing melodies that rock gently in 3/4 time, while the central section offers brief...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'We wish you a merry Christmas' is Chilcott's jazz waltz version of the seasonal classic, scored for SATB and piano. Lively and featuring a soaring descant,...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Remember, O thou man' is a reflective Christmas piece by Jonathan Willcocks, scored for SSAA with piano or organ. Featuring a folk-influenced melody, it evokes...

'Cantemos a María' is a popular villancico (or Christmas carol) from the Dominican Republic in the style of the merengue, the Dominican national dance. The villancico is characterized by its simple me...

Quartel's arrangement of this well-known Irish carol is distinctly refreshing, characterized in part by its charming and sparkling piano part. The middle section offers an opportunity for both the cho...

The orchestral accompaniment is available for purchase.

This much-loved carol is presented with background information and helpful performance hints. Recognising the frequency with which this piece is performed with organ accompaniment, John Rutter has mad...

Bring festive sparkle to your Christmas concert with the enchanting "Donkey Carol" by John Rutter! Featuring both words and music by the renowned composer, this heartwarming piece retells the Nativity...

Enchant your audience this festive season with "Christmas Night", an atmospheric and uplifting choral piece published by Oxford University Press. Based on an engaging melody from Thoinot Arbeau's hist...

A lively setting of the well-known macaronic Christmas text, this piece uses modal writing and a celebratory tambourine to lend a Medieval flavour to the setting, but the overall style is undoubtedly...

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 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...

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...

The charming and vibrant original melody of this attractive carol glides above harmonies that are almost entirely diatonic, but whose inventiveness and frequent passing dissonances mean that predictab...

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...