Weihnachten für Chor

Lindsey Buckingham's Holiday Road, made famous as the theme for National Lampoon's Vacation, serves as the chorus for this holiday medley. The fun and familiar beat carries verses of Jingle Bells, Dec...

Newly engraved and with a sparkling new orchestration, this Schirmer classic is a delightful choice for holiday and winter programs. Easily learned, impressive-sounding and ideal for choirs of all lev...

Beautiful poems by American poets Sara Teasdale and Phyllis McGinley, each telling a very human Christmas story. Teasdale's Carol contrasts the magnificence of the songs of angels and kings with the b...

The traditional German carol is set with a gently rocking accompaniment that completely supports the expressive vocals. Available for SATB and SSA.

This tender German folk carol is artfully arranged for choir and chamber ensemble (or piano). German and English texts. Available for SATB and SSA. Score and Parts for Flute, Oboe, Hammer Dulcimer, Ha...

A rich rendition of the French carol. With French and English lyrics and piano or chamber orchestration. Available for SATB and SSA. Score and Parts for Flute, Oboe, Hammer Dulcimer, Harp and Cello ar...

SSA & piano On this day is a bright and exuberant upper-voice setting of the English version of 'Personent hodie' from Piae Cantiones (1582). The text and the manageable vocal parts make this carol pa...

Mit 'The Three Kings' ('Die drei Könige') vertont Bob Chilcott Verse aus Henry Wadsworth Longfellows Weihnachtsgedicht über die Reise der Heiligen Drei Könige nach Bethlehem. Das Reisegefühl entsteht...

'There is a flow'r' is a beautifully simple setting of a 15th-century text by the poet and priest John Audelay.

In The Three Kings Chilcott sets verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas poem telling the story of the three kings' journey to Bethlehem. A sense of travel is created by the stately 6/8 tim...

This movement from Make We Merry sets the words of the seventeenth-century Christmas text 'Sweet was the song' to a straightforward and lyrical solo line in the first soprano part, with an imitative s...

This thought-provoking carol takes up the topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing parallels with the stories and reception of Christ's birth. The text, by the composer, alludes to familiar li...

Higgins's arrangement of 'Away in a manger' is beautiful and delicate. The first verse is taken by unison voices; the second is a cappella, with an optional soloist or small group and sustained 'ooh's...

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...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'A Catch by the Hearth' is a lively folk-influenced carol by Roderick Williams, scored for SSAA unaccompanied. Written in flexible metre, it features interweavin...

The traditional carol Notre divin Maître comes from a collection known as Noëls Anciens de la Nouvelle-France (Ancient Carols of New France). The melody derives from an old drinking song but has been...

Jól is a serene and beautiful carol setting a poem by Sigurbjörn Einarsson, the former Bishop of Iceland (and Mist Þorkelsdóttir's grandfather). In her setting, she tries to evoke what she calls 'the...

Thought to have originated in the Rhineland, St Nicholas Carol is now a popular children's song all over Germany, and is often heard at Christmas markets. Karsten Gundermann's arrangement starts with...

Intricate counterpoint and a continuo-style bassline bring a medieval flavour to Williams' arrangement of this much-loved carol. The gentle vocal lines build in texture throughout, with optional suppo...

Intricate counterpoint and a continuo-style bassline bring a medieval flavour to Williams' arrangement of this much-loved carol.

Francisco Guerrero was born in Seville in 1528 and attained an excellent reputation as a composer throughout Europe during his lifetime. In the Divine Office this text is a responsory for Christmas Da...

Also in Carols for Choirs 4. Orchestral material is available on hire and on sale.

The time draws near is instantly recognisable as Chilcott. The text, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, describes the feeling of anticipation before the birth of Christ. Chilcott has set these words using a pu...

This gentle arrangement for a cappella choir of the well-known fifteenth-century carol conjures a restful but evocatively melancholy atmosphere. The texture is varied by the use of a soprano soloist,...

All the World with Joyful Sounds brings to life a text by Thomas Troeger that tells of angels, joyful singing, and the blessing of peace. While suitable for Christmas, this piece can also be performed...