Lois Brownsey

This is one fever your choir will be glad to have! As the big day approaches, the intensity increases with no cure in sight!

Elves Work Out! is a humorous look at all of the harried preparation that goes into Santa's big night. Text and music beg for simple choreography and costumes. The disco beat will have everybody movin...

Light the Menorah! Dance the Horah! Spin the dreidel! A celebration of Hanukkah is achieved with the performance of this new choral! Bouncing and festive, it will be a wonderful treat for your concert...

Lovely Hanukkah piece in 3/4 with an echo section chorus. . . perfect for young and developing singers. Singable melody, easy to teach.

Tells the story of Kwanzaa in the text and with three brief narrations. It has an African feel but the part writing is easy and homophonic.

Oh, my goodness, it's back to the 70's with this disco-style number that's holiday fun for everyone. The singers boogie to the beat and spell out 'S. A. N. T. A. ,' just like the disco classic, 'Y. M....

Each year more choirs add Kwanzaa to their December repertoire, and here's an excellent piece for this American holiday, 'Nguzo Saba' means 'principles' in Swahili, and the principles of Kwanzaa are i...

Subtitled 'Shalom Alechem,' A Wish for Hanukkah is a fresh approach to Hanukkah for 2-part treble or 3-part mixed groups. It opens slowly, dramatically, then moves to a spirited 2-beat feel, evoking E...

This 'rockin' Santa' number features handclaps and foot stomps set to a rock beat. It's a quick-learn piece, and when you add the driving SoundTrax CD (complete with rock guitar and horn section) you'...

Harambee means 'let's pull together' in Swahili, a concept fostered in 'Umoja,' one of the principles of Kwanzaa. This new choral work with a rhythmic African pulse focuses on elements of this fast-gr...

December Nights, December Lights. Celebrations all across the land. A variety of candle holders displayed in a shop window leads a group of students to discover the diversity of the season. Learn abou...

December Nights, December Lights. Celebrations all across the land. A variety of candle holders displayed in a shop window leads a group of students to discover the diversity of the season. Learn abou...

Boogie back to disco 70s with this funky holiday number that's fun for everyone. It's not Saturday Night Fever, it's Santa Fever, and he's comin' to town!! 'He's cool, he's hot. He's in the groove. '...

There are many traditions of Hanukkah, and this piece captures them all. The musical feel is gentle, yet traditional, complete with a 'lai, lai, lai' chorus. The text tells of the Hebrew holiday's tra...

Celebrate Hanukkah with this jovial partner song featuring a bouncy accompaniment and cheerful hand claps during the repeated refrain. The traditional Hebrew folk song is combined with an original Eng...

When the postman announces final call for letters to the North Pole, members of the choir rush to the mailbox with special secrets and wishes for Dear Santa! Readers display their own unique personali...

A dramatic modal call and a slow minor verse set the scene for a spirited Hanukkah celebration. A catchy melody with a bouncy accompaniment and handclaps follow. Sing about holiday traditions during t...

As this folk-like original progresses, hand claps replace words of the winter text one syllable at a time. Partner song qualities, a bouncy beat, and an optional fiddle will make this a cold weather f...

This lovely French-Canadian folk song is arranged in a sophisticated, yet achievable manner. Incorporates echo singing, basic 2-part harmony, and partner song elements. With only eight French words to...

Developing choirs will shine singing this new age piece with a poetic wintertime text. Delicate verses float effortlessly over a shimmering piano ostinato, followed by a haunting chorus based largely...

Shine some light on the traditions of the holiday and 'look to a brighter future' with this festive and bouncy Hanukkah tribute. Even more fun with the optional handclaps!

Tsuki' means 'moon,' and is one of just a few Japanese words sung in this pentatonic scale-based song. Other words describe the beauty of the Japanese moon throughout the year. A captivating and memor...

Fun-filled verses account for each of the eight nights and lights of the season, while two memorable melodies (sung simultaneously and on Hebrew-sounding syllables) provide the festive chorus for this...

Though the text is entirely original, this contemporary winter song recalls images similar to those in the poems of Pulitzer prize winner Robert Frost. Educationally and vocally appropriate for beginn...