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Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950) is one of the most popular singer/ songwriters in Norway. He is well know as a first-class storyteller, and he has a strong melodic line in all his music. This Christma...

The text for this carol was written by the Episcopal priest Phillips Brooks in 1865, and it was inspired by his visit to Bethlehem three years earlier. He asked his organist in the Church of the Holy...

This well know Christmas Carol has a French tune from the 16th century dance book Orchésographie, written by Jehan Tabourot. The original title is 'Le branle de l'Official'. The lyrics were written b...

'Hjem til jul' ('Home for Christmas') is composed by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Terje Nilsen and recorded by him twice. First on the album record 'Sånn' and later as an acoustic live version as a...

'This Christmas Night' is taken from the Norwegian movie 'Julenatt i Blåfjell' who premiered in 2009. The movie is a follow-up to the very popular TV-series 'Jul i Blåfjell' og 'Jul på Månetoppen' 'Th...

Midwinter is a Christmas song about how the holiday can be a highlight even in the darkest winters. The piece was originally written for brass quartet and choir, for Oslofjord Brass and Vivo Vokal's C...

This song was composed by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Lars Martin Myhre. The lyrics describe a person seeing the Holiday season approaching, with the feeling of being a bit on the side of society...

The Star and a Rose is a big-scale Christmas piece for band, featuring four seasonal chorales. The first is a Gregorian-like chant "Hodie Christus natus est".In this section of the piece, a soloist ca...

The original Welsh song "Nos galan" dating back to the sixteenth century, has become an international Christmas carol with the English lyric "Deck the hall with boughs of holly". The song does not off...

The singer- songwriter Trygve Hoff (1938-1987) was born in the small village Rognan in the region Nordland in the north of Norway. Many of his lyrics point towards this part of the country, and he bec...

The beautiful and popular duet "Christmas is Here", written by Billy Butt and Sölve Rydell is now available in a beautiful, symphonic arrangement for brass band. Many people know the song from a reco...

Candles in Advent is a beautiful melody with great lyrics. It was originally written for an Norwegian Advent TV-series in 1985. In this arrangement, the flugelhorn has some solo lines. I Have tried t...

Saele Jolekveld was arranged for Concert Band to Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps (The Royal Norwegian Navy Band) and their CD-recording "Julestemning"(2009) featuring Solveig Kringlebotn as sopran...

Secret Garden and Rolf Loevland have for many years given us unforgettable music. This is the title track from their first Christmas released in 2020. It's a warm and beautiful piece with a typical fo...

This music was written by Richard Nordraak in 1860. The present arrangement can be performed with or without choir/soprano soloist. Minor phrasings are preferable, but be aware of the balance througho...

Heaven on Earth was composed in 1995, and has since then become one of Norway’s favorite Christmas Carols. The lyrics are a homage to the charismatic preacher Aage Samuelsen. The arrangement needs to...

The piece is divided into three verses, where the first and last are identical. Verse two is a variation with call and response elements. The verses contrast dynamically. Another option is to play onl...

Eines der berühmtesten Weihnachtslieder der Welt wurde von dem Dänen Hans Adolph Brorson komponiert, der in erster Linie Theologe und Bischof war, aber auch als einer der größten skandinavischen Kompo...

Heaven in My Arms ist eine schöne Melodie von Carola Häggkvist mit einem Text von Erik Hillestad. Diese Version ist ohne Gesangssolist, so dass die Melodie in viele Teile des Arrangements aufgeteilt i...

The piece was written for the Manger schoolband and is based on the English Christmas carol 'O Little Town Of Bethlehem'. A modern dance-rhythm surrounds the melody in an arrangement which is playable...

Det star eit lys' is a beautiful Christmas Hymn with melodic challenges in most of the wind band sections.

The Light in the time of Darkness' by Trygve Hoff (1938-1987), tell us about how to see ahead in dark hours. The time of year without sun in the Northern parts of Norway have through generations broug...

The Brightest Star wurde erstmals 1987 auf dem Weihnachtsalbum von Sissel Kyrkjeboe veröffentlicht. Das Album wurde ein riesiger Erfolg und ist immer noch eines der meistverkauften Alben aller Zeiten...

Das Gedicht Romjulsdrøm ("Weihnachtstraum") wurde erstmals am 3. Januar 1959 im Arbeiderbladet veröffentlicht und wurde bekannt, als Thoralf Borg 1968 eine Melodie dazu vertonte. Bis dahin hatte Alf P...

Eines der beliebtesten "modernen" Weihnachtslieder. Dieses meisterhafte Arrangement ist ein weiteres großartiges Werk aus der Feder von Idar Torskangerpoll. Die Musik für Little Drummer Boy wurde 1941...