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The basses should drive the piece forward, without rushing, in order to maintain a blues, laid-back feel. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edited by Jerry Rubino.

In Phil Mattson's arrangement, the melody and text have been set with some contemporary harmonies, which begin simply and become more complex. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edi...

Rubino wanted to "create something that would maintain the traditional spirit of the carol, while engaging the singer and listener in a new way." Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas,...

D'où viens-tu, bergère? is one of the most popular lullaby carols in the francophone world. The carol takes the form of a dialogue between inquisitive villagers and a young shepherd girl who has just...

Orchestral material is available on hire. Also available in Carols for Choirs 3. A different arrangement for SSA unaccompanied is in Carols for Choirs 4.

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...

From the collection For Him all Stars, 'Cradle Song' is a wistful 3/4-time Christmas lullaby which sets a text by William Blake. Scored for SA and piano, it features gentle but persistently discordant...

An Australian Christmas paints a vivid picture of 'Christmas in the heat' - a time of bushfires and summer storms, when many enjoy long, hot, lazy days holidaying by the water's edge. Originally publi...

Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's uplifting carol. Pack includes full score and set of parts.

Unison with optional descant and piano or orchestra. Orchestral material is available on hire. The orchestral accompaniment for this version is not compatible with that for the SATB and SSAA versions.

Range c-g'. This much-loved and uplifting carol, first performed by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, tells the story of a shepherd boy playing his pipe on the journey to Bethlehem to see the inf...

Ein dunkles und schönes, aber auch sehr zugängliches Werk in drei Sätzen. Die ersten beiden sind von dunklerem Charakter: Abendhymnen, die um Schutz und Trost in der Nacht bitten. Die Musik wird helle...

Archer's innovative setting of this traditional text swings energetically between 7/8 and 6/8, presenting a fresh take on the original tune. This piece offers a dash of cheerful festivity in any Chris...

For this joyous piece, McDowall set a text from the Ambrosian Rite celebrating the Virgin Mary's recent motherhood. The lively organ accompaniment and strong rhythmic drive create an instantly celebra...

Jesus, Springing is a beautiful and tender carol that sets a text by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Tuneful and imitative vocal lines combine with a gently flowing keyboard part to create a delightful Christ...

With a text by the composer, this declamatory Christmas piece provides a fresh take on the nativity story. The cacophony of choral sound in the polyphonic middle section is akin perhaps to the angelic...

This Christmas meditation is a breathlessly quiet mood-piece, chantlike and slow moving.

The music cycles through several keys as a sense of hope, spirit, and imagination is developed and suspended throughout. Its catchy melody would make this a wonderful opening to a concert or could be...

Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this vibrant setting of the Hymn at First Vespers is full of colour and energy, with fluid tonalities and a supportive organ part.

Also available in Carols for Choirs 3 and 100 Carols for Choirs. The accompaniments for orchestra and brass ensemble are available on hire. There is a separate arrangement in 6/8 time, with its own or...

O Antiphon Sequence was conceived as a recital piece, although each of its individual movements would also work in a liturgical context. Each movement is a response to an extract of liturgical text fr...

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 lively setting of the medieval 'Hymn to the Virgin' text has a sparkling piano accompaniment, syncopated rhythms, and real flair. It's particularly suitable for Advent or Christmas but can be sun...

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...