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Setting an original text by the composer, this exuberant carol celebrates the birth of Jesus with a lively tempo and bouncing rhythms. Featuring a spirited organ part and a variety of choral textures,...

This rousing carol sets a text by the nineteenth-century Scottish poet Norval Clyne. Bassi's setting perfectly captures the contrast between light and darkness in Clyne's text, with simple vocal lines...

O Come, Emmanuel is an Advent Celebration, suitable for both church and concert choirs. It is based on the 7 Great 'O' Antiphons, and fragments of the well-known plainsong hymn permeate the work. To t...

This heart-warming setting of a familiar text includes all the hallmarks of a Bullard carol. Through subtle time-signature changes, a gentle modulation, elegant contrapuntal lines, and an uplifting fi...

Commissioned by King's College, Cambridge, for the 2016 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, This Endernight is a tender, peaceful setting of well-known fifteenth-century words. The recurring melody h...

Adolphe Charles Adam's carol, based on Cappeau de Roquemaure's poem and then translated, is here arranged to enhance the appealing simplicity and dramatic swells of the original, drawing on Katie's gu...

Originally published in Carols for Choirs 2, Rutter's arrangement of this well-known carol is energetic and joyful. The memorable and buoyant melody is supported and driven by lively piano accompanime...

This sprightly setting of a sixteenth-century English text tells the tale of a jolly shepherd named Wat. With an upbeat triple metre and a joyful swing feel, this carol has imaginative, contrasting te...

This sprightly setting of a sixteenth-century English text tells the tale of a jolly shepherd named Wat. With an upbeat triple metre and a joyful swing feel, this carol has imaginative, contrasting te...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

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...

This is a delightful setting of the popular traditional carol. Key changes, well-crafted counter-melodies, and rhythmic variation build excitement throughout the piece, while the mimicking of bells in...

This is a beautiful, sensitive arrangement of the African-American spiritual and folk hymn Oh, watch the stars. The text reflects on the beauty of creation, and alternative verses by David Warner cele...

This sparkling arrangement of the traditional English carol presents the familiar melody through a variety of textures, ranging from unison to five parts, and concludes with a soaring soprano descant....

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...

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...

Pulsating rhythms in the piano part underpin this energetic arrangement of a traditional spiritual. The voice parts progress from a forthright rendition of the famous tune at the beginning to bold and...

Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises. The vocal lines offer both powerful intensity and skilful...

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 Carols for Choirs 6.

On this Silent Night perfectly conveys the magic and excitement of winter, conjuring images of warmth by the fireside while the weather outside closes in and giving a subtle nod to Franz Gruber's Sile...

Show them you care ('cos it's Christmas) is a setting of an original text by Mark De-Lisser and Clare Dove in a pop ballad style. It conveys a heartfelt and powerful message that is perfect for Christ...

This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The writer Georgia Way places the sycamore tree as a centr...

This simple, lyrical and affecting carol for choir and organ will be manageable by most groups. Its text is a mini-anthology, including a verse of It came upon the midnight clear. Offprinted from Caro...

This touching carol for choir and organ sets a tender text by G. K. Chesterton. Immaculately crafted, it has at its heart another winning melody from arguably the world's most famous living composer o...