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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...

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.

Il s'agit d'un psaume de Noël basé sur le poème "in the Bleak Midwinter" de la poétesse anglaise Christina Rossetti, écrit avant 1872 pour le magazine Scribner's Monthly. Il a été publié dans l'anthol...

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...

This beautiful Christmas song was written by Mel Torme and Robert Wells in 1944. It is the most broadcasted Christmas songs of all times, according to BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated). Torme himself...

L'un des chants de Noël "modernes" les plus populaires. Cet arrangement magistral est une autre grande oeuvre de la plume d'Idar Torskangerpoll. La musique de Little Drummer Boy a été écrite par la pi...

North Norwegian Christmas Psalm is one of the most beautiful- and popular of christrmas songs from our age. This arrangement is a real masterpiece suitable for both school- and amateurbands. The Norwe...

Bergen is the second biggest city in Norway and is famous for the seven mountains that sourround the city centre. In this piece I salute the band that commissioned the piece by picturing the mountains...

Solan, Ludvig and Reodor Felgen is back! 'Jul i Flaklypa' ('Christmas at Flaklypa') is the sequel to 'Flaklypa Grand Prix' from 1975, the most successful Norwegian movie of all times. This time, the m...

'Angels We Have Heard' on High is one of the most famous Christmas carols all over the world. Of French origin, it's also entitled 'Les Anges dans nos campagnes'. The Irish bishop James Chadwick has w...

This song is written by the incredibly successful duo Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It became a huge hit in Sweden when recorded by Benny Anderssons Orkester and vocalist Helen Sjöholm in 2012....

The composer and musician Trygve Hoff was born and raised at Rognan in Nordland and gained a lot of inspiration for his texts from the North Norwegian culture. He is a composer and copywriter of many...

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 Christmas...

'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 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...

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

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 oboe has some solo passages (cue notes in flut...