Mixed Voice Christmas Choral Recordings

John Rutter (Editor) : Christmas Motets

Review: This songbook is part of the Oxford Choral Classics series and gathers in one volume sixteen of the finest motets and related pieces for the season of Christmas. The collection gives due space to the magnificant works of the Renaissance period, with well-known motets such as Victoria's O magnum mysterium and Sweeelink's Hodie Chritus natus est placed alongside works by Byrd, Palestrina and Mouton. There are also works from later peiods, including Bruckner's Virga Jesse, an estatic motet in praise of Christ's birth, and Cui's fervant and sonorous setting of the Magnificat. As such, the collection is an outstanding and richly varied survey of the repertoire, and provides a superb choice of pieces for all choirs seeking a broad selection of music for this season.

Songlist: Virga Jesse floruit, O magnum mysterium and Beata Virgo, Magnificat, Quem vidistis, pastores, Riu, riu, chiu, Resonet in laudibus, Omnes de Saba venient, Frohlocket, ihr Volker auf Erden, Nesciens mater, Hodie Christus natus est, O beatum et sacrosanctum diem, In dulci jubilo, Quem pastores laudavere, In dulci jubilo, Hodie Christus natus est, O Magnum Mysterium

John Rutter / David Willcocks : Carols for Choirs

Review: This is a selection of the best-loved carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter: 74 of the most popular titles from Carols for Choirs 1, 2 and 3, plus 26 titles new to the series. There are carols suitable for both sacred and secular occasions, and both accompanied and unaccompanied material. The Order of Service for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is included.

Songlist: A Boy Was Born, A Christmas Carol, A Great and Mighty Wonder, A Merry Christmas, A Virgin Most Pure, Adeste Fideles, All Men Draw Near, And There Were Sheperds, Angels from the Realms of Glory, As with Gladness Men of Old, Away in a Manger, Away in a Manger, Blessed be that Maid Mary, The Blessed Son of God, The Boar's Head Carol, Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light, Carol with Lullaby, Conventry Carol, Conventry Carol, Ding Dong! Merrily on High First Nowell, Gallery Carol, Girls and Boys Leave your Toys, Gloucestershire Wassail, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas

John Tavener : Christmas Choral Collection

Review: John Tavener first rose to fame in 1969 when his cantata "The Whale" was recorded on the Beatle's Apple record label. Now one of Britain's leading choral composers his works included the poignant "Song For Athene". Here are eight mostly a cappella Christmas songs.

Songlist: O, Do Not Move, A Christmas Round, Ikon Of The Nativity, God Is With Us, Today The Virgin, A Nativity, The Lamb, Apolytikion Of The Incarnation

Joseph M. Martin : Canticles in Candlelight

Review: Canticles in Candlelight is a musical service of illumination that gradually fills the sanctuary or concert hall with music and light. With Scripture, narration, carols and candles, this compelling cantata tells the treasured story of Christ's birth. Filled with variety yet rooted in a traditional music vernacular, there are tasteful classical references in the arrangements as well as opportunities for congregational singing. From the hushed whisper of the Candlelight Processional to the festive arrangements of some of our most beloved carols, this work has something for everyone. An optional quiet ending is offered for churches wanting a more devotional closing. Includes: Prologue; Processional; Prepare and Celebrate; Advent Longing; Come, Long-Expected Jesus; Awake! Arise! Rejoice!; Carols of Joy and Hope; Joy to the World; A Christmas Madrigal; Turn Your Heart to Christmas; A Festive Christmas Flourish; Silent Night, Holy Night. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-3, hp, pno/harpsi, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Chamber Orchestra (fl, ob, cl, tpt 1, opt. tpt 2, hn (sub tbn), tbn, perc, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, keybd) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download.

Songlist: Silent Night, Joy To The World, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Processional, Prepare And Celebrate, Advent Longing, Come, Long-Expected Jesus, Awake! Arise! Rejoice!, Carols Of Joy And Hope, A Christmas Madrigal, Turn Your Heart To Christmas, A Festive Christmas Flourish

Joseph M. Martin : Sing a Song of Christmas

Review: Written especially for developing choirs, this festive SA(T)B cantata is overflowing with joyful seasonal songs ideal for smaller ensembles. Original material mingles with traditional carols in a jubilant mix, crafted to create large musical impact with minimal numbers and rehearsal time. The musical variety ranges from galloping gospels, to contemporary ballads and joyful carols to tender manger lullabies. Larger groups can take advantage of the cued notes for richer sonorities and still enjoy the sensitive care taken to minimize awkward passages for quick learning. A flexible narration allows thoughtful directors to customize their programs while optional orchestral support brings appropriate instruments to the programming of this innovative cantata for Christmas. The cantata can even be done progressively throughout Advent and completed during Christmas celebrations. Available separately: SA(T)B, Listening CD, Preview Pack (Book/CD combo), 10-Pack Listening CDs, Orchestration (Score & parts for keyboard, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone and percussion), StudioTrax CD (Accompaniment only), SplitTrax CD, RehearsalTrax CDs (part-predominant, reproducible). Duration: ca. 27:00.

Songlist: Joy To The World, Prepare The Way, A Song Of Christmas, Call The Baby Jesus, Sleep, Little Lamb, Come, Hear The Music, In Bethlehem, Come, Emmanuel, Christmas Songs Of Joy

Joseph Martin : Carols for Choir and Congregation

Review: Gathered from our most successful seasonal cantatas, this compilation of beloved carols is designed to work as choral anthems or for choir and congregational corporate singing. Erase the boundaries between loft and pew by bringing the church body together in the embrace of time-tested Christmas and Advent selections. Fully orchestrated by Brant Adams, these arrangements will lift your sanctuary singing to new heights. Congregants sing along while the choir adds power, depth and harmonic color. The final verses of these Christmas standards are among some of the most inspiring passages you will ever experience. These arrangements will be used year after year for Hanging of the Green gatherings, Lessons and Carol services or for festival hymn singing during the holidays. Available separately: SATB, Listening CD, Preview Pack (Book/CD Combo), Orchestration CD-ROM (Score and Parts for Flute 1 & 2, Oboe, Clarinet 1 & 2, Bassoon, Horn 1 & 2, Trumpet 1-3, Trombone 1 & 2, Bass Trombone/Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin 1 & 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass), Handbell CD-ROM (3 octaves), StudioTrax CD (Accompaniment only).

Songlist: Silent Night, Angels We Have Heard On High, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Holy Night, Away In A Manger, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, A Christmas Trilogy

Joseph Martin : Christmas Classique

Review: This choral compilation brings together beloved carols and new seasonal lyrics with celebrated music from Bach, Handel, Mozart and others. As a collection, you can use this resource throughout Advent and Christmas, or use the optional narration to present the entire work as a cantata.

Songlist: A Classic Advent Flourish, Adoramus Te, Advent Alleluia, An Etude Carol, Canon De Noel, Celebration For Advent, Christ Is Born! (Let Heaven And Earth Rejoice), Christmas Jubilate, He Shall Feed His Flock, Procession Of Light

Joseph Martin : Christmas Dreams

Review: The Christmas story is told with fresh perspective in this collaborative cantata from Joseph Martin and Heather Sorenson. Throughout time, God has touched and motivated hearts through dreams and visions. Christmas Dreams visits these moments in scripture and connects the experiences of ancient times with our modern journey of faith, pointing to Christ, in whose birth the hopes, yearnings and dreams of all the world are fulfilled. Using traditional carols, newly composed seasonal selections and thoughtful narration, this rich work delivers a tapestry of sound and emotion. Share this cantata with your people and help them discover God's graceful touch in their lives! Songs include: Christmas Dreams Overture; Advent Dreams; The Promise and the Prayer; A New Morning of Promise; Zechariah's Song; Mary's Dream; All Through the Night; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; The Magi's Epiphany; Christmas Dreams; A Gentle Christmas Blessing.

Songlist: A Gentle Christmas Blessing, A New Morning Of Promise, Advent Dreams, All Through The Night, Christmas Dreams, Christmas Dreams Overture, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Mary's Dream, The Magi's Epiphany, The Promise And The Prayer, Zechariah's Song

Joseph Martin : Testimony of Life

Review: Written in a traditional style and inspired by the celebrated lessons and carols format, Testimony of Life presents the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Comprised of choral anthems, Scripture and congregational songs, the work also divides easily into three sections, enabling directors to present the work progressively through Lent and Easter. Choirs of any size will enjoy the thoughtful part writing and the easily learned melodies. From joyful celebrations of Christ's early ministry to the deep sadness of His suffering and crucifixion, from the shadowed whispers of Gethsemane to the brilliant alleluias of Easter, Testimony of Life is a thoughtful mix of artistry and ministry. A full line of support products is available to enhance your performance. Duration: approx. 40 minutes. Songs include: Prologue; I Will Sing the Wondrous Story; The Story Begins; A Day of Rejoicing and Praise; Hosanna, Loud Hosanna; Banquet of Mercy; Into the Garden; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross; A Day Bright with Joy; I Know that My Redeemer Lives.

Songlist: Prologue, I Will Sing The Wondrous Story, I Know That My Redeemer Lives, When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, The Story Begins, A Day Of Rejoicing And Praise, Banquet Of Mercy, Into The Garden, A Day Bright With Joy

Judith Bingham : A Cold Spell - 5 Carols For Winter

Review: Judith Bingham was born in Nottingham, England, in 1952, and grew up in Sheffield. She won the BBC Young Composer Award in 1977, and was a regular member of the BBC Singers from 1983-96. Since 2005 she has been their Associate Composer.

Songlist: A Winter Scene, Poor Thing, Moonless Darkness, O Weary World, Weathervane

K. Lee Scott : Madrigals For Christmas

Review: This collection is designed to be flexible and versatile. It can be used as a set for concert or a madrigal dinner with or without the readings which appear between pieces. It can also be used as a source of new pieces to be inserted into pre-existing madrigal dinner programs. Churches may also find it appropriate in which case Now Winter Nights Enlarge and Green Grow'th the Holly may be omitted. Audience participation is encouraged on the last piece, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks. A separate audience part is provoked at the back of this edition and may be copied for use in the program or as a separate flyer.

Songlist: From Virgin's Womb, What Child Is This?, Now Let Us All With One Accord, His Rest, Now Winter's Nights Enlarge, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Karl Jenkins : A Celebration of Christmas - Mixed Voices

Review: A collection of six carols in modern arrangements by the composer of Adiemus, Karl Jenkins, ranging from medieval tunes through traditional carols to original compositions. Includes: In dulci jubilo - Silent Night - Go, Tell it on the Mountain - Son of Maria and Sleep - Child of Winter (from the album Imagined Oceans).

Songlist: Silent Night, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, In Dulci Jubilo, Lullay, Sleep, Child of Winter, Son of Maria

Karl Jenkins : Joy to the World

Review: A choral sequence of nine traditional Christmas carols from the US, England, Germany, France, Spain, and the Caribbean in fresh and vibrant arrangements. The scoring is for mixed chorus with an optional second chorus suitable for children's voices, and trumpet, keyboards, percussion and string orchestra.

Songlist: In dulci jubilo, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, Silent Night, O Jesus So Sweet, Pat-a-pan, Son of Maria, The First Nowell, The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Kenneth Leighton : Carols & Anthems

Review: An anthology of carols and anthems by Kenneth Leighton, one of the most distinguished of the British post-war composers, chiefly regarded today for his choral output. This anthology includes many pieces that are less well known, and find themselves in no other collection. Arranged for mixed voice choir SATB and keyboard.

Songlist: Give Me The Wings of Faith, Let All The World In Every Corner Sing, On Ode of the Birth of our Saviour, Drop, Drop Slow Tears from the Crucifix Pro Nobis, O Leave Your Sleep, The Star Song, A Hymn of the Nativity, Adventante Deo

Keyte / Parrot : The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols

Review: This--the performers' edition of the massive New Oxford Book of Carols--is a selection of 120 carols in 173 different settings. The music, which is divided into composed carols and traditional carols, covers nine centuries of Christmas music from around the world. Popular and unknown material is included: the settings are straightforward and each carol is accompanied by a note on historical background. The emphasis is on the fresh approach to the carol, and the editors have cleared away the accretions of years to recapture the original spirit and vigor of the music. Selections from the book are featured on EMI Classic's recordings "The Carol Album," "The Christmas Album," and "Carol Album 2," performed by the Taverner Consort, Choir, and Players under the direction of Andrew Parrott.

Songlist: From Lands that See the Sun Arise, Gabriel, fram Heven King, Dies est Leticie, In Hoc Anni Sirculo, Verbum Patris Umanatur, O Come O Come Emmanuel, He Who Made the Earth so Fair, Of the Father's Heart Begotten, On this Day Earth Shall Ring, Unto Us is Born a Son, Nova! Nova!, Hayl Mary Ful of Grace, Ther is no Rose of Swych Aryse, Nowel: Owt of your Slepe Aryse, Thys Endere Nyghth I Saw a Syghth, Lully Lulla thow Little Tyne Child, Come Love we God, Swete was the Song the Virgine Soong, Thus Angels Sung, While Shepherds Watched Thier Flocks By, O Remember Adam's Fall, Riu Riu Chiu, Verbum Caro factum est, Gaudete!, Lo! born is our Emmanuel, A Boy is Born in Bethlehem, Let the Voice of Praise Resound, Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine, Shepherds Sang Thier Praises O'er Him, Good Christian Men, Rejoice!, and more

King's Singers : Christmas Collection

Review: What a wonderful way to enjoy singing by the fire during the holidays! This book of arrangements is done just the way you'd expect the King's Singers to do it: with grace, class, and just a touch of humor.zzs

Songlist: The Gift, Boar's Head Carol, Joy to The World, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Gaudete, Noel! Sus Troupe Chanteresse

King's Singers : Christmas Songbook

Review: This songbook includes eight arrangements from the King's Singers 2016 album of the same name. A blend of carols and holiday pops as arranged by Robert Rice and Keith Roberts.

Songlist: Carol Of The Bells, Ding Dong! Merrily On High, The First Nowell, Frosty The Snow Man, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Silent Night, White Christmas

King's Singers : King's Singers Christmas

Review: Join the King's Singers as they celebrate an English Christmas Eve service. Taken from their album of the same name, these beautiful arrangements will certainly help spread the Christmas message.

Songlist: Ven, Veni Emmanuel, Angelus ad Virginem, Remember, O Thou Man, Lullay My Liking, Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging, Coventry Carol, Away In A Manger, Es Ist Ein' Ros' Entsprungen, Stille Nacht, La Peregrinacion, Born On A New Day

Kirby Shaw : An A Cappella Christmas

Review: Celebrate the season with these tasty vocal jazz settings of your holiday favorites.

Songlist: The Christmas Song, Frosty The Snow Man, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Silver Bells, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Kirby Shaw : An A Cappella Christmas

Review: Celebrate the season with these tasty vocal jazz settings of your holiday favorites.

Songlist: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Silver Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (with Frosty the Snow Man), The Christmas Song

Kirke Mechem : The Seven Joys of Christmas

Review: Kirke Mechem composed the Seven Joys of Christmas for the Chamber Singers of the San Francisco College for Women. He set out with the goal of setting lesser-known, but none the less attractive, carols from different countries in order to paint different aspects of joy for the Christmastide. He employed the number "Seven" because it is considered a magical number (as it is applies to mystery in the liturgy). The final carol, God bless the master of this house, is an amusing combination of all the carols in the composition, in addition to other well-known Christmastide melodies. In certain passages, two, three, even four different carols are being performed at the same time!

Songlist: The Joy of Love: This is the Truth, The Joy of Bells: Din don! Merrily on High, The Joy of Mary: Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine, The Joy of Children: Patapan, The Joy of the New Year: New Year Song, The Joy of Dance: Fum, Fum, Fum!, The Joy of Song: God Bless the Master of the House

Lajos Bardos : Music for Christmas and Easter

Review: This volume contains works for mixed voices pertaining to Christmas and the Easter season.

Songlist: Adjunk halat immar (Graces soient rendues), Adorna thalamum (Ekitsd fel templomod), Karacsonyi bolcsodal, Karacsonyi kirie, Mennybol az angyal, Napkeleti kiralyok, Nosza, lelkem!, O gloriosa virginum, O Jesule, Sancta parens, Szep kelet, szep nap! (ejev), A keresztfahoz megyek, Alleluja! orvendezzunk, Ascendit Christus, Bunbanoknak menedeke, Bunos lelek, En nemzetem (Popule meus), Fiam, Jezus, Golgotadon latunk, Ingrediente Domino (Viragvasarnap), Keresztenyek, sirjatok, Kiralyi zaszlo jar elol (Vexilla regis prodeunt), Krisztus, viragunk (A), Krisztus, viragunk (B), O Jezus, Jezus (O languens Jesu), O languens Jesu, Orvendetes napunk tamadt, Popule meus, Surrexit Christus, Szent kereszted unnepere, and more

Larry Carrier : CarolSing

Review: This pocket-sized book has twenty-two of the most often sung Christmas carols and is designed to be convenient for caroling. Titles include "Joy to the World," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "We Three Kings," "Silent Night," "Angels from the Realms of Glory," "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks," "How Great Our Joy," "The First Noel," "Away in a Manger," "What Child Is This?" and many more favorites.

Songlist: As with Gladness, Men of Old, Away in a Manger, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, How Great our Joy, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Joy to the World, O Come, All Ye Faithfu, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night!, The Birthday of a King, There's a Song in the Air, We Three Kings, What Child Is This?, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Angels We Have Heard on High, Angels, from the Realms of Glory

Larry Pugh : 12 Carols for about 12 Singers

Review: Make your Christmas anthem planning a snap for years to come with this collection of 12 delightful and inspiring carol settings from some of this generation's leading arrangers of sacred choral music. All are crafted with the needs of the smaller choir in mind, making this a worthy addition to our popular and best-selling "For About 12 Singers" series. In keeping with that goal, we're pleased to offer, as a separate item, reproducible Part-dominant Rehearsal CDs. It is a valuable learning aid for non-music-reading singers and a rehearsal aid for harried directors during the busy Christmas season.

Songlist: A New Light Is Dawning, Christ Is Born Sing Glory to God, Silent the Night, Behold a Tiny Baby, Noel Noel, A Joyful Nowell, O Come All Ye Faithful, Christmas Joy, Born Neath a Star, The Birthday of a King, O How Beautiful the Sky, Good Christians All Rejoice

Larry Pugh : Let's Go Caroling - 3 Parts

Review: Following the success of the SATB edition comes this incredibly flexible collection of 21 carols. Carefully edited so that each voicing listed sounds full and complete, the special needs of carolers are addressed with oversized notes and large print texts that are able to be easily seen with the dimmest moon or candle light. In addition, many carols begin in unison so that the carolers feel comfortable before breaking into whatever voice parts are available. Get in the Christmas spirit - let's go caroling!

Songlist: Joy To The World The Lord Is Come, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Angels We Have Heard On High, Infant Holy Infant Lowly, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, He Is Born, How Great Our Joy, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, What Child Is This?, O Come, All Ye Faithful, The First Nowell, Good Christians All Rejoice, Silent Night Holy Night, Sing We Now Of Christmas, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, Gentle Mary Laid Her Child, Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Jingle Bells, Deck The Hall, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Larry Pugh : Let's Go Caroling SATB

Review: The special needs of carolers are carefully considered in this easy-to-use collection of 20 carol favorites. Over-sized notes and large-print texts make these delightful SATB arrangements easy to sing and see even in the dimmest moon or candlelight, and the carols are arranged in a logical order that will give your caroling the appropriate variety and balance. Get in the spirit! Let's go caroling!

Songlist: Angel We Have Heard On High, Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Away In A Manger, Deck The Hall, Gentle Mary Laid Her Child, Go Tell It On A Mountain, Good Christmas Rejoice, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, He Is Born, How Great Our Joy, Jingle Bells, Joy To The World The Lord Is Come, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Sing We Now Of Christmas, The First Nowell, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?

Linda Spevacek : Here We Come A-Caroling Vol. 2

Review: The second dynamic volume of 3-part a cappella carols. Contains ten great Christmas favorites, creatively written for caroling, concert or sight-singing. 3-Part Mixed a cappella

Songlist: Joy To The World, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, O Holy Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, What Child Is This?, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Coventry Carol, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Up On The Housetop, Jingle Bells

Lloyd Larson : Song of Emmanuel

Review: From anticipation of the coming Christ Child to the nativity and beyond, Song of Emmanuel weaves new songs and favorite carols with the spoken word to create an inspired Christmas cantata. Mary, the shepherds, angels and others all had a song to sing on the holy night, and their message is poignantly captured in this beautiful worship cantata.

Songlist: Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, Emmanuel, Forest Green, Gentle Mary Laid Her Child, Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Joy To The World, Mary's Song, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Song Of Advent, Song Of The Shepherds, The Prophet's Song

Mack Wilberg : Carols

Review: This exciting and diverse collection features eight of Mack Wilberg's popular arrangements for the Christmas season. These carols have been revised with new scorings for SATB choir and piano or organ expressly for this collection. Whether fast and upbeat or steady and warm, this music reveals Wilberg's talent for arranging and will be a welcome addition to Christmas programming for choral societies and church choirs. Mack Wilberg is the Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He was appointed Music Director in March 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since May 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelors degree; his masters and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. In addition to his conducting responsibilities he is active as apianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renee Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, The Kings Singers, and narrators Walter Cronkite and Claire Bloom. Wilbergs arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world. With their grandeur, energy, and craftsmanship, they inspire performers and audiences everywhere.

Songlist: Carol to the King, Gloria tibi Domine, How far is it to Bethlehem?, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Lullee, lullai, lullo, lullabye, Still, still, still, The Virgin Mary had a baby boy, What shall we give?

Mark Brymer : The Christmas Suite

Review: All the wonder and joy of the holiday season are clearly present in this fresh new work for schools, community and church choirs everywhere! Scored in a Holiday Pops style for orchestra, choir and optional soloist, this 30-minute work is divided into nine sections, each titled for a letter in the word C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. Combine your SATB and/or SSA choirs with orchestra, a smaller chamber group, or with the spectacular CD accompaniment for a wonderful salute to the season.

Songlist: Jingle Bells, Angels We Have Heard On High, Joy To The World, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, What Child Is This?, Carol Of The Bells, Sheep May Safely Graze, Ges Bambino (The Infant Jesus), Snow, Hark! Hear The Children Sing, I Hear The Bells, It Must Be Christmas, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella, Deck The Hall, Ding Dong! Merrily On High!, Hallelujah!, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Masters In This Hall, Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow, Sing We Now Of Christmas, Fum, Fum, Fum

Marty Hamby : We Come with Joy

Review: This year celebrate Christmas in a spirit of worship with this exciting new work by Marty Hamby. By incorporating familiar material with meaningful new songs by Danny and Debbie Lance, Hamby has created a musical atmosphere for true corporate, choir-led worship. With the assurance that Jesus' birth changed the world, and that God is with us, the tone of this musical celebration will touch your singers, instrumentals and congregation, encouraging them to share the joy with the whole world! Titles include: Joy to the World, We Come with Joy, Jesus Is Born Today, Birthday of a King, God with Us, Messiah Child, Adore (A Worship Medley), Mary Did You Know?, For Just One Day.

Mary Lynn Lightfoot : Singable Solutions for Winter Holidays

Review: Get ready...get set....and SING! your way through the winter holidays with these eleven creative solutions for your two-part treble classroom and concert needs. Included are exciting selections for Christmas (both sacred and secular), Hanukkah, and hilarious holiday novelty offerings. In addition, for those of you who need general holiday and winter selections, we've included those as well, along with a "peace-themed" song, especially appropriate for the New Year. The composer/arranger list is a who's who of educational choral music today and these titles have all been excellent sellers as individual octavos. Now they are available in this practical, accessible collection for less than half the cost than if purchased separately-a welcome budget stretcher for your music program. We are confident that you will enjoy these singable solutions for your classroom, concerts--and your budget!

Songlist: Sing a Glad Noel, Pat a Pan, Silent Night, Calypso Noel, Mistletoe, One Word, Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby, A Holiday Hand Jive, Sing With Joy Sing Noel, The Candles of Hanukkah, Winter Sleigh Ride

Mary McDonald : O Holy Light

Review: From the shimmering opening chords to the final climactic finish, O Holy Light carries singers and listeners through a journey of the celebration of The Light of the world. Filled with beloved carols and exciting songs from the inimitable Mary McDonald, this cantata captures the many moods of Christmas with a fresh voice. The narration explores God's Light contrasted with the world's darkness, and how the Holy Light of Jesus will never be quenched. The lighting of five symbolic candles during the cantata along with an optional congregational candlelight moment is thrilling. Add optional children's voices as suggested for a multi-generational celebration. Joyful throughout, it's the sort of cantata that will be remembered for years to come. 35 minutes.

Norman Luboff : Season's Greetings - SATB

Review: The holiday albums of the Norman Luboff Choir were perennial bestsellers for years and these arrangements are classics that will brighten any Holiday concert.

Songlist: Deck The Halls, Still, Still, Still, A La Nanita Nanita, I Saw Three Ships, Lullaby Of The Shepard, Baloo, Lammy, Merry Christmas One And For All, O Christmas Tree, Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings, Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine, Gloucestershire Wassail, Silent Night

Ola Gjeilo : Christmas Carols Vol 1

Review: Ola Gjeilo is a rising star in modern choral music and has already established a stellar reputation for original and creative work. This collection of his a cappella Christmas arrangements, in two volumes, offers well-known carols in fresh and sophisticated a cappella settings. Volume 1 includes three outstanding arrangements written for choirs with mature ranges and divisi capacity

Songlist: O Come O Come, Emmanuel, In The Bleak Widwinter, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

Ola Gjeilo : Christmas Carols Vol 2

Review: Ola Gjeilo is a rising star in modern choral music and has already established a stellar reputation for original and creative work. This is a second collection of his a cappella Christmas arrangements. The superb, fresh setting of "The Holly and the Ivy" will bring out the very best in your choir. Accessible ranges and simple divisi makes this joyous arrangement suitable for high school level and beyond. The familiar melody of "Away in a Manger" is introduced by a soprano solo, sung by either adult or child. The choir joins with smooth, deep textures that set this exquisite arrangement apart. At the same time innocent and sophisticated, it is equally suitable for school or church. Not to be missed in your holiday program.

Songlist: The Holly and the Ivy, Away in a manger, Coventry Carol, The First Nowell

Owain Park : Five Carols

Review: This collection of carols by Owain Park brings together five beautiful works composed for SATB without divisi. Adam lay ybounden is a setting of medieval English words, and is perfect as a seasonal introit. The Holy Child and A Winter Bloom are settings of words by contemporary British poets, Georgia Way and Hannah King, which both offer a reflective take on the festive period. Here is the little door was composed for readers of the BBC Music Magazine, and captures the wonder of Frances Chesterton's text - at first meditative and subdued before becoming more colorful and lively. I Wonder as I Wander is a reworking of an existing piece by Owain Park scored for larger choir (MUSNOV297385). The wistful melody has the character of a folk song, with mellifluous writing for the accompanying voices.

Songlist: Adam lay ybounden, The Holy Child, A Winter Bloom, Here is the little door, I Wonder as I Wander

Paul J. Christiansen : Beautiful the Sky: Four Scandinavian Carols

Review: Beautiful the Sky is a collection of beloved Scandinavian Christmas anthems by Paul J. Christiansen, edited by his son Erik Christiansen. These gorgeous settings evoke a sense of their homeland and would stand as beautiful additions to your church's Christmas worship service or concert program. The texts are presented in both English and the original language.

Songlist: Christmas Comes Again, This Happy Christmas, Joyous Christmas Song, Oh, How Beautiful the Sky

Peter Gritton (editor) : 9 Christmas Songs in Close Harmony

Review: The collection of popular Christmas tunes is designed to be enjoyable to sing while providing a challenge. There is a great variety of texture and the melody-line has been shared amongst the voices as fairly as possible to help create a smooth close harmony blend. A cappella with rehearsal piano.

Songlist: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Follow That Star, An Olde Rhyme, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Mary's Boy Child, Just Another Star, The Christmas Song, Deck The Hall

Peter Schubert : Five Christmas Carols

Review: Peter Schubert conducts the highly respected Montreal-based group, The Orpheus Singers which has won numerous awards under his direction. These are innovative arrangements that will add a nice touch to your holiday concerts.

Songlist: Uns Ist Geborn Ein Kindelein, Stille Nacht, Noel Nouvelet, Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes, Coventry Carol

Peter Schubert : French Noels

Review: These Christmas songs have been chosen from those transcribed by Andrienne Block and are particularly interesting because the music was originally composed for secular texts, and the Christmas texts were substituted in the following decades. Unaccompanied with rehearsal piano.

Songlist: Chantons, grands et petits, Quand le fils Dieu prit naissance, Votre beaute, Ecoutez la trompette

Peter Skellern : Six Simple Carols

Review: Six original Christmas carols written by noted British choral composer Peter Skellern for mixed voices a cappella (optional piano). A refreshing change from the usual Christmas fare.

Songlist: Love Is Come Again, Love Divine Is Coming, Lullaby, Were You There?, How Long The Night?, So Said The Angel

Philip Lawson (editor) : German Renaissance Christmas

Review: Fill your performance space with the glory of a German Renaissance Christmas with selections from this outstanding collection! Mixed choruses from high school through professional will appreciate the clean, well-edited editions.

Songlist: Angelus Ad Pastorem, Dixit Maria, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Maria Wallt Zum Heiligtum, Singt Und Klingt (Psallite Unigenito)

Reginald Jacques (editor) : Carols for Choirs Vol 1

Review: The volumes of Carols For Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol singimng around the world. Each volume presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, from well-known tunes superbly arranged to the best original compositions. 50 carols for mixed choir, including full text of the traditional Nine Lessons printed as an Appendix.

Songlist: A Boy Was Born, A Christmas Carol, A Great And Mighty Wonder, A Merry Christmas, A Virgin Most Pure, Adeste Fideles, All Men Draw Near, And There Were Shepards, Angels From The Realms Of Glory, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manager, Blessed Be That Maid Mary, Blessed Son Of God, Boar's Head Carol, Crol, With Lullaby, Coventry Carol, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, The First Noel, Gallery Carol, Girls And Boys, Leave Your Toys, Gloucestershire Wassail, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, A Great And Mighty Wonder, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Holly And The Ivy, I Saw Three Ships, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, In Dulci Jubilo, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, and more

Reginald Jacques (editor) : Carols for Choirs Vol 2

Review: The volumes of Carols for Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol-singers around the world. Each volume presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, from well-known tunes superbly arranged to the best original compositions. Includes 50 varied carols for every occasion, carols by Benjamin Britten, William Mathias and William Walton.

Songlist: A Babe Is Born I Wys, A Child Is Born In Bethlehem, A New Year Carol, Adam Lay Ybounden, All My Heart This Night Rejoices, All This Time, Angels And The Shepherds, Cherry Tree Carol, Come Leave Your Sheep, Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth, Deck The Hall, Ding Dong! Merrily On High, Down In Yon Forest, Gabriel's Message, Gloria Sei Dir Gesungen, Glory Now To God We Render, Going Through The Hills, Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, He Is Born The Divine Christ Child, Here We Bring New Water, Here We Come a-Wassai;ing, Holly And The Ivy, How Far Is It To Bethlehem?, I Look From Afar, I Saw A Fair Maiden, Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant, The Infant King, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joseph Was An Old Man, and more

Richard Proulx : Six A Cappella Christmas Carols

Review: A superb little collection of six classics, arranged and edited for unaccompanied choir. Useful year after year.

Songlist: Infant Holy, Lo, How a Rose, O Dear Little Children, Gabriel's Message, Sleep, Holy Babe, What Child is This?

Rob Millet : Five Christmas Carols

Review: This collection of five familiar carols for mixed chorus with divisi might be used together or separately. Two of the works are accompanied by piano and three are unaccompanied. Try them for concert use, for lessons and carols, or in a worship setting. Duration - 12:22.

Songlist: Wexford Carol, Sussex Carol, Once in a Royal David City, Coventry Carol, Masters in This Hall

Robert Batastini : A Cappella Carols For Sidewalk Carolers

Review: A warm collection of 15 of the best-known sacred carols and traditional secular Christmas songs-from "Joy to the World" to "Jingle Bells"-in an attractive, compact book. Designed especially for the choir that goes caroling, whether it be from door-to-door, at the shopping mall, in hospitals and nursing homes, or even at an office party. All selections are arranged for unaccompanied singing, in unison or parts, and every one a favorite. Best of all, the price!

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come a Wassailing, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Mary Had a Baby, Silent Night, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come Emamanuel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, The Twelve Days of Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Robert Decormier : Shout For Joy - A Suite of Christmas Spirituals

Review: This exciting suite tells the story of the birth of Christ by weaving spirituals together. The shepherds start the journey with "Rise Up Shepherd". Two other spirituals follow -- "What Month Was My Jesus Born in?" and "The Virgin Mary Had-A One Son" -- leading into "Mary Had a Baby, "Shout For Joy"!" The suite ends with a rousing gospel arrangement of "Go Tell It On The Mountain". This idiomatic suite would be at home in school and church programs alike. Chamber Orchestra Parts are also available on rental for the work.

Songlist: Rise Up Shepherd, What Month Was My Jesus Born in?, The Virgin Mary Had-A One Son, Shout For Joy, Go, Tell it on the Mountain

Robert Shaw / Alice Parker : The Shaw-Parker Book of Christmas Carols

Review: Twenty-four carols arranged by the eminent choral director Robert Shaw and the respected Alice Parker. Shaw-Parker arrangements are famous and recorded by everyone, including Shaw's various ensembles. Described as a mixed voice collection, these twenty-four carols have varying voicings, with frequent solo opportunities. There are also a few tenor/bass charts. Most have piano for rehearsal.

Songlist: Allon, Gay Bergeres, Les Angeles Dans Nos Campagnes (Angels We Have Heard On High) 3. The Boar's Head Carol (TTBB), Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light, The Carol Of The Birds, The Cherry Tree Carol, Christ Was Born On Christmas Day, Fum, Fum, Fum, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Good King Wenceslas, Here Mid The Ass and The Oxen, The Holly And The Ivy, How Unto Bethlehem, I Saw Three Ships, Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant, In The Bleak Midwinter, Lay Down Your Staffs, Masters In This Hall, O Sanctissima, So Blest A Sight, Susanni, Touro-louro-loura, What Child Is This?, Ya Viene La Vieja