Wish your audience a iMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year” in just a half a minute. This madrigal-style a cappella novelty is equally easy to learn and enjoyable to sing. Plus, itis a great choice for any seasonal performance: Christmas concerts, community events, madrigal feasts, door-to-door caroling, singing telegrams---you name it! Fun, flexible, and festive in all voicings.

Arranger: Donald Moore

This gentle lullaby is equally appropriate for school and church, offering a nativity text and a light choral texture. Lush harmonies reflect a faint jazz influence, while ethereal words softly sing the baby to sleep. "Angels are watching over thee."

Composer: Donald Moore

A mixolydian melody becomes the foundation for this stately three-part canon with madrigal style counterpoint. Festive flute and hand drum parts add a Renaissance music touch to a piece with only 12 bars of singing to teach. Ideal for processionals, madrigal feasts, or as a concert opener.

Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

A 4-minute touch of class for your holiday program. This polished medley is rich with classic choral settings of favorite traditional carols. Fine fare for Christmas time.

Arranger: Andy Beck

This merry madrigal will be a nice addition to your 3-part choir's a cappella seasonal repertoire. Characteristic counterpoint makes this original Donald Moore piece a familiar form but, unlike many Renaissance chorals, the vocal ranges, subject matter, and number of voice parts have been specifically designed for developing choirs. A festive feature for holiday concerts and Madrigal feasts, with just enough optional bass notes in the 3-part mixed/SAB for your developing men's section.

Arranger: Donald Moore

This little known English carol is appropriate for holiday concerts, Yuletide feasts, and madrigal performances. Evoke a Renaissance atmosphere this December, singing of wassail---both a cordial greeting and a spiced mulled cider.

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray

Let the gospel sounds of this original Christmas spiritual lift you up! Syncopated rhythms and developed harmonies come naturally and fit the style. Snippets from familiar carols appear throughout, adding to the joy.

Victor's arrangement of this gentle nativity carol from Spain is sung entirely in the original language (a pronunciation and translation are included). This sensitive treatment captures the lullaby mood and adds a light rhythmic undercurrent in moderate 3/4 time. The tonality shifts seamlessly between D minor and D major to reflect a text that moves from quieting the baby to a rushing fountain and singing birds. While the words do return, no two verses are set in the same manner, creating an ever-evolving arrangement. Piano fingers dance over the keys with triplet turns and easily grasp the bigger chords in the supportive and stylistic accompaniment. A nice contrast on holiday programs.

Arranger: Victor C. Johnson

Christina Rossetti's beloved "In the Bleak Midwinter" sings beautifully in this lovely setting for expressive choirs. The meaningful text and breathtaking music are worthy of artistic interpretation. A gracefully supportive piano contributes a few soloistic flourishes and an optional C-instrument (oboe on our recording) adds a gentle obbligato.

Arranger: Victor C. Johnson

Here's a gorgeous setting of the text from "Angels We Have Heard on High" that includes a beautifully arranged verse of "Silent Night." Featuring long legato lines, expressive phrasing, and warm choral writing, this ethereal piece ignites musicality.

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray | Composer: Traditional

Greet seasonal concertgoers with this festive original sung in the madrigal style. Joyful (and mostly step wise) "fa la la" refrains are sung following each of two welcoming verses, arranged with slightly different choral colors the second time. A wonderful Renaissance inspired SoundTrax sets the early music tone, or consider playing the keyboard part on a harpsichord synthesizer.

Arranger: Douglas Wagner | Composer: Douglas Wagner

With words adapted from the poem "Welsh New Year's Eve," this dance-like setting is a festive choice for wintertime concerts. The hand drum and bell parts are optional but enhance the new-age feel, and the easy-to-achieve mixed meter fits perfectly. Four refreshing voicings to choose from.

Arranger: Dave and Jean Perry | Composer: Jean Perry

This haunting minor-key original combines images of frosty winter with memories of the very first Christmas. "Child is born, the angels call, 'peace on earth, goodwill to all'." Perfect for school or church.

Arranger: David Waggoner

A new carol for Yuletide! The merry melody, punctuated by festive "Sing Noels" is passed through the choir, giving each section a small feature before a celebratory chorus unites the group in harmony. A minor section provides contrast in the middle, and the sopranos place joyful ornaments on the final joyful refrain.

Arranger: Jean Perry

With selections that are familiar but not overdone, the spirit of the season abounds in this festive four-song medley that transitions seamlessly from carol to carol. Performed in just over three minutes, this piece features traditional choral arranging techniques that will showcase every section of your choir.

Arranger: Andy Beck

Dr. Patrick Liebergen layers classic choral writing over an intricate piano invention from the Baroque era, creating an excellent opportunity to develop solid intonation, rich tone quality, and expressive ensemble phrasing. Rarely is it this simple to sound so good. Whether sung in English or German, Alleluia is a wonderful teaching piece, and a joyful addition to any program.

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen

This exuberant Christmas medley offers a fresh feature for holiday concerts and worship. A recurring musical theme ties six time-honored carols together and provides a festive lilt. Carefully crafted voice parts insure success. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Gesu Bambino * In the Bleak Midwinter * Silent Night.

Arranger: Laura Farnell

Bring each section of the choir down a different aisle to add a theatrical element to the opening of your program and highlight the antiphonal qualities of this piece. Built upon three accessible parts in all voicings, this madrigal-like fanfare is a perfect processional for the holiday season!

Arranger: Greg Gilpin

An appealing setting of the James Spilman melody Flow Gently, Sweet Afton with the familiar Away In A Manger text. Simple voice leading allows time to work on dynamics and phrasing to bring out the best in your SSA choir. Tasteful, flowing accompaniment.

Arranger: Sherri Porterfield

A captivating chant opens this a cappella arrangement of the Nigerian Christmas carol, before breaking into a joyous, rhythmic celebration. This well-voiced adaptation allows even developing groups to sing a beloved staple of choral repertoire. Optional percussion parts add to the multicultural excitement!

Arranger: Andy Beck

This artistic setting features a text adapted from Rossetti's reverent "Before the Paling of the Stars." A haunting melodic theme sets the tone for this minor-mode gem, which could be considered a contemporary nativity carol. Gorgeous. Accompaniment available on PianoTrax 4 CD (00-35870).

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray | Composer: Ruth Morris Gray

Sing about angels, shepherds, wise men, the star, and "the baby born in Bethlehem" with this spirited original for Christmas. Choirs of any age will sound their best on the gospel harmonies and catchy hook. After a modulating bridge lifts the piece to a higher level, invite your singers (and audience) to add handclaps over the final refrain!

Arranger: Greg Gilpin

A reflection on the candle as a symbol of peace, this simple yet elegant selection is appropriate for choirs of all ages, at any time of year. The beautiful single-octave melody (from D to D) is sung in unison before becoming a round. A contrasting refrain pleases the ear and warms the heart.

Arranger: Andy Beck | Composer: Andy Beck

Familiar strains from traditional "O Come, All Ye Faithful" echo through the modulating midpoint of this joyous holiday original. Shifting tonality during the "noel" refrains is highly effective and easily achieved. A perfect way to greet the holidays!

Arranger: Andy Beck

Four treasured carols from Wales, England, and Ireland comprise this colorfully arranged Christmas medley (three-and-a-half minutes in length). The slow-fast-slow-fast form is carefully constructed for choir alone, band alone, or a combined performance. An elegant and timeless treat for the holidays.

Arranger: Douglas Wagner

Optional drum and tambourine parts enhance this madrigal-influenced tune, which includes a festive iFa-la-la” section in counterpoint. Well-crafted vocal parts are easy to learn and continue to develop as the song unfolds. This would make a festive processional for holiday performances of any kind.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

This African-inspired arrangement of the favorite spiritual is newly available for SSA and TBB choirs. Rhythmic and stirring, an original Swahili text punctuates the familiar lullaby melody. Triadic harmonies are both accessible and enjoyable to sing. Distinctive and unforgettable!

Arranger: Jay Althouse

We've combined six of our best-selling Alfred Choral Designs seasonal titles into each of these convenient, price-saving publications. Use the six chorals individually, or perform them together as a ready-to-go 20-minute December program. Each of these four collections has been carefully selected to provide your singers and audience with a dynamic and rewarding concert experience. Includes: Come Celebrate This Day (Banchieri/Liebergen), Snow Is Falling (Schram), All Alone Beneath the Mistletoe (Althouse), Issay, Issay! (arr. Kern) , Away in a Manger (arr. Porterfield), Rockin' the Baby (Albrecht).

The text from "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" is set to a wistful Irish folk song in this one-of-a-kind Christmas treasure. An optional violin part brings a chill to a song full of warmth. Breathtaking!

Arranger: Tom Fettke | Composer: Thomas Grassi

This charming and delicate Christmas number includes some Spanish phrases, and includes a pronunciation guide and translation in the publication. The perfect cross-cultural piece for your holiday concerts. Easy, straightforward choral writing for all ages with a simple piano accompaniment.

Arranger: Sally K. Albrecht | Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

This charming and delicate Christmas number includes some Spanish phrases, and includes a pronunciation guide and translation in the publication. The perfect cross-cultural piece for your holiday concerts. Easy, straightforward choral writing for all ages with a simple piano accompaniment.

Arranger: Sally K. Albrecht | Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Feel the joyful lilt of this traditional Spanish Christmas carol, rendered beautifully in the original language. This well-crafted arrangement offers solid choral scoring and a sturdy piano accompaniment for the festive nativity-themed text. A comprehensive translation/pronunciation guide is included, and optional percussion parts are available free online.

Arranger: Andy Beck

We won't go until we get some---but how exactly do you make that holiday confection, anyway? Find the answer in this playful, original (and completely secular) holiday canon loosely based on a fragment from "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Prepared with old English Dickensian flair, the round stacks in three, a perfect recipe for building harmony skills.

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray

It's a Christmas carol time machine---start with a 1940s "Saint Nick" and 50's "Deck the Hall," add "Up on the Housetop" 60's-style and disco "Jingle Bells," then top it off with a 1980s "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Hip! High-spirited! A showstopper!

Arranger: Alan Billingsley

This glorious processional will create an impressive opening at your holiday concert or worship service. Modal harmonies and open intervals are not difficult to sing, but capture the sound of the season. And a light SoundPax instrumentation adds to the stately effect.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

What happens when you cross a beloved Christmas carol with the hip and asymmetric rhythms of "Take Five"? This does! A satisfying mix of the familiar and the fresh, the arrangement applies jazz articulation, harmony, and style in a way that's both exciting and accessible. All voice parts get a turn with the melody as well as a fun "doo bop" accompaniment! Optional parts for flute and vibraphone are free online.

Arranger: Russell Robinson

Written in the style of a spiritual, this original gospel tune will be a highlight this Christmas season. Featuring call-and-response voicing, stylized articulation, and dramatic dynamic shifts, there are plenty of musical concepts to teach your singers and delight your fans. Ready-to-go riser choreography is available on the Movin' DVD.

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray

An optional non-Christmas text allows you to program this joyful piece at any time of year. Excellent 3-part writing ensures a quality sound, and the few Latin words provide a simple introduction to foreign language singing. Glorious! Accompaniment included on PianoTrax 1 CD (00-31028).

Arranger: Mary Donnelly

Featuring a familiar and brief Latin text, this jubilant Christmas work opens and closes like a Renaissance fanfare and offers rich contrast at its core. Scattered duple eighth notes in a compound meter, several key and mode shifts, and changing tempi add interest to the joyful sound.

Arranger: David Waggoner

Mark Hayes lets the beauty of the melody shine in his arrangement of How Far Is It to Bethlehem. His simple, strophic treatment and sensible harmonies never overshadow the purity of the gentle, inquisitive carol. And yet there is something truly unique and awesome about this setting for the choirs of today. A sweet, accomplishable arrangement for any group.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

This artful choral setting captures all of the beauty and splendor of Christina Rossettiis famous text. While the minor key and biting dissonance depict the cold of winter, the rich chords and lyrical melodies evoke the warmth of a heartfelt message. Stunning. Accompaniment included on PianoTrax 1 CD (00-31028).

Arranger: Andy Beck

What a mixed-up, mixed meter, crazy and fun arrangement of "Jingle Bells!" As the lyric states, "The melody's the same; the rhythms, they are not."

Arranger: Jay Althouse

Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca" is the basis for this innovative twist on "Jingle Bells!" Your audience will love catching the rapid text as the familiar and sequential melody is volleyed through the choir. Pierpont's rarely-heard third verse is a hoot. "Oh, what fun it is!"

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray | Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

A charming original carol that tells the tale of a young tower bell-ringer. The rise and fall of the 6/8 meter evokes images of swinging bells, and the fully-harmonized "Noel" choruses bring to mind merry townspeople on a joyful Christmas morn.

Arranger: Andy Beck

Itis a high-energy, gospel-infused take on one of the most treasured Christmas carols of all time. Riveting rhythmic syncopation, triadic choral harmonies that climb in inversion, and plenty of melodic blue notes all add up to . . . well, sheer joy! Your piano player really gets to show off on the fully notated riff-like accompaniment. Plus, you can download free bass and drumset parts for the full effect. Not to be missed!

Arranger: Matt Podd

Tuneful and bright, this German carol arrangement is a joy for winter concerts. Sing lightly to achieve vocal flexibility and a consistent lilt. Each delightful bell-like phrase may be sung in English or German. Charming in all voicings.

Arranger: Vicki Tucker Courtney

The candle is a universal symbol of peace and hope. This seasonal selection honors the tradition with its captivating music and heartwarming text. At the end, four spoken greetings embrace various holidays. As a special touch, project animated images from the VideoTrax DVD on a large screen during performance.

Arranger: Andy Beck

This holiday song is like no other, celebrating the age-old tradition of decorating the Christmas tree. The gentle pop ballad style lends itself well to the warm "friends and family" sentiment, and the uncomplicated choral writing allows your choir to sound its very best. Especially appropriate for Christmas tree lighting ceremonies.

Arranger: Andy Beck

A charming and unique Christmas piece with lyrics inspired by a famous e. e. cummings poem. "Little silent Christmas tree, were you sorry to leave the forest?" The music, taking its cue from the text, is beautiful in its simplicity. An elegant change of pace for your holiday concerts. Features an optional solo or small group section.

Arranger: Jay Althouse | Composer: e. e. cummings

A heartfelt holiday love letter to the memories and special feelings that come only at Christmas. This contemporary ballad boasts a light groove and memorable hook that will bring warmth in winter. Invite your audience to sing along on the final full-voiced refrain. Recording provided by Western Michigan University's Gold Company, directed by Greg Jasperse.

Composer: Greg Jasperse