John Leavitt : Gesu Bambino

A quintessential Christmas classic! This arrangement is on point at every turn with stellar part writing and a creative accompaniment. Respectful to the source material, this octavo is equally at home in concert halls and sanctuaries. Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: Pietro A. Yon

Sean Paul : The Gift of Grace

A deeply moving tableau of color and texture, this Christmas portrait shimmers with pristine beauty. A fresh lyrical treatment brings new sacred function to this time-honored classic, filling the space with wonder and awe.

Arranger: Sean Paul

Smooth and singable, this arrangement features a fresh Christmas text by Beth Luttrell set to a familiar tune. Optional flute. Available: SATB.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

Uses: Christmas, Introit Scripture: Matthew 2:6; Luke 2:7 Perfect as a Christmas processional or concert opener, here's a fresh take on an ancient tune and text. Enriched by a unique modal melodic and harmonic syntax, this anthem is refined and elegant. Add the 3 octaves of handbells for an extra festive touch! Part for Handbells available as a digital download.

Arranger: Sara R. Nussel

Uses: Advent Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7 One of Chopin's most profoundly engaging melodies forms the foundation of this fascinating Advent offering. The arranger creates a meaningful dialogue between a treasured carol and this masterful theme. Chorally satisfying, your singers will connect with its tender beauty, and your audience will feel anchored to the familiar tune. Incredible! Score and parts (fl, ob, tpt, hn, perc, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

This gentle manger lullaby features heartfelt new words and music in a simple, yet rich setting. Following the opening verses, the delicate melody is creatively paired with the favorite carol The First Noel for a wonderful and satisfying conclusion. This is Benjamin Harlan at his best!Available separately: SATB.

Composer: Benjamin Harlan

Lightly dancing, with a hint of mystery, this new Lloyd Larson creation sings with the hope of Advent and the words of Isaiah. From the hushed beginning to the bold finish, Advent Canticle is refreshing. Audio available on BonusTrax #08743774.

Arranger: Lloyd Larson

A festive introit for the season of lights is unveiled in this new collaborative anthem. Incorporating VRUECHTEN, a hymn theme typically associated with Eastertide, this re-thinking places a substantial celebrative melodic gesture into your winter sanctuaries. With the cry The Lord is coming, prepare the way, the anthem starts its journey to worship and adoration. Strong vocal unisons and fulfilling harmonies triumphantly lift the spirit and call us to purpose. The distinctive alleluias are the crowning glory of this tune and so it is in this brilliant new processional. Handbell part (3 oct.) available as a digital download.

Arranger: Lloyd Larson

J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is given a fresh and tasteful treatment with the ingenious use of Charles Wesley's Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus text. The optional oboe (or chamber orchestration) will add an elegant touch.

Arranger: Tom Fettke

New music combines with favorite Advent carols in Advent Trilogy. Benjamin Harlan has created a very moving medley which captures the longing and beauty of Advent. Includes: O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Prepare Ye the Way; Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

Sing Alleluia, Christ is Born! This repeated phrase spins into a Christmas celebration sure to capture singer and listener alike! The highly rhythmic piano accompaniment with optional percussion adds excitement to this proclamation of Christmas joy. Unforgettable! Available: SATB.

Composer: Benjamin Harlan

Benjamin Harlan has taken an African folksong and created a new anthem which radiates Christmas joy. The optional percussion adds excitement and interest. Available: SATB.

Composer: Benjamin Harlan

Based on an actual Ugandan lullaby, this gentle ballad paints a fresh and unique picture of the Nativity. The optional hand drum will add to the ambience and authenticity of this moving offering. Easily sung and highly effective...soothing and worshipful.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

Celebrative and highly rhythmic, "African Noel" shines with energy and excitment. Contrasting dynamics and optional percussion make this one a real creative and refreshing Christmas selection. Beautiful in its simplicity, your choir will have fun with this one!

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

Writers John Parker and David Lantz III bring us this exciting Advent anthem full of excitement and rhythmic vitalitiy. Here is a perfect worship anthem for the Advent season. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Composer: John Parker/David Lantz III

Parker and Govenor have combined their creative talents to produce this meaningful Christmas morning celebration. May be used as an effective call to worship or as an anthem anytime during the Christmas season. Available: SATB. Duration: ca. 2:10.

Composer: John Parker/Deborah Govenor

Dr. Tim Sharp, Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, has created this unique and captivating service of lessons an carols in the Early American style. Characteristic harmonies and sounds of the era can be heard in this one-of-a-kind Christmas celebration. Readings and an outline for the service are included. Includes: Away in a Manger; Followers of the Lamb; Go, Tell It on the Mountain; I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Oh, Come Little Children; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow; The Saviour's Universal Prayer; Shout, Ye Heavens; Thou Child Divine; A Virgin Unspotted; We Three Kings of Orient Are; What Child Is This? Available separately: SATB, Preview CD, ChoirTrax CD (split trax only)

Arranger: Tim Sharp

O Sing a Song of Bethlehem blends with Sing We Now of Christmas for a dynamic and distinctively English-flavored Christmas anthem. The a cappella chorale in the middle is framed by a reprise of the main theme. Use as an offertory or call to worship. Brisk and inviting! Available: SATB.

Arranger: John Purifoy

Anna Laura Page has given us this wonderful arrangement of the ever-popular Scottish carol. Appropriate at any time of the Christmas season, you will find this effective as a call to worship or processional. Available separately: SATB, BonusTrax CD. Handbell 5-Pak (3-5 octaves, bells used: 31, 38, 42) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Duration: ca. 3:05.

Arranger: Anna Laura Page

Opening with a fanfare-like Gloria in Excelsis Deo, this anthem soon builds to an exciting conclusion. Easily prepared during the busy Christmas season. The vocal accompaniment and instrumental parts are well-crafted and will bring chills! A highly recommended addition to your library. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.

Arranger: Lloyd Larson

Patrick Liebergen's newest Christmas offering has a hint of mystery and awe with the minor treatment he gives the melody and text. Its brief length makes it useful as a call to worship or even a benediction for a festive Christmas service. Delightful!

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen

Here's a light, upbeat piece perfect for a Christmas call to worship. With a nice Latin feel, it features an optional children's choir and percussion. Your choir will enjoy the wonderful, worshipful feel of Born the Baby.

Composer: John Purifoy

With heartfelt words and music, this new Ruth Elaine Schram manger lullaby is tender and highly appealing. The use of Silent Night is inspired and fits perfectly, while the optional Harp part can be played by organ, second piano, or electronic keyboard.

Composer: Ruth Elaine Schram

Uses: Christmas Eve, Christmas Scripture: Matthew 2:11; Luke 2:13-14 Falling like a gentle snow, this tender anthem is a beautiful invitation to Christmas. The piano accompaniment lends a delicate and almost fragile adornment to a memorable theme. The text reminds us that God spoke into our shadows, silence and emptiness, and through Jesus, brought us the gifts of light, song and love. The ending completes the transformation as the world celebrates these gifts with a great crescendo proclaiming, Christ is born tonight!

Composer: Joseph Martin

This uplifting Christmas anthem of celebration is based on the traditional Moravian carol Kommet, ihr Hirten (Come, All Ye Shepherds) with original lyrics by Benjamin Harlan. Accessible for most choirs, this anthem is an excellent choice for call to worship or special programming during the Christmas season. Optional parts for triangle and finger cymbals are included in the score.Available separately: SATB and BonusTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 1:50.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

In a new setting of the beloved Ukranian Carol, Jan McGuire's creative lyrics mesh well with John Purifoy's artful setting. The result is a fresh and sparkling new setting of this classic carol. Although handbells are optional, they will obviously add a wonderful touch.

Composer: John Purifoy

The traditional words are seamlessly blended with Angels We Have Heard On High and new material. A great call to worship! Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.

Composer: John Purifoy

Uses: General, Lent Scripture: Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 12:2; John 8:12 This unique anthem offers a pleasing mixture of Latin phrases with an original lyric that celebrates Christ as the Light of the World and explores the intimacy of that Light in our hearts. The music moves with unhurried beauty, warming the text with interesting sonorities and effective textures. While it could be programmed year round, this work is especially useful during Lent and Holy Week. Remarkable! Score and Parts (ob, vn, vc) available as a digital download.

Arranger: Heather Sorenson

Uses: Benediction, Epiphany Scripture:Luke 2:25-35 The Song of Simeon is the basis for this creative offering. Highly passionate musical lines over an ethereal piano accompaniment loft this prayer skyward with elegance. Full of beautiful text painting, this sensitive poetic treatment brings new meaning to this celebrated scriptural moment, making it a very special service closer for post-Christmas services. Absolutely gorgeous!

Composer: David Schwoebel

This Lloyd Larson piece soars with a quietly majestic touch. The melody is beautiful and Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus is woven in with care, creating a wonderful Advent selection. Truly a special Advent anthem you'll use year after year.

Composer: Lloyd Larson

Descriptive of the wonder of the manger, this new anthem by Dale Grotenhuis is full of choral beauty featuring warm a cappella sections. Duration: ca. 3:30.

Composer: Dale Grotenhuis

Majestic and festive, here's a perfect Christmas call to worship and/or processional with optional congregational involvement. The brass parts are playable and will add greatly to the celebrative nature of the piece. The descant is the final touch to create a glorious finish to this dynamic offering. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.

Composer: Benjamin Harlan

Light and lilting, Gesu Bambino comes to new life with Benjamin Harlan's musical touch. The optional finger cymbals (or triangle) and flute (or oboe) will add special color. The harmonies are tastefully altered here and there, offering some warm surprises. Let us adore him is repeated sustaining a mood of reverence at the manger. Available: SATB.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

The brass flourishes and lively piano accompaniment add vitality to this anthem of praise and worship based on Psalm 24. Lift up your heads! Lift up your hearts! Lift up your voice, rejoice, Emmanuel! A refreshing choice for Advent or general worship. BonusTrax CD and Instrumental ePak also available. Performance Time: Approx. 3:45.

Composer: Mark Hill

Christina Rossetti's perennial text is beautifully set to new music here by Penny Rodriguez. The choral parts are lovely, floating along on an exquisite piano accompaniment. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Composer: Penny Rodriguez

Here's a beautifully moving offering for Advent. John Parker's text provides an appropriate longing mood for Lloyd Larson's rich melody and harmonies. The plaintive melody flows and inspires. With a hint of O Come, O Come Emmanuel, this one is uncommonly creative. Available: SATB.

Composer: Lloyd Larson

The text says it all in this anthem by John Purifoy: Light a candle of Hope, light a candle of Joy. Light the candles of Peace and Love, the Christ Light shines for all. Perfect for Advent Sundays and Christmas Eve. Duration: ca. 3:15.

Composer: John Purifoy

Uses: Advent Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7; Micah 5:2 Based on Isaiah's prophecy of the coming King, this lilting and lively song will be a welcome addition to any Advent service. A Renaissance-styled orchestration is available to enhance the presentation. Score and parts (fl/pwhist, perc, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Arranger: Joseph Martin

This treasured song is offered in a stunningly expressive setting by John Leavitt with a breathtaking orchestration available separately: live performance or with the CD.

Arranger: John Leavitt

This new setting of a time-honored carol is a welcome addition to the Christmas choral canon. Floating with graceful arches, the melody brings new expressiveness to this traditional ode to Christ's birthplace. The piano writing moves like an art song, providing a plethora of attractive harmonies and counter-melodies. This approach enhances the eloquent palette of the work and lifts it to artful heights. Profoundly beautiful!

Composer: John Cornish

Phillips Brooks' immortal text is set to the traditional FOREST GREEN tune with expressive effect. Howard Helvey has created a gently inviting arrangement of this familiar and favorite carol. Add the optional handbells and flute for a special Christmas treat. Available: SATB.

Arranger: Howard Helvey

Uses: Advent, Communion Scripture: Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 49:9; Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 64:1 A lament of depth and beauty is found in this stunning original. Hopeful in its substance, the expressive arching melody paints the words, O Savior, open heaven wide. Bend down and hear our cry. Each voice part is given a rich fulfilling treatment, and the piano accompaniment adds layers of sonic beauty. A chamber orchestration provides options for directors looking for instrumental opportunities. Poignant! Score and Parts (fl, ob, eng hn, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Composer: John Purifoy

A classic Christmas piece, in a beautiful new setting by Penny Rodriguez. The optional handbells will add a dimension of color and uniqueness to an already beautiful carol. Handbell part included. Available separately: SATB, BonusTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Arranger: Penny Rodriguez

There is no happier tune than that of the beloved I Saw Three Ships. The cheerfulness of its 6/8 meter will set the room to swaying and the rising arch of the memorable theme is pure joy. Handbells add magic to its quintessential impact, making this the perfect curtain raiser for any holiday music gathering. A dazzling new arrangement for your library!

Arranger: Philip Hayden

More than just a novelty, this classical match-up is expertly crafted. Although written at different times and places, these two time-honored pieces fit together like a glove. The celebrated theme from Johann Pachelbel sets the pace and harmonic foundation, decorating The First Noel with lovely layers. Perfect for a holiday concert, your audience will never forget this unique offering. Score and Parts (vn 1-2, va, vc) available as a digital download.

Composer: Johann Pachelbel

A lovely new text by Ruth Elaine Schram is beautifully set to the classic Humperdinck melody. The string orchestration option makes for a beautiful accompaniment with live players or with the recorded track. Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD. String parts available digitally (vl 1, vn 2, va, vc, db). Duration: ca. 3:45.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

From the Christmas cantata A Child This Day, this exuberant setting of the familiar Isaiah text makes an exciting Advent or Christmas call to worship anthem. The joyful 6/8 meter and majestic orchestration provide a wonderful impetus for the scripture passages, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God! Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain made low, prepare ye the way of the Lord!Available separately: SATB and SAB. Instrumental ePak includes Score and Parts for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Trumpet 1, 2, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Timpani, Violin 1, 2, Viola, Cello and Bass. ChoirTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30

Composer: Benjamin Harlan

From the best-selling Christmas Canticles, this call to worship is thrilling. Opening with a festive Gloria in excelsis Deo section followed by a triumphant processional, this anthem is highly singable and effective. Score and Parts (fl, ob, tpt 1-2, hn, tbn, btbn/tba, perc 1-2, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan

This pleasing medley of cradle carols is filled with a fragile beauty and soothing sounds. From the first piano pattern to the last shimmering chord, this octavo offers many expressive elements for the choir to explore. The traditional Czech Rocking Carol is joined with Coventry Carol and Away in a Manger, creating an evocative menagerie for Christmas Eve or concert presentations. A jewel!

Arranger: John Purifoy

Lowell Alexander provides an intimate viewpoint on the manger in this very expressive song of Jesus' birthplace. You will find this setting rich and meaningful for your singers and congregation. Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD. Score and parts (hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Arranger: Keith Christopher | Performed By: Selah