Kids will love this full-color Christmas activity book featuring songs, games, puzzles and other music activities to give kids a fun introduction to music. It includes dozens of timeless Christmas songs, including: Away in a Manger - Deck the Hall - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - I Saw Three Ships - Jingle Bells - Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Silent Night - Up on the Housetop - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - and more. This book can be used by beginning keyboard players, guitarists, vocalists, and other C instrument players.

Songlist: Silent Night, O Christmas Tree, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Angels We Have Heard On High, Joy To The World, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, What Child Is This?, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, The First Noel, I Saw Three Ships, O Come, All Ye Faithful, The Holly And The Ivy, Coventry Carol, Good King Wenceslas, Deck The Hall, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Up On The Housetop, Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, O Come, Little Children, The Huron Carol ('Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime)

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers. Variety of composers, including Kerry Andrew, Malcolm Archer, Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Stephen Cleobury, Cecilia McDowall, John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, and David Willcocks. Wide range of material, from Medieval to the present day and including wassails, gallery carols, world carols, and spirituals. With carols for Advent, Christmas, New Year, and Epiphany, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas.

Songlist: A babe is born, A little child there is yborn, Adam lay ybounden, Angels, from the realms of glory, Away in a manger, Away With Your Sorrows, Born this day is the Son of God, Cantemos a Maria, Child of the stable's secret birth, Christmas-tide, Christmas Lullaby, Come and Worship!, Come, let us all with heart and voice, Coventry Carol, Ding dong! merrily on high, Falantidida, Gaudete!, Gloucestershire Wassail, Gold for a manger bed, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, Good Christians all, rejoice, His Praises We'll Sing, Il est ne, le divin enfant, In the Beginning, In the bleak mid-winter, Infant holy, infant lowly, Jesus Christ is here!, Mary's Cradle Song, Natus est Immanuel, Now is the Time for Christemas!, and more

It's a barbershop Christmas! All your favorite carols and fun songs have been arranged with fun and Holiday spirit and those great barbershop chords. With a Children's Medley, "O Holy Night," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and others, 19 in all.

Songlist: Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manger, Children's Medley: Jolly Old Saint Nicolas, Up On The House Top, Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, It Came Across The Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, O Christmas Tree, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, While By My Sheep (Echo Carol)

It's a barbershop Christmas! All your favorite carols and fun songs have been arranged with fun and Holiday spirit and those great barbershop chords. With a Children's Medley, "O Holy Night," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and others, 19 in all.

Songlist: Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manger, Children's Medley: Jolly Old Saint Nicolas, Up On The House Top, Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, It Came Across The Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, O Christmas Tree, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, While By My Sheep (Echo Carol)

It's a barbershop Christmas! All your favorite carols and fun songs have been arranged with fun and Holiday spirit and those great barbershop chords. With a Children's Medley, "O Holy Night," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and others, 19 in all.

Songlist: Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manger, Children's Medley: Jolly Old Saint Nicolas, Up On The House Top, Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, It Came Across The Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, O Christmas Tree, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, While By My Sheep (Echo Carol)

Previously published under the title Gaudete!, this collection has been re-covered to complement Bob Chilcott's first Christmas choral anthology. From the simple, understated beauty of 'Away in a manger' to the exuberant jazz waltz version of 'We wish you a merry Christmas', this volume takes a fresh look at classics of the Christmas repertoire.

Songlist: Away in a manger, Coventry Carol, Gaudete!, Il est ne, le divin enfant, Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, Jingle, Bells, Still, still, still, Sussex Carol, We wish you a merry Christmas, What child is this?

To commemorate their twenty-fifth anniversary, Chanticleer has put together an anthology of some of their favorite songs. Edited by Matthew Oltman and conductor Joseph Jennings, this book is comprised of pieces from the Renaissance through the twentieth century. Selections include "Vox in rama" by Palestrina, "Fuggi, fuggi, dolor" by William Hawley and "There is a Balm in Gilead" arranged by Joseph Jennings. The book includes notes and translations for the pieces as well as performance suggestions. Also featured is a section of pictures of the group from the past twenty-five years.

Songlist: Vox in Rama, Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Credidi, So ben mi ch'a bon tempo, Voices of Autumn, Fuggi, fuggi, dolor, from Tre Rime di Tasso, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Coventry Carol, Two Medieval Lyrics, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, Nelly Bly, All The Pretty Little Horses, Dulaman, An Oiche, Lost In The Stars, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Keep Your Hand On the Plow, There is no rose of such virtue

Darmon Meader, director and founder of the New York Voices vocal ensemble, has become world famous for his remarkable choral arrangements. His new arrangements of 'Coventry Carol' and 'The First Noel' have taken on a breathtaking new sound and presentation in these surprising and exquisite piece. 'We Three Kings' is a masterwork for a cappella SATB choir with optional percussion accompaniment. The Eastern feel of the popular carol, We Three Kings is accentuated by the open intervals of the vocal parts and the unique percussion instruments scored within. This is another Darmon Meader holiday classic!

Songlist: Coventry Carol, The First Noel, We Three Kings

Noel 2 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: from Bach and Sweelinck, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages to Howells and Leighton and works by today's composers include Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Whitacre, John Tavener, Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. Among the 43 anthems, mixed voice choirs of all levels will find new arrangements of favorite carols, hymns with new descants, as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season.

Songlist: Ubers Gebirg Maria Geht, Adam Lay Y Bounden, Angelus ad Virginem, Away In A Manger, Bethlehem Down, Coventry Carol, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come, Gallery Carol, Gaudete!, Gloria, Dei Sir Gesungen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Hodie Christus Natus Est, I Wonder As I Wander, I Wonder As I Wander, In Dulci Jubilo, Jesus Christ The Apple Tree, Lasset Uns Frohlocken, Long, Long Ago, Love Came Down At Christmas, Lullay My Liking, Lux Aurumque, 'O' Antiphon, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Jesulein, Of A Rose, Once In Royal David's City, Puer Nobis, Resonet In Laudibus, and more

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. Featuring upper voice versions of arrangements from the classic "Carols for Choirs" series of songbooks.

Songlist: A Merry Christmas, A New Year Carol, A Virgin Most Pure, Adeste Fidelis, Angels, from Realms of glory, Angelus ad Virginem, As with gladness men of old (congregational version), Away in a manger, Born in a Stable so bare, The cherry tree carol, Coventry Carol, Deck The Hall, Ding-dong ding, Ding dong! merrily on high, Donkey Carol, Donkey riding over the bumpy road, The first Nowell, Gabriel to Mary came, Gabriels Message, God rest you merry, gentlemen (congregational version), God rest you merry, gentlemen (unaccompanied version), going through the hills, Good King Wenceslas, Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary, Hark the herald angels sing (Congregational Version), Hark the herald angels sing (Unaccompanied version), He smiles within his cradle, Here we bring new water, The Holly and the ivy, How far is it to bethlehem, and more

Four Christmas carols that capture the distinctive, contradictory and unmistakable choral style of Giles Swayne. Always plain-speaking, challenging, intense and emotionally honest, Swayne's music also brims with wit, melody and a sly playfulness that is both captivating and addictive. The Four Christmas Carols were written over several years. The first three are for unison voices with Piano, and can be performed by the whole assembly. The fourth requires a larger SATB chorus, and is a larger, expressive and impressive setting of The Coventry Carol. This set of carols has it all -from grand unison melodies, familiar tunes and rousing choruses to more poignant, challenging and unusual passages. It represents a hugely satisfying and entertaining addition to any festive performance or carol concert.

Songlist: Coventry Carol, Joseph's Carol, Starlight, The Two Nowells

30 Old and New Christmas Carols for church, home or community singing. This edition is for unison or four-part male voices.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Birthday of a King, Carol of the Russian Children, Christmas is Coming, Coventry Carol, Deck the Hall, The First Nowell, The Friendly Beasts, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angel, The Holly and the Ivy, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Behtlehem, Shepherds, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep, Silent Night, Susanni, Wassail Song, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, What Child is This? (Greensleeves), While By My Sheep, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, and more

30 Old and New Christmas Carols for church, home or community singing. This edition is for unison or four-part mixed voices.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Birthday of a King, Carol of the Russian Children, Christmas is Coming, Coventry Carol, Deck the Hall, The First Nowell, The Friendly Beasts, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald AngelGood King Wenceslass Sing, The Holly and the Ivy, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Behtlehem, Shepherds, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep, Silent Night, Susanni, Wassail Song, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, What Child is This? (Greensleeves), While By My Sheep, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

30 Old and New Christmas Carols for church, home or community singing. This edition is for unison or 3-part female voices.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Birthday of a King, Carol of the Russian Children, Christmas is Coming, Coventry Carol, Deck the Hall, The First Nowell, The Friendly Beasts, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald AngelGood King Wenceslass Sing, The Holly and the Ivy, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Behtlehem, Shepherds, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep, Silent Night, Susanni, Wassail Song, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, What Child is This? (Greensleeves), While By My Sheep, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

The mission of the Good News! Gospel Quartet is to provide music and learning assistance for quartets who want to sing gospel songs in the four-part barbershop style. The songbooks are in four part a cappella arrangements with most having supporting CDs with part-predominant tracks plus full-mix tracks are also available. It is the hope of the Good News! that you will find your mission as a quartet singer, or as a listener, be enriched and learn with these fine recordings.

Songlist: Deck The Halls, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Coventry Carol, While Be My Sheep, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, O Little Town Of Bethleham, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Silent Night, Away In A Manger, Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head, Angels We Have Heard On High, When Christ was Born OF Many Free, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Here We Come A-Wassailing, O Holy Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Exquisite, fresh carol settings are woven together with scripture lessons and poetic narration to create a refreshing celebration of Advent and Christmas. Howard Helvey's artistry shines in each rich arrangement. Optional congregational readings and singing are included as well, to complete the presentation. The work is as singable as it is effective and inspiring, and will usher in the season of rejoicing with joy and festivity. Create a celebration of the Incarnation with Sing We Now of Christmas. Performance time is 30 minutes if it is performed only with narration (and no lessons and additional congregational carols). If performed with the scripture lessons and congregational carols, performance time is 55 minutes.

Songlist: What Shall We Sing for the Child?, People, Look East, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Coventry Carol, Go, Tell It on the Mountain, What Can I Give Him?., Sing We Now of Christmas.

"Troll the ancient Yuletide Carols" in a whole new way with these bright, fresh a cappella arrangements by popular choral arranger Jay Althouse. The 20 carol settings juxtapose traditional tonalities with some modern harmonies, adding a unique, resonant sound to these time-honored favorites. You'll use this festive, contemporary collection of best-loved carols year after year. Great when sung by a full choir or by a handful of singers at concerts, for community performances, door-to-door caroling, or whenever singers get together just for fun during the holiday season.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Boar's Head Carol, Coventry Carol, Deck the Hall, The First Noel, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come A-Caroling, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Holy Night, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?

"Troll the ancient Yuletide Carols" in a whole new way with these bright, fresh a cappella arrangements by popular choral arranger Jay Althouse. The 20 carol settings juxtapose traditional tonalities with some modern harmonies, adding a unique, resonant sound to these time-honored favorites. You'll use this festive, contemporary collection of best-loved carols year after year. Great when sung by a full choir or by a handful of singers at concerts, for community performances, door-to-door caroling, or whenever singers get together just for fun during the holiday season.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Boar's Head Carol, Coventry Carol, Deck The Hall, The First Noel, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come A-Caroling, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Holy Night, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?

"Troll the ancient Yuletide Carols" in a whole new way with these bright, fresh a cappella arrangements by popular choral arranger Jay Althouse. The 20 carol settings juxtapose traditional tonalities with some modern harmonies, adding a unique, resonant sound to these time-honored favorites. You'll use this festive, contemporary collection of best-loved carols year after year. Great when sung by a full choir or by a handful of singers at concerts, for community performances, door-to-door caroling, or whenever singers get together just for fun during the holiday season.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, The Boar's Head Carol, Coventry Carol, Deck the Hall, The First Noel, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Here We Come A-Caroling, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Holy Night, We Three Kings of Orient Are, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?

Capturing the varied moods and colors of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, this cantata from John Leavitt is delightful! Masterfully written and highly singable, the selection of carols is pure Christmas joy. Leavitt's inimitable stamp is on each arrangement creating a work rich in Christmas traditions with an artistic touch. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.

Songlist: O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Away In A Manger, Only Begotten, Word Of God Eternal, Coventry Carol, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Ding Dong! Merrily On High!, Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light, Once In Royal David's City, O How Joyfully

Charts from the Swingle Singers' stellar christmas album, 'The Story of Christmas. These three, eight-part, Jonathan Rathbone arrangements will challenge your choir and entice your audience with their beautiful melodies and intricate rhythm and harmony.

Songlist: O Come, O Come Emamanuel, Coventry Carol, Gabriel's Message

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

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

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

This 2016 holiday release by a cappella pop sensation Pentatonix reached #1 on the Billboardae 200 album charts and includes two new original songs, Good to Be Bad and The Christmas Sing-Along. Our collection includes both of these songs plus 9 more in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar: Coldest Winter - Coventry Carol - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Hallelujah - I'll Be Home for Christmas - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - O Come, All Ye Faithful - Up on the Housetop - White Christmas.

Songlist: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Coventry Carol, Hallelujah, Up On The Housetop, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Good To Be Bad, The Christmas Sing-Along, Coldest Winter, I'll Be Home For Christmas, White Christmas

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

Vaughan Williams arranged these carols during World War 1 for the "choir" he developed among the men in his Field Ambulance unit. In 1917 they were stationed in Greece, near Katerini, on a hillside with Mount Olympus towering above. Ursula Vaughan Williams writes "Another experince, which no one who was there forgot, was carol singing on Christmas Eve: snow-capped Olympus, the clear night, the stars, and Ralph's choir singing carols of Hereford and Sussex with passionate nostaglia. The choir made that Christmas so far from home one that had a special quality, a special beauty, long remembered."

Songlist: God Rest Ye Merry, And Joseph Was A-Walking (Cherry Tree Carol), The First Nowell, The Lord At First, Coventry Carol, I Saw Three Ships, A Virgin Most Pure, Dives And Lazarus

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

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

Here is a sparkling collection for women's choir or five of your top treble singers that will captivate all listeners! Challenging, but absolutely worth it.

Songlist: The Angel Gabriel, Coventry Carol, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, Rocking Carol, Silent Night

This wonderful collection of songs for the Christmas season has been arranged especially for ladies voices. A treasury of best-loved songs from Randy Vader and Jay Rouse, this book is an outstanding resource for worship services, concerts, pageants, or other seasonal events. With accompaniment.

Songlist: O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy, Joy, Joy, Mary, Did You Know?, Starlight, Star Bright, Come, Messiah King, Coventry Carol, Tell It On The Mountain, Still He Came, A Merry Carol of the Bells, Jesu, Came Upon a Midnight Clear, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night, Sleep, Holy Child of Bethlehem, Gather Round the Infant King, A Glorias of Christmas

"Sleep, Holy Babe" is a unique collection based on the theme of The Nativity. At its heart lie nine Christmas lullabies, as well as two carols and a motet depicting the story of Christ's birth. These are framed by a pair of Advent antiphons and Magnificat settings and an Epiphany carol. "Sleep, Holy Babe" contains: Five new pieces commissioned specially for this anthology by Daniel Burges, Hilary Campbell, Andrew Earis, Catherine Kontz, and Anthony Mudge - Eight recently-composed works by David Bevan, Alexander Campkin, John Duggan, Emma Gibbins, Trevor Ling, Francis Pott, and Jonathan Rathbone - A variety of texts covering a range of themes including the Lullaby, the Baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Nativity scene, the Star in the east, the Shepherds, the Magi, and King Herod - Two 'O' antiphons (in four and six parts) by Pierre de Manchincourt (1510-1564), and two contemporary faux-bourdon Magnificat settings (in four and eight parts) - New settings of well-known texts such as: "The Coventry Carol", "Lullay my Liking", and "Sing Lullaby" - New and recent texts by: Alexia Anastasiadis, Donald Atkinson, John Duggan, and Claire Lawrence - Two pieces for three-part upper voices (SSA), one unaccompanied, one with harp (or piano) accompaniment; and a three-part piece for lower voices (TTB) - 14 unaccompanied pieces, and 3 accompanied pieces.

Songlist: O Emanuel, Magnificat, O Virgo Virginum, Magnificat (a8), The Virgin Mary Bore a Child, A Lullaby, Sleep My Dreaming One, O Magnum Mysterium, Quid Petis, O Fili?, Lullay, My Liking, Christmas Gifts, Sing Lullaby, O Babe, Born Bare, In Your Father's Care, Coventry Carol, Why Impious Herod

This was the first Christmas song that fell upon the ears of man. It has been the inspiration of myriads of hymns and carols. Many of these have become very dear to us. Christmas hymns and carols are rich in tradition. The Mission of this book is to make these traditions familar to singer and listener through authentic as well as intereting stories of the sources and composers.

Songlist: Adestes Fideles, Adoramus Te, Angels From the Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, Antioch, As Each Happy Christmas, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manger, Babe Is Born In Bethelem, A, Beautiful Saviour, Boar's Head Carol, The, Cantique De Noel, Carol, Of The Birds, Carol Of The Nuns Of St. Mary's Chester, Cherry Tree Carol, Christmas Bells, Coventry Carol, Cradle Hymn, Crusader's Hymns, Deck The Deck Hall, Es Ist Ein Ros' entsprungen, Fairest Of Roses, First noel, From Heaven Above, Glad Christmas Bells, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Good King Wencesslas, Good Nights, Grant Us O Lord, and more

A treasury of traditioal songs, favorite hymns and choice carols, from all ages and from many lands selected for your singing christmas. Compiled and arranged for mixed voices (SATB) or unisonal singing by Theo Preuss

Songlist: Adeste Fideles, Adoramus Te, Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard On High, As Each Happy Christmas, As Joseph Was A-Walking, As Lately We Watched, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Away In A Manger, A Babe Is Born In Bethlehem, The Babe Of Bethlehem, Beautiful Savior, Bring A Torch Jeannette Isabella, Cantique De Noel, Carol Of The Birds, The Cherry Tree Carol, Child Jesus Came To Earth This Day, A Child This Day Is Born, The Christmas Hymm, Christ Was Born On Christmas Day, Come All Ye Children, Come All Ye Shepards, Companions, All Sing Loudly, Coventry Carol, Deck The Halls, Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas, The First Noel, From Earthly Tasks Lift Up Thine Eyes, From Every Spire On Christmas Eve, From Heaven Above, and more

Fourteen traditional and modern Christmas texts, all set by contemporary composers for various choral combinations and levels of accomplishment. Includes works for Unison, SSA and SATB choirs. But for one or two more adventurous pieces, these carols are sufficiently melodic and straighforward to be tackled by choirs of any size or with limited rehearsal time, while still being fresh and challenging works of today.

Songlist: A Lullaby Of The Nativity, Balulalow, Dormi Jesu, Coventry Carol, When All The Angels, The Two Nowells, A Lullaby Of The Nativity, A Babe Is Born, Journey From Nazareth, Coventry Carol, Balulalow, Balulalow, The Holly And The Ivy, Heaven Knows Why, When All The Angels, Dormi Jesu

Everyone loves to sing Christmas carols! So make it simple with this easy-to-use collection containing 50 well-known carols arranged for any combination of voices. Ideal for holiday sing-alongs, community or family get-togethers, or house-to-house singing. SATB

Songlist: Angels From The Realms Of Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Away In A Manger, Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, Coventry Carol, Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, Deck the Hall, Ding Dong! Merrily on High!, and many more!

This Holiday songbook includes a mid-twentieth century collection of the best in contemporary British carol writing and arrangement. It includes previously published works and as well as new pieces and arrangements written specifically for this book.

Songlist: A Babe is Born, A Child This Day is Born, A Shepherd's Carol, A Star was His Night Light, A Virgin Most Pure, Adam Lay Ybounden, An Australian Carol, And Hark! The Herod Angels, Angels From the Realms of Glory, Angelus ad Virginem, Away in a Manger, Balulalow, Blessed be that Maid Mary, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, Dormi, Jesu, Eastern Monarchs, Ecce Puer, Entrez-y tous en Surete, From Heaven Winging, Gabriel, from Heaven's King, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Here We Bring New Water, Infant Holy, Jesu, Swete Sone Dere!, Joseph Was an Old Man, Let us Securely Enter, Lord Jesus Once was a Child, Lully, Lully, Thou Little Tiny Child, Lully, Lully, Thou Little Tiny Child, and more

The Augsburg Choirbook for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany is an exciting collection of choral music for the season. Includes SATB, two-part and three-part settings of much-loved liturature from the Augsburg choral library as well as newly composed settings. This comprehensive collection will immediately appeal to directors, singers, and listeners.

Songlist: A Holy Child Is Born Today, And a Little Child Shall Lead Them, As the Dark Awaits the Dawn, At Bethlehem, Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, Coventry Carol, Dixit Maria ad Angelum, Dost Thou in a Manger Lie?, Eternal Light, Herr Christ, Der Einig Gotts Sohn, I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Jeg er sa Glad, Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head, Jesus on the Mountain Peak, Joyous Christmas Song, Le Sommeil De L'enfant Jesus, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Lullaby on Christmas Eve, Lullay, Dear Jesus, Lute Book Lullaby, Maria Walks Amid the Thorn, Nunc Dimittis, O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright, O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Out of the Orient Crystal Skies, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, Silent Night, Holy Night!, and more

164 easy arrangements with chords of carols from around the world, complete with lyrics in the original language as well as English. This special collection also includes historical background information on the observance of Christmas through the years and notes about specific carols to give added understanding. Songs are included from England, Italy, Latin America, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland, Czech Republic, and more.

Songlist: Christmas and Its Songs, ENGLISH CAROLS, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Good Christian Men, Rejoice, The Seven Joys of Mary, This Endris Night, Good King Wenceslas, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Coventry Carol, When Christ Was Born of Mary Free, The Holly and the Ivy, The Friendly Beasts, The First Nowell, Joy to the World, What Child is This? (Greensleeves), While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Gloucestershire wassail, The Boar's Head Carol, Wassail Song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol), Blessed Be that Maid Marie, A Virgin Unspotted, Once in Royal David's City, Sleep, Holy Babe, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, As with Gladness Men of Old, Angels From the Realms of Glory, Masters in this Hall, I Saw Three Ships, and more

Imagine how much more productive and efficient your rehearsals will be when you or all of your choir members have had time to rehearse on their own with a CD targeted to their specific vocal part. When you all get together there will be more time to devote to nuances and performance skills, instead of the basic learning of notes Rehearsal CD has the featured vocal of your choice: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass on the right side (or right speaker/headphone), and the rest of the chorus voices in the left speaker/headphone. That's right, you aren't alone, the rest of the chorus is there with you but your vocal part is highlighted and isolated for your convenience! The large-type, easy-to-read music book that accompanies each rehearsal CD, gives added reinforcement. For each carol you will hear the name of the carol, a set of tones, with the loudest tone being your starting tone, and a metronome click to start off the tempo and count you down to the beginning. The count will always be a full 2 measures before the start of the carol, and if the carol starts in mid-measure there will be 2 full measures plus the partial measure before the carol begins. It's as easy as that! If you listen on headphones and don't have a balance control, you can simply move the left or right headphone to isolate the left/right playback sound.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy to the World!, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child Is This?, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Imagine how much more productive and efficient your rehearsals will be when you or all of your choir members have had time to rehearse on their own with a CD targeted to their specific vocal part. When you all get together there will be more time to devote to nuances and performance skills, instead of the basic learning of notes Rehearsal CD has the featured vocal of your choice: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass on the right side (or right speaker/headphone), and the rest of the chorus voices in the left speaker/headphone. That's right, you aren't alone, the rest of the chorus is there with you but your vocal part is highlighted and isolated for your convenience! The large-type, easy-to-read music book that accompanies each rehearsal CD, gives added reinforcement. For each carol you will hear the name of the carol, a set of tones, with the loudest tone being your starting tone, and a metronome click to start off the tempo and count you down to the beginning. The count will always be a full 2 measures before the start of the carol, and if the carol starts in mid-measure there will be 2 full measures plus the partial measure before the carol begins. It's as easy as that! If you listen on headphones and don't have a balance control, you can simply move the left or right headphone to isolate the left/right playback sound.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy to the World!, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child Is This?, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

This outstanding collection of 90 carols offers a balanced mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied items which will appeal immediately to conductors, singers and audiences alike. Mostly for mixed voices, it includes 16 carols and a further 39 arrangements published here for the first time. From Gabrielli to Judith Weir, medieval melodies to spirituals, the range of styles covers a wide spectrum of tastes. This major issue of carols is edited by William Llewellyn, a well established figure in the world of choral music.

Songlist: A Babe Is Born, A Christmas Antiphon, A Fanfare For Christmas, A Gallery Carol, A Somerset Carol, Adam Lay Ybounden, Adests Fideles, All And Some, As Joseph Was A-walking, Away In A Manger, Balulalow, Canon For Three Choirs, Carol Of The Christ-child, Christmas Is Coming, Coventry Carol, Dawn Carol, De Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy, Ding Dong! Merrily On High, Ding-dong, Ding, Donkey Plod And Mary Ride, El Cant Des Ocells, El Noi De La Mare, Fum, Fum, Fum, Gabriel's Message, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, How Soft, Upon The Ev'ning Air, Huron Carol, Hush You, My Baby, I Saw Three Ships, and more

William Ryden is a noted composer and arranger who has been awarded an ASCAP Special Award for his works. Here is a classic collection of sixteen traditional carols arranged for unaccompanied SSA voices of moderate difficulty and suitable for choirs of all age and abilities.

Songlist: Deck The Halls, Coventry Carol, Angels We Have Heard On High, The Sleep Of The Child Jesus, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Tell Us Wise Men, Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?, O Come All Ye Faithful, The Three Kings, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, What Child Is This?, Rise Up Shepherd And Follow, See His Face And Sing His Praise, We Three Kings Of Orient Are, Rocking, A Merry Christmas

William Ryden is a noted composer and arranger who has been awarded an ASCAP Special Award for his works. Here is a classic collection of sixteen traditional carols arranged for unaccompanied SAB voices of moderate difficulty and suitable for choirs of all age and abilities.

Songlist: Deck The Halls, Coventry Carol, Angels We Have Heard On High, The Sleep Of The Child Jesus, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Tell Us Wise Men, Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?, O Come All Ye Faithful, The Three Kings, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, What Child Is This?, Rise Up Shepherd And Follow, See His Face And Sing His Praise, We Three Kings Of Orient Are, Rocking, A Merry Christmas

Nowhere else will you find gathered together into one priceless treasury so many of your favorite American folk songs, patriotic anthems and marches, heart songs, sea chanteys, colonial songs, Civil War songs, hymns, gospel songs, spirituals, Christmas carols, memorial songs, and sacred classics. This comprehensive volume includes over 175 full piano arrangements with complete lyrics and chord symbols, and is illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and drawings throughout. Spiral bound.

Songlist: O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy To The World, Auld Lang Syne, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, I Saw Three Ships, Amazing Grace, Christ The Lord Is Risen Today, O Day Of Rest And Gladness, Coventry Carol, HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS, GOOD KING WENCESLAS, BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC, HOME ON THE RANGE, RED RIVER VALLEY, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, TELL ME WHY, TAPS, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, BLOW THE MAN DOWN, CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY, DANNY BOY, DEEP RIVER, GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION, MARY HAD A BABY, MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN, MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, STEAL AWAY, WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN, and more

Hymns and Carols for Worship is a collection of some of the world's finest hymns and carols, delightfully arranged in fresh settings. Written with the intermediate vocalist in mind, this product is designed to be accessible, yet interesting. The accompaniment CD (included with the book) provides a demonstration performance of each solo. It also allows the vocalist to practice or perform with the CD when an accompanist is not available. There are 2 versions of each accompaniment track - one in the key published in the book, and one in a higher register.

Songlist: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, We Three Kings, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Immortal, Invincible, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, When Peace Like A River, Away In a Manger, Fairest Lord Jesus, Coventry Carol

12 arrangements of songs from Pentatonix's third holiday album, including the new single "Making Christmas". Includes all the songs from the CD release.

Songlist: Making Christmas, O Come, All Ye Faithful, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, White Christmas, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Up on the Housetop, The Christmas Sing-Along, Coventry Carol, Hallelujah, Coldest Winter, Good to Be Bad, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

Fresh arrangements for first and second year voice students, with intermediate level piano parts. Beyond educational use, it goes without saying that carols make excellent church solos.

Songlist: Away in a Manger, Coventry Carol, The First Noel, Good Christian Friends, Rejoice, He Is Born, In the Bleak Midwinter, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine, O Come, Little Children, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Once in Royal David's City, Silent Night, Still, Still, Still, Sussex Carol

These fresh arrangements were designed especially for the needs of the progressing student in traditional/classical voice study.

Songlist: Away In Manger, Coventry Carol, The First Noel, Good Christian Friends, Rejoice, He Is Born, In The Bleak Midwinter, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, It Came Across a Midnight Clear, Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine, O Come, Little Children, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Once In Royal David's City, Silent Night, Still, Still, Still, Sussex Carol

Imagine how much more productive and efficient your rehearsals will be when you or all of your choir members have had time to rehearse on their own with a CD targeted to their specific vocal part. When you all get together there will be more time to devote to nuances and performance skills, instead of the basic learning of notes Rehearsal CD has the featured vocal of your choice: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass on the right side (or right speaker/headphone), and the rest of the chorus voices in the left speaker/headphone. That's right, you aren't alone, the rest of the chorus is there with you but your vocal part is highlighted and isolated for your convenience! The large-type, easy-to-read music book that accompanies each rehearsal CD, gives added reinforcement. For each carol you will hear the name of the carol, a set of tones, with the loudest tone being your starting tone, and a metronome click to start off the tempo and count you down to the beginning. The count will always be a full 2 measures before the start of the carol, and if the carol starts in mid-measure there will be 2 full measures plus the partial measure before the carol begins. It's as easy as that! If you listen on headphones and don't have a balance control, you can simply move the left or right headphone to isolate the left/right playback sound.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy to the World!, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child Is This?, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Imagine how much more productive and efficient your rehearsals will be when you or all of your choir members have had time to rehearse on their own with a CD targeted to their specific vocal part. When you all get together there will be more time to devote to nuances and performance skills, instead of the basic learning of notes Rehearsal CD has the featured vocal of your choice: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass on the right side (or right speaker/headphone), and the rest of the chorus voices in the left speaker/headphone. That's right, you aren't alone, the rest of the chorus is there with you but your vocal part is highlighted and isolated for your convenience! The large-type, easy-to-read music book that accompanies each rehearsal CD, gives added reinforcement. For each carol you will hear the name of the carol, a set of tones, with the loudest tone being your starting tone, and a metronome click to start off the tempo and count you down to the beginning. The count will always be a full 2 measures before the start of the carol, and if the carol starts in mid-measure there will be 2 full measures plus the partial measure before the carol begins. It's as easy as that! If you listen on headphones and don't have a balance control, you can simply move the left or right headphone to isolate the left/right playback sound.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy to the World!, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child Is This?, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Imagine how much more productive and efficient your rehearsals will be when you or all of your choir members have had time to rehearse on their own with a CD targeted to their specific vocal part. When you all get together there will be more time to devote to nuances and performance skills, instead of the basic learning of notes.Rehearsal CD has the featured vocal of your choice: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass on the right side (or right speaker/headphone), and the rest of the chorus voices in the left speaker/headphone. That's right, you aren't alone, the rest of the chorus is there with you but your vocal part is highlighted and isolated for your convenience! The large-type, easy-to-read music book that accompanies each rehearsal CD, gives added reinforcement. For each carol you will hear the name of the carol, a set of tones, with the loudest tone being your starting tone, and a metronome click to start off the tempo and count you down to the beginning. The count will always be a full 2 measures before the start of the carol, and if the carol starts in mid-measure there will be 2 full measures plus the partial measure before the carol begins. It's as easy as that! If you listen on headphones and don't have a BALANCE control, you can simply move the left or right headphone to isolate the left/right playback sound.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy to the World!, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child Is This?, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Amasong is an inclusive women's chorus that brings together women from all lifestyles and experience in the pursuit of choral excellence. Largely a cappella, though several of the tracks are judiciously accompanied (e.g., the horns, trombones and bells of "Ave: Meditation on Two Marian Chants"), this recording integrates works from a variety of cultures, be it from the World War II Jewish ghettoes of Lithuania ("Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern") or "Strange Fruit," written for Billie Holliday. The interpretation is exclusively Amasong's (as directed by Kristina Boerger, their founder), though thoroughly consistent with classical values in structure and arrangement. A 1998 GLAMA winner.

Songlist: Caritas Abundat, Dios Te Salve, Maria, Ave: Meditation On Two Marian Chants, Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern, Strange Fruit, Poor Man Laz'rus, All My Trials, Soon I Will Be Done, Coventry Carol, Greensleeves, Grey Funnel Line, Doffin' Mistress, Hotaru Koi, Dig My Grave Both Long And Narrow, Todor Todorka, Pajdu Vydu, Burial Society Song, Asikatali, Vesle Kari Rud, Vesi Vasyy Lumen Alle

During the past 6 decades of its existence, the AB has performed in more than 2,500 North American cities and towns, and in Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and South America. More than 80 boys, ages 10 to 14, all students at the American Boychoir School in Princeton, NJ, are the nucleus from which the two concert Boychoirs are selected. They have performed and recorded with many major orchestras and conductors, and recently joined Chanticleer for a series of concerts. Over the years, the Boychoir has gathered a large repertoire of carols and other holiday music during their many December tours and annual Holiday Festival concerts. This CD represents a popular sampling of music from the past 500 years and from many nations. 13 carols, all standards, from "Carol of the Bells," "The Coventry Carol," "This Christmastide" and "Christmas Day," to "O Holy Night," "What Child Is This," "Away In A Manger" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," all sweetly sung by the angelic voices of the Boychoir. What a gift!

Songlist: Carol Of The Bells, Joy To The World, Coventry Carol, This Christmastide, Christmas Day, Deck The Hall, Silent Night! Holy Night!, O Holy Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, What Child Is This?, Away In A Manger, O Come, All Ye Faithful, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Founded as an a cappella group at Cambridge and one of our favorite British male quartets, Cantabile's pure, bright, spirited harmonies have won them many fans over the years. With most arrangements done by the group, we could expect some of the group's trademark humor, which comes in spades on their a cappella "Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring silly and rude barnyard sound effects that underline the absurd problems associated with having an impossibly generous "true love." Other favorites are the spirited, a cappella "Gaudete!," a romantic "Winter Wonderland," a very Bing Crosby-like take on "White Christmas," the lovely a cappella "Wexford Carol" and "Coventry Carol," "The Jimmy Brown Song," which has added lyrics which may or may not be tongue-in-cheek; and a Doo-Wop "Lonely This Christmas," (ditto). Tom Lehrer's quintessentially sarcastic "A Christmas Carol" has no such ambiguity, nor does the silly "The Carol Singers." "Silent Night," also sung in German a la The Comedian Harmonists," one of Cantabile's favorite influences, attempts to make amends for the craziness, but the surprising musical collage "Carol" and the bonus track "Les Trois Cloches," which is, as far as we can tell, "Jimmy Brown" sung sweetly and dramatically in French, are certainly non-traditional and may be parodies. There is piano accompaniment on several cuts. "Christmas with Cantabile" is a beautifully sung and arranged, eclectic, often silly and unexpected collection that we totally enjoyed, and we bet that you will too!

Songlist: Winter Wonderland, The Little Road to Bethlehem, Gaudete!, Tua Bethlem Dref, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Wexford Carol, White Christmas, Susser die Glocken nie Klingen, Coventry Carol, The First Mercy, The Jimmy Brown Song, Lonely This Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Christmas Song, The Carol Singers, Silent Night, Carol, Les Trois Cloches

In their newest recording, the men of Cantus bring the sounds of the holidays to you and your family. Including audience favorites "Do You Hear What I Hear," "Carol of the Bells," "Noel Nouvelet," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and of course the Franz Biebl "Ave Maria," this collection of songs old and new is full of light and life.

Songlist: Nowell, Nowell! This is the Salutacion, Ta Stara Bozicnz Pejsen, 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime, Coventry Carol, Noel Nouvelet, Priidite, Pokolonimsa, Carol of the Bells, Pat-a-Drummer, Folkefrelsar, Til Oss Kom, Awed by the Beauty, O Magnum Mysterium, Ave Maria, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Heleluyan, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"Cantus" is an eleven member all-male group hailing from St. Olaf's College in Minnesota. Their holiday disc includes many traditional favorites, such as "Coventry Carol," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" and an original version of "Deck the Halls" (done in 5/4, with jazzy harmonies??, a definite departure from the style on the rest of the recording). "Riu, Riu, Chiu," sung in Spanish, and accompanied by appropriate percussion, accented like a russian song (ask the group about this.) The recording, made in a church, adds atmosphere and presence to the group's own melliflous blend; the notes "float" effortlessly as if weightless. The classically-trained voices are well-suited to the sacred material, the sound of which conveys allegiance to its origin centuries ago. A calming shelter from the Christmas frenzy.

Songlist: Veni, Veni Emmanuel, O Magnum Mysterium, Riu, Riu Chiu, Gabriels' Message, Salvation Is Created, Alleluia, Hail Mary, Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming, O Holy Child, Coventry Carol, Suo-Gan, I Wonder As I Wander, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, I Saw Three Ships, Deck The Halls, Silent Night

Cantus does it again and delivers another top knotch recording and shows how this fine male ensemble is developing into a world class act. This well recorded release features Gregorian chant, folksong arrangements, and major Christmas works for male choir, such as Morten Lauridsen's glorious "O Magnum Mysterium" and Franz Biebl's moving "Ave Maria." Also featured are new arrangements by members of the ensemble of familiar holiday songs, as well as newly commissioned Christmas compositions. The song selection ranges from familiar carols such as "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "I Wonder as I Wander," "The Three Kings," "What Child Is This and "Silent Night," to a Welsh lullaby, "Suo Gan," and "Gabriel's Message," a Basque carol arranged by John Rutter. This CD is intended to go well with a cold night, a roaring fire, and some eggnog. Due to the loving work of John Atkinson and the singers of Cantus, the album is that and more. It illuminates the human side of the Nativity, focusing on the idea of new life in the dead of winter and the bond between parent and child. Beautiful holiday music, finely-crafted and effortlessly sung.

Songlist: Puer natus est, Gabriel's Message, Ave Maria, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hodi Christus natus est, O Magnum Mysterium, O Magnum Mysterium, Mary Had a Baby, Suo-Gan, A La Nanita Nana, I Wonder as I Wander, The Three Kings, What Child Is This?, Die Konige, Coventry Carol, Silent Night

Another fine collection of Christmas carols from the Anglican tradition.Some albums are tailor-made for Christmas Eve listening, the cozy musical equivalent of a roaring fire, a mug of eggnog, and the bright lights on the tree. The morning of Christmas Day requires something else entirely, and that's when this set of Essential Carols from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, will fit the bill, with the angelically pure voices of young British choristers blending to the strains of traditional carols both familiar and little-known. This is Christmas music sung the old-fashioned way, its simplicity and spiritual warmth not compromised by big operatic voices or pop personalities. Recorded under the direction of David Willcocks between 1959 and '65, these performances sound truly timeless today, and no matter how knowledgeable you are about Christmas music, you'll find some surprises among these 38 carols.

Songlist: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, The First Nowell, While shepherds watched their flocks by night, I Saw Three Ships, Ding Dong! Merrily on High, King Jesus Hath A Garden, In dulci jubilo, Unto Us Is Born A Son, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Away in a manger, O Little Town of Bethlehem, The Holly and the Ivy, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, See Amid the Winter's Snow, Past Three O'clock, Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), Adam Lay Y Bounden, Gabriel's Message, Once in Royal David's City, Sussex Carol, Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep, Rejoice and Be Merry, The Cherry Tree Carol, The Three Kings, As With Gladness, Men of Old, A Great And Mighty Wonder, The infant King, Balulalow, Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), Christ was born on Christmas day, and more

Stephen Cleobury directed the choir with this fine collection of the many of the choir's classic Christmas repertoire.

Songlist: Once In Royal David's City, Rejoice And Be Merry, What Sweeter Music, Ding Dong! Merrily On High, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, A Spotless Rose, Heer Jezus Heeft Een Hofken, King Jesus Hath A Garden, The Lamb, Bogoroditze Dyevo, Infant Holy Infant Lowly, Illuminare Jerusalem, While Shepards Watched, Quittez Pasteurs, In Dulci Jubilo, The First Nowell, Coventry Carol, Personet Hodie, O Come All Ye Faithful