Sacred Christmas Choral Music

Featured at the 2018 St. Olaf College Christmas Festival, this is a beautiful and lush setting of the Howard Thurman text. It reminds us that Christmas is a time of light over darkness. The message in the

Here is a lively and intricate setting of the classic French carol that builds to a powerful close. In imitation of the flute and drum mentioned in the carol, the singers play back and forth repeating

This marvelous poetry is by award-winning Canadian poet, Wendy Jean MacLean and is based on traditional and contemporary thought on the nativity, linking together both sacred and secular images of the

Four classic Christmas carols: Deck the Hall; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; The Sussex Carol and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, skillfully arranged for concert, worship, or caroling in the

This lively French carol from the 17th century is skillfully set to be accompanied by flute, oboe, violin and piano. Treble voices begin in unison with each verse expanding, dividing, and intertwining, all

Here is the beautiful Ralph Vaughn Williams adaptation of the FOREST GREEN tune delicately set for two-part choir. Suitable for young singers or beginning treble voices, this is a wonderful addition to the

This lively arrangement is based on a sturdy American hymn tune with a text by Reginald Heber. The accompaniment provides a solid base and colorful riffs while the tune is presented in unison, canon, and

This nativity poem by G.K. Chesterton, offering evocative imagery of the mother, the babe, and the world, is paired with music that is delicate, moving, and mysterious. The optional percussion - wind chimes

Originally titled Nowell, Nowell, Dieu vous garde, this 15th-century English carol has been recast in modern form although the ancient feel is still present. Vocal parts may be performed a cappella

Written for the famous St. Olaf Christmas Concert, this lullaby, sung by Mary to her child, has a gentle rocking feeling in 6/8 time. Long flowing and lyrical melodic vocal lines contrast nicely with the

This is a new and fresh gospel transformation of the ancient German Christmas carol. The rhythm is changed to 3/4 throughout, the melody is adorned with passing tones that create graceful arcs, and the

Beautiful a cappella chant-like melodic ideas, a rich and flowing harmonic texture, wonderful text from Bianco da Siena's Laudi Spritualis and Rossetti's A Christmas Carol all come

Typically set in triple meter, this arrangement of this beloved Irish carol is set in duple meter. This choice allows each phrase a bit more room to breath, added contrapuntal writing, and more appropriate

Written for a CBS Christmas Eve special, this arrangement of "Silent Night" unfolds in an arc of transcendent beauty. Beginning in two-part harmony reminiscent of the first performance of the classic German

This is a contemporary setting of the traditional Vespers antiphon for Christmas Eve, Hodie Christus natus est. The African and jazz influences found in this score were inspired by the composer's

This new and fresh arrangement of the 15th-century French carol includes oboe and tambourine. After a unison first verse, the parts intertwine and the oboe acts as a third voice. An IPA guide is available

The opening movement of Karl Jenkins' popular "Gloria" for mixed voices and piano.