Ecclesiastes 3

This original Christmas piece contains those lush, jazzy harmonic colors that warm our hearts and has lyrics that capture the essence of all that is good about the Christmas season!

The first of several suites of Christmas carols, Suite 1 contains O Come, All Ye Faithful; Silent Night; Go Tell It on the Mountain and The First Noel. Suitable

The second in this series of carol suites, Suite 2 contains I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Carol of the Bells (instrumental); Kling, Glocken, Kling and Ding, Dong, Merrily on

This could be the most beautiful piece yet written by Richard Burchard. It certainly deserves a standing equal to the other great settings of this text over the years. Opening with just the chant line the

This a cappella setting includes a soprano solo voice that begins the piece alone, and ends it over the choir's soft voices. A very tonal setting that permits the dissonances to occur naturally as voices

They are the words to the famous English carol you expect, but the music is a pleasant surprise. The rolling piano part is reminiscent of a harp and sets the dance in motion. The vocal lines are buoyant and

The two carols, easy and simply arranged are: The Bell Carol and The Coventry Carol. Ideal for the less experienced choir.