Sacred Christmas Choral Music

This Ukrainian folk tune is well known as Carol of the Bells, but this setting employs new lyrics that reflect its true heritage as a New Year's song. This text combines the narrative of the

Breathing new life into a Christmas classic, this arrangement features playful rhythmic alterations between 3/4 and 6/8 meter. The syncopated vocal lines are underpinned by a supportive, bouncy piano

This thoughtful a cappella setting of the traditional text flows between swells of emotion and warm chromatic inflections in the Latin refrains. A soprano solo is present through much of the setting, and

This fresh take on a familiar 15th-century Christmas text artfully utilizes dotted rhythms in 6/8 meter to create a lilting feel, and the memorable melody for the carol text passes through each of the voice

This gentle arrangement of the well-known 15th-century carol features a soprano or baritone soloist and a melancholy atmosphere. From Carols for Choirs 6.

Setting original words by the artist Marc Bratcher, this tender and evocative carol for unaccompanied SATB choir is suitable for performance at Christmas or Epiphany. The work opens with a gently flowing

Peaceful and contemplative, this fresh arrangement of the traditional German carol shimmers with vocal harmonies that would otherwise be a cappella but for the lyrical accompaniment from a solo oboe.

Henry John Gauntlett's familiar carol text gets a fresh contemporary a cappella setting from Latvian composer Jekabsone. Led by alto and baritone soloists throughout, the choir uses background vocables to

Based on the tune CRADLE SONG, this wordless piece (the choir hums over lush accompaniment) was written as underscoring for a reading of the Nativity story (Luke 2:1, 3-14). In the tradition of incidental

This is an upbeat original setting of the well-known Latin Christmas text. Rambunctious, hearty, and in a sophisticated modal style, it is suitable for both church and concert performance by experienced

This arrangement of the popular German carol is given a modern twist with fresh harmonies but still captures the tranquility found in more traditional settings. Supported by sustained "oohs" and "ahs"

Archer's innovative setting of this traditional text swings energetically between 7/8 and 6/8, presenting a fresh take on the original tune. Subtly shifting keys and choral textures illumine the verses.

Oliver Tarney has re-worked his popular unaccompanied miniature The Waiting Sky for upper voices. While it would make a beautiful addition to a concert program at other times of the year, the

In this beautiful and atmospheric arrangement of Franz Gruber's Silent Night, Sarah Quartel employs choral divisi and unexpected harmonies to create a lush bed of sound over which the soprano duet

John Rutter has created a gentle and lyrical setting of the well-known 15th-century English text, A Babe Is Born All of a May, to Bring Salvation unto Us. The SATB divisi voices and soprano solo

This thrilling arrangement of a traditional Cornish carol has a gentle South African feel and features scat singing and chromatic shifts in harmony. The traditional melody in 6/8 time is set against a

This is a traditional Canadian carol with a text by Saint Jean de Brebeuf, a 17th-century French missionary who worked primarily with the Huron people. Following an ethereal beginning with dissonant,

Beginning with a mystical, ethereal feel with a haunting optional cello line, this piece opens with lyrical choral lines singing over a baby and promising heavenly protection and care. The mood then shifts

Rutter creatively sets this timeless German carol for SATB divisi a cappella voices. With a floating feeling like the branches of the tree, the carol begins with chorus "ahs" and melody in the soprano part.

This joyful, sprightly carol comes from Sir David Willcocks: A Celebration in Carols. With its uplifting 7/8 time signature, memorable melody, rich and diverse textures, and delightful orchestral

First published in Carols for Choirs 5, this is a touching setting of the well-known fifteenth-century words. The contours of Stroope's melodic writing perfectly mirror the narrative from the