Multicultural & World Holiday Choral Music

Setting a traditional Latin text, this joyful work by Basque composer Sarasola celebrates the Christmas story. With piano and flute, it remains in just two accessible parts throughout, with a few divisi

This energetic original composition proclaims a message of justice and peace. Perfect for school, church, concert, or community performance, it brings voices together to stand in umoja (unity). A

India's annual festival of lights is celebrated in this original song that details various traditions associated with the celebration, including the food, fireworks, and colorful rangoli patterns made of

Translated as "Let's sing with joy," this cheerful a cappella original can be performed with optional percussion (drum and shaker). The Swahili text comes complete with a phonetic pronunciation guide and

Perfect for holiday concerts or any time of year, this original a cappella piece is great fun and quick to learn. Written in Kiswahili, in the Maasai idiom in East Africa, it includes a phonetic

With newly composed text from Wendat poet Andree Levesque Sioui, this reimagined arrangement of the Huron Carol is retitled to honor its origins and invites us to learn from the past while working

An excerpt from the Christmas cantata Canta Navidad, this piece anticipates the coming of the Christmas season, which is associated with the beginning of summertime in southern Latin America. A

The melody of this well-known villancico (Christmas carol) can be heard in the treble voices and is accompanied by a swaying piano accompaniment. The optional flute or recorder parts add

MUELLER and CRADLE SONG, two tunes commonly associated with this carol text, are blended beautifully with verses in both English and Spanish. The melodies and languages are woven together seamlessly,

A la Nanita Nana and Coventry Carol sing one after another in this gentle choral setting. The piano rocks sweetly below the lilting text, creating a unique pairing of the familiar carols.

Hailed by many as the most famous Italian carol, Tu scendi dalle stelle has a simplistic, beautiful melody coupled with a slow, lilting 6/8 meter. This lovely arrangement for two-part mixed voices

Arranged as a collaborative effort by a treble choir and their director, these carols are accessible to developing treble choirs and are a wonderful exploration of ensemble singing in Spanish.

The traditional French carol, translated long ago into English as Sing We Now of Christmas, is set a cappella with optional percussion. The limited French along with English text makes it a quick