Christmas Anthems for the Church Choir

This Christmas original by Joel Raney is a wonderful way to combine adult voices with a children's choir. Set in a delightful calypso style, it features call-and-response, with the children ending each

This dynamic setting features the French carol Noel Nouvlet and the familiar words "Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel," which lead beautifully into a refrain of What Child Is

This hymn is used to open the Service of Lessons and Carols, heard annually in the chapel of Cambridge College each Christmas Eve. That event is what Joel Raney had in mind when he crafted his new setting

The seed to this enchanting Christmas gospel hymn is provided by Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Set here as a gentle ballad with light rhythm and easily learned choral parts, it's an ideal selection

This festive multigenerational Christmas anthem is scored for SATB voices with unison children's choir or solo, piano, and optional violin, cello, 2-octave handbells, and percussion. Beautiful melodic lines

This festive SATB setting by Mary McDonald of a traditional French carol includes accessible ranges and SATB sections in alternation with unison sections that employ call and response. Add the orchestration

The stunning text for this beloved tune, LONDON DERRY, is matched only by its outstanding arrangement. This surprisingly simple piece for SAB choir, strings and pan flute will easily find the perfect home

This SAB setting of this Renaissance tune is given a superb treatment by Chris DeSilva. It can be accompanied by percussion, flutes, and trumpets. It's rhythmic vitality and Advent proclamation is suitable

This heartfelt piece, from the musical Peace Has Come, incorporates both Dona Nobis Pacem and Silent Night. A reproducible part is included for Silent

Mark Hayes seamlessly blends two timeless cradle songs, All Through the Night and Away in a Manger, to create the quintessential Christmas lullaby suitable for concert or worship

This contemplative Christmas hymn has a Celtic flavor, highlighted by the optional acoustic instrumental ensemble. It's a lovely reflection on the meaning of the Incarnation and includes a chorus of THE

This regal representation of the tune IL EST NE jubilantly celebrates the birth of Jesus. The optional orchestration builds from verse to verse to an exciting climax. Available in two voicings and

This gracious and lovely concertato for SATB, flute, and organ, with optional brass quartet, employs the tune SCHMUECKE DICH with a communion text by Joel Lundeen. The instrumental introduction is a dialog

This newly-composed Christmas carol is a gentle invitation to the mystery of the Incarnation. The melody, scored for SAB voices and optional congregation, could also be sung by children's voices.

If you want a large scale, tour-de-force setting of this beloved carol, search no further. For SATB choir, brass quintet, handbells, percussion, timpani and organ, this music sparkles in a grand way.

Let Christmas begin with this soaring Nativity anthem! Rich with a memorable melody and engaging harmonies, this message in song can be a crowning moment for your Christmas worship. A lush orchestration

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

Arnesen's beautifully expressive piece is set to a poem by the famous hymn writer Isaac Watts. Featured on the 2013 St. Olaf Christmas concert broadcast from Norway, this hymn is perfect for Christmas or

Two time-honored tunes, NOEL NOUVELET and Carol of the Bells, are seamlessly woven together in a tapestry of color and texture. These tunes remind the listener of the joy that accompanied

This lovely piece pairs two beloved poems by Rossetti with a traditional Irish melody and offers many presentation possibilities. It can be performed with piano accompaniment or with strings and harp. The

This Christmas piece by Jonas Myrin and Chris Tomilin is expertly set by Steve Mauldin. Simple, reverent and accessible, this contemporary anthem is sure to inspire. "To the highest amen of all,

With a tender arrangement reminiscent of the classic Christmas songs from yesteryear that we have come to know and love, and poignant lyrics that remind us what the holiday season actually stands for, we

Opening with a plaintive treble voice over a choral background, the verse and refrain unfold to reveal the loving truth of the nativity: "Born in a poor place, but rich in your glory." The accompanied and a