Christmas Anthems for the Church Choir

The beloved carol It Came Upon the Midnight Clear is beautifully melded with fresh original words and music to form this enchanting musical offering suitable for Christmas concerts or services.

This beautiful work creates a mood of wonder, mystery, and anticipation of the solitude and serenity on that first Christmas night. Lush harmonies and an original section comprising cascading vocal lines

Robert Herrick's tender Christmas text is beautifully set with an original melody of flowing lines, warm harmonic colors, and an expressive accompaniment. A contrasting middle section provides rhythmic

Perfect for that reflective, quiet moment on your holiday concert, a haunting original minor melody showcases Katherine Parker's well-known "winds through the olive trees" text which seamlessly leads into

What Child Is This? receives a hip new treatment in this a cappella original that features optional djembe and body percussion. This arrangement is freshly set in 2/4 with accompanying rhythmic

A popular Christmas spiritual is adapted with tasteful choral textures, including call-and-response and interesting inner lines. Nice original music propels the transitions with shouts of "Halle,

A shimmering orchestration adorns Gilbert Martin's lovely Christmas anthem. Opening with an accompaniment reference to The First Noel, this arrangement features a beautiful solo, good vocal ranges,

Ideal for smaller choirs or those with limited rehearsal time, this worshipful anthem from Gwyn Williams and Tracey Craig McKibben will be a fitting close for a Christmas service. The text is full of

Here is a favorite Christmas carol sensitively arranged for SAB voices. Imaginative writing brings a freshness to this classic carol. The optional additions of handbells as well as a full orchestration adds

The accessible SAB writing of Tracey McKibben's piece for Advent or Christmas will take your listeners on a journey - from the longing for and anticipation of the Messiah to the realization of what his

This is a well-crafted SAB arrangement of the West Indian carol. The text adaptation is perfect for Christmas, and optional percussion will enliven the performance.

Quoting the familiar Still, Still, Still, the piano ushers the voices in, creating a dreamy Christmas lullaby. Composed by a direct descendant of Franz Gruber, this new carol concludes with a quote

The treasured Christmas carol opens with a thoughtful new verse by the arranger, sung by a soloist. In the middle verse, the choir enters with the original text, singing unaccompanied with optional flute

This Celtic-style arrangement of the beloved French carol is delightfully fresh and fun, with a driving piano accompaniment and an optional Celtic fiddle. Strong and accessible choral writing with limited

Originally arranged for SATB divisi voices in the well-known a cappella version, this classic carol was then revised for SATB voices with an added harp or piano accompaniment and then again in an accessible

Excerpted from Forrest's Christmas Joy, this creative arrangement of the beloved Christmas carol combines the music and text to bring a fresh feel to the Handel classic. Use of the optional brass

A flowing and contemporary approach to this classic carol features a fresh yet subtle rhythmic reshaping of the familiar melody. A lovely original "alleluia" section with stacked harmonies is added as a

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

A fresh and upbeat approach turns this classic carol on its end, injecting vibrant new energy with modern pop harmonies and an unexpected meter. Celebratory and joyful, this arrangement starts big and