Choral Music

Christmas & Holiday

Christmas Spirituals

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Hinshaw Music, Inc.

A lively composition with the fresh feeling of a spiritual, this piece offers abundant opportunities for solos! Just right for the Christmas season and destined to become a favorite for both choirs and audiences.

Good News

SATB Octavo divisi, or SSAATTBB

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Alfred Music Publishing

It's a high-energy, gospel-infused take on one of the most treasured Christmas carols of all time. Rhythmic syncopation, repeated riffs, gospel harmonies that climb in inversion, and plenty of melodic blue notes add up to an explosion of joy for mixed, treble or tenor-bass choirs! The fully notated piano part includes all the right riffs and turnarounds, and there are optional charts for drum set and bass, too. Not to be missed!

Joy to the World!

SSATB Octavo

Editors Choice Year

Carl Fischer LLC

An exciting, unique arrangement of this wonderful African American spiritual, rich in texture and vibrancy and sure to invigorate any concert! With or without the rap section, and supported by piano and optional bass and percussion for three djembes and shaker, the upbeat soulful groove established by the choir is so fun to sing! The piano part is available as a free download from the publisher website.

Children, Go Where I Send Thee

SATB Octavo

Podd Brothers Music

This traditional spiritual is great for any occasion as a celebration of music and joy. The arrangement begins with a slow soulful opening, then breaks into a rockin' gospel groove that will lift up your choir and your audience with its infectious energy. Accessible ranges and harmonies make this one easy to sing for choirs of all ages. There are two separate piano accompaniments available, the easier one in the score and an optional advanced one available separately. The accompaniment MP3 includes a shorter version and a longer version with the cuts indicated in the score for added flexibility. Also available as a virtual choir kit.

Over My Head

This enthusiastic gospel treatment of the traditional Christmas spiritual is a bona fide roof-raiser! Additive verses feature solos, duets, or entire sections, and everyone joins in for the exuberant refrains. A final repeated chorus stacks voice parts to take the rockin' arrangement over the top! Add the fantastic track for that traditional gospel sound.

Earthsongs

If you have a very talented choir looking for a challenge, this is an absolutely must-do spiritual! The use of the many variants of the text allows the music to maximize the use of gospel-style modulations and to give the singers significant one-line reminders of some of the biblical stories the African-American musical tradition is based on.

Go Where I Send Thee!

Here's a well-constructed original a cappella Christmas spiritual built upon a memorable chorus of interlocking rhythms. The gripping minor key, dramatic dynamic contrasts, rhythmic feel, and compelling modulation will make for an impressive holiday performance for your concert or a cappella choir.

Walkin' Down the Road to Bethlehem

SATB Octavo divisi

BriLee Music Publishing

Here's a swingin' gospel treatment of Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow that your ensemble will enjoy singing year after year! It's a great confidence builder, an exciting audience pleaser, and just plain fun for all involved, especially when you use the tambourine part!

The Shepherd's Spiritual

Three-Part Mixed Octavo

Shawnee Press

Here's an exciting, rhythmic original Christmas spiritual that your choir will want to sing again and again. The story of the manger in Bethlehem is told through a percussive text motive of "no room" and easy three or four-part a cappella writing. It's a terrific hook that will have your audience asking for an encore!

No Room, No Room

Perfect for holiday concerts or any time of year, this arrangement of the beloved spiritual is lively and brimming with joy! The rollicking piano accompaniment enhances the authentic gospel feel, while handclaps, half-step modulations, and a short solo or descant build excitement in this fun and accessible selection.

Amen

This traditional spiritual is great for any occasion as a celebration of music and joy. The arrangement begins with a slow soulful opening, then breaks into a rockin' gospel groove that will lift up your choir and your audience with its infectious energy. Accessible ranges and harmonies make this one easy to sing for choirs of all ages. Click the video camera icon below to find out more about these kits and how they work.
 
The Virtual Choir Kit includes: links for guide track videos (with score and sound) for each voice part to share with your singers, which include the sheet music, click track, and a professional singer to sing along with; an MP3 accompaniment track for your virtual performance; step-by-step directions outlining the virtual choir process from start to finish for singers and organizers; and all permissions for virtual performances and YouTube licenses.

SATB Virtual Kit

Mark Foster

Ideal to program at Christmas or throughout the year, this arrangement from one of the most respected arrangers of traditional spirituals is a perfect message of peace for mixed or tenor-bass high school, community, or collegiate a cappella choirs. The message of the song encourages us to be good humanitarians, soldiers for peace, and an example of hope for others.

Hold Out Your Light

TTBB Octavo

A kickin' gospel arrangement of the traditional Christmas spiritual! This spirited treatment boasts rousing rhythmic syncopation, gospel harmonies, and a bridge breakdown section with a couple of riff-like solo opportunities. Your audience or congregation will be clapping and singing along to celebrate the vigorous conclusion, "He is born!"

Go Tell It!

This traditional Christmas spiritual has a lively gospel feel, conservative ranges, and a syncopated piano accompaniment. Clever voice leading, stacking harmonies, and just the right amount of repetition make this well-paced arrangement easy to learn and a joy to sing. A perfect addition to your Christmas concert or service!

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Rhythmic and exciting, here's an original a cappella Christmas spiritual for mixed choirs that will be a standout selection in your concert or service. The harmonic texture for the choir is straightforward throughout and fun to sing, and you have the option to feature soloists or sections on some brief melodies.

Innkeeper

SATB Octavo divisi, or SSATB

Lorenz Corporation

Now with an SAB voicing, this great blues/swing-style arrangement creatively combines two familiar spirituals, Amen! and Go, Tell It on the Mountain. There are many soulful notes in the piano, and the accessible voice parts are fun to sing. Inspire singers and congregation – don't miss this excellent arrangement!

Amen! Tell It on the Mountain!

Hope Publishing Company

This joyous gospel anthem is perfect for any Christmas concert or worship service. Fun, dynamic, inspirational, and accessible, with spirited rhythms and distinctive harmonies, it is a rousing celebration of the birth of Jesus, the wonderful Child! If you want to kick it up a notch, add the phenomenal P/A CD or rhythm parts. No matter which way you perform it, this is a guaranteed crowd pleaser!

Jesus, Oh, What a Wonderful Child

The well-known Christmas carol gets a modern twist in this highly stylized gospel arrangement. With a slow soulful groove, the harmonies, articulation, and rhythmic delivery of the text all have a decidedly gospel bent, and the piano accompaniment completes the feel. Something different for your Christmas concert or service!

Away in a Manger

Hal Leonard Corporation

Upbeat in a gospel style, this arrangement of the traditional English carol is full of bright harmonies and energetic rhythms. Available in a variety of voicings and with add-on instrumental parts, it will be a festive addition to Christmas concerts and services.

The First Noel

Heritage Music Press

Your choir will love digging into this brilliantly scored medley of three traditional Christmas spirituals: Behold That Star; Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow and Go Tell It on the Mountain. This arrangement can also be found in International Carol Suites. Perform with piano accompaniment or the thrilling orchestration – it's certain to be a favorite of choirs, audiences, and congregations alike.

Behold That Star

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