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Lorenz Corporation

Your beginning handbell and handchime ringers will be delighted by these three carol arrangements. Rhythmically simple, with just a few easy bell changes, your choir will enjoy playing O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Silent Night and Joy to the World.

Three Pieces for Christmas

2-3 Octave Handbells

From the Top Music

(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man With the Bag is a delightful holiday song. Written in swing style with occasional stopped techniques, shakes, and dynamic changes, this is sure to be a favorite. Played at tempo, a few chromatics will be a bit of a challenge but accessible. Lyrics are included.

The Man With the Bag

3-5 Octave Handbells

Jubilate Music Group

The cherished Christmas carol begins with fanfares and flourishes and continues with full texture throughout each verse. The flowing lines of the refrain present a strong contrast to the verses, making this a satisfying addition to your Christmas repertoire.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Editors Choice Year

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Reproducible

Christmas and handbells go together particularly well, and this reproducible collection of holiday hits is a fresh and fun touch for all sorts of gatherings: church, school, concerts, festivals, the mall... or the town square sidewalk Christmas celebration! For three to six ringers, these arrangements are easily rehearsed and performed, and sure to bring a smile to all who hear them. Contents: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; Frosty the Snowman; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Jingle Bell Rock; Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Winter Wonderland; We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Holiday Pops for 12 Bells

Handbells Ensemble Collection

Choristers Guild

Glory to the Newborn King is a delightful reproducible collection of six beloved Christmas carols arranged for 12 bells (3-6 ringers) with piano accompaniments. These useful settings offer a variety of opportunities for smaller groups of ringers to play in various locations during the Christmas season since they are playable with or without piano accompaniments. These carols promise to add joy and celebration to any Christmas service or program! Contents: Away in a Manger; Ding Dong! Merrily on High; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Joy to the World; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and Once in Royal David's City.

Glory to the Newborn King

Handbells Ensemble Collection opt. keyboard

This familiar and delightful waltz from Tchaikovsky’s "Nutcracker Suite" has been arranged for handbells and optional flute or C instrument. Written in F major, it is mostly rung with nicely placed marts, thumb damps, and shakes that accentuate the phrasings. Effective placement of dynamics emphasizes the graceful movement of this wonderful work. Accessible by moderately accomplished groups, it will be a lovely addition for your holiday concerts and more!

Waltz of the Flowers

Ring True

Perfect for two, three, or four ringers, each short carol is offered in four different ranges depending on which bells the ringers want to use: C5-C6 for one-octave groups; D5-D6 to keep space notes in the left hand; F5-F6 for two-octave groups; and C6-C7 to allow for lighter bells and four-in-hand options. Play one or all three in worship, concert, outreach venues like home and hospital visits, fundraising, on parade floats, and even in flash mobs. Carols include: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Savior of the Nations and Come, Prepare the Way, O Zion.

8 Bells For Advent

Jeffers Handbell Supply, Inc

This setting of the Christmas classic is very easy to put together with little rehearsal time, but  the result is a nice big, joyful sound. Just put it in the folders and play!  68 measures.  Key of G Major.

Joy To The World

Concordia Publishing House

This collection of hymn arrangements is perfect for those times when you are shorthanded for musicians or would like to travel with a small group. Each piece uses only twelve bells, spanning F5 to C7, and includes suggested assignments for each bell. Because not every piece is in the key of F, this collection offers a wider variety of harmonic possibilities while still maintaining a small number of ringers. Tunes include: JEFFERSON; PICARDY; VENI EMMANUEL and FREU DICH SEHR.

Four Advent Hymns For Twelve Bells

Handbells Ensemble Collection 12 Bell

Four favorite Christmas melodies are combined into one amazing setting perfect for any holiday or worship program. Beginning with descending chords reminiscent of tower bells, the timeless SUSSEX CAROL melody is heard first on handchimes, then handbells. The piece then segues to a malleted and rhythmic OLD BRETON melody that becomes an ostinato pattern supporting an augmented FIRST NOEL melody rung in octaves. Descending bell chords reemerge and IN DULCI JUBILO is featured before bell peals end the piece. Enjoy this creative setting that is certain to become a favorite!

Christmas Fantasia

3-5 Octave Handbells w/ 3 Oct. HC

This exciting arrangement may stand alone as a piece for handbells only, or it may be enhanced with optional organ, brass, timpani, choir and/or congregation. A fanfare introduction leads into a joyous opening stanza, followed by various treatments of additional verses. There are no bell changes in this festive addition to the Christmas repertoire.

Joy to the World

This creative arrangement of the perennial Christmas favorite uses a variety of styles and techniques to color each verse: mart-lifts for the lords a-leaping; suspended mallets for the calling birds; pluck and thumb damps for six geese a-laying; waltz time (3/4) for ladies dancing… and more! Many creative additions can be included in this fun setting for a holiday concert.

Twelve Days of Christmas

5-6 Octave Handbells & 5 Oct. HC

Copyright Year

Bright and inviting, this fresh and accessible Level 2 setting is ideal for ensembles of all experience levels. Carefully scored for success, it captures the spirit of anticipation that defines the Advent season – a wonderful addition to your Advent repertoire.

Prepare the Way, O Zion

3-5 Octave Handbells w/opt. HC

Composers Music Co.

The first verse of this beautiful carol made famous by an arrangement created by Percy Aldridge Grainger reads: "A glorious angel from Heaven came unto a virtuous maid; strange tidings and great news of joy the humble Mary had." Lovely on either handbells or handchimes, choirs of all levels will enjoy playing this moving expression of the season.

Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol

3 Octave Handbells

This medley of six beloved carols embodies the joy and awe of the Christmas season. Featuring a variety of techniques, handchimes, and a brass quintet accompaniment, it will be the highlight of your Christmas Eve services or concerts. Tunes included are: ADESTE FIDELES; MENDELSSOHN; IL EST NE; PAT-A-PAN; CAROL and ANTIOCH.

The Blessed Angels Sing

Hope Publishing Company

This arrangement of the lively and joyous Christmas hymn IN DULCI JUBILO captures its festive spirit, making it ideal for holiday performances in churches, community groups, or schools.

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice

3-5 Octave Handbells w/opt. 3-5 Oct. HC

This collection of time-honored Christmas carols is perfect for the busy Christmas season when you are shorthanded for church services or would like to travel with a small group to other venues like schools, nursing homes, or business events. Each piece uses only twelve bells, spanning F5 to C7, and includes suggested assignments for each bell. Because not every piece is in the key of F, this collection offers a wider variety of harmonic possibilities while still maintaining a small number of ringers.

Four Christmas Hymns For Twelve Bells, Volume 2

Handbells Ensemble Collection Set 1

This medley of five beloved carols is playable by handbells and handchimes alone or as a congregational or audience sing-along. Optional parts are available for SATB choir, brass quintet, timpani, and organ, making this piece an exciting addition to either Christmas worship or concert performance. Let vibrate and shake are the only special techniques required, and options are given for flexibility in length. Carols: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSON); O Little Town of Bethlehem (ST. LOUIS); Angels We Have Heard on High (GLORIA); Silent Night (STILLE NACHT); Joy to the World (ANTIOCH).

A Celebration of Christmas

Combining the tender beauty of the Nativity story with the age-old grandeur of the Sanctus text, the music weds the simplicity of the stable in Bethlehem to a deeply worshipful exaltation of the promised Savior. It builds in intensity through the final refrain, with an optional soprano descant that enhances its brilliance and then ends with an intimate final statement reflecting the awe felt by all who experience Christ's presence on earth. This 3–5 octave handbell setting can stand alone for bell choir or can serve as the accompaniment to any of the vocal settings.

Christmas Sanctus

3-5 Octave Handbells w/ 3-6 Oct. HC

Ring in the Christ Child's birth with this innovative bell setting of the quintessential Christmas carol. A touch of drama and intrigue is added by shifting chords underneath the melody, along with martellato and pluck at the end of phrases. Opening with the soft tolling of a single bell, then building to a grand finale, this wonderful arrangement gives ringers the opportunity for great expressiveness.

Carol of the Bells

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