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This marvelous poetry is by award-winning Canadian poet, Wendy Jean MacLean and is based on traditional and contemporary thought on the nativity, linking together both sacred and secular images of the

This lively arrangement is based on a sturdy American hymn tune with a text by Reginald Heber. The accompaniment provides a solid base and colorful riffs while the tune is presented in unison, canon, and

This nativity poem by G.K. Chesterton, offering evocative imagery of the mother, the babe, and the world, is paired with music that is delicate, moving, and mysterious. The optional percussion - wind chimes

Beautiful a cappella chant-like melodic ideas, a rich and flowing harmonic texture, wonderful text from Bianco da Siena's Laudi Spritualis and Rossetti's A Christmas Carol all come

Alternating between 6/8 and 2/4, this quiet, flowing arrangement of the Italian carol is a popular choice for unison voices in concert programs and contests and festivals alike.

This traditional Christmas lullaby from Mexico with long flowing phrases and exquisite vocal harmonies can be performed in either Spanish or English or even a combination of both. It can be performed a

This music captures the sense of joy and celebration, the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over materiality in both the words and the music. A fun, energetic, and

This is a contemporary setting of the traditional Vespers antiphon for Christmas Eve, Hodie Christus natus est. The African and jazz influences found in this score were inspired by the composer's

Featured at the 2018 St. Olaf College Christmas Festival, this is a beautiful and lush setting of the Howard Thurman text. It reminds us that Christmas is a time of light over darkness. The message in the

This is a new and fresh gospel transformation of the ancient German Christmas carol. The rhythm is changed to 3/4 throughout, the melody is adorned with passing tones that create graceful arcs, and the

This new and fresh arrangement of the 15th-century French carol includes oboe and tambourine. After a unison first verse, the parts intertwine and the oboe acts as a third voice. An IPA guide is available

The opening movement of Karl Jenkins' popular "Gloria" for mixed voices and piano. 

Typically set in triple meter, this arrangement of this beloved Irish carol is set in duple meter. This choice allows each phrase a bit more room to breath, added contrapuntal writing, and more appropriate