An exciting collection taking a fresh look at Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. This is an indispensable resource to help church and school choirs to celebrate this festive season with confidence and style.

Contents

Canons
1 adpt. Caldara Behold, I bring you good tidings
2 Traditional Christmas is coming
3 Teresa Brown Gloria!
4 Bryan Kelly Let’s have some more goose
5 Haydn Lully, Lullay
6 Traditional See Father Christmas
7 Andrew Parnell Three Kings
8 Traditional Tidings in Bethlehem
9 Hayes ‘Tis Christmas time
10 adpt. Caldara Unto us a child is born
11 Vulpius Es ist ein’ Ros’ (I know a flower)

Songs & Carols
12 David Goode A tender shoot
13 John Turner Adam lay ybounden
14 Polish trad., arr. David Patrick Angels, shepherds, people all
15 Trad., arr. John Sanders Away in a manger
16 John Sanders Carol of the Advent
17 David Sanger Child in the manger
18 William Llewellyn Gold for a manger bed
19 Trad., arr. Timothy Rogers Gaudete!
20 John Turner Gloria carol
21 Bryan Kelly Hark! a messenger is calling
22 William Llewellyn He comes, the Way that all may tread
23 Louis Halsey I sing of a maiden
24 R.S.Willis, arr. Philip Ledger It came upon a midnight clear
25 David Ogden Maranatha, alleluia!
26 Philippine trad., arr. David Patrick Over distant land afar
27 Trad., arr. Philip Ledger Noël let us sing
28 Alan Spedding Nova! Nova!
29 Peter Aston O my dear heart
30 Ronald Corp Quem pastores laudavere
31 German trad., arr. Louis Halsey Still, still, still
32 Colin Hand Ring out with jocund chime
33 Bryan Kelly Sweet baby sleep!
34 Trad., arr. Andrew Johnstone The darkest midnight in December
35 Philip Godfrey Unfinished story
36 Trad., arr. Philip Ledger The joyful sounds of salvation
37 Barry Ferguson The rose-tree carol
38 Peter Skellern Waiting for the word
39 Alan Spedding Watt’s cradle song
40 Colin Hand Welcome yule
41 Andrew Parnell What star is this
42 Czech trad., arr. John Sanders Zither carol