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 arrangement captures the spirit and the pomp of the traditional processional where the highly decorated dishes of the Christmas feast were presented with song and the great platter on which rested 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 lively French carol from the 17th century is skillfully set to be accompanied by flute, oboe, violin and piano. Treble voices begin in unison with each verse expanding, dividing, and intertwining, all

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

A longtime favorite in symphony concert halls, Hershy Kay's ingenious treatment of this holiday favorite includes variations in a delicious fugal style, ideal for string ensembles as well. A truly memorable

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

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

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

Written for the famous St. Olaf Christmas Concert, this lullaby, sung by Mary to her child, has a gentle rocking feeling in 6/8 time. Long flowing and lyrical melodic vocal lines contrast nicely with the

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

Beginning and ending quietly and with a sense stillness, this starkness is conveyed with gentle dissonances and slow, homophonic movement. Each verse is set to the same music but with the sense of climax in