A collection of fresh, modern arrangements of ten traditional Christmas Carols. These have all been performed and have received high marks from the audience and the musicians. Selections include: Good King Wenceslas; Silent Night; Hark, The Herald Angels Sing; Jingle Bells; Deck The Halls; We Three Kings; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Joy To The World; Angels We Have Heard On High; We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Performance ranges from easy to difficult. Each selection also includes an optional percussion part for a single performer. The audio clip sample is of the first selection only.You will really enjoy these -- so make your Christmas this year a lot more C-O-O-L.

?Angels We Have Heard on High? (?Gloria?) is a Christmas carol based on an 18th-century French noel, ?Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes.? The well-known English-language version of the carol with text by James Chadwick (1813-1882) retains the tune of the French noel, though Chadwick?s text is a largely original adaptation, with parts only loosely translated from the French. The carol commemorates the birth of Jesus as told in the Gospel of St. Luke, and its chorus recalls the ?multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ?Glory to God in the highest?.?? (Luke 2:13-14). The signature feature of the chorus is a rising and falling melisma on the ?o? vowel of ?Gloria? ? thus, the tune is often ascribed the name ?Gloria.? Its familiar harmonization was written by the American organist and composer Edward Shippen Barnes (1887-1958) in 1937. In this festive arrangement, the tune and refrain are presented multiple times in a variety of keys, harmonizations, and orchestration. ©Copyright 2017 Todd Marchand / ConSpiritoMusic.com