These Twenty Christmas Carols are a fun-to-play collection of well-known Christmas and holiday songs arranged in a flexible style, with a traditional feel and contemporary flavor. Each song is fairly short, but can be repeated as many times through the verses as desired. An optional introduction is notated at the end of every song, which is especially useful when accompanying singers. Parts are provided in both normal concert size and 5" x 7" flip folder size, for performing these carols on the move. Alternate parts are provided for E-Flat soprano clarinet and E-flat alto clarinet. The following carols are included in the collection: 1. Angels We Have Heard on High 2. Away in a Manger 3. Deck the Halls 4. The First Noel 5. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen 6. Good King Wenceslas 7. Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah 8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 9. Jingle Bells 10. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 11. Joy to the World 12. O Come All Ye Faithful 13. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 14. O Holy Night 15. O Little Town of Bethlehem 16. O Tannenbaum 17. Silent Night 18. Wassail Song 19. We Three Kings 20. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Poignant, somber, and moving, this arrangement of the Evening Prayer from Humperdinck's opera, "Hansel and Gretel" will serve as a welcome addition to the repertoire of any ensemble. Suitable for concert settings, the winter holidays, weddings, funerals, dinner music or baptisms, audiences will find the work heartrending and enchanting.

In this special Christmas book, the best known and most traditional Christmas songs are gathered here: Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Oh Come Little Children, Greensleeves, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Crown Him With Many Crowns, which were adapted for String Quartet, they makes us travel through this time of celebration, joy and harmony between peoples and makes us feel the true spirit of Christmas!