SKU: AP.47717

UPC: 038081544106. English.

A well-constructed original a cappella Christmas spiritual built upon a memorable chorus of interlocking rhythms. The gripping minor key, dramatic dynamic contrasts, and a compelling modulation will make for an impressive holiday performance.

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: AP.46583

UPC: 038081531588. English. Nigerian Christmas Carol.

A captivating chant opens this a cappella arrangement of the Nigerian Christmas carol, before breaking into a joyous, rhythmic celebration. This well-voiced adaptation allows even developing groups to sing a beloved staple of choral repertoire. Optional percussion parts add to the multicultural excitement!

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: JK.01469

Luke 2.

This is Christmas uses mixed voices (SAB), a non-singing Readers' Chorus (half low, half high voices), Piano, Optional Children's Chorus and Optional violin. The violin (flute) part needs to be ordered separately (#09118). Separate pieces from the cantata which are also available separately are Is This the One (#01095) and Sleep Little Jesus(#00616). The cantata asks the question, What is Christmas? and then tells what it is really about. Songs included in the cantata are: This is Christmas In Little Town of Bethlehem Sleep Little Jesus How Beautiful, How Fair When Love Came Down Is This the One? God's Abounding Love Song of Praise The arrangement of Is This the One? is different in the cantata from the octavo copy.