Arranged by Kirby Shaw. Jazz Chorals. Carol, Christmas, Christmas/Advent Sacred, Holiday, Show Choir, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Winter. Octavo. 8 pages. Duration 135 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.1334466

By Brian Setzer. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Secular Christmas Choral. Big Band, Christmas, Holiday, Swing. Octavo. Duration 155 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1334466).

UPC: 196288186847. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Swing into the season with this toe-tapping, big-band styled holiday song! A perfect concert opener for pop and show groups, complete with a rhythm and horn section.

Composed by Brad Nix. Daybreak Christmas Choral. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Daybreak Music (HL.225713).

Arranged by Jay Althouse. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Christmas; Jazz; Secular; Winter. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48350. Published by Alfred Music

Arranged by Mac Huff. (SATB). Secular Christmas Choral. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

O Du Frohliche. Arranged by Ted Parson. Concert Band. For SATB Chorus and Concert Band. Swiss import. Christmas. Level: Grade 3 . Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift. (EMR 10579)

By Joel Raney. (SATB). Jazz/SwingStyle, Ring and Sing, Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Single (SATB). 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

20 Seasonal Songs and Carols in Jazz, Gospel, Swing, and Show Styles. Composed by Charles Beale and Steve Milloy. Voiceworks. Oxford University Press #9780193522671. Published by Oxford University Press

(When He Finds Everybody Swingin'). Composed by Louis Prima. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral Octavo. Alfred Pop Series. Christmas; Jazz; Novelty; Secular; Swing; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.45453).

(The Groovy Version of OX). By Christoph Schonherr. Edited by Klaus Konrad Weigele. For Solo, SATB Choir, 2 Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Sax/Flute, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Pianoforte (Keyboard), Electric Bass (Contrabass), Percussion. Magnificats, Advent, Christmas. Choral score. Language: Latin. Composed 2004/2005. 28 pages. Duration 40 min. Published by Carus Verlag

Chorus a cappella

SKU: BR.CHB-5380-00

Composed by Howard Arman. Choir; stapled. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). Song; Music post-1945; New music (post-2000). Choral score. 40 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 5380-00. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-5380-00).

ISBN 9790004413814. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German / Latin.

As director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Howard Arman has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du frohliche [O, you joyful], Stille Nacht [Silent Night] and Lasst uns froh und munter sein [Let us be happy and cheerful]. The first volume includes five Christmas carols from the German-speaking regions. They range from simple but harmonically intriguing settings such as Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf [Dear nightingale, wake up] to eight-part sound paintings with bell-like chimes as in O du frohliche and classical double choir settings such as Resonet in laudibus. The second volume includes five Christmas spirituals with English texts, forming a contrast to the solemn and festive character of the first. The choir can prove its swing and jazz qualities here; the stirring arrangements are a gain for classical Christmas concerts, too. Following the tradition of the spiritual, some settings also require soloists, which can, however, also be recruited from the choir if adequate singers are available. The first piece combines the spirituals It's a Birthday and Wasn't That a Mighty Day to form a medley, Ain't That a Rockin' gives a moment of tranquility before the likewise rousing spirituals Mary Had a Baby and Little David conclude the volume. In both volumes, Howard Arman provides a short preface in German and English, explaining the background of each piece and giving advice on performance.