You'll thrill in the joyful sounds of Christmas with this colorful 6-minute suite of the beloved Alfred Burt Carols. Whether performed with piano alone or with the sparkling orchestration you'll create a holiday celebration towarm the heart and delight the senses! Songs include: We'll Dress the House The Star Carol This Is Christmas (Bright Bright the Holly Berries).

Joseph Martin and the creative team that brought you The Winter Rose and Journey of Promises now present their latest major work The Voices of Christmas. Using beloved carols and new anthems especiallycomposed for the cantata the story of Christmas unfolds through the “voices” of witnesses (narration) and is echoed in the voices of the choir as they sing the good news of the Savior's birth. Beautiful orchestrationsby Brant Adams are available as well as a full menu of companion products and support material. Familiar carol melodies abound: The First Noel • The Gallery Carol • St. Denio • O Come O Come Emmanuel • GodRest Ye Merry Gentleman • Masters in this Hall • Adeste Fideles • Still Still Still • In Dulci Jubilo – making this joyful cantata a splendid choice for your holiday programming.

Exquisite, fresh carol settings are woven together with scripture lessons and poetic narration to create a refreshing celebration of Advent and Christmas. Howard Helvey's artistry shines in each rich arrangement. Optional congregational readings and singing are included as well, to complete the presentation. The work is as singable as it is effective and inspiring, and will usher in the season of rejoicing with joy and festivity. Create a celebration of the Incarnation with Sing We Now of Christmas. Performance time is 30 minutes if it is performed only with narration (and no lessons and additional congregational carols). If performed with the scripture lessons and congregational carols, performance time is 55 minutes. / Orchestre

Uses: Advent ChristmasScripture: Luke 2From the composer of Tapestry of Light and The Winter Rose comes a new major work that is based on the traditional “Lesson and Carols”service. Filled to overflowing with beloved carols and original seasonal songs this cantata tells the story of Christ's birth adorned with beautiful arrangements and meaningful Scriptures. The work includes optional moments forcongregational participation handbell ringers and children's choir if desired. Stunning orchestrations and a full line of support products are available to support your presentation. Titles include: A Christmas Overture; OCome All Ye Faithful; A Prayer for Advent; People of Promise Arise!; Song of Hope and Joy; O Little Town of Bethlehem; My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord; Lullabies of Bethlehem; Angels We Have Heard on High; Carols for Seekers; LetChristmas Begin; A Christmas Trilogy. Available separately: SATB SAB iPrint Orch CD-rom Printed Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute 1&2 Oboe Clarinet 1&2 Bassoon Horn 1&2 Trumpet 1 2&3 Trombone 1&2 BassTrombone/Tuba Timpani Perc 1&2 Harp Piano Violin 1&2 Viola Cello Double Bass) iPrint Consort CD-rom iPrint Handbells CD-rom StudioTrax CD Listening CD 10-Pack Listening CDs Preview Pack RehearsalTrax CDs DigitalResource Kit. Duration: ca. 59:21 (full performance) ca. 48:37 (w/o opt. congregational anthems).

Full Orchestration-Festival of Carols is a joyful celebration of the music of Christmas. Overflowing with tuneful praise this cantata based on the traditional ?Lessons and Carols? format includes thoughtful new readings byPamela Martin and optional parts for congregation children's choir and handbell choirs. There are over 20 classic carols incorporated into the work along with new seasonal selections composed especially for Festival ofCarols. Brant Adams adds his special touch with orchestrations that capture the very heart of the Christmas season. Your entire community of faith will go away encouraged and inspired by this Advent/Christmas worship event.

From the best-selling Christmas cantata Canticle of Joy here is the thrilling ?Carol of the Faithful.? Based on the favorite Christmas hymn ?O Come All Ye Faithful ? this dynamic and powerfulanthem is joy unrestrained! Wonderfully fresh harmonies exciting syncopation and mixed meter congregational participation and a marvelous accompaniment with or without the orchestration make this fabulous octavo a definite highpoint for your Christmas celebration. For pageant use or any worship occasion during the Christmas season hold on to your hats and don't miss this triumphant song of praise!

A Carol Symphony Hely-Hutchinson’s best-known work is composed in four movements. The first Adeste Fideles is arranged in the form of a Bach Chorale with brass taking the Vocal lines and Strings skittering underneath. The second movement gives God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’s minor tonalities a Russian feel. The third uses the Coventry Carol and The First Nowell as its base with particularly haunting harp theme. In the final movement Here We Come A-Wassailling appears as well as a fugal rendering of Adeste Fideles. Victor Hely-Hutchinson was a child prodigy who went on to have a successful career as a conductor pianist and accompanist as well as a composer and wasmostly known for his works on the theme of Christmas melodies and his settings of children’s nursery rhymes.

This service in song is a joyous celebration of hope and peace for the Christmas season. Using carols narration congregational participation and original anthems this approachable work is the perfect choice for choirs of any size. From jubilant songs of praise to reflective carols of peace this cantata is filled with moments designed to energize the spirit of the season in your community of faith. Extra musical suggestions offer directors creative options for presentation and the wonderfully crafted and colorful orchestrations by Brant Adams further enhance the festive potential of this thoughtful work.Songs include: Christmas Overture and Processional; TheAdvent Rose; The Divine Expectation; Concertato on ?O Little Town of Bethlehem;? Carols from a Quiet Manger; Arise! (Hodie Christus natus est); Bleak Midwinter's Gift; Let There Be Christmas; A Joyful Gathering of

A Cantata of Carols in Four Suites-Classic carols and beautiful new songs are woven together in four separate suites to create a work for the Advent Christmas and Epiphany season. Flexible in its design “Christmas Canticles” can be presented as anentire cantata complete with narration or each suite can be used as a separate extended anthem. Available separately: SATB Preview CD Pak ChoirTrax CD Full Orchestration Preview CD Chamber Orchestration CD 10-Pak. Duration:ca. 30:00.

Includes: Ding Dong! Merrily On High I Saw Three Ships The Huron Carol and Here We Come A'Wassailing.

A Cantata for Christmas-Composed in both traditional and blended choral stylings this cantata weaves the historic symbolism of both the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God into the Christmas story. Through original songs and traditional carols singers and listeners are reminded that this story is not just an event in history but a living story that still impacts the world today. Narration solos congregational participation and optional children's voices along with gorgeous orchestrations by Keith Christopher all work together to make this service a time of both celebration and worship. Songs include: Overture/Sing Christmas! And So We Wait It Came upon a Midnight Clear Who's the Little Baby? Sleep Little Lion Sleep Little Lamb Where Is Peace Tonight? In This Moment Angels from the Realms of Glory Carol of the King. Score and Parts (fl 1-2/pic ob cl 1-2 bn tpt 1-3 hn 1-2 tbn 1-2 tbn 3/tba perc 1-2 timp hp pno rhy vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Orchestration-Here is one of the most recorded octavos of all time. This beloved standard is now available with a brilliant orchestration by Brant Adams. Every choir needs to rediscover the timeless beauty of a modern carol that has become partof the Christmas vocabulary of millions around the world. A true classic brought to you by Shawnee Press! Available separately: SATB (opt. snare drums and finger cymbals); SSA (opt. snare drums and finger cymbals); TTBB (opt.snare drums and finger cymbals); SAB (opt. snare drums and finger cymbals); SA (opt. snare drums and finger cymbals); Brass and Timpani parts; Orchestration Score and Parts; StudioTrax CD.

A Celtic Christmas Celebration-The joy and hope of Christmas are celebrated in this new Celtic-styled cantata from the pen that brought you The Mystery and the Majesty and Winter's Grace. This jubilant work is filled with tuneful carols thoughtful narration and sparkling orchestrations. Traditional melodies form the foundations of this tapestry of lights bringing to your holiday presentation a pleasing mixture of choirs carols and candlelight. Presented inboth SAB and SATB formats a full line of support products is available including a digital resource kit complete with PowerPoint images rehearsal tips and art files to assist in the creation of your program. Two orchestrationoptions are available: a Celtic consort and full orchestra.