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Choral Anthems for Advent and Christmas (Part 1) Recommended by Dan Sharp
A Christmas Garland, Conrad Susa SATB—ECS Publishing No.4365 For voices, congregation, organ or brass or orchestra. Extended choral setting of various carols.
A Spotless Rose, Herbert Howells SATB—Galaxy Music Corp. No.220 A cappella; great piece!
Allons, gai, gai, G. Costeley SATB—Broude Brothers (Come Shepherds and See sung in French and English)
Angels We Have Heard on High, arr. Jackson Berkey SATB—Soli Deo Gloria Press SDG 91-101 A cappella
Betelehemu, Jonathan Crutchfield SATB—Pedagogue Press PDG-1001 Outstanding African piece full of percussion Score image / Publisher’s link
Candlelight Carol, John Rutter SATBB—Hinshaw Publishing HMC-798 Publisher’s link with score image Additional Rutter pieces that work well: Child in a Manger, Star Carol, Angels Carol, Jesus Child
Christmas Day, Gustav Holst SATB—Novello 1001-22 Setting of four carols with full orchestra and/or organ
Deck the Halls in 7/8, arr. James McKelvy SATB—Mark Foster MF 605 Very fun
Fanfare for Christmas, Lloyd Pfautsch SATB—Harold Flammer A-5003 Call to Worship with brass (2 tpt 2 tbn)
Go Tell It on the Mountain, arr. Paul Sjolund SATB—Hinshaw HMC-543 Gospel jazz arrangement with soloist Publisher’s link with score image
Go Tell It on the Mountain, arr. Harold Best SATB—Hope Publishing
He Came Here for Me, Ron Nelson SATB—Boosey and Hawkes 5370
He Is Born, Roger Wagner SATB—Lawson-Gould 663
Here the Joyful News (from Cantata #141), J.S. Bach SATB—Galaxy Music Corp 1.2174 With keyboard or orchestra
Hodie Christus Natus Est, Healy Willan SATB with divisi—Carl Fischer CM 469 A cappella, terrific!
The Holly and the Ivy, arr. Robert Shaw SATB—Lawson-Gould 10187
I Saw Three Ships, arr. Mack Wilberg SATB—Hinshaw Publishing HMC-923 Piano 4 hands or small orchestration Publisher’s link with score image
King Herod, Richard Smith SATB—AMSI A frightening piece on the rage of King Herod over the birth of Jesus; not your standard “sweet baby in the manger piece”!
Posted October 2007
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