Noel! is an exciting collection for mixed voice choirs, selected and edited by David Hill. The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: the polyphony of Victoria and Byrd, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Judith Bingham, John Tavener and Judith Weir. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. / Choeur SATB

Based on the Mercy Me recording this arrangement by Harold Ross is great fun to sing and will present a bold new perspective on that first midnight clear. Available separately: SATB ChoirTrax CD. Score and parts (rhythm vn1-2 va vc) available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 4:50.

Uses: Advent Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:1 Isaiah 11:1-2 Isaiah 53:2 Innovative and filled with precious beauty this re-thinking of two evergreens from our seasonal carol book is simply breathtaking. The lyrical piano treatment motivates the anthem with dreamy patterns of loveliness while the impeccable vocal writing is given a sensitive caretaking. The melody of It Came upon the Midnight Clear is an apt vase for the Rose of this Advent moment.