Under the heading OLDE CAROLS NEW the director of the Baylor Choir Donald Bailey has arranged 3 new settings of 3 “old” carols: I Saw Three Ships; Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming; Lullalay Thou Little Tiny Child. Withrich vocal textures in an a cappella setting brimming with delicate suspensions and resolutions Donald Bailey brings an elegant caress to each Christmas song. Available: SATB divisi a cappella.

The rose has served as a metaphor many times and Ruth Elaine Schram celebrates its virtues most artfully in this lovely ballad. Her poem enables this selection to work in both sacred and secular venues. The tune maintains ahaunting quality immersed in beauty befitting the text. Available: SATB.