The Big Book of Traditional Carols

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options clearly explained throughout enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With carols for Advent Christmas New Year and Epiphany and a fabulous range of accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas. 56 flexibly scored carols Suitable for mixed choirs upper-voice choirs choirs with few men unison choirs small choirs and all other groups New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites Brandnew carols written specially for the collection Variety of composers including Kerry Andrew Malcolm Archer Alan Bullard Bob Chilcott Stephen Cleobury Cecilia McDowall John Rutter Mack Wilberg and David Willcocks Wide range of material from Medieval to the present day and including wassails gallery carols world carols and spirituals Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for Organ (with or without pedals) or Piano

Par PITTS ANTONY. The Naxos Book of Carols is collection of both the very old and the very new. Commissioned by the leading international classical music label, Naxos, these twenty-four arrangements of traditional and original carols tell the Christmas story - from the hope of Advent and the message of the Angels, to the humble birth of the baby in Bethlehem and the coming of the King of kings. This collaboration between Naxos and Faber Music has brought this volume, containing all 24 carols in four narrative sequences, in new arrangements for SATB choir with minimum divisi. There is a good mix of accompanied and a capella (even the latter have optional accompaniments) and there is practical guidance on how the carols may be used by congregations, as well as choirs with varied resources. The original CD, performed by the award-winning choir Tonus Peregrinus and directed by the composer Antony Pitts, is included within the book making it incredible value for money. / Choral Music / Recueil / Voix Mixtes

Here's another useful book in a choice of two sizes – choral size (254x176mm) and pocket size (171x114mm). A bumper crop of traditional carols all with the usual popular harmonies.

The Little Black Book Of Christmas Songs is the perfectly pocket-sized collection of cheerful Christmas tunes. Despite its shrunken size there are a whopping 84 Christmas songs included that combinetraditional favourites and carols with the big Christmas popular hits.   Everyone's favourite traditional carols like Away In A Manger Deck The Halls O Come All Ye Faithful and the indomitableWalking In The Air from 'The Snowman' feature in this Little Black Book. However once you've led a sing along with these beautiful traditional tunes it'll be time to bring in the Christmas Eveparty with some more upbeat and fun anthems. Elton John's Step Into Christmas will kick things off before getting into the absolute classics like I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and Slade's Merry XmasEverybody.    As the party winds down you are sure to get sentimental with Fairytale Of New York and Happy Xmas (War Is Over). Of course you'll be leading all of thesesongs with the book having arranged them for you with complete chord symbols chord boxes and full lyrics for every seasonal song. Such a handy size means the book can be taken with you wherever you need it over the Christmasperiod or just left unassuming among your other music books until December rolls around when it'll be time to gather round and make merry music together.   The great thing about the Little BlackBook series is that they are so simple and easy-to-use. As soon as you want to play one of the huge number of Christmas classics included within you can flick to the right page pick up your Guitar and play there's noneed to set anything up. So check out the Little Black Book Of Christmas Songs right away  it really does lend itself to a group singalong putting the best festive favourites old and new right at your

A Jazzy Christmas is a unique collection of fourteen great festive jazz arrangements for solo Piano - your favourite carols as you've never heard them before. For the pianist who hasexhausted those tired old Christmas favourites but still loves a bit of Christmas Piano this well-loved songbook is sure to get the attention of your audience with these fun and exciting arrangements of traditional Yuletidetunes. Expertly arranged by Paul Honey this book contains a great selection of traditional carols like Silent Night and Away In A Manger as well as more modern hits like Last Christmas andMary's Boy Child. For the full list of fourteen songs included here please scroll down. Every song is a unique and fresh take on a classic making this truly a hit with players and listenersalike. Pianists will love the jazzed-up harmonies and fun solo passages while listeners will enjoy blend of old and new familiar and unfamiliar. Another great part of A Jazzy Christmas is the challengeinvolved. Everyone can play the traditional carols but these sparkling arrangements of will give your fingers a challenge and your audience a surprise. This Christmas sheet music is probably suitable for around a Grade 5standard due to the unconventional rhythms and harmonies involved. So whether you want to wow the audience at a Christmas concert or just want to unite the family around a log fire in those cold wintermonths A Jazzy Christmas is certain to brighten up the Christmas favourites while also guaranteed to keep your fingers warm. If this collection isn't enough Christmas jazz for you why not check out the follow-up   A Jazzy Christmas Book 2  for even more spiced up arrangements of old

This outstanding collection of 90 carols offers a balanced mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied items which will appeal immediately to conductors, singers and audiences alike. Mostly for mixed voices, it includes 16 carols and a further 39 arrangements published here for the first time. From Gabrielli to Judith Weir, medieval melodies to spirituals, the range of styles covers a wide spectrum of tastes. Conductors will welcome the availability of optional orchestral material available on hire for 24 of the carols, to allow for performances without organ. This major issue of carols is edited by William Llewellyn, a well established figure in the world of choral music. / Chant Et Piano

Old Macdonald’s Christmas Book is a collection of Christmas songs and carols for recorders and voices that everyone can enjoy. All the tunes can be both sung and played- some additional recorder phrasing marks have been added to the vocal parts to encourage expressive playing. Many of the traditional carols have also been given descant parts giving recorder groups their own musical part to play in carol concerts and school nativity plays. Easy keyboard accompaniments are also provided so that the Christmas songs can be enjoyed as concert pieces or used for music-making at home!

Seven original carols by Keith Kerslake and Andrew Murray. A complete Christmas carol concert in one book! Charisma Carols can be performed as a complete concert or service by adding your own readings. Or individual titles can bechosen from the seven new carols to enhance your Christmas selection. There are both original and traditional lyrics in exciting styles from ballad to calypso. Written for children’s voices of a large age-range with some simpletwo-part singing. The matching cassette for use in rehearsal and performance contains full arrangements with additional instrumentation which may suggest ways of adding your own instrumental parts.

The flexible book for anyone wishing to start an ensemble-Sarah Watts' Christmas Band In A Book is a user friendly flexible book for anyone wishing to play or accompany traditional carols. This book contains all the Piano accompaniments and a play-along CD. The CD containsbacking and separate piano accompaniment so will be practical for any combination from duet to orchestra!

A bumper collection of over 40 of the best traditional carols and seasonal pop songs! All arranged for Piano Voice and Guitar.

Carols For Young Choirs features ten new settings of traditional carols and songs covering a variety of styles and moods from Irish folk and hoe-down to gentle ballads and jazz.The songbook is arrangedin 2 3 and 4 part settings for young voices and suitable for both KS2 and lower KS3 mixed choirs and KS3 girls’ choirs these pieces are guaranteed to enthuse the young singer.