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Christmas
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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arranged by Elizabeth Campbell; Traditional Spiritual
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In this easy a cappella setting, the catchy baritone counterline fits the melody like a glove. Equally effective for SAB or SATB voices, it sings so naturally and easily that it will sound great with a minimum of rehearsal time. A terrific concert opener or encore piece, this is as good as it gets for developing voices!
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Level: High School - Moderately Easy
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CM8939 - SAB (Opt. SATB) Voices, a cappella with Optional Treble and Baritone Solos $1.60
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Good Christian Men, Rejoice
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arranged by Darmon Meader; Traditional German Carol, Words by John Mason Neale;
DARMON MEADER CHORAL SERIES
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Carl Fischer is very proud to have The Darmon Meader Choral Series, and this is his newest offering for Christmas. The signature “Darmon Meader style” is evident in this fabulous
arrangement, complimented with optional snare drum. Lush vocal jazz chords and the
use of the original German and Latin text in one of the verses make this a unique and
stunning arrangement.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Advanced
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CM8948 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Snare Drum $1.60
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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
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Arrangement and Original Music by KEN BERG,
Text by Edmund H. Sears
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Ken Berg writes an original melody that is both beautiful and haunting for this traditional Christmas carol text. Arranged for SSA voices, this piece is perfect for either childrens
choirs or three part womens voices. The movement in the line of the music and the
simplicity of the harmony, couched in 5/8 meter make this piece a memorable addition to
any holiday concert.
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Level: High School Women's / Church Adult / Children's - Moderately Advanced
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CM8951 - SSA Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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A Christmas Greeting
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David Eddleman
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An anonymous, traditional text from “yules” gone by is set by David Eddleman in this fabulous TTBB holiday arrangement. Fast articulation of text and rhythmic, driving energy produce an exciting performance that embodies the festive feeling of the Christmas season. David packs a lot of “punch” into parts that are singable by most mens groups. This is a great finale for any holiday concert.
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Level: High School Men's / College Men's / Community Men's Choirs - Moderately Adv
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CM8949 - TTBB Voices, a cappella $1.60
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Venite Adoremus, Gesu Bambino
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arranged by Ruth Schram; Adeste Fideles Latin Hymn by John Francis Wade,
Gesu Bambino by Frederick Martens and Pietro Yon,
Translated by Frederick Oakeley
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Ruth Elaine Schram is a master of partner- song arranging and this beautiful traditional Christmas-song arrangement is no exception. She knows just how to weave melodies in order to create harmonies that are beautiful to hear and to sing. Adding a flute obligato/descant to the vocal arrangement, creating a beautifully supportive piano accompaniment, and weaving the Latin text into the last verse, make this a stunning arrangement that will certainly become a standard.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Medium
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CM8957 - SATB Voices with Keyboard and Optional Flute $1.60
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The Joyful Bells are Ringing
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arranged by Patrick Liebergen; French Carol, Ukrainian Bell Carol, and English Ballad
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This beautiful arrangement brings the “bells of Christmas” to your choral performance stage. Patrick Liebergen creates an original choral by incorporating the music of a traditional French carol, the Ukrainian Bell Carol and an English Ballad. You hear the melodies intertwine as joyous lyrics of the Christmas season are easily sung by SATB voices.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Medium
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CM8956 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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The Shepherd's Farewell
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arranged by Bob Burroughs; From the Oratorio, Lenfance du Christ, Op.25, Music by Hector Berlioz,
Text by Paul England
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Arranged by Bob Burroughs for SATB voices, this unusual Christmas piece is as beautiful
today, as it was when it was written by Hector Berlioz in his Oratorio, Lenfance du Christ
in the 1800s. With pastoral sounds of pipes and horns in the accompaniment and
harmonization in the voicings that are signature Burroughs, this is a very unique and
striking work.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Medium
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CM8962 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Good King Kong Looked Out
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From A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols (S. 359),
P.D.Q. Bach (1742 - 1807)? — Reverently Edited by PROFESSOR PETER SCHICKELE
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Fabulous, fun, hilarious, and entertaining, this is PDQ Bach at his best. Singers are required to make sounds from “squish” to “squawk” and even play kazoos in order to produce the outlandish and creative performance of this unique piece. In the year of “King Kong” mania, this is the perfect closer to your Christmas program!
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Moderately Advanced
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312-41182 - SATB, a cappella $1.75
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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
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arranged by Greg Jaspers; Music by Richard S. Willis,
Text by Edmund H. Sears
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This arrangement by Greg Jaspers is anything but “traditional.” Vocal jazz chords and the
vocal crystal bell tolling of the word “peace” throughout the arrangement, bring the audience to a truly emotional point as the words, “
the whole world bring back the sound” are sung as if church bells were tolling throughout a European countryside. With stunning artistry for painting the text with musical line, and with one of the most creative ears in the choral world, Greg arranges his first work for Carl Fischer. This is not easy, but the rewards are great.
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Level: High School / Vocal Jazz / Show Choirs / College / Community Choirs - Advan
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CM8972 - SATB Voices, a cappella $1.60
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The Holly
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arranged by Patrick Liebergen; Based on an English carol, Good Christian Men, Rejoice,
Resonet in laudibus and Joy to the World - Music by George F. Handel
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This is a lovely arrangement of “The Holly and the Ivy”, incorporating several other traditional English carols which add to the richness of this piece. Patrick Liebergen has also done a wonderful job writing editorial notes on the history of holly and ivy and why it is still used at Christmas time, today. With a jubilant feel and up-beat tempo, this is an addition to your program that is sure to be enjoyed by the audience.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Moderately Easy
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CM8970 - SATB Voices with Keyboard $1.60
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy
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Robert MacGimsey; arranged by Janet Pummill
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This arrangement of Sweet Little Jesus Boy, by Janet Pummill, was first performed on
December 18 and 19, 2003 when it was premiered in Carnegie Hall, New York. It was
broadcast on WQXR radio in New York City on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, 2003,
and was performed by the Fort Worth - Texas Christian University Symphonic Choir and the New York Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Ronald Shirey. This choir was invited back for the 2005 Christmas Pops Concert at Carnegie Hall by a special invitation from New York Pops Conductor, Skitch Henderson. Sadly, Skitch died just prior to the performance in 2005, but the rave reviews from this performance continue to be heard. This beautiful and sensitive arrangement could be quite possibly the best and most popular ever done of this classic Christmas Spiritual.
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Moderately Advanced
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CM8967 - SATB Voices and Soprano Solo a cappella $1.60
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Seven Carols for Christmas
(O Come, Emanuel, Away in a Manger, Fum, Fum, Fum,
Good Christian Men, Rejoice, So Blest a Sight, God Rest You Merry, Masters in This Hall
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arranged by Alice Parker
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In 1970, Robert Shaw asked me to write some arrangements of Christmas carols for The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses. We had not worked together since the last album for the Robert Shaw Chorale, the Irish Folk Songs in 1967, and his move to Atlanta. He was planning a series of Christmas concerts, and was not satisfied with the settings he could find: they were apt to be too elaborate, with overly simple choral parts. He asked that the chorus be allowed to shine in rather open orchestrations, and gave me freedom to choose whichever titles I wished in a mix of familiar and unfamiliar tunes.
In Mr. Shaws acclaimed Christmas concert, the carols were scattered through the retelling of the story, in different patterns with the succeeding years. So they were not at the beginning intended to be a single concert piece, although I am frequently asked to share my preference for
a sequence. One possibility, using all the numbers, is:
O Come, Emmanuel
Away in a Manger
Fum, Fum, Fum!
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
So Blest a Sight
God Rest You Merry
Masters in This Hall
Another choice would be to split the above list into two parts, with the first three forming a little suite from varied sources, and the next four celebrating their British heritage. But you may order them as you wish, or use just one or two in a special program.
The enduring popularity of these arrangements has been a source of great satisfaction to me. It shows that these wonderful melodies, with their texts of love and hope, can unite different generations in the concert hall as well as in the church and at home. Even in the cacophony of todays musical world, their message shines clear and true. So now, “good Christian folk, rejoice,” and join your voices in “tidings of comfort and joy!”
—Alice Parker, 2006
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Level: High School / College / Community Choirs - Advanced
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CMF3 - SATB with Piano or Organ and Optional Orchestra (on Rental) or Accompaniment CD $6.95
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CMF3CD - Optional Accompaniment CD (includes complete performances also) $19.95
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