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tHE EARtHLY CHOIRfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byCHRISTOPHER NORTON

Words byNIGEL FORDE

No!

8 No!

Solo

Do you want a trum pet?

All

No!

4

No!

PIANO

BASS

TENOR8

ALTO

SOPRANO

= c132Swing

Swing = c132

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ANGELS AND SHEPHERDSfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byCHRISTOPHER NORTON

Words byNIGEL FORDE

1. tacet 2. That night we ran swift ly a cross the fro zen land.

81. tacet 2. That night we ran swift ly a cross the fro zen land.

2. tacet1. One night we were wait ing a bove the ti ny town,

5

2. tacet1. One night we were wait ing a bove the ti ny town,

PIANO

BASS

TENOR8

ALTO

SOPRANO

= c132

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A BLUE CHRIStMASfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byCHRISTOPHER NORTON

Words byNIGEL FORDE

cresc

3 3 3 3

wherehold me

aretightyou Christ

Christmas.mas, with can

No

cresc

dles,thing

treesmuch

andto

presing

3

sentsa bout

bythisthe

8 wherehold me

aretightyou Christ

Christmas.mas, with can

No

cresc

dles,thing

treesmuch

andto

presing

sentsa bout

bythisthe

wherehold me

aretightyou Christ

Christmas.mas, with can

No

cresc

dles,thing

treesmuch

andto

presing

3

sentsa bout

bythisthe

4

wherehold me

aretightyou Christ

Christmas.mas, with can

No

cresc

dles,thing

treesmuch

andto

presing

sentsa bout

bythisthe

PIANO

Swing

BASS

whiteBlue

ChristChrist

mas,mas,

cresc

aa

TENOR8

whiteBlue

ChristChrist

mas,mas,

cresc

aa

ALTO

It’s going to be awhiteblue

ChristChrist

mas,mas,

cresc

aa

SOPRANO

Swing

It’s going to be awhiteblue

ChristChrist

mas,mas,

cresc

aa

3

3

3

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LULLABYfor SATB with piano accompaniment

and optional descant recorder Music byKARL JENKINS

Words byCAROL BARRATT

© Copyright 1998 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdAll rights reserved. International Copyright secured.Text by Carol Barratt: © Copyright 2006 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

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8 Oo

Oo

5

way in a man ger, no crib for a bed, The lit tle Lord

ORGAN

= 80

BASS

TENOR8

ALTO

SOPRANO

= 80

A

Solo

(small notes for

rehearsal only)

AWAY IN A MANGERfor SATB with organ accompaniment

Music byNIGEL SHORT

WordsANONYMOUS

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47

poco rall.

8 Ah

Ah

Ah

5

Quem pas to res lau da ve re, Qui bus an ge li di

poco rall.

xe re,

(small notes for

= c50 rit.

BASS

TENOR8

ALTO 21

SOPRANO 2

SOPRANO 1

= c50 rit.

ORGAN

rehearsal only)

qUEM PAStORESfor SATB with organ accompaniment

Music byNIGEL SHORT

WordsWECHSELGESÄNGE14th-century German

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WE WISH YOUA MERRY CHRIStMAS

for SATB a cappella

Music byNIGEL SHORT

WordsANONYMOUS

Mer ry mer ry mer ry Christ mas. Da

Mer ry

Da

mer ry8 mer ry mer ry mer ry Christ mas. Da da da da

mer ry mer ry merrymerry merry Christ mas. Da da da da

7mer ry

mer ry mer ry merry mer

poco rall

ry merry Christ mas. Da da da da

(for rehearsalonly)

PIANO

BASS

TENOR8 Mer ry mer

ALTO 21

Mer ry

Mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

SOPRANO 21

Moderato = 72Mer ry

Mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

mer ry

ry

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(for rehearsalPIANO

only)

DRUMSSticks on Cymbals

BASS GUITAR

SYNTHESIZER

BASS 1/2

a da da da da da m ba da ba

TENOR 1/28

a da da da da da m ba da ba

ALTO 2

a da da da da da m ba da ba

ALTO 1

SOPRANO 1/2

Moderato

a da da da da da m ba da ba

SILENt NIGHtfor SATB with optional accompanimentfor synthesizer, bass guitar and drums Music by

FRANZ GRUBERarranged by

WARD SWINGLE

Words byJOSEPH MOHR

translated byJOHN F YOUNG

© 1988 Library of Congress US

* ‘a’ as in the French word ‘bal’ † soft consonants (legato)

*

*

*

*

†

†

†

†

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NO SMALL WONDERfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byPAUL EDWARDS

Words byPAUL WIGMORE

Ped.

6

won der the light, the an gels in cho rus, the shep herds in

Ped. (+16') Man.

ORGAN

= c92–96Smooth and sustained

BASS

TENOR8

ALTO

SOPRANO

= c92–96Smooth and sustained

Small won der the star, small

(small notes for

rehearsal only)

Music: No Small Wonder © Copyright Paul Edwards/Jubilate Hymns4 Thorne Park Road, Torquay, TQ2 6RXwww.jubilate.co.ukUSED BY PERMISSION

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EVERY StONE SHALL CRYfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byWILL TODD

Words byRICHARD WILBUR

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

8 sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

5

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

PIANO

Presto = 160

BASS

A

TENOR8 A

ALTO

A

SOPRANO

Presto = 160

A

© Copyright 2005 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd‘A Christmas Hymn’ from Advice to a Prophet and other poems, copyright © 1961 and renewed 1989 by Richard Wilbur, reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and Faber and Faber Ltd

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

8 sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

5

sta ble lamp is light ed whose glow shall wake the sky; The

PIANO

Presto = 160

BASS

A

TENOR8 A

ALTO

A

SOPRANO

Presto = 160

A

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tHE CHRISt-CHILDfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music byWILL TODD

Words byG K CHESTERTON

hair was like a light, O wea ry were the

8 hair was like a light, O wea ry, wea ry were the

hair was like a light, O wea ry, wea ry were

9

hair was like a light, O wea ry, wea ry were the

PIANO

Tranquillo = 84

molto sonore

BASS

The

espress

Christ child lay on Ma ry’s lap, His

TENOR8 The

espress

Christ child lay on Ma ry’s lap, His

ALTO

The

espress

Christ child lay on Ma ry’s lap, His

SOPRANO

Tranquillo = 84

The

espress

Christ child lay onMa ry’s lap, His

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LOVE CAME DOWN At CHRIStMASfor SATB with organ (or piano) accompaniment

Music byHUMPHREY CLUCAS

Words byCHRISTINA ROSSETTI

for Rodney Williams

© Copyright 1998 animus music publishing. Reprinted by permission.

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94

LULLAY MY LIKINGfor SATB a cappella

Music byCAROL CANNING

WordsTRADITIONAL

sweet ing, lay my dear heart own dar

8sweet ing, Lul lay my dear heart own dar

sweet ing, Lul lay my dear heart own dear dar

4

sweet ing, Lul lay

cresc

my dear heart mine own dear dar

(for rehearsalonly)

PIANO

BASS

TENOR8 dear son

ALTO

Lul lay my li king my dear son

SOPRANO

legato = 70

Lul lay my li king my dear son my

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PERSONENt HODIEfor SATB a cappella

Music14th-CENTURY GERMAN

arranged byCAROL CANNING

Words12th CENTURY

Bahm bahm bahm Bahm bahm bahm

8

3

Ba va da3va da da

3

da da3

Ba va da3

da va da

3

da da da

3

Ba va da

3

va da da

3

da da

3

Ba va da

3

da va da

3

da da da

5 3

Ba va da

3

va da da

3

da da

3

Ba va da

3

da va da

3

da da da

(for rehearsalonly)

PIANO

3 33 3 3

3

BASS 2

Bahm bahm bahm Bahm bahm bahm

BASS 1

TENOR8

3

Ba va da3va da

3

da da da3

Ba va da da3va da

3

da da da

ALTO

3

Ba va da

3

va da

3

da da da

3

Ba va da da

3

va da

3

da da da

SOPRANO

= 135

3

Ba va da

3

va da

3

da da da

3

Ba va da da

3

va da

3

da da da

3 3 33 3 3

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© 1989 Vaughan Meakins. Reproduced by permission of Roberton Publications

DE VIRGIN MARYfor SATB and piano

with optional percussion MusicWEST INDIAN SPIRITUAL

arranged byVAUGHAN MEAKINS

WordsWEST INDIAN

SPIRITUAL

8 (humming)

(humming)

4

Vir gin Ma ry had a ba by boy,

S 1

De Vir gin Ma ry had a

MARACAS

CLAVES

GUIRO

PIANO

BASS

TENOR8 (humming)

ALTO

De Vir gin Ma ry had a ba by boy,

SOPRANO

ModeratoS 2

De

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tHE 12 INEBRIAtE DAYSOf CHRIStMAS

for SATB with piano accompaniment Music TRAD.arranged by

ROBERT ORLEDGE

Words byNICK SHRIMPTON

first day of Christ mas my true love sent to me,

8first day of Christ mas my true love sent to me, A half pint of le mon shan

first day of Christ mas my true love sent to me,

4

first day of Christ mas my true love sent to me, A half pint of le mon shan

PIANO

BASS

On the

TENOR8 On the

ALTO

On the

SOPRANO

Light and bouncy = 66 to be performed as ad lib

= clap hands

3

On the

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129

CHRIStMAS PAStfor SATB with piano accompaniment

Music arranged byGOFF RICHARDS

WordsVARIOUS

meno mossoearth re ceive her King! Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

8 earth re ceive her King! Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

earth re ceive her King! Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

4

earth re ceive her King!

A

Joy

meno mosso‘Joy to the world’

to the world, the Lord is come! let

PIANO

BASS

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

TENOR8 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

ALTO

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

SOPRANO

= 112Moderato

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! let

arr. Goff Richards. © Copyright 2004 by max Music. All rights reserved

for Brian Kay and the Huddersfield Choral Society

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