Editor: Buckland, Graham The most-loved Christmas carols for any choir! Not all Christmas music is the same. Christians in Europe have always used music in ever new forms and mediums of performance to express their joy at Christmas. Christmas a cappella embraces England to the Czech Republic, encompassing music from Gregorian chant to popular songs, Unison songs and canons are just as likely to be found as traditional four-part harmonies or new arrangements for up to twelve voices. All can be learnt easily and quickly with texts in the original language underlaid with singable English and/or German translations. - a brand new Christmas collection encompassing styles and traditions from all over Europe - more than 170 easy to learn titles - mostly in three to four parts - flexible scoring from unison songs, traditional four-part harmonies, through to 12-part arrangements - singable translations in English and/or German Graham Buckland is an English conductor who has spent the last twenty years working at various German and Czech opera houses, and now teaches at the University of Regensburg. He is also a composer who has recently produced two operas as well as orchestral and chamber music. His sacred vocal music continues the living tradition of English choral music. Contents Advent: Come shatter our yokes Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates Now winter has come O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emanuel) O Lord, how shall I meet you I, II O Saviour, open heaven’s gate Saviour of the nations, come Snow falls silent and deep The night is far advanced This is the time appointed Wake, awake, for night is flying Annunciation A messenger to Mary came Angelus ad Virginem Gabriell off hye degree (Nova! nova!) The angel Gabriel from heaven came Mary and Joseph A great and mighty wonder A Virgin most pure Blessed be that maid Mary In the mountains the winter is cold Joseph dear, O Joseph mild Now Mary went a-wandering O Joseph, being an old man truly Sing we to this merry company (Synge we to this mery cumpane) Ther is no rose of swych vertu (There is no rose of such virtue) This endris night Bethlehem Away in a manger I, II Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris (Next to an ox and a donkey grey) From the lands of Orient (Orientis partibus / Song of the ass) From you shall come forth I stand beside thy crib this day In Bethlehem’s dark city In the bleak mid-winter Little donkey O little town of Bethlehem I, II Once in royal David’s city Star over Bethlehem Who’s knocking there? The Birth A boy was born in Bethlehem (Puer natus in Bethlehem) I, II Christ was born on Christmas Day (Resonet in laudibus) From lands that see the sun arise Good Christian men, rejoice Hail! Jesu Christ, blessed for aye Hodie Christus natus est How bright appears the morning star I, II In dulci jubilo I, II, III Let all together praise our God O children come quickly O come, all ye faithful (Adeste, fideles) I, II, III, IV Rejoice, ye Christians one and all See amid the winter’s snow The time is come, let us sing the glad story Tomorrow shall be my dancing day We welcome you, O heav’nly King Welcome, my Lord Jesus When Jesus Christ was born (Quando nascette Ninno) Within a manger rough and small Zion’s daughter, laugh and sing The Angels A child this day is born Angels, from the realms of glory (Les anges dans nos campagnes) I, II Christians awake Ding dong! merrily on high From highest heaven I come to tell Hark! the herald angels sing It came upon the midnight clear I, II Joy to the world Les anges dans nos campagnes (Angels, from the realms of glory) I, II On Christmas night (The Sussex Carol) Rejoice, O happy Christians The first Nowell Three angels were singing What a blessed time (O sanctissima) The Shepherds As I was watching o’er my sheep At deep dead of night Christ is born, let us dance and sing (Il est né, le divin enfant) Christmas Yodels I, II, III Come all you shepherds (Nesem vám noviny) Come and tell our ancient story Come, we’re off to Bethlem Judah (Pujdem spolu do Betléma) Get up you shepherds weary Hurry on to Bethlehem (Przybiezeli do Betlejem) O shepherds, awake Quem pastores laudavere I, II Shepherds keeping watch by night (Pásli ovce valaši) Shepherds saw a choir amazing (Quem pastores laudavere) So hurry, you shepherds The angels have opened the heavenly gate To us in David’s city What can this be happ’ning What is this up yonder While shepherds watched their flocks Lullabies A little child on the earth has been born (Er is een kindeke geboren op aard) A little child there is yborn Balulalow (Susaninne) Dormi, Jesu! He smiles within his cradle Infant holy (W zlobie lezi) Lord Jesu so fair / Lord Jesu so sweet Lullay, sweet Jesus-Child (Lulajze, Jezuniu) Lully, lulla (The Coventry Carol) O holy night Silent Night Sing lullaby! Soft, sweet baby, rest your head (Hajej, nynej, Jezíšku ) Song of the nuns of Chester (Qui creavit caelum) Still, still, if you would know your Lord I, II Still, still, still, the baby lies quite still! Sweet Maria rocked her son (A szép Szüzmária) The night is approaching Proclamation Adam lay ybounden Come all you worthy gentlemen (The Somerset Carol) Dear nightingale, awake! Every cold December God rest you merry, gentlemen Good Christians hear Good people all, this Christmas-time (The Wexford Carol) Go tell it on the mountain Hear ye gentlefolk I saw three ships It was on Christmas Day Mary had a baby Now hark to me and let me tell Now is born the Prince of Light (Narodil se Kristus Pán) Of the Father’s love begotten (Corde natus) Past three a clock (Song of the London Waits) Rejoice and be merry (The Gallery Carol) The Lord at first did Adam make There comes a galley, laden This is the truth sent from above Unto us a child is born (Puer nobis nascitur) Up! good Christen folk Virgin Mary had a baby boy Epiphany As with gladness, men of old Three kings are we Three kings in great glory We three kings Winter Good King Wenceslas I, II Green grow’th the holly My heart desires the colour green Now the holly bears a berry (St. Day Carol) O Christmas tree! How faithful O Christmas tree, your coat O snowflakes, how gently Of all the trees in forests green On Christmas trees The holly and the ivy Winter’s come Christmas Cheer Christmas bells Christmas cheer Christmas is coming Come tomorrow to the party I, II Deck the hall with boughs of holly Happy Christmas, everywhere Hark to the bells in the steeple Here comes Santa Claus Here we come a-wassailing Jingle bells On the first day of Christmas (The twelve days of Christmas) Ring, sleigh-bells, ting-a-ling-a-ling Rudolf, the red-nosed reindeer Santa Claus will come tonight Snowy white snow and jingle bells The boar’s head The wrong present (Don’t sing Christmas carols any more) Wassail, wassail all over the town! The Gloucestershire Wassail We wish you a merry Christmas