Christmas

Music for the Christmas season from our member composers, mostly self-published.

You can view sample scores, with audio or video samples in many cases. The voicing is given for each and details about how to purchase music, either by emailing the composer or through their website.

Amy Bebbington

Christmas Carol

SATB with some divisi, piano and flute accompaniment

For more information and to purchase, please email Amy direct.


Mary Black

The Gift

SATB. Also available in a version for Young Voices

For more information and to purchase, please email Mary direct.


Alan Bullard

All in Tune 

for equal or mixed voices in two or three parts. Suitable for Young Voices.

Printed copies available from here. Digital downloads available here and here.


Lowell Mason (after Handel) arr. Ian Crawford

Joy to the World

SATB Choir and Piano or Organ.

A joy-filled, subtly modern arrangement of the classic carol that will delight singers and audience alike. The ideal beginning or ending to carol services and concerts! The PDF download contains both a vocal score (SATB and piano) and a separate organ part.

Available here


David Fawcett

Hymn to the Virgin

SATB a cappella


Chris Hutchings

Adeste

SSAATBB with organ

Available here


Alexander L’Estrange and Joanna Forbes L’Estrange

A story of light

SATB organ or piano and optional unison children’s choir.

Harry L’Estrange

O virgo virginum

Written when a chorister at St John’s Cambridge


John Sandford

Stars of heaven

SATB and piano


Gordon Thornett

The Sleepy Shepherd Boy

SATB and piano

Originally written for a children’s choir (unison, with optional 2nd part) this is a new version for adult choirs. It’s a very light-hearted piece about a day-dreaming young shepherd on a Bethlehem hillside, whose dreams lead him to the Christmas story.

More information and purchasing details here.

Member composers 2022

On these pages you’ll find a treasure-trove of works by abcd member composers, mainly self-published.

To view Christmas repertoire for all voices, click here.

To view repertoire for young voices, click here.

Music for young voices 2022

Songs for young voices of all kinds

The list includes upper voice, mixed voice, Cambiata (changing) voice, unison and more: voice combinations are given for each piece. You can view sample scores, with audio or video samples in many cases.

Click on the logo to go to the publisher’s website and purchase scores, or use one of our Business Member retailers below.

For Christmas music for young voices, see the Christmas repertoire page.

Hal Leonard Europe

Arr. Roger Emerson

The Family Madrigal from Encanto

Available for SATB, SAB and 2-Part

Laura Farnell

Be The Change

Available for SATB and 2-part

Arr. Mac Huff

Send in the Clowns

SATB or SAB

Arr. Morten Schuldt-Jensen

Classic British Anthems

SAMen

Arr. Yu-Hang Tan

Ikan Kekek

SSA with Descant, Piano, and Body Percussion

Brandon Waddles

O, I Got a Light

SSA with Piano


Boosey and Hawkes

Kim André Arnesen

I denna Ijuva (In the sweet summertime)

SSAA a cappella

Kim André Arnesen

Flight Song

SATB or SSAA & piano

Karl Jenkins

Panis angelicus

SS & piano

arr Mandy Miller

The boatie rows

unison & piano

Jim Papoulis

I will share the world

SSA & piano

Richard Wilberforce

The Oxen

Three-part upper voices & piano


Musica Baltica

Eriks Ešenvalds

Spring Rain

SATB a cappella with soprano solo


Oxford University Press

Booklet also available here

B. E. Boykin

Music of Life

SABar and piano (also available in a version for SSA and piano)

Bob Chilcott

Songs my Heart has Taught Me

SSA and piano (also available for SATB and piano)

Ian Crawford

900 Miles from Home

CCBar and piano

Reena Esmail

Listen

SA and piano

Jenny Mahler

The Tide

SSA and piano

Sarah Quartel

Carry the Music

SSA and piano


Stainer Bell

Kristina Arakelyan

Two love songs (You are loved; My love is come to me)

SATB unaccompanied (Secondary school; Youth choirs)

Russell Hepplewhite

The history Express words by Helen Eastman

10 songs, Unison and 2 equal voice parts (Primary and early Secondary school years)

Please note, this recording is supplied solely for illustrative purposes at the abcd Festival 2022 and the associated online repertoire review – it must not be shared further).

These tracks are available via QR codes printed at the top of the scores for each song.


Banks Music Publications Ltd

Thomas Hewitt Jones

Bread of the Hungry

Unison


Lindsay Music

Douglas Coombes

The Gift to sing

SATB

Shadow March

2-part equal voices

arr: Trevor Hughes

Bobby Shaftoe

SSAA


Maze Music

Janet Wheeler

Little Mousey Brown (from Gather the Good Days)

This is an upper (or lower) voice version of a song originally for SATB. Accompaniment textures are based on ostinati. 

Full Fathom Five

SSA and piano


Friday Afternoons

Joanna Lee

Dragon Fruit Dragon

Three equal voices

Magic

Unison

We grow dragons

Unison with optional second voice

We stick together

Unison with optional second voice