This two part arrangement can be learnt quickly yet sounds very effective. Both parts have to learn the harmony/additional lines so teach all harmony lines to the whole choir when learning.

(French: Cantique de Noël) One of the most popular and beloved Christmas carols ever written has now been freshly arranged for a 2-part choir (Part 1: High Voices (Sop. and Ten), Part 2: Low Voices (Alto and Bass) with Piano accompaniment. Accessible for all levels of singing and can be easily used in any church or concert setting. (Key of Bb).

This CHURCH CHOIR FAVORITE combines the Shaker tune, "Simple Gifts" with a beautiful countermelody, creating a lyrical description of the love of God. Verse one, sung by the women, details the simple evidences of God?s love. The men sing the second verse to the the tune "Simple Gifts," but with new lyrics, describing the the "gift" the Savior gave to us through his atonement. Both men and women combine their respective parts together in the third verse, in a magnificent, culminating finale. It can also be easily adapted for 2 part women?s voices, or 2 part men?s choir.

Item Number: A0.891209 With plenty of unison, conservative vocal range and tessitura, and guarded homorhythmic and polyphonic divisions, this piece would be great for either beginning men's choir or for the tenors and bass of your mixed choir to distinguish themselves on your Christmas concert or for a men's Advent or Christmas anthem. Would also be an effective selection for men's ensemble or duet to take to Solo and Ensemble festival. "Personent Hodie" is a Christmas carol originally published in the 1582 Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a volume of 74 Medieval songs with Latin texts. Arranged for unison voices and orchestra in 1916 by Gustav Holst (1874?1934), it is often used as a processional hymn in church and cathedral services. The text is translated by "James M. Joseph," a pseudonym of the composer Jane M. Joseph (1894?1929).