Merry Christmas (Chorus SATB)

This joyous setting of the traditional West Country Carol was arranged by composer John Gardner for Chorus SATB with solos. Gardner was a modern English composer and teacher held in great esteem who is best known for his setting of Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day which is the most popular arrangement of that carol and frequently performed

From carol singing to the concert hall this wonderful arrangement of We Wish You A Merry Christmas is perfect for choruses seeking to bring some traditional seasonal joy to their festive repertoire.Expertly arranged by John Gardner for SATB choir with piano accompaniment this single sheet choral release is perfect for choirs wanting to create their own Christmas programme piece by piece.

ShowTrax CD-All the wonder and joy of the holiday season are clearly present in this fresh new work for schools community and church choirs everywhere! Scored in a ?Holiday Pops? style for orchestra choir and optional soloist this 30-minute work is divided into nine sections each titled for a letter in the word C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. Combine your SATB and/or SSA choirs with orchestra a smaller chamber group or with the spectacular CD accompaniment for a wonderful salute to the season. Sections and songs include: C - It Must Be Christmas; H - Hark! Hear the Children Sing (Sing We Now of Christmas What Child Is This Masters In This Hall); R - Rejoice! Rejoice! (O Come Emmanuel Rise Up Shepherd and Follow); I - I Hear the Bells (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Carol of the Bells); S - Snow!; T - 'Twas the Night; M - Merry Merry Christmas (Deck the Hall Bring a Torch Ding Dong Merrily on High Fum Fum Fum Hallelujah Chorus Jingle Bells); A - Angels We Have Heard On High Sheep May Safely Graze); S - Savior (Joy to the World Gesu Bambino).

Includes: Somewhere in My Memory; Star of Bethlehem; Merry Christmas Merry Christmas. Full set includes 40 SATB octavos. Additional SATB octavos - 08740830 Children's Chorus octavos - 08740831