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Carols for Choirs
Staff Notation • Sacred, Christmas
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Carols for Choirs by Peter Foggitt — Lyrics
Adam lay ybounden,
Bounden in a bond;
Four thousand winter
Thought he not too long.
A great and mighty wonder,
a full and holy cure!
Ooh
Away in a manger,
no crib for a bed, a bed...
Good King Wenceslas looked out
on the Feast of Stephen,
In the bleak midwinter...
We wish you a merry Christmas
Infant holy, infant lowly,
For his bed a cattle stall.
Es ist en Ros' entsprungen...
On the first day of Christmas
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About Carols for Choirs
This collection presents a diverse range of Christmas carols, offering a rich resource for SATB choirs. The carols are sung in English, with some settings in German, and draw upon a variety of traditional texts. They explore the Nativity story from multiple perspectives, from the profound theological implications of Adam's Fall and redemption to the tender simplicity of the infant Jesus in the manger and the wonder of the star guiding the wise men. The collection includes familiar favourites like Away in a manger and The first day of Christmas alongside traditional German carols such as Es ist en Ros' entsprungen and Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her. These arrangements provide opportunities to depict familiar scenes and express the joy and mystery of the Christmas season through varied musical settings.
