100 carols for choirs

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100 Carols for Choirs ( hundreds of Christmas and hymns for choirs ) is a collection of Carols , by David Willcocks and John Rutter at the Oxford University Press was published. Many of the works it contains are an integral part of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Chapel , Cambridge , a traditional service that takes place every Christmas Eve and is broadcast on the BBC .

The collection contains choral pieces for Advent , Christmas , Epiphany and Easter . The focus is on Christmas carols , both spiritual and secular. The selection ranges from old Latin Christmas carols ( Quem pastores laudavere ) to spiritual songs ( It came upon a midnight clear ) and also includes variations on Jingle bells and Deck the hall .

It consists of one to polyphonic movements. Most of the movements are for four-part mixed choir (SATB), some movements are a cappella , many with organ or piano accompaniment .

The order of service for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is attached .

The collection is a selection of 74 pieces from the five-volume Carols for Choirs collection, expanded by 26 pieces . It was first published in 1987, and the 28th edition was published in 2011 (Twenty-eighth impression).

Overview

Twenty-eighth impression 2011

title Composer / arranger
01 A babe is born William Mathias
02 A child is born in Bethlehem David Willcocks
03 A great and mighty wonder (Es ist ein Ros) Michael Praetorius
04th A maiden most gentle Andrew Carter
05 A spotless rose Herbert Howells
06th A virgin most pure Charles Wood
07th Adam lay ybounden Peter Warlock
08th Alleluya, a new work is come on hand Peter Wishart
09 Angelus ad virginem ( Gabriel to Mary came ) David Willcocks
10 All my heart this night rejoices Johann Georg Ebeling
11 As with gladness men of old Conrad Kocher , Arr. David Willcocks
12 Ave plena gracia Peter Maxwell Davies
13 Away in a manger William J. Kirkpatrick , Arr. David Willcocks
14th Nativity Carol John Rutter
15th Child in a manger John Rutter
16 Deck the hall David Willcocks
17th Jingle Bells James Pierpont , Arr. David Willcocks
18a Thing dong! merrily on high David Willcocks
18b Thing dong! merrily on high Charles Wood
19th God rest you merry, gentlemen David Willcocks
20th Shepherd's pipe carol John Rutter
21st Wexford Carol John Rutter
22nd Good King Wenceslas David Willcocks
23 Hark! the herald-angels sing Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , Arr. David Willcocks
24 Jesus child John Rutter
25th A New Year carol Benjamin Britten
26th Here we come a-wassailing John Rutter
27 This Christmas night Malcolm Williamson
28 Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary Charles Wood
29 Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber David Willcocks
30th I saw a maiden Edgar Pettman
31 Lord of the Dance Sydney Carter & David Willcocks
32 Longfellow's Carol Allen Percival
33 Il est né le divin enfant ( He is born the divine Christ-child ) David Willcocks
34 Myn lyking RR Terry
35 I saw three ships David Willcocks
36 I saw three ships John Rutter
37 A Merry Christmas Arthur Warrell
38 I wonder as I wander John Rutter
39 In the bleak mid-winter Gustav Holst
40 In the bleak mid-winter Harold Darke
41 Cradle song John Rutter
42 In dulci jubilo Robert Lucas Pearsall
43 Infant holy, infant lowly David Willcocks
44 It came upon the midnight clear David Willcocks
45 Jesus Christ is risen today David Willcocks
46 The cherry tree carol David Willcocks
47 Joy to the world Lowell Mason arr.John Rutter
48 King Jesus hath a garden Charles Wood
49 Lo! he comes with clouds descending David Willcocks
50 Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming (It's a rose sprung) Praetorius
51a Coventry Carol (1591 version)
51b Coventry Carol Martin Shaw
52 Sir Christèmas William Mathias
53 Sans Day Carol John Rutter
54 O come, all ye faithful ( Adeste, fideles ) John Francis Wade & David Willcocks
55 O come, O come, Emmanuel David Willcocks
56 O little one sweet Johann Sebastian Bach
57 O Little Town of Bethlehem Vaughan Williams & Thomas Armstrong
58 Begotten of the Father's heart David Willcocks
59 Sussex Carol David Willcocks
60 The twelve days of Christmas John Rutter
61 Once in royal David's city HJ Gauntlett & AH Mann & David Willcocks
62 Once, as I remember Charles Wood
63 Out of your sleep Richard Rodney Bennett
64a Person ent hodie Gustav Holst
64b Sing aloud on this day!
65 Past three a clock Charles Wood
66 Source est cette odeur agréable? ( Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? ) David Willcocks
67 Quem pastores laudavere ( Shepherds left their flocks a-straying ) John Rutter
68 Birthday carol David Willcocks
69 O Queen of heaven Timothy Rogers
70 See amid the winter's snow David Willcocks
71 Mary's Lullaby John Rutter
72 Star carol John Rutter
73 Shepherds in the field abiding ( Angels, from the realms of glory ) David Willcocks
74 The Infant King David Willcocks
75 Silent night ( Silent Night ) Franz Xaver Gruber & David Willcocks
76 Still, still, still Philip Ledger
77 Lute-book lullaby W. Ballet, Arr. Geoffrey Shaw
78 Christmas night John Rutter
79 Gabriel's message David Willcocks
80 Joys seven Stephen Cleobury
81 The first Nowell David Willcocks
82 The holly and the ivy Henry Walford Davies
83 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston
84 There is no rose John Stevens
85 There is a flower John Rutter
86 Rise up, shepherd, and follow John Rutter
87 The truth from above Vaughan Williams
88 This joyful Eastertide Charles Wood
89 The shepherds' farewell Hector Berlioz
90 The three kings Peter Cornelius , Arr. Ivor A. Atkins
91 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day David Willcocks
92 Unto us is born a son David Willcocks
93 Up! good Christians folk, and listen George Ratcliffe Woodward
94 Wassail song Vaughan Williams
95 Kings of Orient John Henry Hopkins, Jr. , arr. David Willcocks
96 What cheer? William Walton
97 When Christ was born Reginald Jacques
98 The crown of roses Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
99 While shepherds watched their flocks David Willcocks
100 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Henry J. Gauntlett , Arr. David Willcocks
App. O little town of Bethlehem Henry Walford Davies

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  1. ↑ It also contains numerous arrangements and compositions by these two English composers.
  2. ↑ cf. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (on King's College, Cambridge website)