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Here is a gathering of carols and other Christmas music from many collections. Additionally there are separate indexes for:

Follow that Star, edited by Peter Gritton (FTS)
The Novello Book of Carols, compiled and edited by William Llewellyn (NBC)

Key:
100CC = 100 Carols for Choirs
CC1 = Carols for Choirs 1
CC2 = Carols for Choirs 2
CC3 = Carols for Choirs 3
FTS = Follow that Star
NBC = The Novello Book of Carols
OBC = Oxford Book of Carols
 

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Adam lay ybounden
Boris Ord SATB CC2; NBC
Adam lay ybounden Peter Warlock Unison 100CC
Adeste fideles (O come, all ye faithful) H.A. Chambers/William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Adeste fideles (O come, all ye faithful) David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Ah! dearest Jesu (from Christmas Oratorio) J.S. Bach
SATB
CC3
All and some
John Byrt
SATB(div.)
NBC
All and some
John Joubert
SATB
NBC
All and some
Jeremy Thurlow
SATB(div.)
NBC
All in the morning R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC3
All men draw near, Christmas is here Zoltán Kodály
SSAATB
CC1
All my heart this night rejoices J.G. Ebeling
SATB
CC2; 100CC
All this time William Walton
SATB
CC2
Alleluya, a new work is come on hand Peter Wishart
SSAATTB
100CC
Ancient prophets first foretold him (Fum, fum, fum)
William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC
The angel Gabriel from heaven came (Gabriel’s message) William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
The angel Gabriel (Gabriel’s message)
Jonathan Rathbone
SSAATTBB

The angel Gabriel from heaven came (Gabriel’s message) David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
The angel Gabriel from heaven came (Gabriel’s message) David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Angel tidings John Rutter
SSATB
CC3
The angels and the shepherds C.H. Trevor
SATB
CC2
Angels, from the realms of glory Reginald Jacques
SSATB
CC1
Angelus ad virginem (Gabriel to Mary came) David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
As I sat on a sunny bank (Sunny Bank) Peter Hurford
SATB
CC3
As I walked down the road
Michael Head
SSATBB
NBC
As Joseph was a-walking
Robin Wells
SATB+solo
NBC
As with gladness men of old David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Ave maris stella
John-Magnus Sjöberg
SSAATB

Ave plena gracia Peter Maxwell Davies
SATB+
solo S A & T
100CC
Away in a manger
W.J. Kirkpatrick/William Llewellyn
SATB(div.)+S.solo
NBC
Away in a manger W.J. Kirkpatrick/David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Away in a manger Reginald Jacques
SATB CC1

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
A babe is born William Mathias
SATB
CC3
A babe is born
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
A babe is born (extended version)
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
A babe is born I wys F. Bainton
SATB
CC2; 100CC
A babe is born in Bethlehem J.H. Schein
SATB
CC3
Balulalow
Richard Rodney Bennett
SSA
NBC
Balulalow Louis Halsey
SATB

Balulalow
Paul Johnson
SATB
NBC
Balulalow David Lumsden
SATB(div.)

Balulalow Peter Warlock
SATB
OBC
Balulalow Peter Warlock/Andrew Carter
SATB+S.solo

Benedicamus Domino Peter Warlock
SSAATTBB

Bethlehem Down Peter Warlock
SATB

Bethlehem, of noblest cities David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Birthday carol David Willcocks
SSAATB
CC3
Blessed be he that cometh (Dawn carol)
Malcolm Williamson
SATB(div.)
NBC
Blessed by that maid Mary David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC1
The blessed son of God R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC1
The boar’s head carol Elizabeth Poston
SSAATTBB
CC1
The boar’s head carol David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Born in a stable so bare (Nativity carol) John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Born in the night (Mary’s child)
Geoffrey Ainger/William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC
Born on earth the divine Christ child (Il est né le divin enfant) John Rutter
SSATB
CC2
A boy was born Benjamin Britten
SATB
CC1
Break forth, O beauteous heav’nly light J.S. Bach
SATB
CC1

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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Candlelight carol
John Rutter
SATBar.B

Canon for three choirs
W.A. Mozart
SATB X 3
NBC
Carol of adoration Edgar Pettman
SATB

Carol of the Christ-child
Philip Riley
SATB
NBC
Carol, with lullaby Phyllis Tate
SATB
CC1
The Cherry tree carol David Willcocks
SSATBB
CC2; 100CC
Child in a manger John Rutter
SSATB
CC3
A child is born in Bethlehem (Puer natus in Bethlehem) Samuel Scheidt/David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC2; 100CC
A child this day is born David Willcocks
SATB+Desc.
CC3
The Christ-child
Will Todd
SATB

The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap
Philip Riley
SATB
NBC
Christ was born on Christmas Day David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Christe, Redemptor omnium Claudio Monteverdi
TTB (or SAB)
CC3
A Christmas antiphon (See, to us a child is born)
John Wilson
SATB+descant
NBC
A Christmas antiphon (See, to us a child is born) John Wilson/William Lllewellyn
SATB
NBC
A Christmas carol (All men draw near) Zoltán Kodály
SSAATB
CC1
A Christmas carol (The shepherds had an Angel) Harold Darke
SATB+S.solo

Christmas Day Gustav Holst
SATB+STB solo

Christmas Eve (The oxen)
Benjamin Britten
SA
NBC
Christmas is coming
Walford Davies
SATB
NBC
Christmas night John Rutter
SATB
100CC
The Christmas Song Tormé & Wells/Peter Gritton
SATBB
FTS
Christmas wishes
Leslie Bricusse
SATB

Come all you worthy gentlemen David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Come all you worthy people here (A Somerset carol)
William Llewellyn
SATB+S.solo
NBC
Come leave your sheep (Quittez, pasteurs) John Rutter
SSATTB
CC2
Come, rock the cradle for him Psalteriolum Harmonicum SATB
CC3
Come, thou redeemer of the earth M. Praetorius/David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Corde natus ex parentis (Of the father’s heart begotten) David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Coventry carol Original tune
S(orA)TB
CC1; 100CC
Coventry carol
Kenneth Leighton
SATB+S.solo
NBC
Coventry carol Martin Shaw
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Coventry carol
Martin Shaw/Ian Humphris
SATBB
NBC
Cowboy carol
Cecil Broadhurst
Voice

The cradle (He smiles within his cradle) David Willcocks
SATB+S.solo
CC3
Cradle song (In Bethlehem, all in a stable) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
A cradle song (O men from the fields) Arnold Cooke
Unison (or solo)
CC1
The crown of roses P.I. Tchaikovsky
SATB
CC3

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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Dance, then, wherever you may be (Lord of the dance) Sydney Carter/David Willcocks
SSAATB
100CC
Dashing through the snow (Jingle, bells) J. Pierpont/David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
Dawn carol
Malcolm Williamson
SATB(div.)
NBC
De Virgin Mary
Andrew Carter
SATB (div)

De Virgin Mary had a baby boy
William Llewellyn
TTBB+solo
NBC
Deck the hall Peter Gritton
SSATTBB
FTS
Deck the hall
John Rutter
SATB(div.)

Deck the hall David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Deck the hall David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Ding-dong, ding (Up! good Christen folk, and listen) G.R. Woodward
SATB
CC1; 100CC; NBC
Ding dong! merrily on high
David Blackwell
SATB (div.)

Ding dong! merrily on high
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Ding dong! merrily on high
H. Le Fevre Pope
SSA
NBC
Ding dong! merrily on high Charles Wood
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Ding dong! merrily on high David Willcocks
SSATTB
CC2; 100CC
Donkey carol John Rutter
SSATBB
CC3
Donkey plod and Mary ride
Eric Thiman/William Llewellyn
SATBB
NBC
Dormi Jesu (Our lady’s lullaby) Richard Rodney Bennett
SSA
NBC
Dormi Jesu (Our lady’s lullaby)
Philip Riley
SSAA
NBC
Down in yon forest John Rutter
SATB+Bar.solo
CC2

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Earth has many a noble city David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Earth this glad day rejoices (Omnis mundus jocundetur) Michael Praetorius
SATB
CC3
Eastern monarchs John Bertalot
SSATTB


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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
A fanfare for Christmas
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
The first good joy that Mary had (Joys seven) Stephen Cleobury
SATB
100CC
The first Nowell
John Stainer/William Llewellyn
SATB+descant
NBC
The first Nowell David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Flemish carol (A little child on the earth has been born) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
Follow that star Peter Gritton
SSATTBB
FTS
Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden (Weihnachten) Felix Mendelssohn
SSAATTBB

Fum, fum, fum
William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Gabriel’s message
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Gabriel’s message Jonathan Rathbone
SSAATTBB

Gabriel’s message David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Gabriel’s message David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Gabriel to Mary came (Angelus ad virginem) David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
A gallery carol
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
Girls and boys, leave your toys (Zither carol) Malcolm Sargent
SATTBB
CC1
Gloucestershire wassail R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC1
God rest you merry, gentlemen William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
God rest you merry, gentlemen David Willcocks
SSATB
CC1; 100CC
God rest you merry, gentlemen David Willcocks
SSAA
CC4
Going through the hills on a night all starry (Shepherd’s pipe carol) John Rutter
SATTBB
CC2; 100CC
The golden carol
Paul Bendit
SATB(div.)
NBC
Good enough for Him
Peter Chesters
Voice

Good King Wenceslas Reginald Jacques
SATB
CC1
Good King Wenceslas David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
Good people all (Wexford carol) John Rutter
SATB+Bar.solo
CC3
A great and mighty wonder Michael Praetorius
SSATB
CC1; 100CC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Hail! blessed Virgin Mary Charles Wood
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Hark! the herald angels sing F. Mendelssohn/William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Hark! the herald angels sing F. Mendelssohn/David Willcocks
SATB
CC1
Have you heard the story (Jesus Child) John Rutter
SSATBB
CC3
Have yourself a merry little Christmas H. Martin & R. Blane/Peter Gritton
SSAATTBB
FTS
He smiles within his cradle David Willcocks
SATB+S.solo
CC3
Here is the little door Herbert Howells
SATB

Here we bring new water (A New Year carol) Benjamin Britten
Single voice
CC2; 100CC
Here we come a-wassailing John Rutter
SSATB
CC2
Here we come a-wassailing John Rutter
SATB
100CC
Hodie Christus natus est
Francis Poulenc
SATB

Hodie Christus natus est J.P. Sweelinck
SSATB

Hodie, hodie (A fanfare for Christmas)
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
The holly and the ivy Reginald Jacques
SSATB
CC1
The holly and the ivy
William Llewellyn
SATB+S. or T.solo
NBC
The holly and the ivy H. Walford Davies
SSATBB
CC2; 100CC
Holy Mary, mother mild (Mater salutaris) Martin Dalby
SATB

How do you capture the wind (Candlelight carol) John Rutter
SATBar.B

How far is it to Bethlehem? David Willcocks
SAA
CC2
How soft, upon the ev’ning air
Thomas Dunhill/William Llewellyn
SATB(div.)
NBC
How sweet and clear above the sounds of war (This Christmas night) Malcolm Williamson
SATB
100CC
Huron carol
William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC
Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber David Willcocks
SSAATTBB
CC3
Hush you, my baby
William Llewellyn
SSAATTBB+S.T.solos
NBC
Hushaby low (Slumber song of the Madonna)
Ronald Finch
SATB
NBC
A hymn to the virgin Benjamin Britten
SATB;SATB


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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
I come from hevin heich to tell (Balulalow) David Lumsden
SATB;SATB

I danced in the morning when the world was begun (Lord of the dance) Sydney Carter/David Willcocks
SSAATB
100CC
I heard the bells on Christmas Day (Longfellow’s carol) Allen Percival
Unison
100CC
I look from afar (Matin responsory) Palestrina
SATB+Cantor
CC2
I saw a fair mayden (Myn lyking) R.R. Terry
SATB
CC2; 100CC
I saw a maiden Edgar Pettman
SATB
CC2; 100CC
I saw three ships Ian Humphris
SAB
NBC
I saw three ships Reginald Jacques
Unison
CC1
I saw three ships Philip Ledger SSAATBB
I saw three ships
William Llewellyn
SATB(div.)
NBC
I saw three ships John Rutter
SSAATB
CC3
I saw three ships David Willcocks
SAATBB
CC1; 100CC
I sing of a maiden Patrick Hadley
SS
CC2; CC4
I sing of a maiden
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
I wish you a merry Christmas Arthur Warrell
SATB
CC1; 100CC
I wonder as I wander John Rutter
SATB
100CC
I wonder as I wander J.J. Niles & L.H. Horton
SATB+solo

Il est né le divin enfant
William Llewellyn
SATBB
NBC
ll est né le divin enfant John Rutter
SSA
CC4
Il est né le divin enfant John Rutter
SSATB
CC2
Il est né le divin enfant David Willcocks
SATTBB
CC3
Illuminare, Jerusalem
Judith Weir
SSAATTBB
NBC
I’m a ridin’ to Bethlehem (Troc-a-tron)
Petr Eben
SATB
NBC
In all towns and villages far and near (Angel tidings) John Rutter
SSATB
CC3
In Bethlehem, all in a stable (Cradle song) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
In dulci jubilo John Rutter
SSATB
CC3
In dulci jubilo R.L. Pearsall/Reginald Jacques
SATB;SATB+solos
CC1; 100CC
In dulci jubilo
R.L. Pearsall/W.J. Westbrook
SATB
NBC
In the bleak mid-winter Harold Darke
SATB+S.T.solos
100CC
In the bleak mid-winter Gustav Holst
SATB
CC3; NBC
In the bleak mid-winter
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
In this most joyful night (Song of the birds)
Enrique Ribo
SATB(div.)
NBC
In thy mother’s arms (Ninna-nanna a gesù bambino)
D.Lavinio Virgili
SATB+A. or Bar.solo
NBC
Infant holy, infant lowly David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
The infant king
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
The infant king David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
It came upon the midnight clear Arthur Sullivan
SATB
CC1&2; 100CC
It was on Christmas day, and all in the morning R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC3

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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Jesus Child John Rutter
SSATBB
CC3
Jesus Christ is risen today David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
Jesus Christ the apple tree Elizabeth Poston
SSAATB
100CC
Jesus, Jesus, rest your head
Arthur Warrell
SATB
NBC
Jingle, bells J. Pierpont/David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
Joseph was an old man (The Cherry tree carol) David Willcocks
SSATBB
CC2; 100CC
Joy shall be yours in the morning
H. Fraser-Simson
SATB
NBC
Joy to the world
G.F. Handel
SATB
NBC
Joy to the world
G.F. Handel/William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Joy to the world G.F. Handel/Lowell Mason/John Rutter
SATB
100CC
Joys seven Stephen Cleobury
SATB
100CC
Just another star K. Jenkins & C Barratt/Peter Gritton
SSATBB
FTS

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
King Herod and the cock (There was a star in David’s land) William Walton
SATB
CC3
King Jesus hath a garden
William Llewellyn
SSAA
NBC
King Jesus hath a garden John Rutter
SSAATB
CC3
King Jesus hath a garden Charles Wood SATB CC1; 100CC
Kings of Orient (We three kings) J.H. Hopkins/David Willcocks
SATB
CC3

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Lady, I sing to thee
Philip Moore
SATB+desc.
NBC
The Lamb John Tavener
SATB

Lift up your hearts (What cheer? Good cheer!) Peter Warlock
Unison

The Linden tree carol Reginald Jacques
SATB
CC1
Little baby born at dark midnight John Bertalot
SATB(div.)

A little child on the earth has been born (Flemish carol) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
A little child there is y-born (Susanni) Richard Rodney Bennett
SATB
CC3
A little child there is y-born (Susanni)
Ronald Corp
SATB
NBC
Little Jesus Len Law
SATB

Little Jesus, sweetly sleep (Rocking) David Willcocks
SATB
CC1
Little Lamb, who made thee? (The Lamb) John Tavener
SATB

The little road to Bethlehem
Michael Head
SSATBB
NBC
Lo! he comes with clouds descending David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming M. Praetorius
SATB
100CC
London waits
William Llewellyn
SSAATTBB
NBC
London waits
Charles Wood
SATB
CC1; 100CC; NBC
Longfellow’s carol Allen Percival
Unison
100CC
The Lord at first did Adam make David Willcocks
SAATBB
CC2
Lord of the dance Sydney Carter/David Willcocks
SSAATB
100CC
Lulla, lulla (Carol, with lullaby) Phyllis Tate
SATB
CC1
Lullaby my Jesus Peter Warlock
SSAATB

Lullay my liking
Gustav Holst
SATB
NBC
Lullay myn lyking R.R. Terry
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child Original tune
S(orA)TB
CC1; 100CC
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child Kenneth Leighton
SATB+S.solo
NBC
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child Martin Shaw SATB
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child Martin Shaw/Ian Humphris SATBB NBC
Lute-book lullaby Geoffrey Shaw
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Lute-book lullaby
Jeremy Thurlow
SATB
NBC

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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
A maiden most gentle Andrew Carter
SAATBB
100CC
Make we joy now in this fest William Walton
SATB

Mary, mother of God’s dear child
Pere Jorda
SATBB
NBC
Mary’s boy child Jester Hairston/Peter Gritton
SSAATTBB+T.solo
FTS
Mary’s child
Geoffrey Ainger/William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC
Mary’s child, so new and fair
William Llewellyn
SAATTB
NBC
Mary’s lullaby John Rutter
SSATTBB
100CC
Mary walked through a wood of thorn
Philip Radcliffe
SATB
NBC
Masters in this hall David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Mater salutaris Martin Dalby
SATB

Matin responsory (I look from afar) Palestrina
SATB+Cantor
CC2
A merry Christmas Arthur Warrell
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Myn lyking R.R. Terry
SATB
CC2; 100CC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Ninna-nanna a gesù bambino
D. Lavinio Virgili
SATB+A. or Bar.solo
NBC
Nativity carol John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
A New Year carol (Here we bring new water) Benjamin Britten
Voice
CC2; 100CC
No sad thought his soul affright R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC1
Noël nouvelet Ian Humphris
SATB
NBC
Noël nouvelet
Stephen Jackson
SATBB+S.solo
NBC
Noël nouvelet John Rutter
SATB
CC2
Noël, sing Noël
Ian Humphris
SATB
NBC
El Noi de la Mare
Enrique Ribo
SAATTBB+S.solo
NBC
Now is Christemas ycome
Paul Bendit
SATB(div.)
NBC
Now the holly bears a berry (Sans Day carol) Ian Humphris
SAATBB
NBC
Now the holly bears a berry (Sans Day carol) John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Nowell, nowell (Sir Christèmas) William Mathias
SSATB
CC2; 100CC
Nowell, Nowell, who is there?
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
Nowell, sing nowell John Rutter
SATB
CC2
Nowell sing we
John Byrt
SATB(div.)
NBC
Nowell sing we
John Joubert
SATB
NBC
Nowell sing we
Jeremy Thurlow
SATB(div.)
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
O babe divine Edgar Pettman
SATB

O beatum et sacrosanctum diem Peter Philips
SSATB

O come, all ye faithful H.A. Chambers/William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
O come, all ye faithful David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
O come, little children
Johann A.P. Schulz
Voice

O come, o come, Emmanuel David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
O Jesulein süss J.S. Bach/Percy Dearmer
SATB
CC1; 100CC
O leave your sheep
Ian Humphris
SATB
NB
O little one sweet J.S. Bach/Percy Dearmer SATB
CC1; 100CC
O little town of Bethlehem R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC1; 100CC
O little town of Bethlehem H. Walford Davies
SATB
100CC
O little town of Bethlehem - original version H. Walford Davies SATB
CC3
O magnum misterium
G. Gabrieli/William Llewellyn
SATB;ATBB
NBC
O magnum mysterium Morten Lauridsen
SATB(div.)

O magnum mysterium
Francis Poulenc
SATB

O magnum mysterium Tomas Luis de Victoria
SATB

O men from the fields Arnold Cooke
Unison
CC1
O my dear heart (Balulalow)
Richard Rodney Bennett
SSA
NBC
O my dear heart (Balulalow) Paul Johnson
SATB
NBC
O my dear heart (Balulalow) Louis Halsey
SATB

O my dear heart (Balulalow) Peter Warlock
SATB+S.solo
OBC
O my dear heart (Balulalow) Unaccompanied
Peter Warlock/Andrew Carter
SATB+S.solo

O queen of heaven Timothy Rogers
SATB
100CC
O sleep thou heavn-born treasure, thou (The shepherds’ cradle song) Karl Leuner/Charles Macpherson
SATB
CC2
The oak stands fast (The trees of the field)
David Stone
SATB
NBC
Of the father’s heart begotten David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
An olde rhyme Peter Gritton
SSATBB
FTS
Omnis mundus jocundetur Michael Praetorius
SATB
CC3
On Christmas night all Christians sing (Sussex carol) David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC1; 100CC
On the first day of Christmas Frederic Austin/Ian Humphris
SAATTBB+solos
NBC
On the first day of Christmas Andrew Carter
SSAATTBB+solos

On the first day of Christmas John Rutter
SSATB
CC2; 100CC
On this day earth shall ring H.C. Strewart
SATB

Once, as I remember Charles Wood
SATB
CC3
Once in royal David’s city
H.J. Gauntlett/Robin Wells
SATB+descant
NBC
Once in royal David’s city H.J. Gauntlett/David Willcocks
SATB
CC1&2; 100CC
Our lady and child
Philip Moore
SATB+descant
NBC
Our lady’s lullaby
Richard Rodney Bennett
SSA
NBC
Our lady’s lullaby
Philip Riley
SSAA
NBC
Out of your sleep Richard Rodney Bennett
SATB
CC2; 100CC
The ox he openeth wide the door (Tryste noel) Herbert Howells
SATB
CC3
The oxen (Christmas Eve)
Benjamin Britten
SA
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Past three a clock Charles Wood
SATB
CC1; 100CC; NBC
Past three a clock John Rutter
SSATBB
CC2
Patapan Reginald Jacques
Single voice
CC2
People look East
A Besançon carol tune
SATB

Personent hodie Gustav Holst
Unison
CC2; 100CC
Psallite unigenito Michael Praetorius
SATB
CC3
Puer natus in Bethlehem (A child is born in Bethlehem) Samuel Scheidt/David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC2; 100CC
Puer nobis
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?) David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Quem pastores laudavere (Shepherds left their flocks a-straying) John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Quem vidistis
Francis Poulenc
SATB(div.)

Quittez, pasteurs (Come leave your sheep) John Rutter
SSATTB
CC2

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Regina coeli (O queen of heaven) Timothy Rogers
SATB
100CC
Rejoice and be merry Reginald Jacques
SATB
CC1
Rejoice and be merry Christopher Robinson
SSAATTBB

Rejoice and be merry (A gallery carol)
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
Rejoice lordings
Arthur Oldham
SATB
NBC
Rejoice today with one accord (Birthday carol) David Willcocks
SSAATB
CC3
Resonemus laudibus David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Rise up, shepherd, and follow John Rutter
SAATBB+T.solo
100CC
Rocking David Willcocks
CC1

Rocking carol
William Llewellyn
SAATTB
NBC
Romance of the angels Howard Goodall
SATB


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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Salve puerule (Welcome, thou holy child) M.A. Charpentier/John Rutter
SAATB
CC3
Sans day carol
Ian Humphris
SAATBB
NBC
Sans Day carol John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Sant Josep i la Mare de Deu
Pere Jorda
SATBB
NBC
Santa Claus is coming to town Fred Coot/Peter Gritton
SSATBB
FTS
Say where is he born Felix Mendelssohn
SATB+TBB.solos

See amid the winter’s snow John Goss/David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC1; 100CC
See him born, the heavenly child (Il est né)
William Llewellyn
SATBB
NBC
See the child that Mary bore (Mary’s lullaby) John Rutter
SSATTBB
100CC
See, to us a child is born (A Christmas antiphon)
John Wilson
SATB+descant
NBC
See, to us a child is born (A Christmas antiphon) John Wilson/William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
The shepherds’ cradle song Karl Leuner/Charles Macpherson
SATB
CC2
The shepherds’ farewell Hector Berlioz
SATB
CC1; 100CC; NBC
The Shepherds had an Angel (A Christmas carol) Harold Darke
SATB+S.solo

Shepherds, in the field abiding David Willcocks
SATB
CC3; 100CC
Shepherds left their flocks a-straying (Quem pastores laudavere) John Rutter
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Shepherds, O hark ye, glad tidings we bring C.H. Trevor
SATB
CC2
Shepherd’s pipe carol John Rutter
SATTBB
CC2; 100CC
Silent night
Franz Grüber/Ian Humphris SATB
NBC
Silent night Franz Grüber/David Willcocks
SSAATTBB
CC2
Silent night Franz Grüber/Donald Cashmore
SATBB
CC3
Silent night Franz Grüber/David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
Sing lullaby Herbert Howells
SSAATTBB

Sing lullaby! (The infant king) William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Sing lullaby! (The infant king) David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Sing this night, for a boy is born in Bethlehem (Star carol) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
Sing we to this merry company John Stevens
SAT
CC3
Sir Christèmas William Mathias
SSATB
CC2; 100CC
Sir Christemas
Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
Slumber song of the Madonna
Ronald Finch
SATB
NBC
Softly through the winter’s darkness (Christmas night) John Rutter
SATB
100CC
A Somerset carol
William Llewellyn
SATB+S.solo
NBC
The song of the birds
Enrique Ribo
SATB(div.)
NBC
A spotless rose Herbert Howells
SATB+Bar.solo
100CC
Star carol (Sing this night, for a boy is born in Bethlehem) John Rutter
SATB
CC3
Still, still, still Philip Ledger
SATB
100CC
Stille nacht
Franz Grüber/Ian Humphris
SATB
NBC
Stille nacht Franz Grüber/David Willcocks SSAATTBB
CC2
Stille nacht Franz Grüber/Donald Cashmore SATBB
CC3
Stille nacht Franz Grüber/David Willcocks SATB
100CC
Sunny Bank Peter Hurford
SATB
CC3
Susanni Richard Rodney Bennett
SATB
CC3
Susanni
Ronald Corp
SATB
NBC
Sussex carol David Willcocks
SATB;SATB
CC1; 100CC
Sweet was the song the Virgin sang (Lute-book lullaby) W. Ballet/Geoffrey Shaw
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Sweet was the song the Virgin sang (Lute-book lullaby) Jeremy Thurlow
SATB
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
A tender shoot
Otto Goldschmidt
SATB

There is a flower John Rutter
SSATBB+Unison
100CC
There is no rose Benjamin Britten
SSS
CC3
There is no rose John Joubert
SATB
NBC
There is no rose John Stevens
SAT
CC2; 100CC
There shall a star Felix Mendelssohn
SATB

There stood in heav’n a linden tree (The Linden tree carol) Reginald Jacques
SATB
CC1
There’ll be a new world beginnin’ (Cowboy carol)
Cecil Broadhurst
Voice

There’s a star in the east on Christmas morn John Rutter
SAATBB+T.solo
100CC
There was a star in David’s land (King Herod and the cock) William Walton
SATB
CC3
This Christmas night Malcolm Williamson
SATB
100CC
This have I done for my true love Gustav Holst
SATB

This joyful Eastertide Charles Wood
SATB
CC3
Three kings from Persion lands afar Peter Cornelius/Ivor Atkins
SATB;SATB+solo
CC1
Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling (The shepherds’ farewell) Hector Berlioz
SATB
CC1; 100CC; NBC
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day John Gardner
SATB

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Gustav Holst
SATB

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day David Willcocks
SSAATTBB
CC2; 100CC
Torches
John Joubert
2 Voices
NBC
Torches John Joubert
SATB
CC1; NBC
Troc-a-tron
Petr Eben
SATB
NBC
The tree of life my soul hath seen (Jesus Christ the apple tree) Elizabeth Poston
SSAATB
100CC
The trees of the field
David Stone
SATB
NBC
The truth from above R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Tryste noel (The ox he openeth wide the door) Herbert Howells
SATB
CC3
’Twas in the moon of wintertime (Huron carol)
William Llewellyn
SATTBB
NBC
The twelve days of Christmas
Frederic Austin/Ian Humphris
SAATTBB+solos
NBC
The twelve days of Christmas Andrew Carter
SSAATTBB+solos

The twelve days of Christmas John Rutter
SSATB
CC2; 100CC
Tyrle, Tyrlow
Healey Willan
SSAA
NBC


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COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Unto us is born a son (Puer nobis)
William Llewellyn
SATB
NBC
Unto us is born a son David Willcocks
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Up! good Christen folk, and listen G.R. Woodward
SATB
CC1; 100CC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Veni, Redemptor gentium (Come, thou redeemer of the earth) M. Praetorius/David Willcocks
SATB
CC2
Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O come, o come, Emmanuel) David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Videntes stellam
Francis Poulenc
SATB

Villagers all, this frosty tide (Joy shall be yours in the morning)
H. Fraser-Simson
SATB
NBC
A virgin most pure Charles Wood
SATB
CC1; 100CC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Wassail carol
William Mathias
SATB

Wassail song R. Vaughan Williams
SSAATTBB
100CC
Wassail, wassail, all over the town (Gloucestershire wassail) R. Vaughan Williams
SATB
CC1
Wassail: We’ve been a while a-wandering (The Yorkshire wassail)
Ian Humphris
SSAATTBB+S. or A.solo NBC
We three kings (Kings of Orient) J.H. Hopkins/David Willcocks
SATB
CC3
We wish you a merry Christmas Arthur Warrell
SATB
CC1; 100CC
Weihnachten (Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden) Felix Mendelssohn
SSAATTBB

Welcome, thou holy child (Salve puerule) M.A. Charpentier/John Rutter
SAATB
CC3
Welcome, Yule!
C. Hubert H. Parry
SATB

We’ve been awhile a-wandering R. Vaughan Williams
SATB+solo
CC1
Wexford carol John Rutter
SATB+Bar.solo
CC3
What cheer? William Walton
SATB
CC1; 100CC
What cheer? Good cheer! Peter Warlock
Unison

What child is this? David Willcocks
SSAATB+solo
CC3
What shall we give? (El Noi de la Mare)
Enrique Ribo
SAATTBB+S.solo
NBC
What sweeter music Richard Rodney Bennett
SATB
CC3
What sweeter music John Rutter
SATB(div.)

When Christ was born Reginald Jacques
SATB
CC1; 100CC
When He is king (Bethlehem Down) Peter Warlock
SATB

When Jesus Christ was yet a child (The crown of roses) P.I. Tchaikovsky
SATB
CC3
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? William Llewellyn
TTBB+T.solo
NBC
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? Robin Wells
SATB
NBC
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? David Willcocks
SATB
CC2; 100CC
Where riches is everlastingly Bob Chilcott
SSATB

While shepherds watched their flocks Este’s Psalter
SATB+descant
CC1-3; 100CC
While the shepherds were watching C. Armstrong Gibbs
SSATB
CC1
Wiegenlied (The shepherds’ cradle song) Karl Leuner/Charles Macpherson
SATB
CC2
Willie, take your little drum (Patapan) Reginald Jacques
Single voice
CC2
Winter wonderland Felix Bernard/Peter Gritton
SSAATBB
FTS
With all thy hosts (from Christmas Oratorio) J.S. Bach
SATB
CC3
Worship the Christ-child (Canon for three choirs)
W.A. Mozart
SATB X 3
NBC


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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem H.J. Gauntlett/David Willcocks
SATB
100CC
The Yorkshire wassail
Ian Humphris
SSAATTBB+S. or A.solo
NBC

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TITLE
COMPOSER/ARRANGER
VOICES
SOURCE
Zion hears the watchmen’s voices J.S. Bach/John Rutter
SATB
CC2
Zither carol Malcolm Sargent
SATTBB
CC1



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