Merry Christmas
To help you prepare for the upcoming Christmas season, I am offering my entire catalog of Christmas music for free this month at Ready2SingHymns.com. As music leaders, we need plenty of time to plan, so I want to make sure you have these resources early.
My Christmas catalog features an eclectic set of original songs and arrangements designed to fit a variety of settings—from sacred to secular. These pieces are highly versatile and can be performed as a choir anthem, a vocal solo, or a combined choir and congregation mix.
Warmest Wishes, Darren Major
'Silent Night Lullaby' is a simple countermelody to 'Silent Night.' It is a versatile piece that can be performed stand-alone with a choir or children's chorus, or combined with the congregation.
"A Virgin Shall Conceive" is a Handle meets Sound Of Music adaptation of the Isaiah's prophecy. It has a lively theme with playful interchange between parts.
"The Piper Girl and Little Drummer Boy" tells the story of a piper girl who finds baby Jesus by following the sound of a drum. She joins in and soon all the children of Bethlehem hear and come to the stable.
"I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" follows the traditional melody, then modulates into a new anthem, builds and repeats the fourth verse ending with "the wrong shall fail, the right prevail with Peace On Earth!"
"Away In A Manger" offers a fresh melodic treament to this beloved Christmas Carol. It works equally well as a solo or a choral number
"One Baby Boy" is a fun Christmas counting carol with two melodic lines that combine in the end into a two part harmony. "Four frightened shepherds, Three weary wisemen, Two humble parents, and One baby boy"
"'What Child Is This' is a versatile arrangement that can be used as either a four-part choir, a vocal solo, or an instrumental solo."
"The Friendly Beasts" retells the Christmas story through the eye of the animals in the manager. With costumes and props, it is a fun song for children to perform.
'A Noel Chorus" is a simple countermelody to 'The First Noel'. It is a versatile piece that can be performed stand-alone with a choir or children's chorus, or combined with the congregation.
"Jesus Once Of Humble Birth" adds a Christmas lyric to the beloved hymn. The arrangement is four part, but it is equally beautiful as a solo or children's chorus.