The Season of Christmas – Music – 59.1

These music suggestions are appropriate for use throughout the Season of Christmas and may be repeated from week to week.

Congregational Song in Christmas

Lighting the Christ Candle on the Advent Wreath (Christmas Eve)

Come Now, O Prince of Peace GTG 103
Love Has Come (all stanzas) GTG 110
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light GTG 130
Go, Tell It on the Mountain GTG 136, UMH 251, AAHH 202
From Heaven Above (stanza 5) GTG 111
Heaven Is Singing for Joy GTG 382, SSS 13
Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child GTG 126
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Jesus, the Light of the World GTG 127, AAHH 217
Angels, from the Realms of Glory GTG 143 (mix-match stanzas for Christmas/Epiphany, stanza 4 regardless)
Vamos todos a Belén / Let Us Go to Bethlehem (refrain only or with some stanzas) SSS 84
Wonderful Counselor AAHH 210

Pardon

Doxology Alternatives

“No Room,” Lloyd Larson, FB, 2 pt, accompanied (MA)
“Star Light, Star Bright,” Robert Lau, LOR, 2 pt, pno (M)
“A Stable Lamp Is Lighted,” David Hurd, GIA, uni, keybd or hp (ME)
“On This Christmas Night,” Mary Kay Beall, HOPE, 2 pt, keybd (MA)
“Once in Royal David’s City,” arr. Howard Helvey, BP, uni/2 pt, keybd, opt hb and vln / C inst (M)
“Stars Are for Those Who Lift Their Eyes,” Pauline Delmonte, CGA, uni or SA with hp or pno and opt vln, also has general or Thanksgiving text (MA)
“Angels’ Carol,” John Rutter, HIN, 2 pt, pno or hp (MA)
“Hodie Christus Natus Est,” Michael Bedford, CGA, uni/2 pt or antiphonal voices, keybd (MA)
“A Joyful Noel,” Victor C. Johnson, LOR, SSA with pno, fl (A)
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light,” Benjamin Harlan, JM, SATB with opt uni children’s choir and cong (E)

“And the Glory of the Lord,” arr. Kevin McChesney, 3–5 oct, Agape, 1607, Level 3
“Angels We Have Heard on High,” arr. John Behnke, 3–6 oct, opt 3 or 4 oct hc, CON, 97-7007, Level 4
“Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry,” arr. Lloyd Larson, 3–5 oct, Agape, 1912, Level 3
“Coventry Carol,” arr. Julie Stitt, 3–5 oct, opt 3 oct hc, opt C inst, AGEHR, AG35349, Level 2
“Away in a Manger,” arr. John Behnke, 2–5 oct, AGEHR, AG25006, Level 1
“I Wonder as I Wander,” arr. Brenda Austin, 3–6 oct, opt 3–5 oct hc, BP, HB711-3, Level 3
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” arr. Barbara Kinyon, 2–3 oct, Agape, 1431, Level 2
“O Little Town of Bethlehem,” arr. Cynthia Dobrinski, 3–5 oct, Agape, 1295, Level 3
“Christmas Carols of Twelve Bells,” arr. Jason Krug, 12 bells (F5–C7), CGA, CGB790, Level 2
“For Unto Us a Child is Born,” arr. Lorie Line and Kevin McChesney, 3–7 oct and keybd, JHS, JHS9460, Level 3-
“We Three Kings,” arr. Bock/McChesney, 3 oct, opt 1 oct hc, FB, FB BG0997, Level 2
“We Three Kings,” arr. Cynthia Dobrinski, 3–5 oct, Agape, 1390, Level 3

“Go Tell It on the Mountain,” 10 Spirituals for Solo Voice, arr. Mark Hayes, HAL (M)
“Slumber Song,” Alexander Gretchaninoff, GSH, high (E)
“Come Sing and Dance,” Herbert Howells, OUP (MA)
“Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella,” Thomas Fettke, LOR (E)
“Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head,” 12 Christmas Vocal Solos for Classical Singers, John Jacob Niles, HAL, high/low (E)
“Birthday of a King,” The Christmas Collection, William Harold Neidlinger, arr. Richard Walters, HAL (M)
“The Holly and the Ivy,” The Christmas Collection, arr. Richard Walters, 2 equal voices, fl obbligato, HAL (M)
“Oh, What a Wonderful Child,” The Mark Hayes Vocal Solo Collection, arr. Mark Hayes, AMP (M)
“Mary’s Little Boy Child,” Jester Hairston, sheetmusicdirect.com, medium (ME)
“All Is Well,” The Essential Collection for the Church Soloist, Vol. 1, arr. Lloyd Larson, HOPE, med (ME)