Christmas Music audio playback of Christmas sheet music downloads

Activity Page * Carols -Traditional & New * Children's Songs
Here you will find Flash-audio and lyrics for a range of Christmas pieces. Our Christmas Fun page suggests ways of sharing these online carols with family or friends. The sheet music for these pieces can be purchased, in PDF format (What's PDF?), from our online store. These resources, unique to our Web site, mix the old with the new and give a fresh slant to music for the season. Simply Carols mix 'n' match sheet music for ensemble arrangements of familiar Christmas carols. Instrumental parts can be played as written or used as the basis for your own improvised music. Children's Christmas includes original seasonal songs for children to sing and play and ideas for creative activities. These resources, unique to our Web site, mix the old with the new and give a fresh slant to music for the season. Miscellaneous Traditional Carols carols for string quartet, instrumental duets and traditional arrangements for voice & piano. Easy Piano Arrangements Easy, full-sounding arrangements, for voice and piano or keyboard, in the keys in which they are most commonly sung. There is also a special section for 1st year pianists. Christmas CD Rom An e-book to share with family and friends. All proceeds support the development of resources for people with severe disabilities. Christmas Downloads free scores in PDF format
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Carol Arrangements
The 'Simply Carols' series, is arranged for home or classroom music-making. You can play these carols as set out in the full scores, or mix 'n' match the parts to create your own arrangements. Full-scores and parts can be supplied transposed to any key. To provide extra value for money, we often pair two instrumental parts within a single score. Print out your part and play along!
Simply Carols: Silent Night / Score Audio
This score represents just one way of performing this carol. You can mix 'n' match the parts to make your own arrangement.
Simply Carols: Silent Night / Recorder & Vocal Parts (melody & harmony) Our original key is Bb, for a comfortable singing range. In this key, the easy recorder part avoids Eb. Recorder & Vocal parts make a good duet.
Simply Carols: Silent Night / Instr. Descant & Bass Melody
Simply Carols: Silent Night / Accompaniments These accompaniments are not played back in Verse 2 of our arrangement, so there is a 12-bar silence between the playback of Accompaniments Option 1 and Accompaniments Option 2.
Option 1: 1-3 melody instruments or 1 keyboard Option 2: 1 bass instrument and/or 1 melody instrument (our score uses glockenspiel) Buy "Simply Carols: Silent Night" >online store
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Simply Carols: Away in a Manger / Score This score represents just one way of performing this carol. You can mix 'n' match the parts to make your own arrangement. Our score has two sections - 1. Melody with Recorder & Tuned percussion; 2. Trio arrangement
Simply Carols: Away in a Manger / Recorder & Tuned Percussion
Simply Carols: Away in a Manger / Trio Arrangement Descant, Melody & Bass parts
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Simply Carols: The First Nowell/ Score This is a very old carol, already traditional in 1822, when it appeared in a collection. The version best known today is that harmonised by John Stainer, in the 19th century. This arrangement keeps fairly close to familiar harmonies but attempts to give the carol a more folk-like atmosphere.
Simply Carols: The First Nowell/ Des. Recorder & Melody
Simply Carols: The First Nowell/ Tuned Perc. & Simple Bass
Simply Carols: The First Nowell/ Melody & Bass
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Simply Carols: Blow the Trumpet... / Score
Simply Carols: Blow the Trumpet... / Descant 1
Simply Carols: Blow the Trumpet... / Descant 2
Simply Carols: Blow the Trumpet... / Melody
Simply Carols: Blow the Trumpet... / Bass
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Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant!
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Simply Carols : I Saw Three Ships / Score
This carol has many verses, so it is good to vary the instrumentation, where possible.
Simply Carols : I Saw Three Ships / Descant 1 & Melody
Simply Carols : I Saw Three Ships / Melody & 2 Bass Parts The bass parts, one simple and one more advanced, can be played by two separate players, where preferred.
Simply Carols : I Saw Three Ships / Descant 2 & tuned Percussion These are printed as separate parts (i.e. not duet format) to make it easier for beginners to follow the score.
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Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/ Score This score represents just one way of performing this carol. You can mix 'n' match the parts to make your own arrangement.
Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Melody & Descant
Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Parts 2 & 3 (harmony)
Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Melody & Bass (Parts 1,4)
Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Part 1A This additional part, with its mainly step-wise movement, is suitable for beginners on a wide range of instruments. It is presented here without the melody, in order to make it easy for beginners to follow the score.
Simply Carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Melody & Part 1A Part A1, with its mainly step-wise movement, is suitable for beginners on a wide range of instruments. It can be played as a duet with the melody, as here.
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Miscellaneous Arrangements Christmas Clarinet / 5 carols for 1st -year clarinettists
5 Carols for Bass Instruments
5 Carols for Bass Instruments / Low Version
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Six Carols For Two Flutes
Melody & Descant: The First Nowell (D major, Silent Night (D major), Away In a Manger (F major), Blow the Trumpet (F major), I Saw Three Ships (G major), Hark the Herald Angels Sing ( G major)
Six Carols For Flute and Clarinet
Melody & Descant: The First Nowell (C major, Silent Night (C major), Away In a Manger (F major), Blow the Trumpet (F major), I Saw Three Ships (G major), Hark the Herald Angels Sing ( G major)
Six Carols For Violin and Cello
Melody & Descant: The First Nowell (D major, Silent Night (D major), Away In a Manger (F major), Blow the Trumpet (F major), I Saw Three Ships (G major), Hark the Herald Angels Sing ( G major)
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Traditional Carols for Voice & Piano / Organ The First Nowell / Voice & Piano or Organ
Away In a Manger/ Voice & Piano or Organ
Once in Royal David's City / Voice & Piano or Organ
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Easy Piano Arrangements Easy, full-sounding arrangements, for voice and piano or keyboard, in the keys in which they are most commonly sung.
Once In Royal David's City
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
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Traditional Carols for Quartets / Score
Four part arrangements for string quartet or other ensembles. You can mix 'n match some carols with the 'Simply Carols' series.
O Come All Ye Faithful - G major Once in Royal David's City - G major Away in a Manger - F major The First Nowell - D major See Amid the Winter Snow - G major Hark the Herald Angel's Sing
Traditional Carols for Quartets / Violin or Part 1
Traditional Carols for Quartets Violin or Part 2
Traditional Carols for Quartets / Viola or Part 3
Traditional Carols for Quartet / Cello or Part 4
Traditional Carols for Quartets / Part 3 Bass clef
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Carol Starters for Piano
Christmas carols for piano beginners (1st-year pieces) Rocking
The First Nowell
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Little Town of Bethlehem (2)
Once In Royal David's City
Once in Royal David's City (2)
Jingle Bells
Away In A Manger
We Three Kings
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Children's Christmas For our Christmas Fun page, Click Here
Jesus Came To Show It's True / keyboard version
Jesus Came To Show It's True / full version
Jesus Came To Show It's True! Lyrics
Procession of the Kings Audio Procession of the Kings Lyrics
Birds of Bethlehem Audio Birds of Bethlehem Lyrics Sorry, Joseph! Audio Sorry Joseph! Lyrics Warning - this play-song could go on all night!
A Christmas Round
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We are delighted to present these original children's carols by poet & author, Tim Hopkins. Further Christian music from this songwriter will be found in the Sacred Music section.
Tomorrow Wakes The World / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
Hopkins: Kneel At the Cribside / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
Not Like Other Kings / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
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The Wealth of Our King / SSA | Lyrics
Two Thousand Years / SATB | Lyrics
Sleep, Gently Sleep / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
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Hopkins: The Saviour King / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar / Voice & Keyboard | Lyrics
Christmas Songs
Lullaby for the Christ Child | Lyrics A setting of powerfully simple lyrics by Martin Luther.
A Christmas Prayer | Lyrics
Simeon's Lullaby | Lyrics A modal tune.
Song of the Highland Shepherd | Lyrics A song inspired by walks in the Scottish Highlands. It reflects on the plight of those who were affected by 'The Clearances' and wonders at the Christ-Child's identification with poor and weak.
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(See also our Christmas CD-ROM)
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