Augsburg Organ Library

CHRISTMAS SERIES II

Augsburg Fortress Minneapolis contents Introduction 4 El desembre congelat Huan-sha-xi Orientis partibus Cold December Flies Away Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies The Friendly Beasts Adeste fideles David Lasky 36 Michael Bedford 60 Our Brother, Kind and Good O Come, All Ye Faithful J. Wayne Kerr 96 Franklin D. Ashdown 5 El desembre congelat Huan-sha-xi Cold December Flies Away Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies Past Three O’Clock Away in a Manger Roberta Rowland-Raybold 38 Marilyn Biery 64 Past Three O’Clock Away in a Manger Richard Lind 99 David Lasky 10 Ermuntre dich Jüngst Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly How Great Our Joy! Personent hodie Blantyre Light Kyle Johnson 67 On This Day Earth Shall Ring That Boy-Child of Mary Lynn L. Petersen 41 Robert A. Hobby 103 J. Wayne Kerr 14 La Nativité Es ist ein Ros Jean Langlais 70 Quelle est cette odeur agréable Branle de l’officiel Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming What Is This Lovely Fragrance? Ding Dong! Merrily on High Mabune Dennis Lovinfosse 43 James Biery 108 Richard Lind 17 In a Lowly Manger Born Es ist ein Ros David Sims 76 St. Louis Carol Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming O Little Town of Bethlehem It Came upon the Midnight Clear Manger Song Alan Stout 45 Mark Sedio 112 David M. Cherwien 22 Where Shepherds Lately Knelt Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen David Sims 80 Schneider with Vom Himmel hoch Christmas Candles Once Again My Heart Rejoices Peace Came to Earth Now Shine a Thousand Candles Bright Marvel Benjamin M. Culli 47 From Heaven Above Edwin T. Childs 24 Before the Marvel of This Night Emily Maxson Porter 114 Go Tell It Ron Schmoltze 83 Christmas Song Go Tell It on the Mountain Still, Still, Still There’s a Song in the Air Mendelssohn Wayne L. Wold 52 Still, Still, Still Ron Schmoltze 28 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Paul Manz 117 God Rest You Merry Emma Lou Diemer 86 Cranham God Rest You Merry Susani In the Bleak Midwinter Narodil se Kristus Pán Aaron Shows 55 Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt! David Lasky 31 Let Our Gladness Have No End From Heaven High, O Angels, Come! Her kommer dine arme små Mark Sedio 91 Det kimer nu til julefest Robert J. Powell 120 Your Little Ones, Dear Lord The Bells of Christmas Noël David Schelat 58 Sussex Carol Knut Nystedt 33 It Came upon the Midnight Clear On Christmas Night Franklin D. Ashdown 93 Karl Osterland 123 contents (continued) introduction

Une jeune pucelle he Augsburg Organ Library began publication in Since the first series was launched, however, a new generation ’ Twas in the Moon of Wintertime 1999, in the waning years of the twentieth century. of liturgical resources has emerged, including in 2006 both Robert L. Schmidt 128 Its original intent was to recognize and reflect the Evangelical Lutheran Worship and Lutheran Service Book, as Tprofound renewal of the organ and its music that took place well as Glory to God in 2013, with others on the horizon. Ad- Vom Himmel hoch over the course of that century. ditional tunes from a wider variety of genres invite new com- From Heaven Above to Earth I Come positional treatments. Composers for the twentieth century Gerald Near 132 During the twentieth century, organ builders revived classic continue to create in the twenty-first, and a younger genera- principles of organ building, influenced in part by the influ- tion of composers has also emerged. Augsburg Organ Library, Vom Himmel hoch ence of the Orgelbewegung (organ revival movement). The Series II is being issued in response to these developments,

From Heaven Above to Earth I Come resulting instruments were characterized by a warm singing while continuing the legacy of the first series. Eight seasonal Lionel Rogg 134 tone, clarity of pitch, and responsive key action. Organ build- volumes are planned, following the pattern of the first series. Warum sollt ich ing returned to its place as an art of the highest caliber. All My Heart Again Rejoices A wide range of selections is carefully chosen for each volume. Also during this time, the rediscovery and widespread distri- Music that supports the song of the worshipping assembly All My Heart This Night Rejoices bution of many organ works from composers of the sixteenth is emphasized; most of the compositions are based on Roberta Rowland-Raybold 137 and seventeenth centuries led to a creative outburst among tunes in use across the churches. Because the repertoire chosen contemporary composers and organists. These musicians did represents various musical traditions and origins, a variety of not, however, simply reproduce the past. Older forms and approaches to notation and nomenclature has been retained. A Composers 140 structures were often wedded to newer melodic, harmonic, primary goal has been to include organ voluntaries (preludes, Index of Composers 142 and rhythmic possibilities. postludes, and so forth) that range from two to six minutes in length. Some of these compositions can also serve as extended Index of Common Titles 142 The Augsburg Organ Library reflects this renewal of the organ introductions to congregational hymn singing. The level of and its music that began in the twentieth century and contin- difficulty ranges from medium-easy to medium-difficult. All ues into the first decades of the twenty-first. The first series of compositions are playable on a two-manual organ with pedal. the Augsburg Organ Library, published from 1999 to 2016, includes eight seasonal and four thematic volumes. Music es- The Augsburg Organ Library has been widely embraced by pecially suitable for liturgical seasons is included in volumes church organists as an important foundation for their per- for , Christmas, , , and ; the time forming library. This rich compendium of organ music con- after Pentecost is covered by volumes for Summer, Autumn, tinues to grow with the publication of the Augsburg Organ and November (the end times). Additional, thematic volumes Library, Series II. include Baptism and Holy Communion; Funeral; Marriage; and Reformation, observing the five-hundredth anniversary of the milestone year of 1517. Sw: 8', 4', 2' Gt: 8', 4', 2' Hymn Tune Ped: 16', 8', 4' setting, Benjamin M. Culli

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to Dr. Brian Mathias, Organist, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah Adeste fideles O Come, All Ye Faithful Sw: Full 8', 4', 2', Mixture Gt: Full 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', Mixture; Sw/Gt. Ped: Full 16', 8', 4', Mixture, Reeds 16', 8'; Gt/Ped., Sw/Ped. setting, Franklin D. Ashdown

Spiritoso (Œ = 96) # 4 œ. j œ & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Gt. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ f # 4 ? œ œ œ nœ & 4 ∑ ∑ œ œ œ j E œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ ? # 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

# & œ œ œ œ œ E œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œœ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ , œ œ œ ? œ œ œ œ #œ ˙œ œ œœ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ

? # ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙ œ Tune: attr. John Francis Wade, 1711–1786 ƒ œ Setting © 2019 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Carol It Came upon the Midnight Clear I: 4', Tremolo II: Strings III: Flute 8' Ped: 16' setting, David M. Cherwien

Peacefully (‰ = c. 116) III I , œ œ œ œ & bb 6 ∑ Œ. Œ j œ œ œ œ j j œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ J œ œ 8 legato œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ J II p (II) (II) . . œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œœ. œ. œ. ? œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œ. œ. œœ. œœ. bb 68 . π ? 6 bb 8 . . . œ. œ. œ. ˙ ˙ œ œ. œ. ˙. ˙.

I , œ & bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ j œ œ œ œ j j œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙. J œ J œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ J Œ œ œ œ#œ (II) II J . π œ. . . œœ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. ? œœ. œœ. œœ. œ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œ. œœ. œ. œ. œ œ . bb œ. œ. œ. œ œ œ E Œ. ? b œ. œ. œ E ∑ b ˙. ˙. ˙. œ. œ. . œ. œ. œ Tune: Richard S. Willis, 1819–1900 Setting © 1992 Lorenz Corporation, admin. Music Services. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Cranham In the Bleak Midwinter I: 8', Flute 4', Tremolo II: String 8', Celeste, 8', 4' Ped: Bourdons 16', 8'; II/Ped. setting, David Lasky

Gently, with expression (Œ = 84–88) j , j , j " & 4 œ œ œ nœ œ ˙ b 4 œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ bœ ˙œ. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ II œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ b˙ P ? œ œ . j , œ œ . , œ bœ ˙ œ n˙ " 4 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ b 4 œ œ œ œ œ J " ? 4 ˙ œ b 4 ∑ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

I j œ j & b œ˙ œ œ. œ w w œ Œ Ó ∑ œ. œ œ ˙ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F J œ (II) j ˙ œ. œ œ œ ˙ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œw œ ˙ w w ˙ b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ? ˙ ˙. œ b ˙ w w w w ˙ ˙ w Tune: Gustav Holst, 1874–1934 Setting © 2010 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Es ist ein Ros Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming I: Flute 8' II: Flute 8' (softer) Ped: Flute 16' setting, Dennis Lovinfosse

‰ = 48–54 I œ bœ œ - 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ- -œ R R R - œ œ œ & 8 œ E. E d E. E d E R d d d d E d d E œ E R d Œ E R d tenutoR R R R II & 4 r 8 r E. Œ d r E r E. d r E r d Œ œ E d œ E Œ d œ -œ d d bœ E œ œ œ œ œ œ- œ- œ - R ? œ r r œ 48 œ E. Œ Œ E j E. r r E. E j E. d j Œ J E R œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ r & ∑ Œ E œ Œ œ E Œ œ E E bœ E œ Œ œ E E œ E œ d œ r ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ E. Œ ∑ E Œ E E Œ E Œ E ∑ œ œ ? J œ j j j j E E J Œ E j j E E œ œ E bœ E œ œ E E. r r E. œ œ œ œ œ œ Tune: Alte catholische geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1599 Setting © 1976 Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Huan-sha-xi Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies Sw: Oboe 8' Gt: Fonds 8', 4' Ch: Flute 8' Ped: Bourdon 8' setting, Marilyn Biery Moderato Ch. p œ œ œ œ œ j œ j j j & b 4 E œ E œ œ E œ œ œ œ œ E œ œ E œ E œ œ. œ. œ 4 œ œ J J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙˙ Sw. J J Ch. ˙ ˙ . œ . ? 4 œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ b 4 J œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ b˙ P (Ch.) j . j œ œ œ œ œ œ j . j j & b œ œ ˙˙ E œ œ E œ œ E œ œ œ œ œ œ E œ œ E œ œ E œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Sw. J J œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ. J J œ Ch. ˙ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ? ˙ ˙ J œ œ. œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ b w J w w ˙ ˙ Sw. ˙ & b œ œ ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙. œ œ ˙ a tempo œ ˙ œ œ ˙ rall. (Ch.) ? w & œ œ b w w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? ˙. œ b ∑ ∑ ˙ ˙ w w ˙ ˙ ˙. œ Tune: Qi-fang Liang; copyright © 1977 and this setting © 2008 Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd., Hong Kong. All rights reserved. Published under exclusive license by Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg Organ Library: Christmas, Series II, ISBN 978-1-5064-4808-4 Published by Augsburg Fortress. Printed in U.S.A. Duplication in any form prohibited without publisher’s written permission. Sw: 8', 4', 2' Gt: 8', 4', 2' Hymn Tune Ped: 16', 8', 4' setting, Benjamin M. Culli

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Marvel Before the Marvel of This Night I: Soft Solo II: Soft Strings Ped: Soft 16', 8', to balance setting, Ron Schmoltze

Œ = 75 ˙. ˙ ˙˙ œ œ œ œ˙. œ & bb b 3 œ ˙ œ 4 ˙ ˙ 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙. . b 4 4 4 œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ ˙. II œ œ œ œ π P ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & bbbb 3 Œ ˙ œœ 4 ˙ ˙ 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙. œ œ œ œ 4 4 ˙ 4 ˙. ˙. œ ? 4 3 bb b 43 Œ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b ˙.

I P b b 4 & b b 4 Œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ w Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ II ˙. (II) p œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b bb œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ? b b 4 ˙ w ˙ ˙ b b ˙. 4 w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ Tune: Carl F. Schalk, b. 1929; copyright © 1979 and this setting © 2019 GIA Publications, Inc., giamusic.com. All rights reserved. Published under exclusive license by Augsburg Fortress.

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Past Three O’Clock I: 8', 4', 2' II: 8', 1-1/3' Ped: 16', 8', 4'; I/Ped. setting, Richard Lind

Allegretto (Œ = 144) . œ . . ˙ œ œ œ. . . ˙ # œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. . ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ. . œ #œ œ. œ. & 43 œ #œ I non legato

& # 3 œ. œ . œ œ œ. . . . 4 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ. œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ . œ. . . . œ. . . . œ. . ? ˙ ˙ # 43 Œ ˙ Œ #˙ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ Œ

œ œ ...... ˙ . . # œ œ œ. œ. . . - . œ. œ . . . œ œ œ nœ œ œ. œ . & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. . . . œ. œ œ Œ ˙ œ n˙ Œ b˙ bœ ˙ œ ˙ œ . - ˙ . œ. #˙ nœ. ˙ . ? ˙ ˙ # œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ Œ œ œ. . ˙ Tune: English. traditional carol Setting © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Still, Still, Still I: Flutes 8', 4'; II/I II: 8', 2-2/3' III: Strings Ped: 16', 8' setting, Paul Manz

Andante (Ó = 40) II & bb 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ b 4 ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ w œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ III ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ (III) œ œ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ? 4 w w ˙w ˙ w w w ˙w ˙ bbb 4 ? 4 bb 4 w w w ˙ ˙ ˙ b w ˙ ˙ ˙

, & b œ b b ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ? w ˙ w˙ ˙ w˙ ˙ w˙ ˙ w˙ ˙ w w bbb ? b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ b b ˙ w ˙ ˙ Tune: Austrian carol Setting © 1980 by Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers, St. Louis, MO. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Vom Himmel hoch From Heaven Above to Earth I Come *I: Bourdon 8', Flute 2' II: Quintaton 8', Flute 4' Ped: Light Reed 4' setting, Lionel Rogg

Allegretto I œ œ . œ. œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & 4 E œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ. . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ II ˙ ˙ ? 4 œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ . J œ œ œ œ E E J E J E J E J E J E E J E J E J E J E J J ? ˙ 4 ∑ . ∑ #œ œ

œ œ nœ œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ nœ œ & #œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ #œnœ œ œnœ œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. . œ œ œ œ œ

? bœ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ E J E J E J E J E J œ nœ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ #œ E J E J E J E J E J E J E J ? #œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó ∑ *May be played on one or two manuals. Tune: attr. Martin Luther, 1483–1546; V. Schumann, Geistliche Lieder, 1539 Setting © 1974 Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Franklin D. Ashdown (b. 1942) Kyle Johnson (b. 1971) Karl Osterland (b. 1956) Freelance Composer and Physician Composer, concert organist, music educator, theologian Church Musician, Historic Trinity Lutheran Church Organist and Choir Director Resident Chaplain, Rush University Medical Center Detroit, Michigan Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chicago, Illinois Lynn L. Petersen (b. 1962) Alamogordo, New Mexico J. Wayne Kerr (b. 1958) Professor of Music, Carroll College Michael Bedford (b. 1949) Kantor, West Portal Lutheran Church Helena, Montana Organist/Choirmaster and Composer-in-residence San Francisco, California Emily Maxson Porter (b. 1942) St John’s Episcopal Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Freelance composer and artist James Biery (b. 1956) Organist, St. Clotilde Organist, St. Philip’s Lutheran Church Minister of Music and Organist Paris, France, 1945-1987 Fridley, Minnesota Grosse Pointe Memorial Church David Lasky (b. 1957) Robert J. Powell (b. 1932) Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Director of Music and Organist Organist and Choirmaster, Christ Church Episcopal Marilyn Biery (b. 1959) St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church Greenville, South Carolina Organist, conductor, hymnwriter, freelance composer Leominster, Massachusetts Lionel Rogg (b. 1936) Detroit, Michigan Richard Lind (b. 1949) Organist, harpsichordist, music theory professor, composer David M. Cherwien (b. 1957) Director of Music, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Geneva, Switzerland Cantor, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Seattle, Washington Roberta Rowland-Raybold (b. 1938) Director, The National Lutheran Choir Dennis Lovinfosse (b. 1947) Organist, Minister of Music, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Edwin T. Childs (b. 1945) Professor of Theory North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Professor of Music Theory and Composition DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois David Schelat (b. 1955) Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois University of Nebraska-Lincoln Director of Music, First and Central Presbyterian Church Benjamin M. Culli (b. 1975) Paul Manz (1919-2009) Wilmington, Delaware Senior Keyboard Editor, Hal Leonard Coporation Cantor, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke Robert L. Schmidt (b. 1965) Organist and Choir Director, Our Savior Lutheran Church Faculty, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago Principal and Consulting Actuary Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Cantor, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Freelance composer, church musician, and performer Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927) Gerald Near (b. 1942) Boise, Idaho Professor Emeritus, University of California-Santa Barbara Freelance composer Ron Schmoltze (1936-2018) Organist Emeritus, First Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara Knut Nystedt (1915-2014) Teacher, Church Organist Robert A. Hobby (b. 1962) Organist, Torshov Church, Oslo Lebanon, Pennsylvania Director of Music, Trinity English Lutheran Church Professor, University of Oslo Mark Sedio (b. 1954) Fort Wayne, Indiana Award-winning orchestral and choral composer Faculty, Augsburg University, Luther Seminary Cantor, Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis 141

Aaron Shows (b. 1989) Composer, organist, First United Methodist Church Pasadena, California David Sims (b. 1983) Music Development Manager, Augsburg Fortress Publishers Cantor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Alan Stout (1932-2018) Orchestral composer, scholar, pianist, conductor Professor of Music Composition, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois Wayne L. Wold (b. 1954) Director of Music Ministry, First Lutheran Church Ellicott City, Maryland Professor of Music and Department Chair, Hood College Frederick, Maryland 142 index of index of composers common titles Franklin D. Ashdown 5, 93 All My Heart Again Rejoices Warum sollt ich Michael Bedford 60 All My Heart This Night Rejoices Warum sollt ich James Biery 108 Away in a Manger Away in a Manger Marilyn Biery 64 Before the Marvel of This Night Marvel David M. Cherwien 22 Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light Ermuntre dich Edwin T. Childs 24 Cold December Flies Away El desembre congelat Benjamin M. Culli 47 Ding Dong! Merrily on High Branle de l’officiel Emma Lou Diemer 86 From Heaven Above, to Earth I Come Vom Himmel hoch Robert A. Hobby 103 From Heaven High, O Angels, Come! Vom Himmel hoch, o Kyle Johnson 67 engel kommt J. Wayne Kerr 14, 96 Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It Jean Langlais 70 God Rest You Merry God Rest You Merry David Lasky 10, 31, 36 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn Richard Lind 17, 99 How Great Our Joy! Jüngst Dennis Lovinfosse 43 In a Lowly Manger Born Mabune Paul Manz 117 In the Bleak Midwinter Cranham Gerald Near 132 It Came upon the Midnight Clear Carol Knut Nystedt 33 It Came upon the Midnight Clear Noël Karl Osterland 123 Jesus Our Brother, Kind and Good Orientis partibus Lynn L. Petersen 41 Let Our Gladness Have No End Narodil se Kristus Pán Emily Maxson Porter 114 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming Es ist ein Ros Robert J. Powell 120 Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies Huan-sha-xi Lionel Rogg 134 Now Shine a Thousand Candles Bright Christmas Candles Roberta Rowland-Raybold 38, 137 O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles David Schelat 58 O Little Town of Bethlehem St. Louis Robert L. Schmidt 128 On Christmas Night Sussex Carol Ron Schmoltze 28, 83 On This Day Earth Shall Ring Personent hodie Mark Sedio 91, 112 Once Again My Heart Rejoices Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen Aaron Shows 55 Past Three O’Clock Past Three O’Clock David Sims 76, 80 Peace Came to Earth Schneider Alan Stout 45 Still, Still, Still Still, Still, Still Wayne L. Wold 52 That Boy-Child of Mary Blantyre The Bells of Christmas Det kimer nu til julefest The Friendly Beasts Orientis partibus There’s a Song in the Air Christmas Song Your Little Ones, Dear Lord Her kommer dine arme små ’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime Une jeune pucelle What Is This Lovely Fragrance? Quelle est cette odeur agréable Where Shepherds Lately Knelt Manger Song