for SATB choir, soprano solo, and children's choir with piano or organ or chamber orchestra or brass This accessible Christmas cantata presents a sequence of five carols, McDowall gives the familiar melodies a colourful new harmonic treatment, and the arrangements range in atmosphere from tenderness to joyful exaltation. The children's choir part is printed at the end of the score and may be photocopied. Instrumental parts and vocal scores are available on hire/rental. Its fifteen minute duration, the well known tunes, the easy yet imaginative choral writing, and the wide variety of atmostpheric treatments all combine to make this a successful piece for choirs wanting something different but not too demanding at Christmas. It will also please audiences in church or school who want to hear something with familiar Christmas tunes.