Christmas Carols

The majority of Alan Bullard’s Christmas Carols are published separately, but some are published only within collections – however it usually possible to obtain permission to produce sets of these on request to the publisher.

They are listed alphabetically below – please click the blue link in each one for further details, publisher, and audio where possible.

You can use these links to jump within the list:
A     B-D     F-G      H-I     J-R     S    T-W

A baby so small, a message so great (2011)
SATB and piano (or organ)

A boy is born in Bethlehem (Puer Natus) (2006)
SA with optional Baritone, and organ or piano
or SATB and organ or piano (orchestral accompaniment on hire)

Adam lay y-bounden (1972)
SATB unaccompanied

A light for today (2013)
SATB unaccompanied

A little child there is yborn (1991, rev. 2015)
SATB unaccompanied

Alleluia (1991)
SATB unaccompanied

All in Tune (1997)
equal voices in three parts, with piano or organ

And all the stars looked down (2007)
SSATBB unaccompanied

And art thou come with us to dwell? (2013)
SATB with organ or piano (or small orchestra)

And can this newborn mystery (2008)
SATB and organ or piano, or small orchestra (parts on hire)

Angel Alleluias (1998)
SATB unaccompanied with optional percussion

Angelus ad virginem (Gabriel to Mary came) (arr. 2007)
voices in up to four parts with optional organ or piano

As Joseph was a walking (2013)
SATB and piano/organ (or small orchestra)

A star as bright as day (2010)
SATB and piano or organ

Away in a manger (arr. 2013)
Voices in two parts and piano/organ (or small orchestra)
See The Little Lord Jesus

Birthday Carol (2003)
SATB and piano or organ

Candle Carol (2020)
SATB or SA, with piano or organ

Cantate Gloria (1999)
SATB unaccompanied

Chanticleer (2012)
SATB with organ or piano (or small orchestra)

Child in the manger, Lord of all (2009)
SATB unaccompanied

Christmas Celebration
SATB and piano or organ

Christmas Eve
SATB and piano (or brass quintet, or string quintet)

Christmas Feast (Take a large olive)
SATB unaccompanied

Christmas Grace / Festival Grace
Two-part or unison voices and piano (or brass quintet, or string quintet)

Christmas Nowells (2001)
SATB unaccompanied

Come and Worship! (2004)
SATB and optional percussion (tambourine, small drum, hand-claps, etc)
or two-part voices with piano

Creator of the stars of night (2013)
soprano solo, SATB, and optional organ

Dormi, Jesu / Sleep, sweet Jesus (1972)
SATB unaccompanied

Feast Day Carol (1981)
SATB and piano

Follow the star! (2000)
SATB and piano

For Christ is born (rev. 2018)
SATB and piano or organ

Gabriel’s message (arr. 2013)
SATB and organ (or small orchestra)

Gaudete (trad. arr. AB 2009)
SA, TB, or SATB, with or without keyboard

Gloria tibi, Domine (1972)
unison or two-part voices and piano

Glory to God in the highest (2013)
SATB and piano/organ (or small orchestra)

Glory to the Christ Child (2005)
SATB unaccompanied

Good Christians all rejoice (trad. arr. AB 2009)
2 or 3 voice parts (upper or men)) and optional percussion.

He came all so still (1974)
Alto solo and SSA

He is born! (arr. 2013)
SATB and piano/organ (or small orchestra)

Hill-side Carol (2000)
SATB and piano or organ, with optional flute/treble recorder (Orchestra score/parts on hire)

His Praises we’ll Sing (2007)
two-part voices (S+A,T+B) and piano or organ (or brass quintet (2 tpts, hn, tbn, tba) – on hire)

Ideo, ideo
SATB and piano or organ

Il est né (arr.2013)
SATB and piano or organ
See He is born

I saw a stable (2010)
SATB unaccompanied

I Sing the Birth (2002)
SATB unaccompanied

Jesus Christ is born today (2009)
see Natus est Immanuel

Jesus Christ, we bow before thee (2009)
SATB unaccompanied

Journey from Nazareth (2002)
SATB unaccompanied and optional percussion

Love came down at Christmas (2007)
SATB and piano (orchestral score and parts on hire)

Mary’s Lullaby (1998)
SSAA, optional soloists, and piano

Merrily did the Shepherds Blow (2013)
SATB , organ or piano

Nativity (1996)
SATB unaccompanied

Natus est Immanuel (Jesus Christ is born today) (2009)
Any number of unaccompanied voice-parts from 2 to 6

New Year Carol (1984)
SATB unaccompanied

Prayer for Peace (2002)
SATB unaccompanied

Ring the Bells (2005)
SATB and piano (or SSA and piano) – orchestral accompaniment is on hire

Rose of such virtue (2011)
SSATB unaccompanied

Scots Nativity (2001)
SATB or SA and piano
(or small orchestra – on hire  or brass quintet – on hire)

Shepherds, guarding your flocks (2015)
SATB and organ or piano

Silent Night (trad. arr. AB 2009)
Any two voice parts, or SATB, and keyboard

Sing lullaby (2013)
Soprano solo, SATB and piano/organ (or small orchestra)

Sing out, Angels (2010)
SATB, or upper voices, or unison voices with piano

Sleep, baby, sleep (2010)
SATB choir and piano or organ

Sleeping Jesus (1984)
Unison or 2 part voices (upper or male voices) and piano

Sleep, sweet Jesus / Dormi Jesu (1972)
SATB unaccompanied

Song of the wise men (arr. 2009)
Voices in two parts, piano or organ

Star of the East (2001)
SATB and organ or piano

Star of Wonder (2007)
Voices in up to four parts and organ or piano (orchestra score and parts on hire)

Sweet Babe, sang she (2021)
SSATB, or SATB with solo soprano, unaccompanied

Sweet was the song (2009)
Up to 4 voice parts, with an optional keyboard accompaniment, together with two optional lower voice parts.

The friendly beasts (1989)
SA and piano with optional soloists

The gracious gift (2008)
SATB unaccompanied

The Little Lord Jesus (Away in a Manger, arr. 2013)
Voices in 2 parts and piano/organ (or small orchestra)

The world has waited long (2017)
SATB and organ or piano

There is a rose-tree (2012)
SATB unaccompanied

There is no rose (trad. arr. AB 2009)
up to 3 voices with or without keyboard

There is no rose (2011)
SSATB unaccompanied
See Rose of such virtue

This is the truth sent from above (2014)
SATB and piano/organ

This night (2009)
SATB and organ or piano, or small orchestra (parts on hire)

Welcome Yule (rev. 2018)
SATB and organ or piano

Wisselton, wasselton (1999)
SA, optional Men, and piano