[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “Hark the herald angels sing”. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s “merry Christma...

In the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and merry month of May”, whose endin...  arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreIn the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and merry month of May”, whose ending celebrated Queen Elizabeth I with the words And greet Eliza with a rhyme: O beauteous Queen of Second Troy, Take well in worth a simple toy. provided a great name for the group. Eliza’s Toyes was born, and existed every summer in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2008, a fair number of singers who were in Eliza's Toyes are living in Madison once again. Thus we gather, outside of the Festival, for the joy of music making. It is our pleasure to continue sharing this wonderful body of music with you for the second year!  arent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Anonymous catch in 4 equal voices based on peals of bells from "The Catch Club or merry Companions", published in 1731. I have added some lower voices at the octave for better resonance.

Solagratia Youth Choir SMA Negeri 3 Pematang Siantar In Concert Christmas Carol. International Convention HAll, Pematangsiantar, 17 Desember 2011

merry Christmas from Notevolmente performing "That's Christmas to me" (Pentatonix).

Bringing some lovely Christmas spirit to our Winter Warmer concert with both choirs.

Angels We Have Heard on High, arr. David Zabriskie. The Virginia Wesleyan College Singers with Bryson Mortensen conducting, George Stone, piano, Lauren Lide, flute, and the Tapestry Bell Ensemble in Norfolk, VA. Like the Choirs at Virginia Wesleyan Colleg...  arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreAngels We Have Heard on High, arr. David Zabriskie. The Virginia Wesleyan College Singers with Bryson Mortensen conducting, George Stone, piano, Lauren Lide, flute, and the Tapestry Bell Ensemble in Norfolk, VA. Like the Choirs at Virginia Wesleyan College at https://www.facebook.com/The-Choirs-at-Virginia-Wesleyan-College-1498497363730214/.  

merry CHRISTMAS FROM US All!! -- solos: Martha Hayward and Jennifer Atkinson -- arranged: Fraser Wilson -- Filmed by Georgia BAll: www.linkedin.com/pub/georgia-bAll/3b/5a7/64a at Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield. www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk -- www....  arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moremerry CHRISTMAS FROM US All!! -- solos: Martha Hayward and Jennifer Atkinson -- arranged: Fraser Wilson -- Filmed by Georgia BAll: www.linkedin.com/pub/georgia-bAll/3b/5a7/64a at Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield. www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk -- www.albionchoir.org.uk  

Christmas 2021

Arrangement of an old English folk song for three voices (ATB) The keeper did a-hunting go (run away) and under his cloak he carried a bow (run away my dear) All for to shoot at a merry little doe among the leaves so green oh. Jackie boy! ...  arent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreArrangement of an old English folk song for three voices (ATB) The keeper did a-hunting go (run away) and under his cloak he carried a bow (run away my dear) All for to shoot at a merry little doe among the leaves so green oh. Jackie boy! Master? Sing ye well? Very well! hey down, ho down derry derry down among the leaves so green oh with a hey down down with a ho down down hey down ho down derry derry down among the leaves so-green oh The first doe he shot at and missed the second doe he trimmed he kissed the third doe went where nobody wist among the leaves so green oh Oh run away my dear!  arent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less