Paisley Philharmonic Choir
Voices in Harmony
Family Christmas Concert Sun 6th Dec 2026
Rehearsal Aids
Please Note that you can change the speed of all YouTube videos to help you learn the music more easily. Click the 'Settings' icon and choose 0.75 or 0.5
You can also re-wind to repeat the musical phrases.
We will be using the following books, as well as sheet music:
Noël Carols and Anthems for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Songbook for Mixed Voice Choirs, edited by John Rutter
100 Carols for Choirs: edited and arranged by
David Willcocks & John Rutter
These videos match the sheet music we have been issued by Adolphe Adam, arranged for choir and organ by John E West. It is sung here by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Vasari Singers, and St John's Cathedral Choir, Hong Kong.
Choir
SATB
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
PPC
O come O come Immanuel - arr. Carter
Choir
Fum Fum Fum - Kirkwood
There are numerous versions of this on YouTube but none exactly matching the score we are using, and there are various alternative texts. All have similar sections of musical phrasing, so useful for getting a sense of the carol. Suggest learn the text in the Kirkwood arrangement and find a few presentations that help you .
Examples
Love came down at Christmas - Alan Bullard
SATB
The Holly & The Ivy - John Rutter
Choir
100 Carols for Choirs, edited and arranged by David Willcocks & John Rutter.
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston (CFC 38)
Still, Still, Still - Arr. Philip Ledger (CFC 76)
(Has one more verse than the sheet music)