The familiar carol text is set to a new melody by Neil Harmon in this joyful arrangement for SATB, flute, handbells, and harp (or piano). In a rolling 6/8 meter, the piece progresses from an opening unison verse to two-part women to a four-part unaccompanied verse in minor, then an imitative section, a section with the men having the melody, and a coda. Very accessible, yet interesting from start to finish.
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