Sutcliffe, James Helme - Let Us Go Carolling (SSA Vocal Score)

This original carol is intended to evoke the spirit of Dicken's A Christmas Carol with carolers moving from house to house on a snow-white Christmas Eve. The text invokes the participation of listeners, reminds them of the essentials of the Christmas story - angels, princes, beggars streaming to the manger to see the Holy Child- and urges all to wend their way to the newborn infant in a spirit of joy and merry hope, singing 'Alleluja' all the while. The alternating 3/4 and 4/4 meters drive the music forward like an irresistible wave of pilgrims wending its way to Bethlehem, leaving care behind. For unaccompanied treble voices in three parts (SSA).