The message of the lyrics in this song comes directly from the heart of someone who has thought a great deal about what Christmas means to her.
Song Stories: That First Christmas Night
Categories: Song Stories
Tag Archives: Christmas
Song Stories: In The Bleak Midwinter
Categories: Song Stories
This song is one of the most popular songs I’ve ever composed….and here’s its story!
November 2025: Lots Happening
Categories: Composery Life
November seems to be all about singing in and directing choirs in preparation for Christmas. A trip to London is planned too!
Christmas Music For Choirs.
Categories: Twelve Of the Best: Choral Catalogues
It’s a catalogue of Christmas, wintry and sacred music for choirs, with a video catalogue and a list!
Song Stories: Alleluia! Into The Light (a miner’s carol)
Categories: Song Stories
A Christmas Eve carol of a miner at work underground looking forward to a day off tomorrow and all the happy sensations that brings.
Carols and Wintry Songs
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
Carols and Wintry Songs is the name of The Bridge Singers’ December 2024 concert. There’s some Christmassy, and also some not-Christmassy music!
December 2024: Advent Calendar
Categories: Composery Life
Welcome to this year’s musicky Advent Calendar. Every day there’ll be a festive song and a teensy bit of context, and maybe other snippets of news from 2024 too.
The Bridge Singers’ Christmas 2023
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
A programme of Christmas music voted for by members of the choir included five of my compositions!
Epiphany Arrangements
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
For Christmas 2022, The Bridge Singers presented two concerts: one at the beginning of December, with all songs on theme of Mary, and one on January 6th for Epiphany. We sang a a range of old and new repertoire including some new arrangements. This blog is about those arrangements.
Song Stories: The Lamb
Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories
It’s a lamb…and a child! This lilting setting of William Blake’s poem has been another very popular song with children’s and adult choirs. Here’s its story:
