The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and the very new. Commissioned by the leading international classical music label, Naxos, these twenty-four arrangements of traditional and original carols tell the Christmas story – from the hope of Advent and the message of the angels, to the humble birth of the baby in Bethlehem and the coming of the King of kings.

"Pitts’s variants are original, sometimes even playful....hard to resist"
The Sunday Times

"most impressive and hugely satisfying. Pitts is an inventive and daring arranger, not afraid to clothe familiar melodies with challenging harmonies....there are some real gems"
Birmingham Post

"Whether a few of these carols are interspersed with seasonal music by other composers, or whether they form a Pitts Nine Lessons and Carols the results should be refreshing and rewarding"
Choir & Organ

Here are some handy links for both the CD and the sheet music of The Naxos Book of Carols, now available in one volume from Faber Music:

CD in Europe
CD in UK
CD in USA & Canada
CD in USA

score/carolbook (+ free CD) in UK (multiple copies at big discount)
score/carolbook (+ free CD) in the Netherlands (search for Naxos Carols)
score/carolbook (+ free CD) in USA
score/carolbook (+ free CD) in USA

worldwide agents/distributors for THE NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS:

AUSTRALIA:
Alfred Publishing
PO Box 2355
Taren Point
NSW 2229
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 02 9524 0033

BELGIUM:
Adagio Music
79 Rue Des Eperonniers
Brussels
B-1000, 3570
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 (0)25 111 246

GERMANY:
TONOS Musikverlags GmbH
Holzhofallee 15
D-64295 Darmstadt
GERMANY
Tel.: +49 (0) 6151/3904-50
Fax: +49 (0) 6151/3904-90

NETHERLANDS:
Broekmans & Van Poppel BV
Badhoevelaan 78
Badhoevedorp
NL-1171, 3600
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 (0)20 679 6575

NORWAY:
Norsk Musikforlag
Schweigaardsgate 34E
0190 Oslo
N-0190
NORWAY
Tel: +47 (0)22 40 27 709

USA:
Alfred Publishing
PO Box 10003
Van Nuys
CA 91410-0003
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-800 292 6122

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