Revised Mass Setting: A Christmas Mass

"My goal was to find the most appropriate and familiar Christmas melodies to make singing the parts of the Mass as communal as possible"
–Paul Gibson   Read more »

Sing the new texts with beloved Christmas melodies
Based on his popular "A Christmas Gloria" and Christmas tunes your assembly knows by heart, this festive Mass setting by Paul Gibson offers parishes large and small an accessible way to welcome the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
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Voicing: SATB
Instrumentation:Organ, SI in C

Paul gives us the inside story to A Christmas Mass. How does this setting engage parishioners at Mass?
My goal was to find the most appropriate and familiar Christmas melodies to make singing the parts of the Mass as communal as possible, whether you have a small parish ensemble or a large cathedral choir.

What was your inspiration for A Christmas Mass?
Following the success of "A Christmas Gloria," I wanted to compose a setting for the new Roman Missal that allowed for widespread assembly participation « Hide

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Edition	Title	Price
	A Christmas Gloria (Roman Missal, Third Edition)
30106749	Octavo	$2.00	Add to Cart
30106958	Octavo - Downloadable Organ, SATB, Descant	$2.00	Add to Cart Preview
30106788	Instrumental Accompaniment - Downloadable Trumpet in C	$1.25	Add to Cart Preview
30107342	Full Score with Brass - Downloadable	$10.00	Add to Cart Preview
30107343	Brass - Downloadable	$5.00	Add to Cart Preview
30107344	Full Score with Strings - Downloadable 2-Violin, Violina, Cello	$10.00	Add to Cart Preview
30107345	Strings - Downloadable	$5.00	Add to Cart Preview
	A Christmas Gloria (Roman Missal, Third Edition) To be used with 2012 Missals
30106624	Instrumental Accompaniment - Downloadable Includes Solo Instrument, Solo Instrument in Bb	$1.25	Add to Cart Preview
30106622	Keyboard Accompaniment - Downloadable Keyboard, Unison	$2.25	Add to Cart Preview
	Complete Mass - Downloadable
30107008	Assembly Edition Free reprints through November 30, 2013		Add to Cart Preview
30104334	Keyboard/Choral (Composer Manuscript) Just $2.90/each when you buy 10 or more!	$9.00	Add to Cart Preview
30107009	Holy Trumpet (Composer Manuscript) Trumpet in C	$1.25	Add to Cart Preview
30107010	Amen Trumpet (Composer Manuscript) Trumpet in C	$1.25	Add to Cart Preview