Advent and Christmas Resources

Resources for Advent and Christmas

Discover music, choir resources, events and more to help you celebrate these joyful seasons.

Resources for your music ministry

Choral series

Find octavos of Advent and Christmas music suited to both choir and assembly in the OCP Christmas Series, and anthems and motets for more accomplished choirs in the Trinitas series.

Christmas Series (OCP): Octavos for Advent and Christmas for choir and assembly
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Christmas Series (Trinitas): Christmas anthems and motets for accomplished choirs
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Advent & Christmas music for small choirs

Discover exciting choral arrangements that can be sung with limited personnel — including English, Spanish and bilingual titles, in 2-part, 3-part, SAB, SAT and unison.

The Shepherd's Carol

Awake, My Soul, Awake

The Word Became Flesh

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus

Mary, Ponder in Your Heart

Perfect Rose

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Want help selecting the right music for your parish?

OCP’s Choral Review Service delivers choral octavos to your door three times a year, providing a range in style, difficulty and instrumentation for each liturgical season. Explore the Advent and Christmas music featured in the most recent Choral Packet 105.

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Preparing for the season

Make sure your parish ministry teams have everything they need for Advent and Christmas with this useful checklist.

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Playlists

Select a playlist below and start listening on your favorite streaming service. Be sure to follow OCP on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.

Advent Meditation

This hour-long meditative playlist features contemporary songs for the season of Advent from some of today's most popular Catholic artists.

This 30 minute long meditation for the season of Advent is filled with beautiful choral arrangements of some of the most beloved hymns and songs.

Advent events

Help your parish prepare for the coming of Christ with a night of Advent music, testimony and worship led by Catholic artists Thomas Muglia and Dana Catherine.