Hodie Christus Natus Est

teachermom24

I would like to have my little "schola" (self plus my three teens) sing this before Christmas Eve Mass. We are very much newbies at this so I would like to find the simplest plus nicest arrangement for our four voices. We can sing SATB, two, three, or just one voice if that would be best. Suggestions?

Thanks,
Kathy

chonak

Well, there's the plainchant antiphon:
http://chantblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/hodie-christus-natus-est-2009.html

teachermom24

So would it not be appropriate for Christmas Eve?

WittManWilson

Here is a unison version with simple organ accompaniment. I find this one to sound best in unison.

http://www.ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/11/08/17/18-54-41_0.pdf

donr

We do it unison or soloist every year prior to Midnight Mass

Mark P.

Oh man you just took me back. I remember the California Boys Choir singing Britten's Ceremony of Carols at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The opening "Hodie, Christus natus est" in plainchant while the boys processed down the aisles was unbelievably moving. The melody is so beautiful that I can imagine it having the same impression even today.

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