Silent Night (Christmas Cantata)
A Christmas Cantata for Choir, Narrator, Soloists and Flute (optional); and organ and congregation. This program is designed to be very easy for choirs to learn, though you’ll need a good pianist. Two optional obbligatos for flute are included. These might also be performed easily on violin, or other C instrument.
The program lasts 25-30 minutes.
All solos may be assigned to sections of the choir if desired. All sectional passages may be assigned to soloists if desired.
The narration for this program consists entirely of excerpts from Matthew 1 and Luke 2, KJV, each followed by a single verse of “Silent Night” sung solo. Feel free to substitute from other scriptural versions or to use a simple retelling.
Very few dynamic markings are included for the interludes, or for the final number with the congregation, as the dynamics for these passages will be determined by your acoustics, amplification, choir/congregation size, etc.
For the “Silent Night” choir/congregation finale, the congregation sings the standard hymn version (1985 LDS Hymns #204). The choir and organ use the score included.
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List of Songs Included in the Program
The titles included in the cantata are listed below. Linked titles are available separately. If a title is not linked, it is only available by downloading the complete program. A few titles have audio demos available–they are marked with a “*”. The performers’ interpretations may differ from the printed score.
Silent Night (Interlude 1)
Peace, Peace, Peace*
Silent Night (Interlude 2)
As Shepherds Kept Their Lonely Vigil*
Silent Night (Interlude 3)
Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth*
Silent Night (Choir and Congregation)
Note: Where both solo and choir scores exist, both are included. Use one or the other, as you choose.
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I eould like this cantata for my church. How do i get it
Thanks dear
Thank You and God bless.
I have been a fan of yours for some time now. Can’t believe I am just now getting the chance to have a choir perform your Christmas cantata in its entirety. I am so excited. Thank you for all the beautiful music you produce! All I need tell my bishop is that it is a Sally Deford piece, and it is immediately approved. 🙂
This looks great for my VERY small choir
How can I acquire the script and music
THANKS SO MUCH!!
BFrench
OH OUR CHOIR WOULD LOVE THIS !
Good day maam,
I would like to have your choir piece for our Christmas cantata this coming christmas celebration this December.
I really appreciate your kindness maam
You have hit the mark again. Silent Night cantata has been a tradition for our ward choir for many years, as well as Jesus, Once of Humble Birth at Easter time.
Hearts are touched and testimonies are strengthened. A few years ago, after our Easter presentation, I received a text from a woman whose husband has served several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. His PTSD was off the charts. He sang with us and later told his wife that he felt the spirit for the first time in 10 years.
Such is the power of your inspired music. It cuts through the fog of doubt and confusion, testifying of Christ.
Thank you so much
Hello,
This is Alpha B. Tabay. Can I have a copy of this cantata piece? I will use this in December during the worship service. My email is alphajesith@gmail.com
Sheet music and list of songs included in the program
Thank you so much!
Yours,
Alpha B. Tabay
Of course! Just click the PDF link in the “Sheet Music Downloads” tab above.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for sharing this. We will try this cantata in our mission church this coming December,2021. God bless you.
We presented this Cantata for our Christmas program 2018 in the Hawaii Kai ward in the Honolulu Stake. We also shared this at our local retirement center. Sally, thanks so much for making your music available to us. You light the world.
Thank you for your generosity! God bless you!
Is there any way I can get Accompany Music Tracks for this (Silent Night)…? It will be very helpful if I can.
The sheet music for the finale says: Choir, Congregation, Piano, Flute and Organ. (We will be having a violin instead of flute.) The directions above say that the Choir and Organ use the score provided here. Am I missing something? Are we to have either the piano or organ play from the hymnal?
Where do I find the narration for the Silent Night Christmas Cantata?
The narration is printed with the score that the piano plays for the interlude.
Thank you for this, Ms. Sally DeFord. God bless you!
Thanks Mrs. Sally for sharing your cantata. We’ll sing it here in Bangkok on December 6, 2015.
This is my first time as ward choir director and we are doing this cantata for Christmas. I added Immanuel because I love that one so much too. We just performed My Grateful Spirit Sings for November and it went very well. We all love your music. It is easy to learn and yet brings the spirit so quickly. Thank you for sharing your amazing talents!
Bonjour! J’ai utilisé ce programme dans une pièce théatrale. Que de bons souvenirs et de belles chanson. Nous avons tous ressentie l’esprit de noel
Hi Sally!!
thanks for the christmas cantata!! this sheet music will help our young women and young men for the christmas program here in Madagascar, thanks for sharing!!!
My choir is singing this and they love it. Thank you so much! Do you have an idea of the total running time of this program from beginning to end?
What is the approximate running time of this cantata? 25 minutes?
Thank you for ALL your beautiful and inspired music!
OOPS! Sorry – just saw the running time of 25-30 minutes
Hello Miss Sally,
Thank you so much for these…been looking for free Christmas music scores for our Christmas Cantata.
This is such a BIG HELP!
God bless you more!
– Sheryl
Thank you for all the work you do in publishing these scores. It makes my life easier when I can go home and print the sheets we are practicing from. This Cantata is great for our Christmas performance.
This is an ideal cantata for a small branch choir and the arrangements are simple but beautiful and easily mastered. We began our rehearsal yesterday (Nov 3) and it was a treat to have a somewhat unfamiliar hymn included (As Shepherds Kept Their Lonely Vigil)–it became a favorite in the first rehearsal.
Thank-you for making this cantata available for our use!
I absolutely love this arrangement! I have been in three different wards and used this for each one as our Christmas program.