christmas | Sally DeFord Music

A Christmas treat: Silent “Silent Night”

Dec 3, 2013

Susan Layton’s beautiful ASL interpretation of “Silent Night.”

Silent Night (Christmas Cantata)

Apr 26, 2012

A ~25-30-minute Christmas Cantata for Choir, Narrator, Soloists and Flute (optional); and organ and congregation.

YouTube finds to make your December brighter. :)

Nov 30, 2023

This is a page full of happiness.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Nov 22, 2023

I’ve added two new Christmas songs this time, and the title above is (obviously) not one of them.

Holy One

Nov 20, 2023

A Christmas song about Jesus our Savior, born to be the Light and Life of the world.

Softly, Softly

Jul 28, 2023

The words to this song came to me unexpectedly. How thankful I am that my Heavenly Father was willing to inspire these lyrics in spite of my inadequacy!

Jesus Christ makes things okay… even when they’re not.

Dec 26, 2022

Home » Category: "Musings" Jesus Christ makes things okay… even when they’re not. This has been my mantra, my lifeline, and my comfort for the past couple of years. Halloween in pre-school: a lop-eared bunny. On Christmas eve, our oldest...

New Music: “Night of Nights,” and a new congregational accompaniment

Nov 29, 2022

Here’s an early Christmas present: 2022’s Christmas carol, called “Night of Nights,” and a congregational accompaniment for “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.”

Night of Nights

Nov 29, 2022

“Night of Nights” is my Christmas carol for 2022.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Nov 28, 2022

Original Christmas carol: Words by Edmund H. Sears; Music by Richard S. Willis. Arrangement for four-hand piano accompaniment by Sally DeFord.

New Music: “Be Still, My Soul” Redux

Sep 14, 2022

Back in pre-historic times an arrangement of “Be Still, My Soul” appeared on this site. I intended to take a shot at it for SATB choir… which finally happened.