“In the Bleak Midwinter” is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, commonly performed as a Christmas carol. The poem was published in January 1872 under the title “A Christmas Carol”. In 1906, the composer Gustav Holst composed a setting of Rossetti’s words in The English Hymnal which is sung throughout the world. The arrangement for brass ensemble/brass quintet is written by Jan van Kraeydonck.