Instrumentation: tpt(=picc.tpt)-timp(optional).perc(2):sleigh bells/finger.cyms/2tgl/tamb/darbuca (goblet drum)/riq(tamb)/kick drum (optional)/susp.cym/glsp/xyl/frame.dr/tom-t (low)/SD/cyms-pft(=organ).cel(optional)-strings

Stella natalis is a work in twelve movements by Karl Jenkins celebrating different aspects of Christmastide - winter, the sleeping child, tidings of peace, thanksgiving - with words ranging from the psalms to new texts by Carol Barratt.

Conveying the Christmas message...