Guthrie: Jolly Old St. Nick for Organ by Traditional Organ Accompaniment - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1740950

This imaginative organ setting of the beloved Christmas tune “Jolly Old St. Nick” transforms a simple carol into a colorful concert miniature, rich in texture and registration contrast. Designed for intermediate to advanced players, it delights audiences with its combination of warmth, wit, and refined craftsmanship.

The arrangement opens with a four-voice presentation of the theme (a4), followed by two expressive bicinia: first with a gentle dialogue between a soft pedal reed and flutes from the swell, then with the cantus firmus in Principal 8' supported by Dulciana and tender reeds. A spirited trio introduces a sparkling soprano descant before a meno mosso passage modulates to the relative minor, featuring the expressive shimmer of swell strings. Momentum builds through a piu mosso section in the submediant borrowed from the parallel minor, leading to a full and jubilant finale—returning to the original tempo and voicing with bright rhythmic punctuation.

Perfect for Christmas preludes or postludes, this arrangement showcases tonal variety, elegant counterpoint, and festive charm on any well-equipped organ.