Festive opening for a Christmas concert (Orchestral/choral)

Please have a listen to ‘Festive Overture: The Joy of Christmas’ – a live performance on sound cloud at http://snd.sc/13D7jNC. ‘The Joy of Christmas’, published by Faber Music, contains many well-known Christmas tunes from the UK, Europe and the USA, including ‘Joy to the World’, ‘O little town of Bethlehem’, ‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!’ and ‘Il est né, le divine Enfant’ and ends with a rousing (optional) choral ending – ‘All my heart this night rejoices’. It’s available in two versions – one for full orchestra, and one for chamber orchestra (single woodwind, etc.) – seehttp://www.fabermusic.com/Repertoire-Details.aspx?ID=6350.