The books in the Carols For Choirs collection came to be regarded as standard choral texts throughout the English-speaking world and were highly influential; according to the composer John Rutter, they "changed the whole sound of Christmas for everybody who sings". [2] [5]

Carols for Choirs (mainly volumes 1 and 2 green and orange) has been the standard work for choirs for decades now, and the 100 Carols for Choirs (white) version provides a handy compilation edition with a number of extras both from volume 3 and elsewhere.a b c Bannister, Matthew (21 December 2014). "Christopher Morris Obituary". Last Word. 25 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 4 October 2016. a b Beeson, Trevor (2009). "17. The Oxbridge Choirs". In Tuneful Accord: the church musicians. London: SCM. p.141. ISBN 9780334041931. For reasons that are not clear, they have chosen to include the text in the original language in some cases, but not all. The foreign language texts are immediately under the English translations, so you can sing in either language. These gentlemen are giants in the English choral music scene, and personify the English choral tradition in everything they do. So it's a pleasure to find that they have included many carols from other countries, as well as the English ones. It's very hard to find non-English-language carols, so this is a nice little collection.

Obituary of Christopher Morris, the organist and publisher who launched the book Carols For Choirs. A series of Carol collections published by the Oxford University Press between 1961 and 2011, comprising: For ease of navigation as you're singing, the verses are in Roman type while the refrains are in italics.a b "…for Choirs Collections". Choral Series. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016 . Retrieved 5 October 2016. urn:lcp:100carolsforchoi0000unse:epub:409fe043-077f-4979-ba04-a6e452c69a42 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier 100carolsforchoi0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2sb0nrjcxq Invoice 1605 Isbn 0193532271 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.5619 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng+lat+fra+deu Old_pallet IA-WL-2000061 Openlibrary_edition Maybe they are my own personal foibles, but apart from that the 100 CfC is generally more useful than the separate volumes. This does simplify matters if you are out carol singing as you only need one book, or if you are trying to sing in procession whilst carrying a library of books. of Service for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Orchestral and brass ensemble accompaniments for many of the items are available on hire.

Carols for Choirs 1-3 and 100 Carols for Choirs are a special case in this series, in that 100 Carols for Choirs was made up of significant portions of Carols for Choirs 1-3 with additional works. Oxford University Press extended the series with volumes appropriate for other church seasons, such as Lent/Easter. [9] In July 2011, Oxford University Press published the fifth incarnation of the original series, Carols for Choirs 5, edited by composer Bob Chilcott, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first volume; it is presented in gold covers. [9]This table has therefore been produced to allow an easy comparison between these 4 four linked volumes. On 29 December 2021, it was announced that a new volume, Carols for Choirs 6, would be published in the summer of 2023. A poll was released to suggest the colour of the new book, the most popular colour being purple. [6] The volume was released on 13 July 2023, featuring fifty carols (both originals and arrangements). Scott, John; Dakers, Lionel, eds. (1998). Ash Wednesday to Easter for Choirs. London: OUP. ISBN 9780193531116. Archer, Malcolm; Cleobury, Stephen, eds. (6 April 2000). Advent for Choirs. Oxford: OUP. ISBN 978-0-19-353025-6.

of the most popular items from Carols for choirs 1 [Fifty Christmas carols], 2 [Fifty carols for Christmas and Advent], and 3 [Fifty carols] in one volume; 26 pieces new to the series, including familiar classics, recent original carols, and traditional favourites in new arrangements"--Cover, p. [4] Whiteley, Sheila, ed. (2008). Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780748631872. Archer, Malcolm; Scott, John, eds. (2004). Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs: Anthems for the Church's Seasons. Oxford: OUP. ISBN 978-0-19-353026-3.