All and Some

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective. The music of All and Some is delightfully straightforward: the full choir sings a refrain with rhythms (if not harmonies) suggestive of earlier music; solo or unison voices take it in turns to sing the verses. The 15th-century words, ‘Nowell sing we, both all and some’, have a palindromic rhyme scheme where verses 1 and 5 match, as do 2 and 4. Each verse starts with a Latin phrase that is taken from Christmas Day vespers or Mass. It would be a good choice if something is needed to cut through the sentiment of other carols.
James L. Montgomery (Church Music Quarterly)

The two carol settings [All and Some and Hurry to Bethlehem] would make welcome additions to the Christmas repertoire of many church choirs. Both of moderate difficulty, they follow similar stylistic conventions. All and Some sets a 15th-century macaronic text in a fairly understated manner. The simple refrain is imaginatively but subtly harmonised while the verses are to be sung either by soloists or sections in unison. […] Both [All and Some and Hurry to Bethlehem] would fit admirably in a typical carol service and provide some welcome variety from familiar favourites.
Dr Martin Clarke (Organists’ Review)