Here is a simple arrangement of A La Nanita Nana. This is a delightful Spanish carol, presented here with the original Spanish words (for a translation, visit this site).

• A La Nanita Nana for SATB Caroling Quartet and opt. Guitar.
• A La Nanita Nana MP3 rehearsal recording.

About this arrangement:

• SATB with no divisi, so this can be performed by a traditional caroling quartet or a full-sized choir.
• This arrangement goes beyond your typical Christmas in Song arrangement with an alternate 2nd Verse, so the carol can be performed in an ABA pattern. The second verse may be omitted if you wish to keep things simple.
• I’ve included a guitar chord pattern that can be used on each of the verses, even though it is only given on the first and third (to keep it on 2 pages).
• The margins are spaced so you can easily whole-punch it and lay it into a three-ring binder with no page turns.

This arrangement took a little longer to work up than I expected, simply because of the special characters required by Spanish that I had to find and insert from the character map. I also felt the inclusion of the guitar was important, though it is optional (I highly suggest performing this with a seasoned guitarist, just for the joy of it). I think it ended up being quite a fun arrangement and has a different character than many of our traditional French, German and English carols, so it would be great for adding a bit of spice to your program or caroling.