Which composer wrote "Star Carol" in 1972?

John Rutter composed “Star Carol” in 1972.

The piece is an English Christmas carol for mixed choir and children’s choir, or for unison voices, with keyboard or orchestral accompaniment. It was published by Oxford University Press and became part of Rutter’s influential contribution to modern choral Christmas music.

Rutter is an English composer, conductor and arranger especially associated with choral writing. “Star Carol” reflects his accessible, bright style and focuses on the star guiding people toward the newborn Christ. Unlike many frequently sung carols that originated in earlier centuries, it is a late-20th-century composition.

The date can cause confusion because Christmas anthologies often place modern works beside traditional carols without clearly distinguishing their ages. “Star Carol” is not a medieval or Victorian survival: its composer and composition year are specifically identified as John Rutter and 1972.