Christmas for two : 8 duets on traditional carols & folk songs for the Christmas season ; any voice combination
Christmas for two : 8 duets on traditional carols & folk songs for the Christmas season ; any voice combination

Author: Jean Anne Shafferman

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2003-04

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9780739030240

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Christmas for Two continues the tradition of flexible, easily prepared vocal duets established by Carols for Two, Spirituals for Two, and Folk Songs for Two. This new collection features eight beloved carols, folk songs, and folk hymns, arranged for two equal voices. With lyrics for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, these duets are perfect for performance throughout the season, for both concerts and worship. Reproducible instrumental parts are included right in the book! An accompaniment CD recording and a book/CD kit are also available. Titles include: Ding Dong! Merrily on High/He Is Born! (Page) * What Child Shall Come? (Liebergen) * The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Price, Besig) * Minuet Noel (Shafferman) * Come to Set Us Free (Shafferman, Larson) * English Advent Carol (Liebergen) * Hidden as a Baby (Williams, Martin) * Joyful, Joyful to the World (Althouse).

The Christmas Songbook
The Christmas Songbook

Author: Amy Adele

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2023-09-19

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Join the Mouse Family on a musical Christmas adventure and sing along to eight classic holiday carols as you take part in their preparations for a magical day Christmas is coming! Follow the Mouse Family as they choose a Christmas tree, listen to carolers in the village square, wait for the arrival of Santa Claus, and more. Each step of their adventure is paired with a classic Christmas carol. Includes sheet music for budding musicians. Sing along with these holiday favorites: “O Christmas Tree,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls,” “O Holy Night,” “Silent Night,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “Joy to the World.” Packed with Christmas spirit, this is the perfect book to help readers celebrate the holiday season.

‘Twas In the Moon of Wintertime Carols of Christmas for Easy Piano
‘Twas In the Moon of Wintertime Carols of Christmas for Easy Piano

Author: Traditional Christmas Carols

Publisher: SilverTonalities

Published: 2023-10-21

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

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‘Twas In the Moon of Wintertime Carols of Christmas for Easy Piano Easy Piano Christmas Carols for Novice Pianists by SilverTonalities, with Letter Names Embedded in Noteheads for Quick and Accurate Reading! Featuring the Traditional 16th Century Canadian “Huron Carol” PREVIEW, pages 1-2 AWAY IN A MANGER, long thought to be the work of the German Religious reformer, Martin Luther, it is now believed to be of American origin, pages 3-5 THE COVENTRY CAROL, dates back to the 15th Century or even earlier and depicts the Nativity from Chapter 2 in the Gospel of Matthew, pages 6-7 JOY TO THE WORLD, a popular Carol based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, pages 8-9 CAROL OF THE BIRDS, a traditional Catalonian Carol, also known as “Whence Comes the Rush of Wings?”, pages 10-12 WHAT CHILD IS THIS?, is a popular Carol set to the traditional English Folk song, Greensleeves, pages 13-15 JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS, is a Christmas Song originating from a Poem by Emily Huntington Miller (1833-1913), pages 16-18 THE HURON CAROL, also known as “‘Twas In the Moon of Wintertime”, is a Canadian Hymn dating from 1642 by a Jesuit Missionary, Father Jean de Brebeuf, pages 19-21 THE SUSSEX CAROL, is a popular English Carol, also known as “On Christmas Night True Christians Sing”, pages 22-23 GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICE, or the Latin “In dulci jubilo”(In Sweet Rejoicing”) dates back to the Middle Ages, pages 24-26

Publishing Glad Tidings
Publishing Glad Tidings

Author: William Emmett Studwell

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780789003980

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Get yourself a cup of eggnog, sit down in front of a warm fire (chestnut roasting is optional), and let Publishing Glad Tidings: Essays on Christmas Music thrill and inspire you as you learn about those who have dedicated their lives to preserving, collecting, and creating the traditional art form of the Christmas carol. This enlightening volume's personal and historical perspective will help you see why Christmas carols continue to fill our lives with simple, lasting joy and why they endure as cultural, religious, and artistic gifts to humanity. Publishing Glad Tidings will help you see how major, but once nearly forgotten, Christmas carols have stayed with us throughout the years. You'll get detailed information as to how these carols were written, compiled, collected, and ultimately wrapped up in eye- and ear-catching packages for us to enjoy every year when December rolls around. Inside this joyously decorated book, you'll find information about: carol pioneers Theodoric Petri, Davies Gilbert, and William Sandys carol historians Edmondstoune Duncan, Charles L. Hutchins, and Edward Bliss Reed carol compiling, collecting, translating, and editing how relative obscurity has made some carols classics So come all ye faithful who are interested in keeping this grand old tradition alive. Publishing Glad Tidings is just the invitation you need to come in from the cold and wassail your way through an intriguing, heartfelt part of yuletide history. If you're a church musician, musical historian, pastor, or just a general reader interested in Christmas and music, you'll find everything you need to know about the carol's history and future right here.