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A treasury of Christmas songs and carols
Format:
Music (printed)
Title:
A treasury of Christmas songs and carols
Other title(s):
Christmas songs and carols
ISBN:
9780395177860
Publication:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1955]
Physical Description:
1 score (243 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm
General Note:
"A big book of words and music for carols from all over the world, with sections devoted to Christmas hymns, solo songs, children's carols, rounds and canons."

For voice(s) and piano.

"Christmas rounds and canons" (for 3-6 voices, unacc.): Pages 219-233

Includes preface and indexes.
Contents:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly -- A child this day is born -- The first Nowell -- A day of joy and feasting -- God rest you merry, gentlemen -- I saw three ships -- Baloo, Lammy -- Good King Wenceslas -- The boar's head carol -- What sweeter music -- Gloucestershire wassail -- No room in the inn -- Lully, lullay -- The Saviour's work -- The twelve days of Christmas -- Go tell it on the mountain -- Masters in this hall -- A babe is born -- The holly and the ivy -- The angel Gabriel -- Nuns in fridgid cells -- As Joseph was a-walking -- Irish carol -- What child is this? -- The three ships -- Rise up, shepherd, and follow! -- Silent night -- Unto us a boy was born -- Whence comes the rush of wings -- Cold is the morning -- Rocking -- Carol of the flowers -- Christ was born on Christmas Day -- Hear, o shepherds -- Midnight, sleeping Bethlehem -- Polish lullaby -- In dulci jubilo -- Lippai -- Foom, foom, foom! -- Oxen and sheep -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming -- Mary on the mountain -- The child Jesus -- In the town -- Sleep, O holy child of mine -- Maria wandered through a wood -- Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella -- The carol of the bagpipers -- Angels we have heard on high -- The march of the Kings -- While Jesus sleeps -- In a manger -- Christians, awake -- Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber -- Wake, awake, for night is flying -- O thou joyful day -- It came upon a midnight clear -- Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light -- I heard the bells on Christmas day -- O little town of Bethlehem -- From the eastern mountains -- How brightly shines the morning star -- O come, o come, Emmanuel -- While by my sheep I watched at night -- Shout the glad tidings -- Calm on the listening ear of night -- Angels, from the realms of glory -- Joy to the world! -- O come, all ye faithful -- From heaven high -- How shall I fitly meet thee? -- While sheperds watched their flocks by night -- Beside thy cradle here I stand -- Hark! the herald angels sing -- O come, little children -- The Christmas tree -- Away in a manger -- Now it is Christmastime -- Jingle bells -- Prayer to the child Jesus -- Patapan -- Hold, men, hold -- Shepherds watched their flocks by night -- Wassail song -- Sleep, my little Jesus -- To Bethl'em I would go -- Once in royal David's city -- We three kings of Orient are -- The seven joys of Christmas -- The seven joys of Mary -- Sleep, my Savior, sleep -- O holy night -- He shall feed His flock -- The birthday of a king -- Eia, Eia -- The holy boy -- The kings -- We wish you a merry Christmas -- Lully, Lullay -- Christmas Eve canon -- Alleluia -- Dona nobis pacem -- Ave Maria -- Christmas is coming -- Will I get a Christmas present? -- On the corner -- Canon of the mimes -- Masters in this hall -- O, how lovely is the evening -- Merry Christmas -- Glory to God.
Summary:
More than 100 favority Christmas carols and songs selected for small groups. They are divided into six sections: British and American carols, carols from foreign parts, Christmas hymns and chorales, especially for children, Christmas solo songs, and Christmas rounds and canons,
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