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The Christmas Revels songbook : in celebration of the winter solstice : carols, processionals, rounds, ritual and children's songs

Title: The Christmas Revels songbook : in celebration of the winter solstice : carols, processionals, rounds, ritual and children's songs / compiled by John & Nancy Langstaff ; foreword by Susan Cooper.
Publication: Boston : D.R. Godine, 1985.

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Description

xi p., 147 p. of music; 25 cm.

Summary

This unusual collection of seasonal songs and carols brings together music with which Christmas Revels programs celebrate the holiday season and winter solstice.

Subjects

Note

Principally with piano acc.; in part also with chord symbols.
Includes indexes.

Contents

Alle psallite cum luya -- Brightest and best -- The truth from above -- Bells in the high tower -- Christmas Eve is here -- Deck the hall -- Go, tell it on the mountain -- Huron Indian carol -- Green grow'th the holly -- Jolly old hawk -- Mary had a baby -- Milford -- King Herod and the cock -- O little town of Bethlehem -- On Christmas night -- Silent night -- Star in the East -- The cherry tree carol -- The Christ Child's lullaby -- The first nowell -- The truth sent from above -- The Lord of the dance -- The moon shines bright -- The twelve days of Christmas -- While shepherds watch'd their flocks -- Wondrous love -- Exultation -- I saw three ships -- Masters in this hall -- Orientis partibus -- Personent hodie (on this day) -- Nova! Nova! -- Sing we noel -- Wexford carol -- The babe of Bethlehem -- Apple tree wassail -- Abbots Bromley horn dance tune -- Cornish wassail -- Gloucestershire wassail -- Gower wassail -- Please to see the king -- Kentucky wassail -- Somerset wassail -- The holly and the ivy -- Sussex mummers' carol -- The boar's head carol -- As I sat on a sunny bank -- Children, go where I send thee -- Dame, get up and bake your pies -- The carol of the birds -- The friendly beasts -- The wren song -- There was a pig went out to dig -- We've been awhile a-wandering -- What shall I give to the child? -- Glory to the mountain -- Here we come a-wassailing -- A Christmas round -- Oken leaves -- Dona nobis pacem -- Peace round -- Shalom chaverim -- The Alleluia round.

Call Number

JME 12-3

ISBN

0879235861
9780879235864
0879235918 (flexi)
9780879235918 (flexi)

LCCN

85070140

OCLC

12818676

Title

The Christmas Revels songbook : in celebration of the winter solstice : carols, processionals, rounds, ritual and children's songs / compiled by John & Nancy Langstaff ; foreword by Susan Cooper.

Imprint

Boston : D.R. Godine, 1985.

Edition

1st ed.

Added Author

Langstaff, John M.

Langstaff, Nancy.

Cooper, Susan, 1935-

Revels, Inc.

Research Call Number

JME 12-3

J Mu 783.6 C

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