Okay, so it's just time when musicians start thinking of that most-wonderful time of the year. ;) I'm hoping to stock up on Christmas arrangements at WAJN but I need some suggestions. So...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
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God Rest Yellow Merry Gentleman
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Oh Holy Night
There's a Song in the Air...
Okay I'll stop there ;)
Go Tell It On the Mountain! That's one of my favorites It helps that the Hymnworks Christmas album paired it with a really delightful classical piece.)
ReplyDeleteO Come All Ye Faithful has all the comfort of Christmas, and Joy to the World the rejoicing of Christmas. O Come, O Come Emmanuel has a beautiful, haunting feel to it, and Silent Night is just calm. I'd better stop. =D
Liberty Bluebelle
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
(Oh, the music for this verse is nice too. Handel, I think...)
"The Wexford Carole" is by far my favorite. And on a more modern note, "Mary Did You Know."
ReplyDeleteOh, can I say just any and all? I love Christmas music!
ReplyDeleteBut "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and "Huron Carol" are some of my favorites. :)
O, Little Town of Bethlehem, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Little Drummer Boy, In The Deep Midwinter.
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ReplyDeleteGentle Mary Lay Her Child
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Magnificat, by the Getty's
But I really love them all.
Kayla
Mary Did You Know is my current favorite. I like most Christmas carols, so it changes from time to time.
ReplyDelete@ Ryana - ah, such a great list! :D I'm hoping to arrange some of those this fall!
ReplyDelete@ Liberty - "For Unto Us a Child is Born!" I was JUST thinking about doing a piano arrangement of that. I wonder if it's been done before? (I imagine so... I just like to think that I'm the creative one ;) ) Great list and analysis of the music--so true!
@ Sharon - those are both beautiful ones!
@ Darcy - haha! So very true!! :) There are many beautiful ones!
@ Paula - thanks for the suggestions! Those all have such great melodies!
@ Kayla - yeah... love them all too. ;) "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" is a newer-known one for me. It's so beautiful!
@ Susan - yes, it is so hard to stick to one favorite for all time!! :)
HI Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI really like Hark the Hearald Angel Sing and Did you Hear What I Hear? That would be great if you could make them duets for advanced piano students. :) I have never played Did you Hear What I Hear, but would love to. It seems like it could be such a fun song to play. :)
Love,
Ashley
Silent Night
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@ Ashley - those are two good ones! I've been thinking about doing more duets. :) We shall see!
ReplyDelete@ R. Franklin - Born to Die as in Ron Hamilton's? Love that one!
Handel's "Messiah" has my favorite Christmas music ("For Unto us a Child is Born", "Glory to God in the Highest"). I also like "Hark! the Harald Angel Sings", "Joy to the World" (heart eyes!), "Good Bless ye Merry Gentlemen", "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". . .
ReplyDelete~Katja L.
@ Katja - Handel has some beautiful ones. :) Love all of those!!!
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