Wednesday, August 16, 2017

It's That Most-Wonderful Time of the Year...

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...


13 comments:

Ryana Lynn said...

God Rest Yellow Merry Gentleman
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Oh Holy Night
There's a Song in the Air...
Okay I'll stop there ;)

Liberty Bluebelle said...

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.)

O 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...)

Sharon K. Connell said...

"The Wexford Carole" is by far my favorite. And on a more modern note, "Mary Did You Know."

Anonymous said...

Oh, can I say just any and all? I love Christmas music!

But "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and "Huron Carol" are some of my favorites. :)

Paula Shreckhise said...

O, Little Town of Bethlehem, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Little Drummer Boy, In The Deep Midwinter.

Anonymous said...

What Child is This
Gentle Mary Lay Her Child
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Magnificat, by the Getty's

But I really love them all.

Kayla

Susan Johnson said...

Mary Did You Know is my current favorite. I like most Christmas carols, so it changes from time to time.

Amanda Tero said...

@ Ryana - ah, such a great list! :D I'm hoping to arrange some of those this fall!

@ 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!! :)

Anonymous said...

HI Amanda,

I 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

R. Franklin said...

Silent Night
Born to Die

Amanda Tero said...

@ Ashley - those are two good ones! I've been thinking about doing more duets. :) We shall see!

@ R. Franklin - Born to Die as in Ron Hamilton's? Love that one!

Anonymous said...

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". . .

~Katja L.

Amanda Tero said...

@ Katja - Handel has some beautiful ones. :) Love all of those!!!

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