This is a real treasury of the most popular Christmas carols arranged for the parish choir. There are 100 carols in total, many with descants, including the classic arrangements of Charles Wood and John Stainer plus newer settings by Malcolm Archer, Richard Lloyd, Sarah Watts and others.
Contents: A baby is born A child this day is born Adam lay-y-bounden A great and mighty wonder All my heart this night rejoices Angels from the realms of glory As Joseph was a-walking A Virgin most pure Away in a manger (Version 1) Away in a manger (Version 2) Bethlehem Carol Bethlehem silently sleeping (One little angel) Blessed be that maid Mary Child in the manger Christians, awake! Christ was born on Christmas Day (Version 1) Christ was born on Christmas Day (Version 2) Christmas Poor Come to Bethlehem Deck the hall Ding dong, ding dong (Ragtime carol) Ding dong! merrily on high Dormi, Jesu Gently, gently, softly sleeping (A Christmas lullaby) God rest you merry, gentlemen (Version 1) God rest you merry, gentlemen (Version 2 – Charleston carol) Good Christians all, rejoice Good King Wenceslas Go, tell it on the mountain Hark, the herald-angels sing He is born, the holy one! Here we come a-wassailing (The wassail song) Hush! My dear, lie still (Version 1) Hush! My dear, lie still (Version 2) In dulci jubilo (Version 1) In dulci jubilo (Version 2) Infant holy, infant lowly In the bleak mid-winter I saw a fair maiden I saw three ships (Version 1) I saw three ships (Version 2) It came upon the midnight clear I wonder as I wander Joy to the world! King Jesus hath a garden Little donkey Little Jesus, sweetly sleep (The rocking carol) Long ago in Bethlehem Love came down at Christmas Low, how a Rose e’er blooming Lullay my liking Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Coventry Carol) Lute Book Lullaby Mary had a baby My Jesus, dear heart (Balulalow) Now the holly bears a berry O Christmas tree O come, all ye faithful O come, O come, Emmanuel Of the Father’s love begotten O little one sweet O little town of Bethlehem Once in royal David’s city On Christmas night all Christians sing (Sussex Carol) On the first day of Christmas (The twelve days of Christmas) O sleep, thou heaven-born treasure (The shepherds’ cradle song) Peace is the baby born Rejoice and be merry See amid the winter’s snow See him living on a bed of straw Silent night Simeon’s Song Sing lullaby Sleep, holy babe Sleep, holy child Still, still, still Sweet baby, sleep (Wither’s rocking carol) Sweet was the song the Virgin sung Sweet was the Virgin’s song The angel Gabriel The first good joy that Mary had (The seven joys of Mary) The first Nowell The holly and the ivy There’s a star in the east (Rise up, shepherd, and follow) There stood in heaven a linden tree (The linden tree carol) The Shepherd’s farewell The snow lay on the ground The stable where the oxen stood (The manger bright) The Virgin Mary had a baby boy Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Unto us a boy is born Unto us is born a son (Version 1) Unto us is born a son (Version 2) We three kings of Orient are We wish you a merry Christmas What child is this Whence is that goodly fragrance When Jesus Christ was yet a child While shepherds watched (Version 1) While shepherds watched (Version 2)
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