Product Description / Contents
An anthology of items selected from the massive New Oxford Book of Carols, which was immediately acclaimed on publication as the ultimate source-book for carol lovers and scholars. Covering nine centuries of Christmas music from around the world, the book contains some 120 carefully selected carols, providing a mixture of popular and unfamiliar material in straightforward settings. Each carol is accompanied by a short note on its historical background.
Contents
PART 1: COMPOSED CAROLS;
THE MIDDLE AGES;
O solis ortus cardine;
Angelus ad Virginem;
Verbum caro factum est: Dies est leticie;
Verbum caro factum est: In hoc anni circulo;
Verbum Patris umanatur;
Veni, veni, Emanuel;
Qui creavit celum;
Corde natus ex Parentis;
Personent Hodie;
Puer nobis nascitur;
ENGLISH CAROLS 1400-1700;
Nova! nova!;
Hayl, Mary, ful of grace;
Ther is no rose of swych vertu;
Nowel: Owt of your slepe aryse;
Thys endere nyghth I saw a syghth;
Lully, Lulla, thow littel tyne child;
Come, love we God!;
Swete was the song the Virgine soong;
Thus angels sung;
While shepherds watched their flocks by night;
O remember Adam's fall: Remember, O thou man;
EUROPEAN CAROLS 1550-1700;
Riu, riu, chiu;
Verbum caro factum est;
Y la Virgen le desia;
Gaudete!;
En! natus est Emanuel;
Puer natus in Bethlehem;
Resonet in laudibus;
Quem pastores laudavere;
In dulci jubilo;
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm'ich her;
Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht;
Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt!;
Ein Kindlein in der Wiegen;
Es ist ein Roess entsprungen;
O Jesulein Suss! o Jesulein mild!;
EUROPE AND AMERICA 1700-1830;
Adeste, fideles;
Christians, awake!;
Lo! he comes, with clouds descending;
Joy to the world!;
Come, let us all with heart and voice;
A virgin unspotted;
Ye nations all, on you I call;
Glory to God on high;
Hail the blest morn!;
Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht!;
Rejoice, ye tenants of the earth;
Sound, sound your instruments of joy!;
THE LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY;
Hark! the herald angels sing;
Once, in royal David's city;
See, amid the winter's snow;
Angels, from the realms of glory;
Good King Wenceslas looked out;
What child is this;
Three Kings of Orient;
Away in a manger;
O little town of Bethlehem;
It came upon the midnight clear;
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY;
Ding-dong ding!;
Past three o'clock;
Blessed be that maid Marie;
Ding! dong! merrily on high;
Lullay, my liking;
In the bleak mid-winter;
Wither's Rocking Hymn;
Torches;
Watts's Cradle Hymn;
Make we joy now in this fest;
There is no rose of such virtue;
Adam lay ybounden;
PART TWO: TRADITIONAL CAROLS;
ENGLISH TRADITIONAL;
The Boar's Head Carol;
The holly and the ivy;
Now the holly bears a berry;
The Cherry Tree Carol;
O Joseph, being an old man truly;
The Seven Joys of Mary;
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day;
The Twelve Days of Chrsitmas;
Rejoice and be merry;
The first 'Nowell!';
All hayle to the dayes;
On Christmas Night all Christians sing;
A virgin unspotted;
I saw three ships come sailing in;
LUCK-VISIT SONGS;
This is the truth sent from above;
God rest you merry, gentlemen;
We wish you a merry Christmas;
Wassail! wassail all over the town!;
Here we come a-wassailing;
IRISH TRADITIONAL;
The darkest midnight in December;
Good people all, this Christmastime;
WELSH TRADITIONAL;
Oer yw'r gwr sy'n methu caru;
Deck the hall with boughs of holly;
AMERICAN TRADITIONAL;
O Mary and the baby, sweet lamb!;
Go tell it on the mountain;
Rise up, shepherd, and follow!;
Sing we the Virgin Mary;
I wonder as I wander;
TRINIDADIAN TRADITIONAL;
The Virgin Mary had a baby boy;
GERMAN TRADITIONAL;
Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging;
Kommet, ihr Hirten;
Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe du;
O du frohliche! O du selige!;
O Tannenbaum;
CZECH TRADITIONAL;
Zezulka z lesa vylitla;
Hajej, nynej, Jezisku;
POLISH TRADITIONAL;
W zlobie lezy;
PROVENCAL TRADITIONAL;
Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris;
Guillo, pran ton tamborin!;
De matin ai rescountra lou trin;
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle!;
Noel nouvelet!;
Dans cette etable;
Quelle est cette odeur agreable;
Quittez, pasteurs;
Il est ne, le divin Enfant!;
Berger, secoue ton sommeil profond!;
Les anges dans nos campagnes;
BASQUE TRADITIONAL;
Birjina gaztettobat segoen;
SPANISH TRADITIONAL;
El desembre congelat;
Veinticinco de diciembre;
El Noi del la Mare;
NEOPOLITAN TRADITIONAL;
Quando nascette Ninno
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