Christmas Near and Far (3 - 5 Oct)
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Audio Sample
Description
- Reproducible - Onetime Purchase with Unlimited Copies: Reproducible
- Author/Composer/Arranger: Sondra K. Tucker
- Octaves Used - Select One: 3 - 5 Octaves
- Level: Level 2, Level 3
- Topic: Christmas
- Use Caution with Techniques and/or Tempo: Caution
Christmas Near and Far is a wonderful collection of songs and carols from around the world. It is perfect for worship, and might be especially useful for forming the basis for a Christmas-themed concert. Each song is set in an appropriate style so the collection contains lots of variety to keep ringers interested and audiences engaged.
Tunes: THE VIRGIN MARY (West Indian carol); A LA RU (Hispanic folk melody); IL EST NE (French carol); WEXFORD CAROL (Irish carol); ISLA DEL ENCANTO (Puerto Rican carol); FUM, FUM, FUM (Catalan carol); "Farandole" from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 (Georges Bizet); SUO GAN (Welsh lullaby); GO TELL IT (African American spiritual)
Contents: From a Distant Home (De Tierra Lejana Venimos); Fum, Fum, Fum; Go, Tell it on the Mountain; He Is Born (Il Est Ne); O Sleep, Dear Holy Baby (A La Ru); Sleep, My Baby (Suo Gan), The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

