| Description |
1 online resource (326 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Christmas as a Holy Day; The Birth of Jesus; Away in a Manger; The Babe; The Birthday of a King; A Boy Is Born in Bethlehem; Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; The Child Jesus; Coventry Carol; From Heaven Above to Earth I Come; He Is Born, the Holy Child; He Smiles Within His Cradle; In the Bleak Mid-Winter; Jesus Holy, Born So Lowly; O Bethlehem!; O Come, Little Children; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Once in Royal David's City; Polish Lullaby; Rocking; The Simple Birth; Sleep, My Little Jesus |
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The Sleep of the Infant JesusThe Snow Lay on the Ground; Song of the Nuns of Chester; What Child Is This?; Mary and Joseph; Ave Maria; Blessed Be That Maid Marie; The Cherry Tree Carol; I Sing of a Maiden; Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; The Seven Joys of Mary; There Is No Rose of Such Virtue; A Virgin Most Pure; Angels; Angels from the Realms of Glory; Angels We Have Heard on High; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; It Came upon the Midnight Clear; Susani; The Shepherds; Angels and Shepherds; Come Leave Your Sheep; The First Nowell; Shepherd, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep |
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Shepherd's CarolWhence Is That Goodly Fragrance; While by My Sheep; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks; The "Three Kings"; As with Gladness Men of Old; I Saw Three Ships; The March of the Kings; We Three Kings of Orient Are; The Nights of Christmas; Brightest and Best; Carol of the Bagpipers; How Brightly Beams the Morning Star; O Holy Night; Silent Night; There's a Song in the Air; 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime; Star of the East; Watchman, Tell Us of the Night; Christmas Worship; Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light; The Garden of Jesus; Love Came Down at Christmas |
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O Come All Ye FaithfulO Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Of the Father's Love Begotten; Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne; Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying; Spirituals; Children, Go Where I Send Thee!; Go Tell It on the Mountain; I Wonder as I Wander; The Last Month of the Year; Mary Had a Baby; Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow; Christmas Joy; All My Heart This Night Rejoices; Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn; Good Christian Men, Rejoice; The Happy Christmas Comes Once More; I Am So Glad on Christmas Eve; In Dulci Jubilo; Joy to the World!; Masters in This Hall; O Thou Joyful Day |
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Part II: Christmas as a HolidayWinter Fun; Let It Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!; A Marshmallow World; Sleigh Ride; Winter Wonderland; Holiday Greetings; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Happy Holiday; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; A Holly Jolly Christmas; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Holiday Festivities; Auld Lang Syne; The Boar's Head Carol; Christmas Is Coming; Dance Carol; Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly; Gloucestershire Wassail; Good King Wenceslas; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day; The Christmas Tree and Holiday Decorations; The Holly and the Ivy |
| Summary |
Like that Biblical, astronomical star of Bethlehem, The Christmas Carol Reader guides readers on their quest for information about Christmas songs. Studwell gathers a composite picture of the world's most important and famous carols and includes an ample selection of lesser-known Christmas songs. All of the carols are presented in their historical and cultural contexts which adds to readers'understanding and appreciation of the songs. As the only book that covers this elusive topic, The Christmas Carol Reader informs and entertains readers on over 200 songs of all types (sacred and secular), of |
| Notes |
It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Carols -- History and criticism
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Carols.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hoffmann, Frank
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Cooper, B. Lee
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| ISBN |
9781136591389 |
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1136591389 |
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