With old words or new words, singing familiar carols or new songs, may you have a truly merry christmas. Treat yourself to a wide selection of snacks from one of our retail counters, from traditional favourites such as popcorn. Vaughan williamss fantasia on christmas carols which recording is best. The oxford book of carols 1964 edition open library. Songs of holly and ivy, especially traditional for the decoration of the houses, and a. Listed below are shaws compositions and arrangments. The new oxford book of carols hugh keyte, andrew parrott. The oxford book of flexible carols paperback alan bullard. Craig duncantraditional christmas carols with a touch of old english charm the holly and the ivy the cherry tree carolthe gooding carol good christian men rejoicethe sussex carolangels we have heard on highmasters in this hall the golden carol of the wisemenin the bleak midwintergod rest ye merry gentlementhe first noeldeck the halls the boars head carolthe. Visit your local bookshop in merry hill today for a great selection of books and gifts. The new oxford book of carols by choral score sheet music. With carols for advent, christmas, new year, and epiphany, and a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a musthave collection for all choirs. Have yourself a merry little christmas was made famous by the 1944 film meet me in st.
Christmas carols remain a large part of the popular christmas song canon. However, i was not able to find my favourite carol silent night. The new oxford book of carols is a collection of vocal scores of christmas carols. Contents of christmas carol collections expository.
Published in 1928, the oxford book of carols quickly became a classic with its. It contains 197 carols, most of which are for the christmas season, but some are for passiontide or easter, or for other seasons of the year. The oxford book of carols downloadable musical score. Oxford university press, music department, oxford and new york, 1994 notes. Its his commonplace book, containing a large number of carols in english. The oxford book series can always be counted on to be of the highest quality, carefully put together and well researched. Nov 12, 2011 9 in 1 remix christmas songs merry christmas. Enjoy a sparkle of festive magic this year with intu merry hills 17th annual christmas choir competition. A firm favourite with choirs for many years, this is a classic c. A collection of four joyful songs exploring the lighter side of the christmas. Christmastide epiphany herod the great jesus joseph mary massacre of the innocents. In addition to all the carols, both familiar and unfamiliar, there is a ton of information about the history of and the performance of carols. The oxford book of flexible carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes.
It became a widely used source of carols among choirs and church congregations in britain. Where multiple versions of a hymn or carol exists, notes concerning the song will be found at the bottom of the first version. The cowley carol book woodward, george ratcliffe imslp. The oxford book of carols is a collection of vocal scores of christmas carols and carols of other. Odeon dudley merry hill view listings and book cinema. A boy was born a christmas carol a great and mighty wonder a merry christmas a virgin most pure adeste fideles and there were shepherds angels, from the realms of glory as with gladness men of old away in a manger 2 versions blessed be that maid mary the blessed son of god the boars head carol.
I saw three ships come sailing in is a traditional and popular christmas carol from. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Full index of the hymns and carols a christmas carol. The oxford book of flexible carols by choral score sheet. Stories behind the bestloved songs of christmas by ace collins. The oxford book of carols downloadable musical score, 1928. The oxford book of carols by shaw, martin,vaughan williams, r.
The last word on english carols remains the 1928 oxford book of carols, which has almost all of the classic british songs. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Small pocket edition all of the pages are uncreased and tightly bound, the only flaws are some scuffs and light rubbing. The editors of the new oxford book of carols later dismissed the works to be found in this annual. An old english folk carol from devonshire, published in the oxford book of carols. Oup discontinued this book for a while and i am glad to see its return. The oxford book of carols by percy dearmer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Much more important was christmas carols ancient and modern, published by william sandys in 1833.
Title for christmas, easter, and ascensiontide composer woodward, george ratcliffe. Indexed from the 1998 paperback printing of the 1994 corrected edition. Oxford university press shorter new oxford book of. Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music on a variety of topics, religious and otherwise, regularly performed or heard around the christmas season. English hymnal 1906 and, later, the oxford book of carols 1928. It was first published in 1928 by oxford university press and was edited by percy dearmer, martin shaw and ralph vaughan williams. It is a widely used source of carols in among choirs and church congregations in britain. Cyndi lauper recorded this song on her christmas album. Vaughan williamss fantasia on christmas carols which recording. Our friendly booksellers are here to help you find your next favourite book. The oxford book of carols is a collection of vocal scores of christmas carols and carols of other seasons. Mostly satb choir, accompanied and a cappella sheet music book by. The new oxford book of carols by choral score sheet. The oxford book of carols is a book about carols printed by oxford university press in 1956.
With a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a must for all choirs at christmas. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The oxford book of carols, published in 1928, is still one of oxford s bestloved books among scholars, church choristers, and the vast number of people who enjoy singing carols. Lullay my liking lutebook lullaby make we joy make we merry marys wandering masters in this hall may carol mayday garland the merchants. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers. Published in 1928, the oxford book of carols quickly became a classic with its combination of original tunes and texts, as well as more modern compositions. Unto a virgin fair and free whose name was called mary. The information in this post came mostly from three different sources. We plan to visit oxford for a long weekend in december and i was wondering if there are any christmas carol concerts on in the city. It contains a handy table of for those interested in christmas carols especially those carols outside the standard, late 20th century, popular, american canon, the new oxford book of carols is an excellent resource.
References for yule songs in english most of these references are christian and are useful for the words and music but not for anything else. Much of the matter contained in it is, however, of earlier date. We would love to experience an oxford university,great hall, hogwarts, college choir, christmas carols type concert. The original comprehensive collection of 100 traditional and modern carols, including many previously unpublished settings by our popular com posers, for choirs of all abilities. Many of shaws christmas carols and arrangements are still available separately, see christmas but far better value is the classic obc itself, which still in print. Aug 12, 2011 the oxford book of carols by percy dearmer, 1964, oxford university press edition, in english music ed. The new oxford book of carols has been in my collection for several years in the hardcover form. Buy the oxford book of carols music ed by percy dearmer, r. Shaws original compositions with 1st verse from obc part iv. The only christmas carols that are any good, a definitive. I have the shorter version of this book released by oxford, and plan to get the newer version of the original, longer book of carols, as well. This is the commonplace book of one richard hill, a tradesman of the city of london, written in the early part of the 16th century.
William sandys, christmas carols ancient and modern london. Christmas with the poets is a handsome anthology of songs, carols and descriptive verses. This volume is not intended to replace this classic but to supplement it. Music and texts of 201 carols for the christmas season many in more than one setting, each with copious notes on historical background and. It was first published in 1992 by oxford university press oup and was edited by hugh keyte and andrew parrott. Louis, where it was sung by judy garland and this is complemented with o christmas tree, one of the most popular german traditional carols, and the original another christmas composed. Nov 05, 1992 the new oxford book of carols presents an authoritative anthology. The carols here printed are taken from the hill collection balliol, ms. In the christianized version of this song written down by richard hill about 1530 as. Complete, fully searchable information about the oxford book of carols. The playing of the merry groan in the chorus refers to a gruhn.
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