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01/24/2020 |
The word carol
is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance
accompanied by singers (in turn derived from the Latin choraula).
Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were
not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice
celebrations as people danced round stone circles. Carols used to be
written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of
singing them at Christmas has really survived.
Below is a selection of Christmas
carols,
their
stories, lyrics, and my settings for the Great Highland Bagpipe. Check back frequently for updates.
CONTENTS
A B C D
G H I J
L O
P S T
U
W
A
A Great and Mighty Wonder
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
As with
Gladness Men of Old
Auld Lang
Syne
Away in
a Manger (Mueller)
Away in a Manager (Spilman)
B
Baloo, Lamby
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
C
Come Hither, Ye Children
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Coventry
Carol
D
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Do You Hear What
I Hear?
G
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Glad
Christmas Bells
Go, Tell
It on the Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Good
Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
|
H
Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born (Il
est né, le divin Enfant)
Here
We Come A-Wassailing
I
I Heard the
Bells on Christmas Day
I Saw Three
Ships
I Wonder
as I Wander
In the Bleak
Midwinter
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear
J
Joy to the World
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
L
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
O
O
Christmas Tree
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O
Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Redner)
O Little Town of
Bethlehem (Vaughan Williams)
O Sing
a Song of Bethlehem
O
Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful
On Christmas Night All Christians
Sing
Once in David's Royal City |
S
See,
Amid the Winter's Snow
Silent Night
Star of the
East
Still,
Still, Still
T
The Carol
of the Bagpipers
The First Noel
The Holy and
the Ivy
The
Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum)
The
Snow Lay on the Ground
The
Twelve Days of Christmas
U
Unto Us Is
Born a Son
W
We Three Kings
We
Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child
is This? (Greensleves)
While by My
Sheep
While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
(Winchester Old)
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
(George Frideric Handel)
Wise
Men Seeking Jesus |
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