| Description |
xx, 217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Christmas carols. London : Profile Books, 2014. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index. |
| Summary |
Shares the origins of twenty-one Christmas carols, including "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," "Away in a Manger," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas." |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Advent : -- 1. O come, o come Emmanuel -- Feasting and making ready : -- 2. O, Christmas tree -- 3. The holly and the ivy -- The journey to Bethlehem : -- 4. I saw three ships -- December 24: Christmas Eve : -- 5. O little town of Bethlehem -- December 25: Christmas Day : -- 6. Good Christian men, rejoice -- 7. O come, all ye faithful: Adeste, fideles -- "And there were shepherds, abiding in the fields" :-- 8. While shepherds watched -- 9. O holy night -- "Lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" : -- 10. Ding dong! Merrily on high -- 11. Angels from the realms of glory -- "Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God" : -- 12. Hark, the herald angels sing -- "They saw Mary and Joseph, and the babe, lying in a manger" : -- 13. Away in a manger -- 14. I wonder as I wander -- December 26: St. Stephen's Day : -- 15. Good King Wenceslas -- December 28: Holy innocents : -- 16. Personent hodie -- January 1 : -- 17. Here we come a-wassailing -- January 5: Twelfth night. : -- 18. The twelve days of Christmas -- January 6: Epiphany : -- 19. We three kings -- 20. What child is this? -- 21. Jingle bells -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index -- About the author. |
| Subject |
Carols -- History and criticism.
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Christmas music -- History and criticism.
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Carols. (OCoLC)fst00847722
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Christmas music. (OCoLC)fst00859831
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Title |
Christmas carols
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| ISBN |
9780718031527 |
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0718031520 |
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