12 of the best loved Christmas songs in easy arrangementsfor two flutes. These arrangements focus on giving lots of practice reading andperforming in the low and middle registers whilst taking part in some festivefun. Perfect for school concerts or extra fun lessons. Enjoy! Happy Holidays!

Range: Written E (1st line of the stave) ? Bflat (above the stave)

Keys: Neutral, 1 flat and 1 sharp

1. Away in a Manger

2. Deck the Halls

3. Jingle Bells

4. Silent Night

5. O Christmas Tree

6. Twelve Days ofChristmas

7. We Wish You a MerryChristmas

8. Good King Wenceslas

9. God Rest Ye MerryGentlemen

10. The Holly and theIvy

11. We Three Kings ofOrient Are

12. The First Noel

Spanish Christmas Carol for 2 Flutes

The composer of the song La nana, balada al niño Jesús was José Ramón Gomis, born in Novelda, Alicante;2 the lyrics are by Juan Francisco Muñoz y Pabón. The Society of Spanish Authors published the score in 1904.3

The song was compiled by the musicologist Kurt Schindler in his work "Folk music and poetry of Spain and Portugal",4 as collected by the author in Medinaceli, Soria, around 1930.5 Someone sang the first eight bars of the melody composed by José Ramón Gomis, and some verses of the lyrics.6

The first recordings of the song are from 1931,7 performed by Marcos Redondo for the Casa Odeón, and from 1932,8 performed by Julio Vidal and his group for La voz de su amo.

There is an arrangement of four mixed voices entitled Fuentecilla que corres. It was performed by Eduardo Cifre,9 in 1974 or 75.6 and is very popular among Spanish choirs.