This short collection of 12 delightful and inventive miniatures for piano is intended for any Christmas event in schools and churches. They could be used as musical interludes in the narration of the Biblical nativity story or would be suitable for any end-of-semester events. All the pieces are short and with the exception of the final one, each fits on to a single page. They are written with the intermediate pianist in mind although there is quite wide range of difficulty level between the pieces. They can be performed in any order you wish, or even with different pianists taking part. The titles include: Desert Horizon, Camel Train, To the Evening Star, Pilgrims? Song, Song of the Two Shepherds, The Call to the Stable, Song of the Eastern Kings, Mary?s Lullaby to the Child, Ballad of Mary and Joseph, Dance of the Nativity, Hymn to the Holy Child, The Bells Ring Out. The audio sample contains the following numbers (1) Desert Horizon; (2) Camel Train; (3) Song of the Two Shepherds; (4) The Call to the Stable; (5) Dance of the Nativity; (6) Hymn to the Holy Child and (7) The Bells Ring Out.

This book is a collection of Christmas carols and holiday songs in soft, nostalgic, and reflective styles for those quiet moments of the season and based on Dr. Stevens' album "Quiet Christmas Piano" which will soon be available on on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Amazon, and other streaming outlets. All of the songs are also available on SMP as individual selections.

Titles include: Sing We Now of Christmas, Deck the Halls, O Christmas Tree, Angels from the Realms of Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, Silent Night, Joy to the World, Infant Holy Infant Lowly, Mary?s Lullaby, O Come Little Children with Jesus Loves Me, In the Bleak Midwinter, Toyland, What Child Is This, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and Away in a Manger.

The YouTube video features ?O Come Little Children with Jesus Loves Me,? while the MP3 contains the first song, ?Sing We Now of Christmas.?

James Michael Stevens is prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College.

A beautifully soothing combination of the classic hymn Amazing Grace and childhood bible song Jesus Loves Me. A wonderful piano arrangement of of two well-known religious pieces, blended together seamlessly in a quiet, lullabye style. Intermediate level.

Christine Brown is a Kawai Piano Artist and award-winning composer of the new age, neo-classical solo piano genre. Christine has released 12 albums including original music, Christmas arrangements, as well as cover songs and children's music. Awarded Best Solo Piano Album 2014 for her original compositions on the CD "Souvenirs", two other albums were also nominated for the prestigious award by Solo Piano Radio.com, for "Promise" and "The Wishing Well". A unique collection of mashup cover songs, "Seamless" was awarded Best Pop/Rock Solo Piano Album 2016 by SoloPiano.com, blending classical pieces into a pop/rock seamless arrangements of timeless classics. Christine's holiday CD, "A Classic Christmas" was named "2012 Favorites List" by MainlyPiano.com. You can find Christine Brown on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes and Amazon, as well as visit her website at https://www.christinebrownpiano.com/
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