ISBN 9780787765927.

For more than thirty years, George Emlen was music director of the legendary \"Christmas Revels,\" a musical and theatrical presentation that explores Christmas music and perspectives from a different world culture each year. Drawing on his deep knowledge and love of the repertoire, Emlen arranged carols from ten different countries as organ solos. This unique Christmas collection is sure to provide something fresh for your seasonal repertoire. The arrangements stand alone as voluntaries or can be combined into varied groupings as concert suites.

Song List: Away In A Manger I Saw Three Ships Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Silent Night We Three Kings

Song List: Noel Nouvelet Il est ne le divin Enfant I Saw Three Ships Winds Through The Olive Trees Infant Holy Infant Lowly Silent Night Holy Night Angels We Have Heard On High O Come Little Children

This score is based on the old British Carol "I saw three ships." There are seven variations preceding the fugue. After the theme has been stated, the first two variations extend the theme; the third variation introduces the pedals. The next three variations are in the style of Baroque genres: the fourth variation is a noel written as an homage to Daquin; the fifth variation is a figured chorale, in which the chorale Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her makes its first appearance; and the sixth is a Handelian rigaudon. The seventh variation is a "carillion" in which Von Himmel hoch reappears. After a dramatic, dissonant chord, the score concludes with a chorale fugue during which Von Himmel hoch appears in the pedal. Composed for and dedicated to David Higgs, in celebration of his twenty-five years of teaching at the Eastman School of Music. Duration: 6:45.

Song List: Hark the Herald Angels Sing Still Still Still Angels We Have Heard On High In the bleak midwinter Infance Holy Infant Lowly O Come All Ye Faithful Silent Night Go Tell It On the Mountain Angels from the Realms of Glory Joy To The World Once In Royal Davids City