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

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.

Here are SIX Advent and Christmas favorites (with a bonus Seventh work!) in one useful set. These are creative arrangements that feature these holiday melodies in easily recognizable fashion, but with new and updated versions. The tunes included are:
Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)
Puer Nobis Nascitur (On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry, or Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth)
Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)
In Dulci Jubilo (Now Sing We, Now Rejoice)
Personent Hodie (On This Day, Earth Shall Ring)
Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night)
Bonus: Picardy (Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence), for trombone (or baritone, trumpet) and organ

Each of these works is available separately here, and full recordings and videos are also on this website, or on my YouTube channel of "OrganGuyPhil".

I hope you enjoy these seasonal favorites!

Song List: We Three Kings (John Hopkins, Jr.) Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn) Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (G Kirchengesang) The First Noel Il Est Ne' (He Is Born) (Arr: Diane Bish) Christmas Fantasy (Arr: Diane Bish)

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