Item Number: S0.940053

On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King's birth!

This joyous Christmas song was first published by Luke Wadding, an Irish bishop, in a 17th century collection called Small Garland of Godly and Pious Songs. It became known as ?Sussex Carol? in the early 20th century upon being collected by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who heard it being sung by a folk singer in Sussex, England. He later included it in his choral settings, Eight Traditional English Carols and Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

This pedal harp arrangement is in the key of G flat (with a short section in D flat mixolydian for variety, from measures 56 to 65). There are no pedal changes.

The right hand has the melody most of the time, with the left hand accompanying; but the left hand gets to take center stage from measures 33 through 47; again from measures 86 through 89; and again at the end, from measures 100 through 106.

I?ve also made a lever harp arrangement of this song, which is similar except that it?s in the key of G. If you ever wanted to play this arrangement in G instead of G flat, you could do so just by setting the pedals to the key of G at the beginning (and ignoring the key signature).

Perfect for all Christmas events: from church services, to concerts, to parties.

For more harp arrangements by Stephanie Bennett, subscribe to HarpworldMusicCo on YouTube, and visit www.harpworld.com/sheetmusic.html.

I hope you enjoy sharing this cheerful song with your listeners, during many happy holidays! ? Stephanie Bennett

On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring.
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King's birth!

This joyous Christmas song was first published by Luke Wadding, an Irish bishop, in a 17th century collection called Small Garland of Godly and Pious Songs. It became known as ?Sussex Carol? in the early 20th century upon being collected by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who heard it being sung by a folk singer in Sussex, England. He later included it in his choral settings, Eight Traditional English Carols and Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

This lever harp arrangement is in the key of G (with a short section in D mixolydian for variety, from measures 56 to 65). There are no lever changes. It is suited for harps with at least 34 strings.

The right hand has the melody most of the time, with the left hand accompanying; but the left hand gets to take center stage from measures 33 through 47; again from measures 86 through 89; and again at the end, from measures 100 through 106.

This arrangement is great for all Christmas events, from church services to concerts to parties.
The YouTube video shows the pedal harp arrangement, which is exactly the same as the lever harp arrangement except that it is in the key of G flat instead of G; and it has ONE extra very low note at the very end.

For more harp arrangements by Stephanie Bennett, please subscribe to HarpworldMusicCo on Youtube, and visit www.harpworld.com/sheetmusic.html.
I hope you enjoy sharing this cheerful song with your listeners, during many happy holidays! - Stephanie Bennett

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. These tunes have been specifically designed for using lever harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

Excellent arrangements, upper intermediate to advanced. Each song segues seamlessly from one to the next with nifty modulations. Written expressly for pedal harp.
Table of Contents:
The First Nowell, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard, Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Coventry Carol, Of The Father's Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, We Three Kings, What Child Is This, God Rest Ye, Good King Wenceslas, He Is Born, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Deck the Hall.

5 Christmas songs arranged for 15 string harp (from Middle C)

Content:

1. Joy to the World

2. Jingle Bells

3. Angels We Have Heard on High

4. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)

5. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Christmas Songs (Volume 1) - 12 String Harp
Performance Demo: https://youtu.be/D0PZwzR01z4

Content:
1. Joy to the World https://youtu.be/D0PZwzR01z4
2. Jingle Bells https://youtu.be/TY-Q0IwR880
3. Angels We Have Heard on High https://youtu.be/3FW_rQKZ9_k
4. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) https://youtu.be/UmLcn564gV8
5. We Wish You a Merry Christmas https://youtu.be/cht5Cm_jla8.

Volume 2 in this series of standard Christmas melodies with lovely harmonies. Click on the samples to get an idea of how these arrangements flow. As in the first volume, the arrangements are in key order so that the entire collection can be played as a continuous suite, if desired. Lever and pedal changes are well-planned and well-marked. Keys of F, C, G, and D major (or relative minors). Table of Contents: What Shall I Give/What Is This Fragrance?, The Sussex Carol/I Saw Three Ships, Away in A Manger, Noel Nouvelet/Pat a Pan, The Huron Carol/I Wonder As I Wander, Christ Child's Lullaby, Personent Hodie, Oxen and Sheep/Let All Mortal Flesh, Angels and Shepherds/Polish Lullaby, In the Bleak Midwinter/Baloo Lammy.

5 Christmas songs arranged for 15 String harp (range from Middle C)

Contents:

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Good King Wenceslas
4. O Come All Ye Faithful
5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel.