This Christmas Carol had its beginnings in Ukraine before 1900. This arrangement is a cappella satb, as was the original. This arrangement needs a moderate to higher level of singing experience, the words sung crisply, on the lips. The three-four time is easily directed in one, lasting a bit short of two minutes. A study in staccato use and in dynamics.

Your audiences will recognize the song and love this arrangement.

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Ellsworth ("El") McMeen has done over 220 solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements and compositions in the last 30 years. He has numerous recordings, books,
and DVD lessons and has concertized throughout the United States.

Of his work, he has selected for this voluminous book
60 pieces with his favorite melodies. (Among them is an instrumental
he composed for his wife, called "Song for Sheila.")

The music is diverse in genre and mood, but each piece is compelling in its own way.
Included are folk tunes, a classical piece, hymns, a patriotic song,
ancient Celtic harp music, lullabies, El's favorite Christmas song
("In the Bleak Midwinter"), El's favorite Irish jig ("The Kid on the Mountain"),
laments, love songs, and Irish airs.

El is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists.
https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Several of his recordings are referenced here:
https://elmcmeen.bandcamp.com/

The audio sampler contains all or part of the following selections, in the CGDGAD tuning
except as otherwise indicated. (When El has recorded some of this music, he has used a capo,
usually at fret II or IV, for tonal atmosphere.)

1. America the Beautiful
2. Be Still, My Soul
3. Be Thou My Vision
4. Carolan's Concerto
5. Carolan's No. 179
6. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
7. Give Me Your Hand
8. Hector the Hero
9. In the Bleak Midwinter
10. Jerusalem (Drop D)
11. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
12. Kid on the Mountain
13. My Mary of the Curling Hair
14. Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
15. Rose of Allendale
16. Song for Sheila

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.

Feast of Favorites, Vol. 2 is a lovely book for you and your harp. You need a harp with C below middle C and 24-26 strings. Larger harps can play too. These arrangements include chord symbols.The book contains 40 pages of music. The music hovers around intermediate.

You can view several sample pages above. The audio sample is an excerpt from "Fur Elise."

The book includes these sections and song titles:

The Quiet Side: "All the Pretty Little Ponies," "Sakura," "Barbara Allen," "Loch Lomond" and "Carolan's Dream."

Classical: "Merry Widow Waltz," "To a Wild Rose," "Minuett II," "O Mio Babbino Caro," "Polovtsian Dance," "Barcarolle," "Santa Lucia" and "Fur Elise."

Holiday: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Infant Holy," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," "While Shepherds Watched," "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "Toyland."

21 arrangements from many lands. These have been groomed and expertly honed during many tours to Denmark led by Beth Kolle.

Song List: Emma's Waltz, Finland, Norra Råda, Sweden, Harpa Vals, B. Kollé, Polonaise, Sweden (duet), Gråtarevalsen, A. Lindel (Sweden), Who Can Say?, K. Holsinger, Crossing the Divide, C. Roe, Harpa Pols, B. Kollé, Oh Shenandoah, America, On the Way to Stavanger, F. Aalto (USA), The Rights of Man, Ireland, Fanny Po'er, O Carolan (Ireland), Amerikaturen, Norway, Blind-Olav Reinlendar, Norway, Walking Tune, Sweden, Schottis, Sweden, J'ai Passé, Cajun (USA), Cornish Dance, Cornwall (Great Britain), Waltz for Kuisma, L. Keskinen (Finland), Kari Trestakk, Norway, Nordsetervalsen, Norway