SKU: CA.240700
Composed by Various.
Edited by Martin
Schmeisser, Christine
Riedl. LIEDERPROJEKT.
Weihnachtslieder Aus
Aller Welt.
Buch+Mitsing-Cd. Sacred
vocal music, Christmas
Carols. Songbook with
sing-along CD. 128 pages.
Carus Verlag #CV
02.407/00. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.240700).
ISBN
9790007165949.
Thro
ughout the world
Christmas is celebrated -
sometimes at the end of
December, sometimes at
the beginning of January.
And everywhere, singing
Christmas carols is part
of the celebrations. Some
carols, such as Adeste
fideles - O come, all ye
faithful - are sung
throughout the world, but
many countries have their
own particular carols
which reflect their own
customs and traditions.
These Christmas carols
from all over the world
feature in the latest
instalment of the
LIEDERPROJEKT which is
published in autumn 2015.
For the song book the
editors have chosen about
72 carols from over 40
countries - from Spain
and Poland, from Mexico
and Canada, China and
Australia, Iceland and
the Congo. The spectrum
is wide-ranging:
indispensible standards
(carols, spirituals,
noels) are joined by
musical treasures which
are largely unknown. All
the songs are given in
their original language
and in German
translation, with chord
symbols above the music
for easy instrumental
accompaniment. The song
book contains an
instrumental CD to get to
know the pieces and sing
along with. For all the
songs, one or two verses
have been recorded, and
different instruments and
arrangements give an idea
of the wide musical
range. Frank Walka, who
illustrated the hugely
successful Wiegenlieder
(Lullabies) and
Weihnachtslieder
(Christmas Carols)
volumes for the
LIEDERPROJEKT, has
created 17 beautiful
double-page illustrations
for the song book. Audio
versions of the spoken
original texts, to help
with pronunciation, are
available at
www.liederprojekt.org
under each song title,
and help with learning
the carols.
