Some people take trips when they go on vacation. Some people catch up on their sleep. I’m taking a week of vacation, and I decided to finish up the collection of Christmas carols that I’ve been working on for several years, and finally turn it into a book. Here it is:
“The Yuletide Song and Carol Book” — This is a collection of four dozen Yuletide songs, in easy arrangements for SATB voices. Songs include familiar classics such as “Joy to the World,” lesser-known favorites like “Sussex Mummers Carol” and “Los Posadas,” familiar songs such as “Go Tell It on the Mountains” that are hard to find in SATB arrangements, and a few little-known gems such as William Billings’ “Shiloh.” The texts mostly come from older Unitarian, Universalist, American Ethical Union, and Quaker hymnals and songbooks, and will appeal to most religious liberals. Suitable for carolers, choirs, and informal groups that enjoy singing four-part harmony. 8-1/2×11, 100 pp., $9.99.
Now available through Lulu.com
(Soon to be available for distribution through Ingram, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.)
I think you need a more specific title, so it’s obvious these are old-style phrasings and versions of the carols.
Anna Carolina, you may well be right. But the point of the title is that the key word is “Yuletide,” not “Christmas” — the hope is that religious progressives will figure out that there are some wassail songs and other non-Christmas songs.