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Since it is the Feast of the Holy Family this excellent John Bell piece is made for today. The text is here. This is another that GIA only seems to sell for handbells these days, although they do have this … Continue reading →

Entrance: We Three Kings Psalm 71 (McKenna) Lord, ev’ry nation on earth will adore you, will adore you Gifts: Star Child (Shirley Erina Murray – Carlton R. Young) AOV 2/43   Communion: The First Noel Thanksgiving: Born in the Night … Continue reading →

Entrance: Joy to the World Psalm 104 (McKenna) The Lord remembers his covenant forever. Gifts: What Child is This? Communion: Our Supper Invitation (Bates) AOV 1/185 Thanksgiving: Away in Manger Recessional: Angels We Have Heard on High

This carol from Trinidad might be suitable for a children’s Christmas pageant. The text is here. Musicnotes will sell you the sheet music – GIA only had a handbell arrangement.

I’m still trying to get all the Christmas songs that I haven’t already covered elsewhere from Gather 3rd ed. before Christmas arrives. This is a lovely song with a text by Sylvia G. Dunstan and set by Bob Moore. There … Continue reading →

This is another Christmas song of merit from the team of Mary Louise Bringle (words) and Sally Ann Morris (music). I like the line “summer’s heat or winter’s chill” as I think it’s the first time I’ve seen a Christmas … Continue reading →

I love the text of this Christmas song by Mary Louise Bringle based on Isaiah 9:1-6 with its obvious liturgical applications. The tune by Sally Ann Morris works well too, but I’d bring it down from Gm to Em for … Continue reading →

There are few more of these topical songs from Gather third ed. to get through before Christmas. Francis Patrick O’Brien, a priest from Boston with the most Irish name of all time, seems to be a GIA artist whose songs … Continue reading →

The guitar version of Gather third edition has a few more Christmas songs that are new to me. This one is a gentle Christmas song that is a singable alternative to the usual carols. It is by Francis Patrick O’Brien. … Continue reading →

Surprisingly after all the collections that I have blogged, Gather 3rd edition has some Christmas songs that I have not touched on as yet. This one has a wonderful text by Shirley Erena Murray. The text is available from the … Continue reading →