PART 1: COMPOSED CAROLS THE MIDDLE AGES O solis ortus cardine Angelus ad Virginem Verbum caro factum est: Dies est leticie Verbum caro factum est: In hoc anni circulo Verbum Patris umanatur Veni, veni, Emanuel Qui creavit celum Corde natus ex Parentis Personent Hodie Puer nobis nascitur ENGLISH CAROLS 1400-1700 Nova! nova! Hayl, Mary, ful of grace Ther is no rose of swych vertu Nowel: Owt of your slepe aryse Thys endere nyghth I saw a syghth Lully, Lulla, thow littel tyne child Come, love we God! Swete was the song the Virgine soong Thus angels sung While shepherds watched their flocks by night O remember Adam's fall: Remember, O thou man EUROPEAN CAROLS 1550-1700 Riu, riu, chiu Verbum caro factum est Y la Virgen le desia Gaudete! En! natus est Emanuel Puer natus in Bethlehem Resonet in laudibus Quem pastores laudavere In dulci jubilo Vom Himmel hoch, da komm'ich her Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt! Ein Kindlein in der Wiegen Es ist ein Roess entsprungen O Jesulein Suss! o Jesulein mild! EUROPE AND AMERICA 1700-1830 Adeste, fideles Christians, awake! Lo! he comes, with clouds descending Joy to the world! Come, let us all with heart and voice A virgin unspotted Ye nations all, on you I call Glory to God on high Hail the blest morn! Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht! Rejoice, ye tenants of the earth Sound, sound your instruments of joy! THE LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY Hark! the herald angels sing Once, in royal David's city See, amid the winter's snow Angels, from the realms of glory Good King Wenceslas looked out What child is this Three Kings of Orient Away in a manger O little town of Bethlehem It came upon the midnight clear THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Ding-dong ding! Past three o'clock Blessed be that maid Marie Ding! dong! merrily on high Lullay, my liking In the bleak mid-winter Wither's Rocking Hymn Torches Watts's Cradle Hymn Make we joy now in this fest There is no rose of such virtue Adam lay ybounden PART TWO: TRADITIONAL CAROLS ENGLISH TRADITIONAL The Boar's Head Carol The holly and the ivy Now the holly bears a berry The Cherry Tree Carol O Joseph, being an old man truly The Seven Joys of Mary Tomorrow shall be my dancing day The Twelve Days of Chrsitmas Rejoice and be merry The first 'Nowell!' All hayle to the dayes On Christmas Night all Christians sing A virgin unspotted I saw three ships come sailing in LUCK-VISIT SONGS This is the truth sent from above God rest you merry, gentlemen We wish you a merry Christmas Wassail! wassail all over the town! Here we come a-wassailing IRISH TRADITIONAL The darkest midnight in December Good people all, this Christmastime WELSH TRADITIONAL Oer yw'r gwr sy'n methu caru Deck the hall with boughs of holly AMERICAN TRADITIONAL O Mary and the baby, sweet lamb! Go tell it on the mountain Rise up, shepherd, and follow! Sing we the Virgin Mary I wonder as I wander TRINIDADIAN TRADITIONAL The Virgin Mary had a baby boy GERMAN TRADITIONAL Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging Kommet, ihr Hirten Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe du O du frohliche! O du selige! O Tannenbaum CZECH TRADITIONAL Zezulka z lesa vylitla Hajej, nynej, Jezisku POLISH TRADITIONAL W zlobie lezy PROVENCAL TRADITIONAL Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris Guillo, pran ton tamborin! De matin ai rescountra lou trin Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle! Noel nouvelet! Dans cette etable Quelle est cette odeur agreable Quittez, pasteurs Il est ne, le divin Enfant! Berger, secoue ton sommeil profond! Les anges dans nos campagnes BASQUE TRADITIONAL Birjina gaztettobat segoen SPANISH TRADITIONAL El desembre congelat Veinticinco de diciembre El Noi del la Mare NEOPOLITAN TRADITIONAL Quando nascette Ninno