A great gift for any music lover!

Did you know that many of the familiar Christmas carols and songs were written in the United States of America?

Now you can read about Christmas carols and songs written and performed in America.

This vast multimedia collection contains over 100 files including book, sheet music, audio, and video features on one convenient DVD-ROM.

The book is filled with fascinating facts about Christmas music in America.

Learn which American Christmas carol was the most popular one in 19th century America.

When was the old Afro-American spiritual, "Rise up shepherds and follow" first published?

Did you know when the first version in the USA was published of the popular Austrian carol, "Silent Night"?"

These and other facts are discussed in the book now available on this special DVD-ROM.

There is also a sheet music with Christmas carols edited and arranged by composer, Roger Hall.

These are the folders on the DVD-ROM highlighting Christmas music from the past:

 

 

01: Audio album No. 1 - "An Old-Fashioned American Christmas" (24 tracks)

With special guest, Roger Hall, from a Christmas Eve radio program
speaking about early American carols like "Joy To The World (ANTIOCH) shown in the above picture

 

 

02: Audio album No. 2 - "Christmas at the Movies" (12 audio tracks)

With special guest, Roger Hall, from a Christmas Eve radio program
discussing Christmas music from past movies,
including from the beloved 1946 film, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.

03: Book - Christmas Music in America

Including these chapters:

Lyrics to 18th and 19th century American Carols

1. BOSTON - music by William Billings, 1778
2. JUDEA - words & music by William Billings, 1778
3. BETHLEHEM - music by William Billings, 1778
4. SHERBURNE - music by Daniel Read, 1785
5. CAROL - music by Supply Belcher, 1794
6. NEW BETHLEHEM - music by Edward French, 1799
7. "While once in Judah's lovely land" - Shaker carol by Elder John Dunlavy, 1815
8. ANTIOCH - "Joy to the World" - music by Lowell Mason,1848
9. "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" - Richard S. Willis, 1850
10. "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" - John Henry Hopkins, 1857
11. "Up On The Housetop" - words & music by Benjamin R. Hanby, 1860
12. "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" - J. Baptiste Calkin & Johnny Marks
13. "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" - music by Lewis Redner, 1868
14. "Away In A Manger" - - James R. Murray,1887 & William Kirkpatrick,1895
15. "A Christmas Carol"- words & music by Charles E. Ives, 1894

Top 25 ASCAP Christmas Songs

It's A Wonderful Life: Christmas Music in Movies and Television

O Little Town of Bethlehem: Christmas Music in Concert

The Dark Night is Ending: Christmas Music on Radio

Bibliography: Where to Look for More information

Discography: Recommended Christmas Music

Supplement: Sheet Music of Six Christmas Carols



First verse of the title carol from the book:

Celebrate, Rejoice, and Sing!
Voices raised in caroling;
He has come the faithful kneel,
Bowed to worship their ideal;
Holy birth in lowly stall,
Glory be to Lord of all!
Come sing praises for this morn,
Halllelujah, Christ is born!

-- words by Roger Hall, 1979

04: Six Carols For Christmas - music arranged and composed by Roger Hall - click link for listening only

1. Santa Claus (Air with Variations) - for piano solo

2. The Prince of Peace (Shaker Christmas song) - for chorus

3. Shepherds Carol (folk carol) - for soloist and chorus

4, Hail to the joyous day!- for chorus - words by Royall Tyler (early American jurist and playwright)

5. A Christmas Song - for soloist - words by John Greenleaf Whittier

6. Celebrate, Rejoice and Sing! - words by Roger Hall

05: Research information

06: Image gallery

07: Sheet music of earlier American Christmas Carols

08: Concert videos:

Included on the disc are concert videos of six Shaker spirituals, arranged by Roger Hall,
including "Celestial Praises" from 1841 [shown above in Shaker alphabet music notation]
performed by soloists and chorus from The Canterbury Singers, Kathryn Southworth, Director.

 

The audio version is available on this AMRC CD.
To read how to order your copy of this CD -- click here

 

 

 

 

Order this collection
with the book, 42 audio files,
and 6 concert videos of festive Shaker spirituals
all included on one handy DVD-ROM with over 100 files!

 

Note: This disc is playable on a CD/DVD drive but not a DVD player.

 

Your order will help support the important preservation work of
the Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP)

 

This DVD-ROM is for USA orders only

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Christmas Music in America

 

 

 

These AMRC CDs are available separately...

"New Bethlehem" - Christmas Music in New England
(AMRC 0010)

 

 

 

 

 

"Auld Lang Syne" -
American Holiday Songs and Carols
(AMRC 0023)

 

 

 

Christmas Music in America
AMRC CD 0034

 

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