Thursday, December 20, 2012

31 Days of Christmas Music: Day 20

Hi! It's Jilly. Today for the 31 Days of Christmas Music series I wanted to share one of my favorite Christmas carols, Oh Come All Ye Faithful.


I grew especially fond of this carol when I was in children's choir, when I learned a beautiful descant to go with it. 

I feel like I talk about children's choir a lot! But, being in choir helped shaped me into the musician I am today, so it only makes sense to talk about children's choir and other choirs I've been in when doing a series about music! 

The wonderful descant for this carol is sung on the second verse (or third, depending on the arrangement). It is written by David Willcocks, a giant in the choir world. The descant can be found in the book 100 Carols for Choirs, a book he worked on with John Rutter, another choral giant. 


'This book is awesome. It's chock full of wonderful Christmas music. A must for any music collector! In fact, I might just add one of these puppies to my cart right now!

Here's a video of the King's College choirs singing "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" with the infamous descant, conducted by the man himself!



I hope you enjoyed today's song. Come back tomorrow for more Christmas music awesomeness!



What's your favorite Christmas carol? 




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6 comments:

  1. Kelly ~ Our Everyday HarvestDecember 20, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    Beautiful! Christmas carols are the best. They really do bring a warmth to my heart. Thank you so much for sharing.

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    1. Jillian @ Hi! It's JillyDecember 20, 2012 at 3:05 PM

      Thanks! Yes, there is so much good music this time of year. I'm usually against Christmas music the rest of the year, but this coming year I might just make an exception!

      Thanks for commenting! You are grrrreat! :)

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  2. la petite luluDecember 20, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    It's so hard to choose a favourite - I think Silent Night would have to be it for me though. Following from the Weekend Blog Walk :)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Thanks for the Christmas music.
    A favorite song.
    Patricia @ Topiary Rose

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  4. UnknownDecember 20, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Me and the kids love Christmas carols. Found you through the Weekend Blog Walk and am now GFC following, would love you stop by and check out my blog. Merry Christmas!!

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  5. mail4roseyDecember 21, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    I had to turn the Pavarotti up! Awesome. : )

    Merry Christmas!

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Thanks for commenting! It really makes me smile!

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