Celtic Harp for Christmas
LORI PAPPAJOHN

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A VERY SPECIAL SELECTION OF TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS TUNES AND CAROLS PERFORMED ON THE CELTIC HARP, FLUTE, CELLO & BELLS

TRACKS
1. GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN
     traditional English Carol
2. I WONDER AS I WANDER
     Appalachian Carol
3. SILENT NIGHT
     Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
4. FRIENDLY BEASTS/AWAY IN A MANGER
     12th century English Carol,W Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
5. WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR
FLOCKS BY NIGHT
     adapted from George F Handel (1685-1759)
6. BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE, ISABELLA
I SAW THREE SHIPS
     17th century French/traditional English
7. HURON CAROL
     French Melody
8. GOOD KING WENCESLAS
     14th century Melody
9. WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
     17th century English
10. FRANKINCENSE
      comp. Lori Pappajohn
11. A VOS DONA VERGE SANTA MARIA
     13th century Provencal
12. O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
     13th century French

This album was inspired by the peace and joy of the Christmas season. Once the tinsel and stark commercialism are stripped away, what is left is a celebration of birth — a celebration of light.

Throughout time immemorial, people of numerous cultures and backgrounds have gathered together in the darkest time of year to stave off the darkness and welcome the light.

When thinking of Christmas, I often recall our North American tradition with its snow-covered fields and forests and the sounds of church bells ringing out over the frozen land. Above the twilight-blue snow, high in the evening sky, stars glisten like ice. Inside candlelit churches, choirs rejoice. May this music reflect the reverence, peace and mystery of this season.

duration: 51.5 mins approx

catalogue numbers:
RECD522 (CD) RECS522 (cassette)