Carol of the Bells and the Carols of Christmas for Beginner Piano Traditional Christmas Carols for Beginner Pianists by SilverTonalities!Including fingering tips and the letter names embedded into each notehead. This makes reading music a breeze, especially for beginners and allows you to quickly associate the correct notes and effortlessly recognize the pitch. • ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, originating from France and recounting the biblical story of the birth of Jesus, pages 1-3 • AS WITH GLADNESS MEN OF OLD, 19th century British Carol that celebrates the joy and wonder of the Magi''s journey to visit baby Jesus, 4-6 • AWAY IN A MANGER, celebrates the birth of Jesus surrounded by gentle animals and adoring angels, pages 7-9 • BLESSED BE THAT MAID MARIE, honors the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ through the perspective of the Virgin Mary, pages 10-11 • CAROL OF THE BELLS, with its origins deeply rooted in the Ukraine, this instrumental Carol was composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1916, pages 12-14 • FIRST CHRISTMAS NIGHT, an 1899 Carol also known as “I Should Have Heard”, pages 15-17 • GLOUCESTERSHIRE WASSAIL, originating from England, is sung during the Christmas season to celebrate the arrival of the coming new year, pages 18-19 • HERE IS JOY FOR EVERY AGE, a 13th Century Carol that celebrates the spirit of joy and unity that defines the holiday season, pages 20-21 • HURON CAROL “TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME’, originates from the indigenous Huron people of Canada and was written in the early 1600s by Jean de Brébeuf, a French Jesuit missionary, pages 22-23 • IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, composed by Gustav Holst, this Carol captures the serene and frosty essence of winter, pages 24-25 • JINGLE BELLS, the iconic Carol written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 and published under the title of “One Horse Open Sleigh” in 1857, pages 26-28 • JOSEPH DEAREST JOSEPH MINE, depicts the birth of Jesus and the role of Joseph as his earthly father, pages 29-31 • MY DANCING DAY, is a Carol dating back to the Medieval era that tells the story of Jesus’s life, pages 32-33 • O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL, also known as the Latin “Adeste Fideles”, calling for all faithful Christians to come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus, pages 34-35 • SILENT NIGHT, this classic Austrian Carol was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber, capturing the spirit of peace and harmony, pages 36-37 • THE SNOW LAYS DEEP UPON THE GROUND
