The Christmas Revels Songbook: Carols, Processionals, Rounds, Ritual and Children's Songs in Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Gr 4 Up A new aspect of music for the Christmas season is introduced for those who have not experienced a ``revels'' or Winter Solstice celebration. The erudite introduction explains the interrelatedness of medieval, modern, religious and pagan seasonal rituals. Familiar carols are present in familiar and unfamiliar tunes, as well as tunes that are hard to find (``Jolly Old Hawk'' and ``King Herod and the Cock''). Carols, processionals, ritual songs, rounds and children's songs broaden the sense of what ``Christmas songs'' are. The creamy pages and droll woodcuts will have most appeal for older readers, but the music is accessible to anyone who likes to sing. Pious cathedral choirs, Christmas pageant directors and modern high-fidelity afficionados will all benefit from this collection. Dana Whitney Pinizzotto, The Parish Day School of the Church of the Transfiguration, DallasCopyright 1986 Cahners Business Information, Inc.