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25 years of compositions, arrangements and tunes

  1. 18H AGO

    Silent Night

    Christmas Eve -  a magical night - when Santa is on his way. Carrots for the reindeer, a glass of sherry by the fireplace, empty pillow slip left at the bottom of the bed and excited children trying to stay awake but wanting to go to sleep ready for the next day.

    3 min

  2. 1D AGO

    'Twas the night before Christmas

    For us Christmas begins on Christmas Eve when family arrive and settle down for the duration. So the 23rd is the night before Christmas. This is my attempt at a Christmas tune.

    5 min

  3. 2D AGO

    El Noi de la Mare

    Miguel Llobets arrangement ofthe Catalan Christmas Folk Song - " the son of the mother" - was apparently popularised by Seqovia who played it as an encore in recitals.

    2 min

  4. 3D AGO

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Bert Jansch's folk version of the Gustav Holst melody is one of my favourite Christmas tunes. "In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. It was published under the title "A Christmas Carol" in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly,[1][2] and first collected in book form in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems(Macmillan, 1875). It has been set to music several times. Two settings, those by Gustav Holst and by Harold Darke, are popular and often sung as Christmas carols. Holst's is a hymn tune called Cranham, published in 1906 in The English Hymnal and simple enough to be sung by a congregation.

    3 min

  5. 4D AGO

    Dulce Jubilo / I Saw Three Ships

    The two tunes interchange in this version for acoustic bass and two guitars

    2 min

  6. 5D AGO

    Carol of the Bells

    The wiki bit : Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk". The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in or before 1916; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky. A generation know it from the film Hole Alone with John Williams version of the piece.  I associate it with our short time in Spain when the staff choir sang it beautifully in the Christmas Concert of 2019.

    2 min

  7. 6D AGO

    The Fairytale of New York

    The great anthem from the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan was composed by MacGowan and Jim Finer. The song doesn't seem to age at all - but seems to have had quite a long path to being fully realised. It was finally released in 1987. I love the music and hope this version is an OK instrumental version.

    3 min

  8. DEC 17

    Christmas Concerto - movt. 6 - Corelli

    The beautiful last movement of the Christmas Concerto arranged for 4 guitars.

    4 min
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25 years of compositions, arrangements and tunes

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