The Story of Christmas Arranged by Lynn Freeman Olson, Late Elementary Piano w/Sacred Narration
This attractive book contains a simple re-telling of the scriptural nativity story in a musical setting for young keyboard players, their families and their friends. There are written parts for keyboard, narrator and rhythm player (finger cymbals, drum, sand blocks, etc.) along with the words for each carol so others may sing along.
Title | Composer |
Angels We Have Heard on High | Chadwick (lyricist); Traditional (source) |
Away in a Manger | James E. Spilman (contributor); Martin Luther (lyricist) |
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | J. Baptiste Calkin (contributor); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (lyricist) |
Joy to the World | George Frederic Handel (contributor); Isaac Watts (lyricist) |
O Come, All Ye Faithful | John Francis Wade (contributor) |
O Come, Little Children | contributor: J. Schulz; lyricist: Von Schmidt |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | Phillips Brooks (lyricist); Lewis Redner (composer) |
Silent Night | Franz Grüber (contributor) |
The First Nowell | Traditional (source) |
We Three Kings of Orient Are | John Henry Hopkins (contributor) |
We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Traditional (source) |
What Child Is This? | William Chatterton Dix (lyricist); Traditional (source) |
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night | George Frederic Handel (contributor); Nahum Tate (lyricist) |
Winds Through the Olive Trees | Traditional (source) |