AN AFTERNOON OF HOLIDAY MUSIC Presented by the BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN DULCIMER PLAYERS

AUGUSTA COUNTY LIBRARY, December 15, 2018 AEOLIAN VOICES featuring CHARLIE JONES, LES BURT,

and DINAH ANSLEY HEY! HO! NOBODY HOME 16th cent. English carol GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN 18th cent. English carol SHALOM CHAVORIM Trad. Hebrew Folk Song WHAT CHILD IS THIS Tune: GREENSLEELVES, 16th cent English

Lyrics: William C. Dix, 1865 DULCE featuring SHARON BAIOCCO, JOAN BARNETT, LYNN GOULD, ESTELLE PHILLIPS, and JOANN SPARACIO

ODE TO JOY 1824, Beethoven, from the 9th Symphony O CHRISTMAS TREE Trad. German carol TELL ME THE STORY 1880’s, Fanny Crosby and John Sweney SILVER BELLS 20th cent. Popular Christmas Song

J. Livingston and R. Evans SA EG SPOA Icelandic Round, arr.: W. L. Collins

SWEET STRING SISTERS featuring PATRICIA CASH, SHANNON TATE, CAROL RALSTON, and DEBBIE CAMBELL

WE THREE KINGS 1857, John Henry Hopkins, New York City AWAY IN A MANGER 19th cent. North American Christmas carol AULD LANG SYNE attributed to Robert Burns, 1700’s IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER Poem by Christina Rosetti, 1872 Melody by Gustav Holst, 1906 THE GIFT Stephanie Davis

FINGER-PICKING VOICES featuring DINAH ANSLEY, BECKY CHALAM, SUSAN GATLING, RUTH ANN ROSENSHINE, NANCY TRACY, RENEE WILLIS, and JOAN BARNETT

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD on HIGH 18th cent. Trad. French Hymn DOWN CAME AN ANGEL Appalachian carol DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH Music: 16th c. French Dance Tune Lyrics: George R. Woodward, 1921

BRIDGEWATER AREA VOICES featuring LEVERLE SAPPINGTON, WALLY HOLTHAUS, CHUCK MCCARTY, SUSAN GALTLING, BECKY CHALAM, and DINAH ANSLEY

BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE, ISABELLA 14th c. French Dance Tune Lyrics: Emile Blemont, 1553 LO HOW A ROSE E’ER BLOOMING 15th cent. German carol

PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS SING-A-LONG

JINGLE BELLS Chorus:

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way O what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way O what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.

Verse 1

Dashing thru the snow, in a one horse open sleigh, O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. O

JINGLE BELLS (continued) Verse 2

A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride, And soon Miss Fannie Bright was sitting by my side. The horse was lean & lank, misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank and soon we got upsot. O

JOY TO THE WORLD

Verse 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room And Heav’n and nature sing,

and Heav’n and nature sing, and Heav’n and Heaven, and nature sing!

Verse 2 He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

AN AFTERNOON OF HOLIDAY MUSIC Presented by the

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN DULCIMER PLAYERS AUGUSTA COUNTY LIBRARY, December 15, 2018