EGMC Sponsor a Song- DEAR, DECEMBER
Dear December
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Words and Music by Bobby Jo Valentine. Arrangement by Dave Volpe. A warm and lush song about the feeling of December as we get older, and letting our heart come home.
Love is Love ( The Christmas Eve Song)
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Lyrics and Original Melody by Beth Wood, Arranged by Naomi La Violette. This is an arrangement commission by a consortium of choirs including EGMC. An amazing piece that tells us no matter what, LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE.
Hot Buttered Rum
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Music & lyrics by Tommy Thompson (”Midwinter”; Holst/Rosetti). Arranged by David Maddux. A theme of finding comfort from the harsh winter with the one you love.
Glow
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Music by Eric Whitacre, Words by Edward Esch. The quite beauty of winter and the drawing of a new day with the line- softly falls the winter snow, whispers to the sleeping world below: ‘Wintertide awakes’, morning breaks and sets the earth aglow.
A Millennial Holiday Song
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Music by Nathan Howe, Arranged by Dustin Cates. This song captures the feeling of togetherness in a digital age.
Sing We Now of Christmas- Noel Nouvelet
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Traditional Text Adapted/ French Carol arranged by Kyle Pederson. Originally titled Noël Nouvelet, meaning ‘Christmas comes anew’.
One Light- A Hanukkah Song
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Words and Arrangement by Evan Ramos. Music based on ‘Tua Bethlem Dref’ a traditional Welsh Carol. An expressive Hanukkah song with warm lyrics about hope and wonder. ‘Shine through the winter, shine to remember, shine for the wonder that happened here.’
Gaudete!-
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Arranger Michael Englehardt. 16th Century Latin Christmas Carole meaning - ‘REJOICE!”
Love is Christmas
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Words and music by Sara Bareilles. Arranged by Tim Sarsany. A Christmas song emphasizing that the true spirt of Christmas comes from LOVE, not material possessions or perfect holiday set up.
Wassail!
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English Carol Arranged by Patrick D Quigley. A traditional English Christmas and New Year’s Carol, sung by groups who go door-to-door to wish people good health and received gifts or drinks.
Festival Gloria
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Traditional Latin Liturgy. Craig Courtney. Energetic, rhythmic traditional celebratory piece. With traditional Latin text’ Gloria in excelsis Deo”
Lux Aurumque
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Latin Translation by Charles Anthony Silverstein, Music by Eric Whitacre. The phrases come from a poem by Edward Esch. Translating to ‘Light, warm and heavy as pure gold and the angels sing softly to the new born babe.
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