Recordings
Christmas CDs
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Nowell! Carols of Christmas Joy
Recordings of Piano and Instrumental arrangements by Peg Thompson
From the quiet awe of plainsong, through the joyfulness of ancient carols, to the tenderness and profound serenity of sacred song and exuberance of spirituals, these arrangements reflect the many facets of the Christmas story.
- 1. Angels We Have Heard on High (French Carol)
- 2. The Sussex Carol (English Carol)
- 3. Star in the East (MORNING STAR; The Southern Harmony)
- 4. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (10th c. Plainsong)
- 5. Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep (French Folk Melody)
- 6. Away in a Manger (William J. Kirkpatrick, 1895)
- 7. Masters in This Hall (Marin Marais, 1706)
- 8. O Come, All Ye Faithful (John Francis Wade, ca. 1743)
- 9. Christmas Lullaby (original composition by Peg Thompson)
- 10. Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818)
- 11. Go, Tell It On the Mountain (African American Spiritual)
- 12. In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst, 1906)
- 13. He Is Born (Traditional French)
- 14. Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Medieval Plainchant Melody)
Noël Nouvelet! Christmas Carols
Recordings of Piano and Instrumental Arrangements by Peg Thompson
Classic carols with a fresh twist! With plainsong inspired melodies, traditional carols (from quiet contemplation to rollicking dance), and an original Christmas song, this album encapsulates the varied moods of the Christmas season.
Instrumentation from track to track varies from solo piano to Renaissance flavored settings using harpsichord or organ with various percussion instruments and recorder.
- 1. Noël Nouvelet! (French Carol)
- 2. Savior of the Nations, Come! (German Carol; based on a plainsong melody)
- 3. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English Carol)
- 4. The Holly and the Ivy (English Carol)
- 5. Lo! How a Rose, E’er Blooming (German Carol; Praetorius, 1609)
- 6. Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly (Welsh Carol)
- 7. Variations on Good King Wenceslas (English Carol) (Piae Cantiones 1582)
- 8. Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine (Resonet in laudibus) (German Carol)
- 9. Ding! Dong! Merrily On High (Thoinot Arbeau, 1520-95)
- 10. O Little Town of Bethlehem (Lewis Henry Redner, 1868)
- 11. The Stars Shone Bright (original song by Peg Thompson)
- 12. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English Carol)
- 13. The First Nowell! (English Carol)
For more about Peg Thompson, please visit her blog Music. Life. Creativity.
