#815189

Appropriate for individual or group study, this book of 24 reflections revisits familiar Christmas hymns and songs and contemplates certain phrases and their meaning for us.  Includes a leader's guide.

Andrew Gant, former director of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal in Great Britain, discusses the origins of 21 beloved carols:  1) O Come, O Come Emmanuel;  2) O, Christmas Tree;  3) The Holly and the Ivy;  4) I Saw Three Ships;  5) O Little Town of Bethlehem;  6) Good Christian Men, Rejoice;  7) O Come, All Ye Faithful;  8) While Shepherds Watched;  9) O Holy Night;  10) Ding dong! Merrily on High;  11) Angels from the Realms of Glory;  12) Hark, the Herald Angels Sing;  13) Away in a Manger;  14) I Wonder As I Wander;  15) Good King Wenceslas;  16) Personent hodie;  17) Here We Come a-Wassailing;  18) The Twelve Days of Christmas;  19) We Three Kings;  20) What Child Is This?;  21) Jingle Bells.  Includes introduction and  index.

#814055

This small book includes short articles on 40 Christmas songs, blending history, tradition, and devotional insight.