Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everybody! To me Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year. Though what i do love is the music. Musically almost anything is allowed during Christmas regardless of genre as long as it has sleigh bells in the back ground all of a sudden it is a hit. For me though Christmas is so much more than tacky pop songs. As a singer Christmas does often feel slightly repetitive with certain repeated carols of 'O Come all ye Faithful' and 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing" there are a few for me that are traditional yet spark something special into the atmosphere.
So firstly the Carol 'God Bless ye Merry Gentleman' though often ruined and sung in some strange manners when sung well harmonic structure brings out something special in all those around, the lyrics often are often just sung but people sometime truly begin to believe in them and brings people together.

Secondly 'O come, O come, Emmanuel" This truly gives a both soft and victories sound. It begins so softly and often a chilling sound though the refrain is very majestic, and when sung in unison with the congregation creates often a vibrant sound of unity amongst those who don't even know each other.

Finally my last traditional Carol. This one i recently sung the solo for at my schools carol service. I attend an independent school in Buckingham and joined this year in the lower sixth. Though used to often performing this felt more important than others, nerves started to settle in knowing that many people there would judge me on the basis of this performance. Once more i had only recently been given the music and never had heard the piece before. So i wish to recommend others to listen to this stunning piece of music. 'Three kings from Persian lands afar' though not difficult to sing the solo on its on when with a choir it is important to try and create the right atmosphere to be distinct but also not offence against the texture of the choir. So i would recommend having a listen, to some performances on youtube or some other media site and listen to it and comment here and tell me what you think of not just this piece but the others as well.

Have a good Christmas and have a listen to some of these pieces of music.
P.S I'm sure you would be happy to know the performance went really well.