World Christmas Music - HELP!
I am planning a Christmas program for my elementary school and I would like to focus on select pieces from around the world - one for each grade. I have "Los Peces en el Rio" for my Mexican piece, "Away in a Manger" coming from England, "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" from Germany, "Il Est Nest" from France, a Jewish piece called "Candle in the Night" and I'll choose a well-known American piece, too. My problem is this: I would LOVE to know some traditional Christmas songs from other areas of the world like Canada and Australia, etc. Everywhere I can get some. I have 8 grades and I would like them each to have a piece. Once I get the titles of the songs I can see if I can order them. Any ideas? Please share what songs you sing at Christmas (traditional or popular) and where you are from. This is mainly to find pieces a little less known in America, but please share any suggestions! I need to order soon! :roll: THANKS |
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| Order?
Did someone say Amazon.com? 
http://shop.oes.org |
| My favorite international christmas album is "Bells of Dublin" by the Chieftans. there are many songs on there that are specific to the UK. And it is beautiful music! |
| A very popular Canadian Christmas song is The 12 Days of Christmas performed by Bob and Doug MacKenzie.
This was taught to me as a child.. all Canadian children learn this song even before their ABC's. If you are interested.. here is the link to the words. http://www.execulink.com/~bobnet/hoser/12days.html |
| Did you search in the iTunes music store? You can search by "world" and maybe you'd have some luck that way.
You're allowed to celebrate "Christmas" and not "Holiday?" |
Mop lover wrote: :a Jewish piece called "Candle in the Night"
How fun! I don't think I've heard this song. A more popular Hanukah song might be "I Have a Little Dreidel". Just a thought! |
| Wow, I just did a brief search on the web and found a lot. However, the song selection was mainly the common carols sung in different languages.
Good info there, maybe you can modify what you are doing if you can't find other ethnic carols. s. |
| Don't forget "Oh Tannenbaum" whch is the German original to "Oh Christmas Tree" that one might be nice for younger children, because they already know the meanings (sorta, some of the words are different) and they can follow the tune along. |
ButtersStotch wrote: You're allowed to celebrate "Christmas" and not "Holiday?"
I teach at a private Christian school! 
Thanks for the suggestions so far - I really like them! I have done many searches on-line but wanted to be true to what really happens in the different countries. It can also be hard to find sheet music for these types of songs instead of just CDs etc. I'm having a hard time with the Spanish one now because of that. I have the words and the CD but I don't have the sheet music which is extremely helpful for teaching. |
| Aussie version of the 12 days of christmas
http://users.tpg.com.au/sharenet/c/12da ... stmas.html Aussie version of Jingle Bells. http://users.tpg.com.au/sharenet/c/jinglebells.html Yes I know we are a weird mob downunder   |
| Oh yeah for Canadian it's gotta be Bob and Doug....
How sad is that? It's true you know, I don't know ANYONE who doesn't know Bob and Doug LOL Or maybe that just points to our laid back attitude and sense of humour!
I just *have* to post it.... LOL (it's just copied and pasted) The Twelve Days Of Christmas The Hoser Christmas Insert On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a beer... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay, everyone's been asking for it, so here it is, our Twelve Days Of Christmas. We're gonna sing it now... Bob Okay, good day, this is our Christmas part of the album, and you can play this at your Christmas parties, uh, or to yourself on Christmas Eve, if there's nothing else to do. Doug Good day, eh? In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part! Bob Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on. Okay, so, good day, this is the Christmas part, and, we're gonna tell you what to get, uh, your true love for Christmas. Doug Look out the window! Bob Where?! Whadda ya doing? Doug Snow, hosehead. Bob Wha? Oh, it's the Great White North, and it's snowing, cause it's Christmas time. Hey, hoser! Doug What? Bob Here's a quiz. Quiz for Doug. Doug Okay, I have my thinking touque on. Bob Yeah, right. What are the twelve days of Christmas? Cause, figure it out, right. Christmas is when? Doug Uh, the 25th. Bob Right, and what's the 24th, Christmas Eve, right? So, that's two. And then, what's after that? Doug Um... Uh, Wrestling Day. Bob No. Get out. Doug Boxing Day, yeah, yeah. Bob That's three. Then what's after that? Nothing. Doug New Year's. Bob Four. And what's... Doug New Year's Eve. Bob Five. Where do you get twelve? Doug Uh... There's two Saturdays and Sundays in there, that's four. That's nine. And, three other days, which I believe are the mystery days. (Music starts.) Bob Okay now. This is our Christmas song, in case you don't know what to get somebody for Christmas. Doug There's lots of ideas in here, so, listen, and don't get stuck. Bob Okay. Doug By the way, that's me on the organ. Bob Aw, geez. Doug You start. Bob Okay. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a beer. Doug On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer. (Okay...) On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: three French toast, Doug Two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer. (Okay...) Doug There should be more there, eh? Bob Where? On the... go. Doug Fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: four pounds of backbacon, Bob Three French toast, Doug Two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer. Doug In a tree. See, you need more. Bob Fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: five golden touques! Doug Four pounds of backbacon, Bob Three French toast, Doug Two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer, what was it? Together In a tree! Bob Okay, on the sixth... go. Doug Of Christmas, my true love gave to me: six packs of two-four, Bob & BG Singers Five golden touques! Doug Four pounds of backbacon, Bob Three French toast, Doug Two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer, Together In a tree! Bob Okay. Doug Okay. Bob On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: seven packs of smokes, Doug (Nice gift...) Oh, six packs of two-four! (BG Singers also sing "nice gift".) Bob & BG Singers Five golden touques! Doug Four pounds of backbacon, Bob Three French toast, Doug Two turtlenecks, Bob And a beer, Together In a tree! Bob Right, I keep forgetting. Doug Phew! This should just be the two days of Christmas, it's too hard for us! Bob Um... Doug Go, hoser. Bob Oh. Together Eigth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Doug Eight comic books, All Seven packs of smokes, six packs of two-four, (Bob and Doug become unsynchronized with the BG Singers, and quit singing.) BG Singers Five golden touques! Four pounds of backbacon, three French toast, two turtlenecks, All And a beer, Doug On my tree! Bob Yeah. That beer's empty. Okay. Day, BG Singers Twelve! Bob Uh, twelve. Doug Good day, and welcome to day twelve. BG Singers Five golden touques! All Four pounds of backbacon, three French toast, two turtlenecks, and a beer, in a tree! Bob Beauty, eh? Doug Where'd you learn to do that? Bob Uh, albums. Doug Boy. So, like, that's our song, Merry Christmas... Bob Merry Christmas! Doug And good day! Bob Good day, everybody. Happy New Year, too. Sheesh. Okay, you know what you left out? Doug What? Bob Donuts - I told you to get me donuts! Either on the ninth day or the tenth day, or the eleventh day, I wanted donuts! Doug Okay, the song's over. Bob But I want... Doug Merry Christmas, everybody! Bob Or on the twelfth day, you coulda got me a dozen donuts. Doug So, go out to the stores, and get some presents. Bob You coulda gone down to, like, the good donut shop, where if you buy a dozen, you get another one free, and then thirteen for the thirteen days of Christmas. Doug Well, next Christmas, I'll get me a chainsaw... Bob Take off! Doug Boy, that song was a beauty. It moved me... Bob Yeah, I think it ranks up there with Stairway to Heaven... Doug Wha-? (Music fades.) |
| Are you sure bob and doug aren't Aussies LOL |
| LOVE IT!!!!!!! These are great - I think the kindergartners would just have SOOOO much fun learning the Aussie 12 days of Christmas - I think we may just do a little unit on Australian animals with that song as culmination! Christmas is fun everywhere, huh?!
Emily (Mop lover) |
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