Australian Christmas carol
In December
(Level – Medium Difficulty)
This is a uniquely Australian Christmas carol, dealing with the paradox of our hot and sunny experience of the traditional European cold-weather Festival. It features an ancient sound and style, a firm, exultant pulse, and it will take Australian singers to places that they know and love. This song has never been performed, so here is a chance to present a new piece – please let me know if you do! The last two bars are challenging for the tenors, but sound just great when you are confident.
After flat-fee payment and downloading you can make as many copies as you need for your choir.
$25.00
Lyrics
LYRICS (C. Mayers)
In December, the ancient festival is nigh,
Southern constellations, scatter joy upon the sky.
In December, the warm and silent nights are dry,
‘Not a flake of snowfall to blur the brilliance of the sky.
Good folk all remember, wonderful December, Hail! The gorgeous day is here –
Rejoice the ending of the year!
Christians all remember, wonderful December, Hail! The gorgeous boy is here –
Rejoice his first two thousand years!
In December, the symbols of our northern past,
Pine and holly berries cannot serve a land so vast.
In December, the soft and silky ocean blast,
‘midst the whispering sand-dunes we watch the heavens wander past.
Good folk all remember, wonderful December… etc.
In December, the ocean shining in the glare,
Underneath the She-Oak; shade and shelter waiting there.
In December, the colours of the northern cold:
Green and red and silver; outshone by blue and white and gold!
Good folk all remember, wonderful December, Hail! - The gorgeous day is here –
Rejoice the ending of the year!
Christians all remember, wonderful December, Hail! - The gorgeous boy is here –
Rejoice his first two thousand years!
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