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Music Suggestions
Feast of the Holy Family (C)

Hymns:
  • A Child My Choice (CH #223)
  • All My Heart This Night Rejoices (CH #228, ICEL #14, CHB #14)
  • All Who Keep the Faith of Jesus (HPSC #108, CH #321)
  • Angels We Have Heard on High (AH #323, CBW #463, CH #219, HPSC #113, PMB #34, WIII #376, CHB #15)
  • Away in a Manger (AH #336, CH #227, PMB #35, WIII #378, CHB #16)
  • Ding, Dong! Merrily on High (HPSC #151)
  • O Come, Little Children (PMB #32, CH #197)
  • O God in Heaven (HPSC #239)
  • Once in Royal David's City (ICEL #27, PMB #21, WIII #402, AH #328, HPSC #270, CBW #473, CHB #30, CH #212)
  • The Snow Lay on the Ground
AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press
CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.
CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press
CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers
HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.
HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent
ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.
PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.
WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.
Liturgical Music: Choral Music:
  • "O lux beata caelitum" (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.475]
  • "Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas" (Gary Penkala) CNP Catalog #4010
  • "The Blessed Son of God" (Ralph Vaughan Williams) from Hodie
  • "The Shepherds' Farewell" (Hector Berlioz) from L'Enfance du Christ
  • "When Christ Was Born of Mary Free" (J. William Greene) CNP Catalog #5034
Organ Music:
  • "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Ronald Arnatt) [Preludes for Hymns in Worship Supplement I]
  • "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]
  • "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 4 - Concordia 97-6013]
  • "Communion" from Messe basse (Camil van Hulse)
  • "Gloria for the Flutes" (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, December 1980 - McAfee Music Corp]
  • "Jesu, meine Freude" (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbuchlein
  • "Jesus, Priceless Treasure" (Paul Manz) from Improvisations on Classic Chorales [Morning Star Music Publishers #10-843]
  • "Jesus, Priceless Treasure" (Max Reger) from Opus 67
  • "Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine" (George Lachenauer) [Organist's Companion, November 1998 - McAfee Music Corp]
  • "Offertory" (Richard Purvis) [An American Organ Mass - Flammer]
  • "Pastorale on Ebeling" (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]
  • "Pastorale on Venite adoremus" (Edward Beals) [Organist's Companion, November 2000 - McAfee Music Corp]
  • "Still, Still, Still" (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set II - Morning Star Music Publ 10-101]
  • "Variations on Away in a Manger" (Janet Correll) [Organist's Companion, November 1988 - McAfee Music Corp]
Liturgical Hints & Ideas:
A Family Choir made up of the members of the children's choirs (and their "non-choral" parents) and the members of the adult choir (and their "non-choral" children) is a perfect choice to sing today. Keep the music very simple so all can participate.

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