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' Dylan Serrao ' playing 'We Three Kings of Orient ' 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Last Day - January 6, 2026 (Feast of the Epiphany) : “We Three Kings”  — originally titled “Three Kings of Orient”  — was written in 1857  by John Henry Hopkins Jr. , an American priest, writer, and musician. Hopkins was serving as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania  when he composed it. He wrote the carol specificall

OneMoreSong Chorus (SSA) & OneMoreSong Jr. Choral Ensemble  singing ' We wish you a merry Christmas ' ( Arthur Warrell  | arr. Emily Crocker ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 25 - December 25, 2025 : “ We Wish You a Merry Christmas ” is one of the few Christmas carols that isn’t religious in origin. Its earliest roots trace back to the English West Country , likely the 16th century , where it was sung by carolers who visited weal

Nicolette Brielle DSilva playing ' I saw three Ships' (Lyrics: William Sandys ) | OneMoreSong Jr. Choral Ensemble singing ' The 12 Days of Christmas ' | Nina Gomes (Piano) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 24 - December 24, 2025 : “I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)”  is one of England’s most beloved traditional Christmas carols. Its history is surprisingly tangled, whimsical, and full of folklore. The earliest printed versi

Edwin Mathais  (Voice) | Larissa Rose Fernandes  (Piano)(Lyrics: Christina Rossetti  | Music: Gustav Holst ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 23 - December 23, 2025 : “In the Bleak Midwinter” is a Victorian poem-turned-choral-masterpiece, that had begun as a simple, quiet, devotional, poem by Christina Rossetti , one of the most respected English poets of the Victorian era. She wrote it in response to a request from Scribner’s Mo

Shaun Sequeira & Larissa Rose Fernandes (Voice) | Aubrey Dsouza  (Piano)(Music: Felix Bernard  | Lyrics:  Richard Bernhard Smith ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 22 - December 22, 2025 : From its romantic origins to the later children’s version that transformed it into a festive favorite, the snowy magic of “ Winter Wonderland ” , has made it one of the most beloved winter songs of all time.  Written in 1934 by Richard B. Smith

Vianne Dsouza  playing ' Wassail Song ' (' Here We Come A‑Carolling ') 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 21 - December 21, 2025 : “ Wassail Song ”  and “ Here We Come A‑Carolling ”  is a traditional English carol , that   represents one of England’s oldest winter traditions, ‘ wassailing ’ . It is sung while going door‑to‑door offering good wishes, blessings, and requesting small gifts or food — a practice tied to both caroling  an

Rafael Almeida  (Violin) and Larissa Rose Fernandes  (Piano) playing ' Angels we have heard on high ' (Lyrics: James Chadwick ) | Samuel Dsouza  (Piano) playing ' A child this day is born ' (Lyrics: William Sandys ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 20 - December 20, 2025 : “Angels We Have Heard on High” - The 18th‑Century “Glooooooria” Melisma courtesy the French! “ Angels We Have Heard on High ”  is originally a traditional Frenc

Aarav Viaan Pinto  playing ' Once in Royal David City ' (Lyrics: Cecil Frances Alexander  | Music: Henry John Gauntlett ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 19 - December 19, 2025 : ' Once in Royal David’s City '  began not as a carol, but as a children’s poem  written in 1848  by Cecil Frances Alexander , one of the most influential hymn writers of the 19th century, to teach doctrine, rather than for performance. It appeared in her

Shaun Sequeira & Larissa Rose Fernandes (Voice) | Aubrey Dsouza  (Piano)(Music: Irving Berlin ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 18 - December 18, 2025 : Irving Berlin  wrote “ White Christmas ” in 1942 , and Bing Crosby  first performed it publicly on Christmas Day during his NBC radio show. The official recording followed soon after, released as part of the soundtrack for the film Holiday Inn . Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Ru

Samuel Dsouza playing ' March of the Kings ' (Music: Georges Bizet | arr. Noble Cain ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 17 - December 17, 2025 : “ March of the Kings ” (French: La Marche des Rois ) is one of the oldest, dramatic and most iconic traditional melodies, in the Christmas tradition, from medieval Provence , France.  Its origins stretch back to the 13th century , where it existed as a regional folk tune, long before it

Sonia Pereira & Larissa Rose Fernandes (Voice) | Samuel Dsouza & Adelle Lewis (Piano) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 16 - December 16, 2025 : “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”  one of the most beloved yet misunderstood Christmas carols, was originally a Polish hymn titled “W Żłobie Leży” . “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: The Medieval Polish Carol with a Royal Secret” It may date back to the 13th century  and with its medieval origins, i

Jeevika Siddharth Yadav playing 'Carol of the Bells' (Music: M ykola Leontovych  | Lyrics: Peter J. Wilhousky ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 15 - December 15, 2025 “Carol of the Bells” is based on the Ukrainian folk chant “ Shchedryk ” , arranged by composer Mykola Leontovych   sometime before 1916. “Shchedryk” was not originally a Christmas song at all — it was a New Year’s carol  sung to bring prosperity and good harvests.

Dylan Serrao playing a non-traditional version of ' God rest ye merry, Gentlemen ' 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 14 - December 14, 2025 “ God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen ,”  is one of the oldest traditional folk and most beloved English Christmas carols. Dating back to the 1500s, this joyful song was once sung by London night watchmen , preserved through centuries of cultural change, and later revived in the Victorian era throug

OneMoreSong Chorus (SSA) & OneMoreSong Jr. Choral Ensemble singing Joy, Joy, Joy to the World (Lyrics: Isaac Watts | Music: George F. Handel | arr. Ken Berg ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 13 - December 13, 2025 : ‘ Joy to the World ’: A carol born by accident! was written in 1719 , by English minister and hymnist Isaac Watts  as a poem — not  a Christmas song. It appeared in his book Psalms of David Imitated in the Langua

Sian Machado playing ' Jesus, Jesus, rest your head ' 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 12 - December 12, 2025 : “ Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head ” is a gentle Appalachian folk carol  with roots deep in the oral traditions of rural Kentucky. Like many American folk hymns, its exact origin is unknown, but its earliest documented collection comes from John Jacob Niles , a pioneering folklorist and composer who traveled through the App

Sonia, Ravina, Ruby, Laveena, Karen, Lynette, Larissa (Voice) | Samuel (Piano) (Lyrics: Phillips Brooks | Music: Lewis Redner ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 11 - December 11, 2025 : The carol was written in 1868  by Phillips Brooks , an American Episcopal priest. Brooks had visited Bethlehem in 1865 , three years earlier, during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The peaceful night he spent there deeply moved him and inspired t

Rafael Almeida (Violin) | Samuel Dsouza (Piano) playing “ When Christ Was Born of Mary Free ” 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 10 - December 10, 2025 : “ When Christ Was Born of Mary Free ” is not a mainstream carol, and is one that is still relatively unknown to general audiences. I myself stumbled upon it during this Project. Let’s step back into the 15th century  with the timeless Medieval English carol  which celebrates the

Mirika Noronha playing ' Mary did you know ' (Lyrics: Mark Lowry | Music: Buddy Greene ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 9 - December 9, 2025 : “ Mary, Did You Know? ” is one of the rare modern Christmas songs that has become a global classic — and its creation story is surprisingly recent.  It was written by Mark Lowry  (a Christian comedian and singer) in 1984, while preparing a Christmas program for a Christian university in

Lael Viegas playing ' Ave Maria ' (Music: Franz Schubert ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 8 - December 8, 2025 : Schubert’s “ Ave Maria ” wasn’t originally a setting of the Catholic prayer. It was composed in 1825 as “ Ellens dritter Gesang” (Ellen’s Third Song) , part of a seven-song cycle based on Sir Walter Scott’s 1810 poem The Lady of the Lake . The original German lyrics were a translation by Adam Storck , and the song

Jonathan Fernandes playing ' The First Noel ' 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 7 - December 7, 2025 : " The First Noel ” (originally spelled “ The First Nowell ”) is a traditional English carol with Cornish roots , likely emerging during the early modern period. Some scholars believe it may be even older, possibly dating back to the 13th–14th century , when Miracle Plays —dramatic retellings of Bible stories—were popular across E