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One More Song!
...because we all need more Music in our life!
- Larissa Rose Fernandes
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How do ‘Ships’ tie into the Nativity Christmas Story? Why 12 days of Christmas?
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
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Dec 25, 20254 min read


❄️‘Winter Wonderland’ A Song Born in Snow & Struggle “From a Tuberculosis Ward to a Holiday Classic!
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
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Dec 22, 20252 min read


Why “Once in Royal David’s City” opens Christmas at King’s College!
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
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Dec 19, 20252 min read


You’re singing it wrong!!!...the real meaning of ‘God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen’!
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
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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Believe it or not! ‘Joy to the World’ wasn’t written for Christmas!”
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
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Dec 13, 20252 min read


The First Noel — A Carol Born From Cornwall’s Medieval Miracle Plays
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
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Dec 7, 20252 min read


“From a Broken Organ to a Global Anthem: Silent Night’s True History”
Zoe Dsouza playing ' Silent Night ' (Lyrics: Joseph Mohr | Music: Franz Xaver Gruber ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 6 - December 6, 2025 : ' Silent Night ', or ‘ Stille Nacht ’ in the original German, was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria . The carol began as a poem written in 1816, by a young priest, Joseph Mohr , who later asked Franz Xaver Gruber , a local schoolteacher and
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Dec 7, 20252 min read
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