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- Larissa Rose Fernandes
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‘We Three Kings: the Magi, their Gifts, and the Star – a mini musical?”
' 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
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Jan 63 min read


🎄‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ - The Carol that demands Figgy Pudding & Festive Mischief!
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
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Dec 25, 20252 min read


From the Mountains to the Manger: The Story of an Appalachian Folk Carol rarely heard!
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
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Dec 12, 20252 min read


One Carol, Two Tunes, Two Worlds! The Surprising History of ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’”
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
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Dec 11, 20253 min read
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