47 favourite songs Instrument : Voice and Piano Type : song book Nombre de Pages : 100 Six outstanding collections of favourite songs (Songs of England, Songs of Ireland, Songs of Scotland, Songs of Wales, Songs of Christmas, Songs of the Americans). All arrangements include the melody line in the accompaniment so that the songs work equally well as piano solos. Ideal for playing at home, in the classroom, or even as concert item! An international collection, including Stille Nacht, Fum! Fum! Fum!, Mary Had a Baby and O Tannenbaum The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grades 1, 2 and 3). Content : As Joseph was a-Walking - Come and Adore Him - En Balén tocan a fuego - En nombre del Cielo - Es steht ein'Lind'im Himmelreich - Gabriel's Message - Go Tell it on the Mountain - Huachitorito - I Wonder as I Wander - Il est né le divin Enfant! - No Room was there for Mary - O Sleep My Pretty Baby - O Tannenbaum - Rise Up Shepherd - Rocky Rocky Road - Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht! - The Carnal and the Crane - The Yodlers' Carol - Un flambeau Jeanette Isabella! - Up Good Christian Folk - Wassail Song - Zither Carol - A la ru-ru-ru - A Yuletide Feast - All Poor Men and Humble - Carol of the Drum - Célébrons la Naissance - Christmas in Rome - De tierra lejana venimos - Earth's Joy - Es wird schon gleich dunkel - Fum Fum Fum! - Heer Jezus heeft een Hofken - Huron Indian Carol - Infant Holy Infant Lowly - Jesi is Crying - Joseph lieber Joseph mein - Lippai steh auf vom Schlaf - Lullaby for baby Jesus - Mary had a Baby - Quelle est cette odeur agréable - Sans Day Carol - The Cuckoo Carol - The Gower Wassail - The Holly Tree - The Praise of Christmas - The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy

In F-A Brown Bird Singing (published in 1922) is second only to the Roses of Picardy in popularity among Wood’s vast oeuvre. With lyrics by composer Royden Barrie the romantic words are well matched to the touching melody. The songhas been recorded many times since it appeared including a version by jazz songstress Peggy Lee and one arranged for zither.Haydn Wood earned his reputation as a giant of British light music in the twentieth century through aprolific career that encompassed performance as Violin soloist and conductor and as well as composer of some of the nation’s favourite melodies. Wood was not only was a gifted and popular creator of Orchestral works and musicaltheatre but also the composer more than 200 songs in his lifetime -- perhaps inspired by his long and happy marriage to singer Dorothy Court -- many of them the greatest hits of their era.