There’s a song from my childhood – my sister Leslie remembers it too – that I can’t seem to find on YouTube.
I think these are the words:
Now sing we all with one accord
on Christmas Day in the morning
The tidings of our glorious Lord
on Christmas Day in the morning
something something glad tidings bring
A king is born, glad angels say
oh sing Noel in the morning
Sing we all Noel.
The tune: Low means below middle C, the 2 or 3 is the number of beats. The lowercase b is a flat sign.
low G C2 G F2 G Eb2 D C2
low Bb low G2 C C D lowBb C3 C3
Leslie reminds me that it was done as a round.
No, it’s NOT this: Now We’ll Sing with One Accord
Or this: Now Let Us All with One Accord
Or this: Sing We Now Of Christmas
And definitely not this: I Saw Three Ships
I don’t specifically remember when we sang this. It was probably in high school, although it could have been in junior high. I’m hoping that one of my former Binghamtonian choristers can shed light on this question because it’s driving me freaking nuts. And I don’t mean chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Meanwhile
I came across a few other tracks:
Gaudete – Steeleye Span. Last year I bought a box set of Steeleye Span
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence – PICARDY
E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come. My choir sings this Paul Manz piece almost every Advent. Unfortunately, I missed that particular Sunday, having seen Rebecca Jade with Dave Koz in New Haven the night before.