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CAROL FOR ADVENT

An Advent Duet on "What Child Is This?"

for two equal voices, accompanied,

with optional flute or C-instrument*

TRADITIONAL ENGUSH CAROL

Music by DON BESIG (ASCAP)

,Vords by DONBESIG
and NANCY PRICE (ASCAP)

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