CHRISTMAS CANONS

4 Part Voices and Piano

1. The Christ Child

Words and Music by
EVERETT REED
Simply e ca. 116

b b b b1 b 6 P j œ œ. œ œ
,
& b 8 œ œ œ. œ œ œ J œ . œ œ œ n œj ˙ .
Wea - ry tra - vel-ers came to Beth- le-hem seek - ing a place to stay;

b b j ,
& b b bb œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
2

J
Jo-seph and Ma - ry, great with child from each door were turned a - way

b b Fœ ,
& b b bb œ œ œ œ œ nœ . œ œ bœ j
œ œ œj ˙ .
3

J J J
Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia Christ is born this day

,
repeat as

b b b b4 b œ j j needed

& b œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ j
n œ œ . œ b œ n œ œj ˙ .
Al - le - lu - ia, born in a sta - ble ly - ing a - mong the hay.

b b 6 œœ repeat
.. neededas
& b b b b 8 œœ .. œœ .. œœ .. œœ .. œœ .. n œœ .. œ.
P (rit.) (attacca No. 2)

? b b b b 68 œœ . œ. œ. nœ . bœ .
œ œœ . œ ˙œ . œ œ
. (omit)
b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J J J J J J J
° ° ° ° ° ° °
Notes:
1. The accompaniments are essential to the performance
of these canons.
2. The accompanist will begin each canon by playing its
four-measure chord progression as an introduction.
3. In mixed choruses, an order entry of SATB or BTAS
will yield the most harmonic variations. An order
entry of STAB or BATS will gerally yield the best
harmonies.
4. Expression marks in parentheses refer to the last time
only through each canon.

Christmas Canons The Shepherds and The Wise Men Omitted

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