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    Last verse harmonies for Christmas Hymns

    Hi all

    Can anyone provide a point of reference so I can get hold of the above?
    I'm especially after a last verse for Hark the herald.

    thanks!

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    Traditionally speaking, the best-known alternate harmonies for most of the best-known carols can be found in the Oxford "Carols for Choirs" books (vols 1, 2 and 3 and there might even be a 4th by now for all I know).

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    Last year I purchased The Organists Great Big Christmas Book from Kevin Mayhew:
    http://www.kevinmayhew.com/the-organ...tmas-book.html

    I found it to be a great additon to my music ... it takes the well known carols and then provides you with a couple of Preludes for each one, an alternative last verse arrangement, and then music for the end of each Carol if you want to play that.

    Certainly worth a look.

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    Great resource there, Jonesey ...

    Looks as if I will be adding that to my library, too. Hopefully I'll get it before Advent.
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    Let me know what you think of the book Lars - I love it!

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    Sounds good, Jonesy. I'm getting a bit tired of wheeling out the same old tat year after year!

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    Does anyone actually have the tried and trusted last verse harmonies for Hark The Herald and O Come all Ye Faithful that they could put on here? I only need those two - and I only use them once a year!

    thanks all :-)

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