Archive for December 27th, 2010
The 12th day of Christmas with Sing Books with Emily:
The Twelve Days of Christmas is by far one of the most illustrated songs of them all. Seems like every illustrator alive wants to have a crack at it. The more the merrier! Renditions include,
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Bill Bolton
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This arrangement formula for singing TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS works with any book that publishes the traditional lyrics
Twelve Days of Christmas (Song Sheet for SBWE)
Traditional Words and Tune
Chords and Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus
To view or print this page:
12 Days of Christmas (w chords for SBWE)
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NOTES/ORIGINS/HISTORY
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Is Twelfth Night on January 5 or January 6 (Epiphany/Three Kings Day)? It depends:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
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TWELVE DAYS FO CHIRSTMAS song first appeared in print in the book MIRTH WITHOUT MISCHEIF
https://books.google.com/books/about/Mirth_Without_Mischief.html?id=sO82mAEACAAJ
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Twelve Days of Christmas
A Little Golden Book Classic
Illustrated by Sheila Beckett
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, an Illustrated Song
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12 Days of Christmas with Sing Books with Emily 2019, YouTube Playlist
It features the fun tree that my pal Cindy gave me for Christmas in 2018. There’s a short video for each of the 12 days. For each one, I added that day’s ornament and sang that day’s lyrics along with ukulele Hazel.
I made the videos all at once. To get the 12, I ended up making about 50 videos. I was doing it all by myself and made mistakes, or the phone rang, or someone came in the door! I made about 5 at one point thinking they were good when I realized I’d put on the wrong ornament for one and had to do them all over! I got in a lot of practice!
On Facebook and Instagram, I posted them one at a time on that video’s day of Christmas. But this playlist has them all. It was really fun to make a whole project with that delightful gift of a tree from friend Cindy.
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Elmo’s 12 Days of Christmas
By Sarah Albee
Illustrated by Maggie Swanson
Adapted from THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Jan Brett
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Robert Broomfield
(“Twelve Days of Christmas,” Illustrated by Robert Broomfield, is featured in the Scholastic Video Collection)
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
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Twelve Days of Christmas (Nedobeck’s)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Don Nedobeck
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by John O’Brien
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Ilse Plume
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Twelve Days of Christmas (a Pop-Up Celebration)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Robert Sabuda
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Gennady Spirin
(This book has sheet music in the back and two pages of historical information about the song)
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith
Plus, check almost any anthology of Christmas poems, stories and songs and you’ll find “The Twelve Days of Christmas” in there!
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ADAPTATIONS AND VARIATIONS ON THE THEME
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12 Days of Thanksgiving (Count the days till Thanksgiving!)
Words by Jenna Lettice
Sing to the Tune of TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Ukulele Chords Arranged by ELEG for SBWE
Illustrated by Colleen Madden
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The Eight Nights of Chanukkah
Traditional Words and Tune, Sing to the Tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas”
Words Adapted by Leslea Newman
Illustrated by Elivia Savadier
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A Firefly in a Fir Tree, a Carol for Mice
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Hilary Knight
Illustrated by Hilary Knight
(Sing to the tune of TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS)
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On the First Night of Chanukah
Words by Cecily Kaiser
Illustrated by Brian Schatell
(Sing to the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas”)
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A Pinata in a Pine Tree (A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas)
Traditional tune (Twelve Days of Christmas)
Words by Pat Mora
Illustrated by Magaly Morales
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The Thirteen Days of Halloween
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Carol Greene
Illustrated by Tim Raglin
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The Thirteen Days of Christmas
(Based on Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Steven Davison and Carolyn Gardner
Illustrated by Tim Wollweber and Sherri Lundberg
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The Thirteen Hours of Halloween
Traditional Words and Tune (sing to the tune of “The Thirteen Days of Christmas”)
Words Adapted by Dian Curtis Rega
Illustrated by Dian Curtis Regan
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The 13 Nights of Halloween
Traditional Tune (sing to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas)
Words Adapted by Guy Vasilovich
Illustrated by Guy Vasilovich
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The 12 Bugs of Christmas (A Pop-Up Christmas Counting Book)
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas“)
Illustrated by David A. Carter
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Philemon Sturges
Illustrated by Ashley Wolff
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The Twelve Days of Christmas in Florida
Traditional Tune based on TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Words Adapted by Frank Remkiewicz
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Part of Sterling Publishing’s Twelve Days of Christmas in America Series
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The Twelve Days of Christmas in Indiana
Traditional Tune based on TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Donna Griffin
Illustrated by Troy Cummings
Part of Sterling Publishing’s Twelve Days of Christmas in America Series
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The Twelve Cats of Christmas
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Kandy Radzinski
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Twelve Days of Summer
Traditional Tune (“Twelve Days of Christmas”)
Word Adaptations by Jan Andrews
Illustrated by Susan Rennick Jolliffe
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Sing any adaptation of this song and accompany yourself with ukulele using Sing Books with Emily’s TWELVE DAYS OF Song Chord Formula Song Sheet:
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TWELVE DAYS OF Song Chord Formula for Sing Books with Emily
Traditional Tune
Chords and Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus for Sing Books with Emily
To view or print this page, click here:
12 DAYS OF SONG CHORD FORMULA BY ELEG FOR SBWE
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I LOVE this adaptation/arrangement of “Twelve Days of Christmas,” called “A Song and a Christmas Tree” as sung by Andy Williams (and a sleighful of friends):
This performance is a testiment to Andy William’s vocal greatness. I’m not sure he gets enough attention for his talent and skill. I can’t imagine anyone singing this song better. His voice is gorgeous, smooth, and elastic. It’s as if he’s got no limits. But he doesn’t abuse it (his voice or the song), which also points to his elegance and good taste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3AJGQnh0wQ
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This parody about the Twelve Days AFTER Christmas is funny, too:
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The Twelve Days AFTER Christmas
Words and Music by Frederick Silver
http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Days-After-Christmas-Sheet/dp/B001OTE75A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1318097862&sr=8-3
YouTube has TONS of videos for this song from choirs and soloists…but this one was my favorite, as sung by the Idlers ast a tavern somewhere:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjeZqzGVkds
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A fun article detailing the mathematics involved in totaling the number of gifts:
http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-how-many-presents/1686
(total gifts = 364)
An article with song history from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
Click here to a “key” to the supposed “meaning” for each gift “symbol”:
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/352/Key_to_the_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas.html
A Singable Picture Book Version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJXqRFwtjKQ
Of course I cannot resist The Muppets (or John Denver),
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuNU3y1KAk
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Twelve Days of Christmas for an Orchestra (a bell high up in a pear tree)
While listening to my large collection of Christmas music with my i-Pod’s random play option on, it often happens that I’ll hear something for the first time or “new-again,” like the 1981 Boston Pops recording of “Twelve Days of Christmas,” conducted by John Williams.
This rendition included twelve days of different orchestra instruments and I thought what a terrific way to introduce kids to new instruments. It might take me years to create a book and get a sing-along track put together, but until then, here are the words to help me start the process:
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (FOR THE ORCHESTRA)
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Boston Pops
Conducted by John Williams
(Just the 12th day published below)
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Twelve cymbals crashing,
Eleven cellos plucking,
Ten fiddlers fiddling,
Nine oboes cackling,
Eight piccolos a’trilling,
Seven trombones sliding,
Six drummers drumming,
Five golden strings,
Forty flat cornets,
Three french horns,
Two one-ton bassoons,
And a bell high up in a pear tree.
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Hear this version of “Twelve Days,” on Track 7 of the MP3 on,
To purchase or hear a preview, click:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018OJVAW/ref=dm_dp_trk7?ie=UTF8&qid=1325253823&sr=8-1
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Twelve Days of Orchestra Instruments Picture Guide
To view or print this guide, click here:
12 days orchestra instruments
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A singable gift from my friend Cindy! 12 Days of Christmas. You can decorate and sing as you go!
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN ILLUSTRATED SONG
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Addendum, 11/29/2019
This arrangement formula for singing TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS works with any book that publishes the traditional lyrics
Twelve Days of Christmas (Song Sheet for SBWE)
Traditional Words and Tune
Chords and Arrangement by Emily Gleichenhaus
To view or print this page:
12 Days of Christmas (w chords for SBWE)
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Related Posts
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TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS In Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-in-the-days-after-christmas-2010/
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CHRISTMAS
A Collection of Singable Picture Books that celebrate CHRISTMAS!
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/singable-picture-books-for-christmas/
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COUNTING
Counting (and math) in Singable Picture Books
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/counting-and-math-in-singable-picture-books/
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HALLOWEEN
A list of spooky, fun, funny and evocative songs for our favorite October Holiday
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/halloween-singable-picture-books-ooooooooeeeeeeeee/
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HANUKKAH
A fun list of books to sing and celebrate Hanukkah!
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/singable-picture-books-for-hanukkah/
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SUMMER CELEBRATION
Songs for Summer, a List of Summery Singable Picture Books
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/songs-for-summer-a-list-of-summery-singable-picture-books/
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SINGABLE PICTURE BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY HILARY KNIGHT
This list has lots of good stuff also about KAY THOMPSON who wrote the Eloise books which were illustrated by Mr. Knight
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/a-few-favorite-singable-books-part-101-by-hilary-knight/
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TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS FOR AN ORCHESTRA (A BELL HIGH UP IN A PEAR TREE)
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ILLUSTRATED SONGS OF THE MUPPETS
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/illustrated-songs-of-the-muppets/
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A Song Sheet with Easy to Follow Chord Arrangement for Accompanying Yourself Singing THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2019/11/29/a-song-sheet-with-easy-to-follow-chord-arrangement-for-accompanying-yourself-singing-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/
Ah! This brought back some memories…
I was searching around for a YouTube of John Denver singing “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” one of my favorite Singable Picture Books,
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Sunshine on My Shoulders
Words and Music by John Denver
Illustrated by Christopher Canyon
…and ran across this YouTube of Mr. Denver performing the song on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in 1974,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvjNHx_pfX0
Thanks for the memory, John and Johnny. My mother took in Johnny Carson every night like most people take in food and water. She couldn’t sleep without watching Johnny first!
And, 1974! I was 6 then and just becoming aware of myself as a music lover. There’s no doubt my love for John Denver’s voice started ’round then, too, as his records frequently spun on my parent’s turntable.
John Denver has some wonderful things to say about singing at the end of this video clip. He’s talking to Johnny Carson and George Segal, referring to a performance Mr. Segal must have done earlier in the show. Johnny Carson had just ribbed George Segal about playing guitar, and John Denver chimes in saying,
“Listen, I love the way George sings. I mean, you were, you were really right what you said [George], singing is…wonderful. You can get high on singing. And, man, everybody can sing. You know even whales can sing? That’s the truth…And regardless of whether anyone sings good or not, to get that kind of feeling and that kind of enthusiasm that you [George] have in your music, everybody can do that.”
This is a lovely, generous thought from one performer to another. And especially from John Denver, who had a beautiful voice, to George Segal, in praise of George’s efforts sharing humor in song. He’s saying the voice isn’t so much what matters, it’s the SHARING and the HUMOR and the EXPRESSION that matters. And that singing is part our NATURE…and not just our own, but singing is in the nature of most living creatures…including whales.
This is a message that I hope to convey through “Sing Books with Emily,” that music is a wonderful way to share a moment with a loved one. And that music awakens our souls like nothing else can. I take Mr. Denver’s use of the word “high” (in both his quote and in the lyrics of “Sunshine on my Shoulders“) to mean “Spiritually Uplifting.” Singing is Spiritually Uplifting!
And, A child will not usually judge you on your voice. A child will just be glad to have you there, sharing a magical, spiritually uplifting, moment in song.
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