"Love Came Down at Christmas" [arr. Tom Johnston, music unknown composer]

"Love Came Down at Christmas" [arr. Tom Johnston, music unknown composer]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Unknown; music (Traditional Irish Air)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Johnston, Tom; arrangement

1960 [publication] [copyright]

London: Novello & Company Limited

genre: carol|choral music|sacred music|Christmas music|song

chorus: boys' voices|women’s SSAA chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: "Tenderly"

Performance instructions: The song may be performed by either a women's or a boys' chorus.

Format 1: vocal score

1 page

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4546

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Other data reference(s): Record for "Four Christmas songs." WorldCat, https://www.worldcat.org/title/four-christmas-songs/oclc/1039684229&referer=brief_results. Accessed 4 Nov. 2018.

Cataloguer: Jennifer Frederick, University of Ottawa

vocal score: Johnston, Tom. "Four Christmas Songs." Alexander Street, A Proquest Company, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2380121. Accessed 15 June 2020.

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Four Christmas Songs." Alexander Street, A Proquest Company, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2380121. Accessed 15 June 2020. This source maybe restricted except to subscribing institutions or individuals.

Record: CRM-christmastide-johnston

"© Copyright 1960 by Novello & Company Limited"

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