Shane Weller (1)

I greatly enjoyed this little book. It offers a nice mix of carols in different styles of music; the selections come from different countries and date from as early as the 5th century. The songs were mostly religious, although some were not. Many old favorites were included, like “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Deck the Halls,” but there were also a few carols I’d never heard before. Most carols seemed to have the complete lyrics, and there were many stanzas here that were new to me, show more but since some well-known songs were missing some verses, I doubt this is meant to be a comprehensive record. Simple line drawings on most pages add to the charm. It’s too bad that musical notation isn’t included—it’s lyrics only—but the collection is nevertheless delightful. This book was a pleasure to read, a wonderful Christmas songbook. show less

I greatly enjoyed this little book. It offers a nice mix of carols in different styles of music; the selections come from different countries and date from as early as the 5th century. The songs were mostly religious, although some were not. Many old favorites were included, like “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Deck the Halls,” but there were also a few carols I’d never heard before. Most carols seemed to have the complete lyrics, and there were many stanzas here that were new to me, show more but since some well-known songs were missing some verses, I doubt this is meant to be a comprehensive record. Simple line drawings on most pages add to the charm. It’s too bad that musical notation isn’t included—it’s lyrics only—but the collection is nevertheless delightful. This book was a pleasure to read, a wonderful Christmas songbook. show less

Many well known carols are included in this collection, but a couple are a bit obscure. No musical notation is included, but the lyrics to these well-loved carols are here. Some of the stanzas are not the ones you normally hear, which just makes this collection even more endearing. Simplistic but appropriate illustrations adorn the pages. This book is all you would need to go caroling, but if you are gathered around a piano, you may want a collection that includes the musical notation.

This book was... OK. There's some good stuff in there, if you're willing to sift through all the cheese.