{"id":112580,"date":"2020-12-13T22:09:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T03:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=112580"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:51:06","slug":"a-joyous-christmas","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/serena-omeara\/a-joyous-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Joyous Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-112580-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A Joyous Christmas, score<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-112580-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-1.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A Joyous Christmas Harp 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-112580-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-2.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/A-Joyous-Christmas-Harp-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A Joyous Christmas, Harp 2<\/p>\n<h3>Notes from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>In 1863 John Hopkins composed Gather &#8220;Around the Christmas Tree.&#8221; Its harmonic structure and ending are very similar to &#8220;Ding Dong! Merrily On High,&#8221; whose melody was a secular dance tune from the 1500\u2019s. After being used for various settings, the Christmas words and music that we know today were published in 1924.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product-short-description\">\n<h4>Scroll down to listen.<\/h4>\n<p>Serena O\u2019Meara\u2019s &#8220;A Joyous Christmas&#8221; is a medley of two cheerful Christmas tunes: Jehan Tabourot&#8217;s &#8220;Ding Dong! Merrily On High&#8221; and John H. Hopkins&#8217;s &#8220;Gather Around the Christmas Tree.&#8221; Together they make a wonderful piece to play at Christmastime. Harp 1 is written for pedal harp while Harp 2 can be played on either lever or pedal harp. Scroll down for notes from the arranger.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is a PDF download available in the following combinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete Set:\u00a0<strong>$15.00<\/strong><br \/>\n(Includes score and parts in one file.)<\/li>\n<li>Harp 1 only:\u00a0<strong>$8.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2 only:<strong> $8.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Length:<\/em> score and parts file is 23 pgs.; parts are 7 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 4:50<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Note:<\/i> This PDF was revised on 5-31-2026. If you purchased this piece prior to that and would like an updated PDF, please <a href=\"mailto:info@harpcolumn.com\"><span class=\"s1\">email us.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":202032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1515],"product_tag":[482],"class_list":["post-112580","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-serena-omeara","product_tag-harp-ensemble","pa_artist-omeara-serena","pa_combinations-complete-set","pa_combinations-harp-1","pa_combinations-harp-2","pa_composer-hopkins-john-h","pa_composer-tabourot-jehan","pa_genre-sacred","pa_harp-type-harp-ensemble-mixed","pa_instrumentation-2-harps","pa_level-intermediate","pa_nationality-french","pa_nationality-north-american","pa_occasion-christmas","pa_occasion-church","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/112580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=112580"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=112580"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=112580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}