Tune: NOS GALAN

Tune Information

Title:	NOS GALAN
Incipit:	54321 23123 42321
Key:	E♭ Major
Source:	Welsh dance tune
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Deck the Hall With Holly

Now the joyful bells a-ringing

Come and Hear the Joyful Singing

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Alternative Tunes

JOYFUL SINGING

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Notes

There are many texts for this tune, in both Welsh and English. In Welsh the theme is often more patriotic than seasonal (as in the words "Oer yw'r gwr sy'n methu caru"), but in English by far the commonest text is "Deck the Hall" (or "Halls").

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Timeline

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Organ Solo

Nowell, Nowell!: English Carols for Orgaan
Composer/Editor Gilbert M. Martin
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 3
PedalPoint Volume 29 Number 2 January February March 2009: For Pianists and Organists
Composer/Editor Neil Stipp
Published By: LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2009) pp. 3
Organ Music for the Seasons (Volume 1)
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Lani Willis; John Hebden Schaffner
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (1998) pp. 42-46
Five Familiar Carols for Christmas: Arranged for Organ
Composer/Editor John A. Behnke
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1994) pp. 10
Merry Christmas from Diane Bish
Composer/Editor Diane Joyce Bish
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1994) pp. 19
Christmas Favorites for Organ: Christmas Favorites
Published By: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1991) pp. 18
The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 23 Number 2 November 1988: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Howard Wells; Rex Koury
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1988) pp. 40
A Christmas Album for Organ
Composer/Editor Jean Pasquet
Published By: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corporation (1984) pp. 77
Christmas Carols for Organ: With Hammond Registration
Composer/Editor Richard Ellsasser
Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1967) pp. 6
Christmas Organ Album: Fourteen Characteristic Pieces
Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1961) pp. 17
Ethel Smith's Selection of Christmas Music: For Hammond Organ
Composer/Editor Ethel Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1950) pp. 13

Piano Solo

Christmas Memories: 8 Early Intermediate to Intermediate Piano Arrangements of the Season's Most Nostalgic Carols
Composer/Editor Melody Bober
Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2007) pp. 7
Piano Christmas: Piano Solo Keepsake Edition - The Complete Christmas Collection
Composer/Editor Carol Tornquist
Published By: Word Music (2006) pp. 52, 226
A Smooth Jazz Christmas: Mellow Seasonal Favorites for Piano
Composer/Editor Roger House
Published By: The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2003) pp. 31
Big Ivory Book of Jazz Piano Solos
Composer/Editor Teresa Wilhelmi
Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2003) pp. 26
Bach Around the Christmas Tree: 18 Classic Christmas Carols in the Styles of Great Composers
Composer/Editor Carol Klose
Published By: Cherry Lane Music Company (2001) pp. 6
Portraits of Christmas: Songs and Carols of the Season for Piano
Composer/Editor Eugene Butler
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2001) pp. 48
A Cool Yule: Ten Jazzy Christmas Songs Arranged for Intermediate to Advanced Piano
Composer/Editor Steve Calderone
Published By: Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. (1998) pp. 5
Christmas Classics: Arranged for Piano
Composer/Editor Carolyne M. Taylor
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1998) pp. 52
The Best in Christmas Sheet Music
Composer/Editor Carol Cuellar
Published By: Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. (1997) pp. 6
Yuletide Treasures: 20 Christmas miniatures for Solo Piano
Composer/Editor Jolene Boyd
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1997) pp. 26
Great Piano Christmas Hits: The Professional Touch Series
Composer/Editor Dan Coates
Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (1996) pp. 8
The Best In Christmas Music - Complete: Piano Solo Arrangements
Composer/Editor Dan Coates
Published By: Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. (1996) pp. 12
Christmas Hope: Christmas Carols for Piano
Composer/Editor Phil Perkins
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1992) pp. 25
Classical Carols: Piano Arrangements for the Christmas Season
Composer/Editor Carolyne M. Taylor
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1992) pp. 6
More Christmas with Style: Holiday Favorites Arranged for the Piano
Composer/Editor Jerry Ray
Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (1988) pp. 5, 14
A Keyboard Christmas Volume II: Piano Arrangements by Bruce Greer
Composer/Editor Bruce Greer
Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1987) pp. 40
The Church Pianist Volume 4 Number 2 November 1987: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Bonnie Barrett
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 17
Christmas Reflections for Piano: 11 Fresh Arrangements by Teresa Wilhelmi
Composer/Editor Teresa Patterson Wilhelmi
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1986) pp. 18
Bock's Best Volume III: 25 Outstanding Christmas Piano Arrangements
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1984) pp. 38
Christmas Christmas Christmas: Piano Arrangements of Christmas Favorites
Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1981) pp. 27
The Sounds of Christmas: Piano
Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1974) pp. 5
Piano Transcriptions of Your Favorite Christmas Carols
Composer/Editor Spencer Parsons
Published By: Theodore Presser Company (1958) pp. 41

Piano and Organ Duet

A Hymnworks Christmas: A Tapestry of Classical Music and Christmas Themes for Piano and Organ
Composer/Editor Linda McKechnie
Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1994) pp. 3

Piano Duet+: Piano Duet One Piano

Christmas Duet Fantasies: 4 Arrangements for Early Intermediate to Late Intermediate Pianists
Composer/Editor Robert D. Vandall
Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2010) pp. 14
Christmas Creations for Two Pianists: One Piano - Four Hands
Composer/Editor John W. Schaum
Published By: Schaum Publications, Inc. (1972) pp. 14