Christmas Musicals for Church
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3 44526 Christmas comes gloriously once a year, and the challenge to almost every sacred music publisher is to tell this Greatest Story Ever Told with a fresh touch annually. It's a joyful challenge, but a challenge nevertheless, especially given the wealth of rich material already available. Upon a Midnight Clear brings together phenomenally talented artists who are up to that challenge. The result is a truly creative celebration of the Incarnation…from tender to triumphant. Veterans John Purifoy and Ruth Elaine Schram bring some of their finest writing ever to this work through fresh arrangements of beloved carols and inspired new songs. Ed Hogan's exquisite orchestrations add a luster to the beautiful writing. Opening the work is gospel great Cynthia Clawson's contemplative and wondrous "Stand Still, and Wait" (sung on the recording by Ms. Clawson herself, with our gratitude), and you'll hear the powerful voice talent of veteran narrator David Ford. These special additions are intended to help inspire you to create an unforgettable occasion. Consider the optional staging directions to enrich the experience into a presentation bordering on theatrical, in order to heighten the telling of this Greatest Story Ever Told. It is surely worthy of our highest and best efforts as we once again celebrate God's Most Precious Gift…our Hope that "has come in through the sky." —The Publisher FOREWORD For Preview Only