Merry Christmas
Elizabeth Anderson and friends put a new twist into Christmas carols and CDs: eight Christmas tracks neatly packaged as a Christmas card with a vibrant front cover and room for a personal inscription.
The Choir of Ormond College choir
Christoph Maubach xylophone, glockenspiel
Danny Fischer drums
Ian Wilmot double bass
Kylie Davies double bass
Joel Gladman tuba
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
Johnny Marks composer
Haven Gillespie songwriter
John Frederick Coots songwriter
Vaughan McAlley arranger
Elizabeth Anderson arranger
Christoph Maubach arranger
Johann Sebastian Bach arranger
Bartholomäus Gesius arranger
Arthur Warrell arranger
Nelly McAvaugh arranger
You better watch out! You better not cry!
Harpsichordist Elizabeth Anderson will show you why ...
... on 'Merry Christmas'
'Merry Christmas' contains a collection of fun and traditional Christmas pieces, including tongue-in- cheek arrangements of 'Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer' and 'Santa Claus is coming to town' and exquisite performances of 'In dulci jubilo', 'Good King Wenceslas', 'I saw three ships' and 'We wish you a merry Christmas'.
Elizabeth Anderson (harpsichord) is joined by drums, glockenspiel, double bass and four singers from the acclaimed Choir of Ormond College.
With a vibrant cover, room for a personal inscription, and exhilarating music, it's a fun and unusual idea at a price similar to the regular Christmas cards you'll find at your local newsagent.
Artist
Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson has performed in no less than eleven international concert tours to Europe, Japan and Singapore. She is a regular guest lecturer and performer at universities and music schools throughout Australia.
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Track Listing
- Santa Claus is coming to town Haven Gillespie John Frederick Coots Arr: Vaughan McAlley
- I saw three ships (Traditional) Arr: Elizabeth Anderson Christoph Maubach Johann Sebastian Bach
- [vocal]
- [instrumental]
- Good King Wenceslas (Traditional) Arr: Vaughan McAlley
- We wish you a merry Christmas (Traditional) Arr: Arthur Warrell
- Chocolate Bunnies Donald Angle
- Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Johnny Marks Arr: Nelly McAvaugh
In dulci jubilo (Traditional) Arr: Johann Sebastian Bach Bartholomäus Gesius
Performers
- Elizabeth Anderson
- The Choir of Ormond College
- Christoph Maubach · xylophone, glockenspiel
- Danny Fischer
- Ian Wilmot
- Kylie Davies · track 7
- Joel Gladman
Composers
Donald Angle
Donald Angle's music comes from, or is influenced, most directly, by 20th Century Pop, Country, and Jazz, and is mostly geared to solo performance.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.
Christoph Maubach
Christoph Maubach migrated from Germany to Australia in 1979 after completing the 'A' Course at the Orff-Institute in Salzburg. From 1980 onwards he conducted many Orff music education workshops throughout Australia and in other parts of the world.
Vaughan McAlley
Vaughan is a composer and arranger, alto and tenor, a capable flautist and French horn player, as well as engineer for countless Move releases.
Where to listen
Merry Christmas is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Merry Christmas is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
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