Reflecting on the 12 Days

 

I've put the 12 Days of Christmas together for a final look. These postings are always a quiet interlude for me to reflect on the season. This year they were made even more special by the source of the words, Nowell Sing We Clear's book, Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. The voices of Tony Barrand, Andy Davis, Fred Breuning, and John Roberts have been an essential part of our holiday season for close to 40 years. The lettering was done with Calligraphica Crystals and a Hiro/Leonhardt #40 pen nib, both from John Neal, Bookseller. The lettering was all done spontaneously with no sketches or lines.

Twelfth Day of Christmas

 

Twelfth Day of Christmas

from "Rise Up Jock" by Bob Pegg in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGJPrCT8Yc

Eleventh Day of Christmas

 

Eleventh Day of Christmas

from "The Old Hark Hark" in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfrCvFj-c0

Tenth Day of Christmas

 

Tenth Day of Christmas

from "Villagers All" in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Andy Davis set these lines from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame to music. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPSf6pTVdkA&list=RDUPSf6pTVdkA&index=1

Ninth Day of Christmas

 Ninth Day of Christmas

from "Shepherds Arise" in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IM-WAVfKto

Eighth Day of Christmas

 

Eighth Day of Christmas

from "Chariots" by John Kirkpatrick in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUT5p7yP3A

Seventh Day of Christmas

 

Seventh Day of Christmas

Words from "The Sussex Carol" in Nowell Sing We Clear’s Book of Songs and Carols for Midwinter and Christmastide. Hear Nowell Sing We Clear sing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9leHAuWOUA