Jon Johnson Report post Posted December 3, 2016 Updated for the 2016 season. i arranged this version of a very old French song called Noel Nouvelet. Known in modern day circles as A Conventry Carol. In 2012 I began making amateur music videos to go with some of my music and released a trio of holiday songs that all feature a video.This is the first song on the release but was the last video made. For the score keepers like me I used the Korg OASYS for most of the music as well as the Legacy Mono/ Poly Gone are the still pics that never seemed to cue right so you just gotta settle for a boring music performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CIIIGoff Report post Posted December 3, 2016 JJ -- very fun to watch and listen, thanks for the good cheer. Where did you get the music for this? What I know as "Coventry Carol" is quite different sounding. I did an interpretation of it (audio only) a couple of years ago myself, actually. So in the spirit of the season, I'll share it with you here... Coventry Carol Luly Lulay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Johnson Report post Posted December 3, 2016 Thanks for sharing Charles. I enjoy your music and interpretations of songs. I'd probably heard the Conventry carol when i was a kid but didn't care or know about it. My wife and kids used to go to Ford's Theater in DC several years in a row to see the play A Christmas Carol and the opening scene featured it. I looked it up online a few times and it always came up with the version similar to yours. the missed line I found was the lead melody line of the version I learned about has "Sing We now of Christmas...." thats how a lot of listings have the song but its also lobbed under 'A Coventry Christmas and Noel Nouvelet" Both songs feature the same passages/refrain that you sing but it also has the "Sing we now.." which my version was based upon. There's lots of versions. One that I know of is Bob Read's version featured on The Best Of Narada Christmas double CD also called Conventry carol/Noel Nouvelet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CIIIGoff Report post Posted December 3, 2016 That's something I love about this site that you and Jack are maintaining here -- I can learn something new everyday. Nice reeds on this piece you posted here too. Good Tidings to You and Yours! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Johnson Report post Posted December 3, 2016 We are Encyclotronic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Johnson Report post Posted December 3, 2016 In my younger days when I worked for a couple of different record store chains I was a complete snob about the Narada label. Over the years I've come to appreciate a few favorites from it. I still don't know or listen to most of it all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
