An Exmas Carol for alto and guitar Original version is currently unavailable

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Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1280601 By David Warin Solomons. By David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Christmas,Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. David Warin Solomons #872014. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1280601). An Exmas Carol, for alto and classical guitar, was written on Christmas day 1984. It takes the melody of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" in the guitar part and the voice has its own tune lamenting the fact that we have ceased to hear or understand the message of the Christmas story.Oh Lonely child of BethlehemHow quiet you do lieWe cannot hear above the dinyour message from the skyAnd evening stars together sing the same old Christmas pieceBut in our loves we're fast asleepand strife will never ceaseThe kingdoms of this world pass onand never shall returnbut man forgets it's all in vainwe never seem to learnAnd evening stars together sing the same old Christmas pieceBut in our loves we stay asleepand strife will never ceaseOh lonely Child, humanity!How quiet, quiet, you do lie...Note - a newer version with more advanced guitar technique is also available - it can be found through the sheetmusicplus search bar: search for "An Exmas carol (alto and classical guitar)". This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).