Come and Join the Celebration.
This is the happiest carol of them all! It was written for children but grown-ups can sing it too.
I first heard it at Cotton Methodist Church in the 1980's where my late Father in Law had been a member since a small boy and was a preacher/lay reader in the Methodist Circuit. Our two eldest children went to Sunday School there before we moved away and we always went at Christmas.
From wiki...........
Valerie Collison (born 23 March 1933) is an English organist and composer of hymns and carols.[1] Her best-known work is "Come and Join the Celebration" for which she composed both the lyrics and tune. This was first published in Carols for Children in 1972 and is now performed in services throughout the UK. She also wrote "The Journey of Life",[2] popular in English primary schools as part of the Come and Praise hymnal.
I hadn't heard this anywhere this year until I popped into the Co-op after my car boot visit last week and they had a small choir of about 8 ladies singing carols in the foyer. I sang it all around the shop!....quietly......didn't want to frighten the other customers.
When T was for Treats in November, I didn't mention another that sometimes happens - depending on circumstances................. A bunch of flowers for Christmas - something a bit bigger than the occasional £2 bunch from Aldi.
I'd forgotten that carol - I loved it too and always taught it to the children every year. You've got me singing it now.
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It's an easy one to sing and not too long!
DeleteIt certainly is a jolly tune. A good idea for padding out your floral arrangement.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soonest. Happy Christmas, Debbie
Dreadful photo of my flowers - they look better in reality. I usually go for red at Christmas but thought I'd have a change
DeleteThis one is SO cheerful, I love it! But I'm afraid that while in another carol, we sing about shepherds "washing their socks", in this one, my family recall the Wise Men journeying, "bringing precious gifts from Lanzarotte".
ReplyDeleteHa! It will never be the same again now!
DeleteI'm glad you're feeling better now, Sue.
ReplyDeleteBlimey! I haven't heard that tune in years. Thank you for the reminder. X
I like the way it just jollies along and doesn't go on and on!
DeleteThat's certainly an uplifting carol. My favourite christmas music, currently:
ReplyDeleteChrist Child's Lullaby and Noel Nouvelet, both performed by Ancient Path (youtube) Also Good King Wenceslas by the Mediaeval Baebes and Serving Girl's Holiday by Kate Rusby.
I shall have to go and look those up online - all new to me - except for Good king W of course. Think I wrote a post about him - I shall look that up too!
DeleteChristmas wishes to you Sue - and love.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pat and very best wishes and much love to you for staying as well as possible for as long as possible
DeleteI’ve been following James Partridge on Instagram and he dies a show called Assembly Bangers. He’s doing Christmas songs just now and it brings back memories of Christmas in school which I did for 37 years. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI don't remember much about Primary School Christmases except we had a party - seems so long ago!
DeleteGetting to 99% is very good, the power of the chilli. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou really HAVE to take another photo of your flowers, I don't think that photo is doing them justice!!
Happy Christmas Sue, to you and all the family. xx
Being a bung-them-in-a-vase/jug flower arranger they wouldn't look wonderful anyway!
DeleteHope you have a good Christmas too
I hope that you have a lovely Christmas Sue🎄 Arilx
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DeleteMerry Christmas xx
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DeleteMerry Christmas Sue. x
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DeleteGlad you are feeling better, Happy Christmas x
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Yes much better thanks.
DeleteHappy Christmas Sue from Jean in Winnipeg
ReplyDeleteThank you and to you too
DeleteGlad you're feeling a bit better Sue, keep toasty warm!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard many of the carols you have posted on here! That surprised me.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better and hope you have a happy Christmas, Sue!
So good to hear you're feeling much better.
ReplyDeleteWishing you & yours a wonder-filled Christmas.
Merry Christmas, glad you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are feeling a bit better! I do love Come and Join the Celebration! I only encountered it for the first time when I joined my school in 2008 and it was a staple Christmas song. We sang it last year but not this year!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a merry Christmas and hope all is well for you in 2024!
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Merry Christmas. I am glad you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteMerry/Happy Christmas Sue. I am also glad to hear you are feeling almost 100%. Those home remedies did the trick. "Come and Join the Celebration" is new to me. Yes, everybody should join the celebration. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Sue :) xx
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better. Merry Christmas.
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