Songs

There are fifteen songs in this celebration. They range from simple rounds and chants to two four-part choral pieces; a few are in between.

Main list of songs

* Sing-along
** Isn't listed as a sing-along, but could be


  • Round and Round*, unknown; round

  • Keep the Fire, BJ Brown

  • We Are a Circle*, Rick Hamouris

  • Benedicta Es (Blessed Be), Chris Carol

  • Winter Solstice Chant**, Anne Bearheart

  • Though My Soul (Perfect Light), FJ Haydn / Sarah Williams; round

  • Wings**, Suzanne Sterling; chant

  • Deep in the Dark, Anna Ophidia Alekner; round/canon.

  • Kore Evohe: a Hymn to the Wheel of the Year, John C. Schrag/Sabina C. Becker

  • This Little Light*, Traditional African-American spiritual

  • Imani*, R. A. K. Hazen

  • We've Got the Power*, Traditional South African chant

  • Carry It Home, Betsy Rose

  • Let the Spirit Come to You, Anodea Judith

  • When We Are Gone**, Starhawk and Anne Hill; chant

Detailed list of songs


Introduction

Round and Round, unknown.

Round in up to three parts. Sing-along.

Beforehand

Keep the Fire, BJ Brown.

Four-part choral piece. Teaching tracks on CD.


A Circle Is Cast

We Are a Circle, Rick Hamouris.

Chorus and verses; chorus has top and bottom harmony parts. Participant sing-along on chorus.


Invocation

Benedicta Es (Blessed Be), Chris Carol.

Short piece; unison verse; harmony chorus; round on verse; then harmony chorus. Teaching tracks on CD.


Into the Darkness


Winter Solstice Chant, Anne Bearheart.

First in unison, then adding a harmony part, then with two harmony parts. Teaching tracks on CD.


Though My Soul, FJ Haydn / Sarah Williams.

Round, usually in three parts.

Last two lines of the Sarah Williams poem "From the Old Astronomer to His Pupil," http://www.naic.edu/~gibson/poems/swilliams1.html


Wings, Suzanne Sterling.

Simple chant, first in unison, then with harmony part. Participants might sing along if they know this.


The Light Returns


Deep in the Dark, Anna Ophidia Alekner.

Commonly referred to as the Winter Solstice version of "Jingle Bells." First in unison, then a round/canon. Will make you want to dance!


Kore Evohe: a Hymn to the Wheel of the Year, John C. Schrag/Sabina C. Becker.

Four-part choral piece, chorus-verse-chorus through the seasons of the year. Teaching tracks on CD.


Spreading the Light


This Little Light, Traditional African-American spiritual.

Top and bottom harmony parts. Teaching tracks on CD. Sing-along.


Imani, R. A. K. Hazen.

Melody is the same on verses and chorus. Several harmony parts on chorus. Teaching tracks on CD. Participant sing-along.


We've Got the Power, Traditional South African chant. Three parts. Participant sing-along.


Benediction/Closing


Carry It Home, Betsy Rose.

Bottom harmony. Teaching tracks on CD.


Let the Spirit Come to You, Anodea Judith.

Four-line unison piece.


Recessional


When We Are Gone, Starhawk and Anne Hill.

Top and bottom harmony parts. Teaching tracks on CD. Participants might sing along if they know this.