Peter Lawson

Fantasia on 12 Days of Christmas

Have you ever wondered what happened to all those gifts or what the recipient thought about them?
Well, now you can hear the full story of how they were all put to use by the Mistress of the Manor whose true-love went a bit over the top with his generosity!

The traditional verses of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' are sung with subsidiary verses between. The recipient of the gifts from her true-love is the mistress of a manor house with extensive grounds, a resourceful and feisty lady who remains undaunted by the gifts which build up alarmingly during the twelve days of Christmas. The 'Mistress' is a Soprano and her somewhat less enthusiastic 'Sister' an Alto. The subsidiary verses are often sung by the Mistress and Sister.
This Fantasia is available for Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) [GM287], a Mixed Voice Choir with a shortage of male voices with just one male line in the baritone range (SA+Men)[GM288], or for Upper Voice Choir (SSA)[GM289]. The vocal scores are 52 pages long. The work can be performed either with orchestra or piano accompaniment. The orchestra parts [GMCH016] are available to buy or hire.
'Duration 16 minutes'