I composed this medley of 8 Christmas carols in December 2024. They have all been transmuted into minor keys.
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Here are the 8 carols included in the medley:
1. Deck the Halls
2. Jingle Bells
3. Joy to the World
4. O Come All Ye Faithful
5. Silent Night
6. Gaudete
7. The 12 Days of Christmas
8. O Christmas Tree
There are five other musical allusions hidden in the medley (most in plain sight):
1. Dies Irae (bars 23, 27, 112, 116)
2. Night on Bald Mountain — Mussorgsky (bar 34)
3. Prelude No. 6 in B Minor — Chopin (bar 37)
4. “Mars” rhythmic theme from The Planets — Holst (bar 63)
5. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 — Mozart (bars 76 & 80)