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This is the last song in Patrica Smith’s And the Angels Sang collection. The are lots of great songs for the end of the year at schools and churches in this album. If you haven’t got anything planned yet just … Continue reading →

I’m nearing the end of my survey of Patrica Smith’s collection for Advent and Christmas, And the Angels Sang. The pleasant surprise is that there are so many wonderful songs written from the maternal perspective about Mary – I suppose … Continue reading →

This is another touching nativity scene in song from Patricia Smith’s new collection for Advent and Christmas, And the Angels Sang. When you look at Willow for the sheet music there is the keyboard arrangement from the folio, but also … Continue reading →

This is a folk styled song about the three wise men, with a profound meditation of what gifting can be. I don’t know if this story with the twist in the final stanza is original to Patricia Smith, or is … Continue reading →

Monica O’Brien, of Willow Publishing, recently sent out an important letter from her heart on the Church and young people. With her permission, I am re-posting it here in the hope that is read widely. Dear Friends,This email is long … Continue reading →

This collection [And the Angels Sang from Patrica Smith] has some thoughtful songs sung from the perspective of Mary – they are unsettling and mysterious in a good way. This is just such a song. Her text is here married … Continue reading →

This is a song plotting the expectations of the three wise men, from Patrica Smith’s And the Angels Sang. This would particularly good for an end of year celebration sung by a choir, with the assembly invited to participate as … Continue reading →

And the Angels Sang is Patricia Smith’s new collection for Advent and Christmas. I have been going through the collection and have found a lot of songs for end of year celebrations for choirs, assemblies and schools. She has once … Continue reading →

This is another new carol from Patricia Smith from her collection And the Angel Sang. This is a gentle song but I think it will survive choir and assembly. It is basically an audio nativity scene. The individual sheet music … Continue reading →

Patricia Smith uses O WALY WALY again for another new text she has written in her collection And the Angels Sang. This has Mary singing to her baby and as such is suitable for end of year celebrations and Christmas … Continue reading →