This is another free lead sheet from Brentwood Benson advertising Chris Tomlin’s Album, Adore.
It is another case of familiar out of copyright Christmas songs arranged, linked and saddled with a short piece of new music and then the whole thing is copyrighted. Merry Christmas and Ka-ching! (I’m such a cynic.)
This time a jazz arrangement of “Away in the Manger” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain” have a simple chorus added by Chris Tomlin and Ed Cash. “Away in a Manger” may have been written by Martin Luther with the third verse by John T. McFarland. This jazz styled version uses the tune MUELLER by James R. Murray. “Go Tell It On the Mountain” is a Christmas adaptation of an African-American Spiritual.
The lead sheet is here and the full sheet music can be purchased here. You can hear Tomlin’s version here.
Chris Tomlin talks about the album: