Jean Sibelius

Five Christmas Songs

The Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1897 to 1913 by the Finnish composer Jean

Constituent songs#

Ordered by catalogue, the Op. 1 songs are as follows: *"" (“Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate”), Op. 1/1 (1913); text by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius *"" (“Now Is Christmas Coming”), Op. 1/2 (1913); text by Topelius *"" (“Outside It is Growing Dark”), Op. 1/3 (1897); text by Topelius *"" (“Give Me No Splendor, Gold or Pomp”), Op. 1/4 (1909); text by Topelius *"" (“High are the Snowdrifts”), Op. 1/5 (1901); text by the Finnish poet Wilkku Joukahainen

Arrangements of Nos. 4–5#

Sibelius made several arrangements of “”: for male choir in 1935; for voice and female choir in 1942; for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942; and for children’s choir and organ in 1954. Moreover, he also made several arrangements of “”: for two voices and piano in 1903–1905; and for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942.

Composer: Jean Sibelius