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By Michael San Filippo, About.com Guide to Italian Language

Italian Christmas Carols

Monday December 15, 2003
"Era la notte prima di Natale e tutta la casa era in silenzio..." is the first line to the Christmas carol 'Twas the night before Christmas in Italian.

Other popular Italian Christmas carols (canzoni di Natale) include: Gesù Bambino 'l È Nato ("Baby Jesus Is Born"), Tu Scendi dalle Stelle ("You Came Down From the Stars"), Mille Cherubini in Coro ("A Thousand-Cherub Chorus") and La Canzone di Zampagnone ("Carol of the Bagpipers").

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February 4, 2009 at 1:29 am
(1) Margaret Wanklyn says:

I would like to find a book containing Italian Christmas carols, in Italian, with a piano part and lyrics. I would like it to include “Tu scendi dalle stelle”. It would sensibly be in print, or a secondhand copy readily available. Can anyone help please?

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