Christmas Is Here!

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A1	Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit
A2	Bulaklak Ng Pasko Music By – Pietro Yon*Soloist – Sr. M. Dulce, R.V.M.
A3	Villancico Filipino Music By – Sr. M. R. Abejo*Soloist – Sr. Celina Amada, F.F.M., Sr. M. Dulce, R.V.M., Sr. M. Isabelita, R.V.M., Sr. M. Merced, I.C.M., Sr. M. Presentacion, O.P., Sr. Mary Cecilia, R.G.S.
A4	Hating Gabing Tahimik Music By – Sr. M. R. Abejo*Soloist – Sr. M. Isabelita, R.V.M.
A5	Malualhati Ang Pangalan Mo Music By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B1	The Virgin Mary Has A Baby Boy
B2	Away In A Manger Soloist – Sr. M. Immaculee, C.F.I.C, Sr. M. Merced, I.C.M.
B3	Two Spanish Villancicos
B4	The Little Drummer Boy
B5	Philippine Christmas Carol Music By – F. Santiago

Credits

• Piano, Accompanied By – Sr. Cecile Belen, C.F.I.C.

Notes

On the front cover:

Christmas Is Here!
International Christmas Songs (Seven Nations) from the Collection of Sister M. Rosalina Abejo, R.V.M.
The Sisters' Concert Chorus with rondalla, percussions, piano and organ accompaniment

On the back cover:

Christmas Is Here!
International Christmas songs from the collection (compositions and arrangements) of Sister M. Rosalina Abejo, R.V.M.
The Sisters' Concert Chorus with rondalla, percussions, piano and organ accompaniment

Side A*
1. Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit -- Traditional Filipino Carol

2. Bulaklak ng Pasko -- (Gesu Bambino -- Italy)
Pietro Yon
Soloist: Sr. M. Dulce, R.V.M.

3. Villancico Filipino -- Sr. M. R. Abejo
Soloists: Srs Celina Amada, F.F.M., Mary Cecilia, R.G.S., M. Presentacion, O.P., M. Dulce, R.V.M., M. Merced, I.C.M, M. Immaculee, C.F.I.C.

4. Hating Gabing Tahimik -- Sr. M. R. Abejo
Soloist: Sr. M. Isabelita, R.V.M.

5. Malualhati Ang Pangalan Mo (from "Gloria") -- Mozart

Side B*
1. The Virgin Mary Has A Baby Boy -- West India Carol

2. Away In A Manger -- Traditional English
Soloist: Srs. M. Immaculee, C.F.I.C., M.Merced I.C.M.

3. Two Spanish Villancicos -- (Gallego and Castellano)

4. The Little Drummer Boy -- Czech Carol

5. Philippine Christmas Carol -- F. Santiago

*Piano and Accompaniment by Sr. Cecile Belen, C.F.I.C.

The Composer--Conductor
Composer-conductor Ma. Rosalina Abejo's training is as multi-faceted as her involvements and commitments. With music Baccalaureate and Master's degree and various courses toward a doctoral in Music Arts, the composer-conductor is very much involved in civic and charity projects, particularly with the DR. JOSE P. RIZAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, the UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, Catholic Charities, etc., giving her time and talent and professional services gratis et amore.

Composer Abejo's background as conductor includes three terms of intensive courses for conductors under the late Fritz Mahler, one of the famous and respected conductors in the United States, while the composer's kaleidoscopic techniques in composition have been greatly influenced during her Cincinnati sojourn by Felix Labunski, a disciple of Paul Dukas and Vincent d'Yndy.

*In 1974, she took an intensive conductors' workshop under the famous and eminent Maestro Franco Ferrera of Italy.

Her musical works numbering to more than three hundred, from piano pieces to symphonies, not to mention the music textbooks, hymns, choruses, cantatas, and the first oratorio in Filipino, bespeak of her dedication to culture and the arts. Meritoriously, she was awarded the much coveted Philippine Republic Cultural Heritage Award for Music in 1967

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: Side A: Abejo's Christmas - A
• Matrix / Runout: Side B: Abejo's Christmas - B