Friday, December 22, 2017 by Mary O'Connor | holiday

Gesù Bambino by Pietro Yon has always had a place in my childhood memories since my church choir sang it every Christmas.  Other than that, it didn't seem to be too well known but this song has been turning up in piano books lately.  There are now several versions in the O'Connor Music Store if you are interested in learning this beautiful older Christmas carol.

Gesù bambino was written in 1917. The melody was used by Frederick H. Martens in his English language carol "When Blossoms Flowered 'mid the Snows". The melody and lyrics of the chorus are derived from "Adeste Fideles" (O Come All Ye Faithful).

A piano version

Piano and Organ

Sung by David Archuleta and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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