99 unpopular pairings of words and tunes to popular carols and hymns.
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PUBLISHED 31 OCTOBER (OOoooOOOoooh)
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From the author of Evensong - Notes from the Choir comes a collection of #CursedCarols - dragged from the darkest parts of the hymnal, and lovingly presented in this all-new edition.
This book began, as many dubious cultural artefacts do, on the internet.
Born from the social media account In Quires and Places Where They Meme comes this lovingly assembled collection of #CursedCarols: alternative pairings of hymn and carol texts with tunes they were never meant to meet.
The results are unsettling, ridiculous, and occasionally really quite nice, actually. A familiar melody can suddenly feel offputtingly jaunty.
A well known text, wedded to the wrong tune, acquires an entirely new personality.
None of this is intended for divine worship, choir practice, or unsuspecting congregations. This is sacred music offered with a wink and a nod, with affection, mischief, and a working knowledge of the metrical index of hymnals.
Edited and compiled by writer and lay clerk Timothy E. Popple, this volume gathers these pairings in print for the first time.
It is a book for those who love hymns enough to laugh at them, respect tradition enough to break it, and find joy in the absurd.
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