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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Quem pastores laudavere Of Jesse's Line Descended (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming) The Cherry Tree Carol As I Outrode This Enderes Night Billy's Ground Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung The Boar's Head Carol Coventry Carol Joseph, lieber Joseph mein The Francis Bergamasca There Stood in Heaven a Linden Tree We Happy Hirdes Men Personent hodie Puer natus in Bethlehem In dulci jubilo Paul Sánchez, Recording Producer and Audio Engineer • Recorded at Studio Sánchez, Charleston, SC, June 21, 2022 © 2025 • IMGC-0215 • imaginaryanimals.ninja • All rights reserved. • Unauthorized replication & distribution prohibited

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For our third album we wanted to explore our favorite Christmas songs in the repertoire. From the contemplative and ethereal to the jubilant and bawdy, a joiful yule is meant for a cold winter’s night by a warm fire. Bringing together traditional songs, folk melodies, and original compositions, we revel in performing some of our favorite music for the holiday season.

We would like to thank our spouses, Paul Sánchez and Meredith Achey, for their neverending support. We would also like to give a very special thank you to Gramma Jeanne Crane and Grammy Sue Thomas for taking care of our little ones during recording sessions!

– Kayleen Sánchez & Laudon Schuett

Track 1: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel!

Redeem thy captive Israel That into exile drear is gone, Far from the face of God’s dear Son. Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel Veni, veni, Emanuel: Captivum solve Israel, Qui gemit in exilio, Privatus Dei Filio.

Gaude! Gaude! Emanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright!

Pour on our souls thy healing light; Dispel the long night’s lingering gloom, And pierce the shadows of the tomb.

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel

Track 2: Quem pastores laudavere Latin Quem pastores laudavere, quibus angeli dixere: ‘absit vobis jam timere, natus est Rex Gloriae!’

Ad quem magi amhulabant, Aurum, thus, myrrham portabant; Immolabant haec sincere Leoni victoriae;

English Translation The One who the shepherds praised, And about whom the Angels told: 'Abandon your present fears,' The King of Glory is born.

To Him the Kings walked, Carrying gold, frankincense and myrrh, Offering them religiously, For the Lion's victory.

Track 2: Quem pastores laudavere (cont) Exsultemus cum Maria In coelesti hierarchia: Natum promant voce pia Dulci cum melodia;

Let us rejoice with Mary, In union with the Celestial Hierarchy, Singing a pious song to the Newborn, That be sweet in its melody.

Christo Regi, Deo nato Per Mariam nobis dato, Merito resonet vere: ‘Laus, honor, et gloria!’

Of Christ the King, God born, Who was given to us by Mary, We should sing the merit: Praise, honor and glory.

Track 3: Of Jesse’s Line Descended (Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming) Of Jesse’s line descended, By ancient sibyls sung, With thornless branch extended, From noble root newsprung.

A rose doth bear a Flower, All in the cold midwinter And at the midnight hour.

The flower of ancient splendour, Of which Isaiah spake, Mary, the Rosebranch tender, Puts forth for mankind’s sake; Obedian to God’s will, A little Child she bears us, Yet is a maiden still.

The frozen air perfuming, That tiny Bloom doth swell; Its rays, the night illuming, The darkness quite dispel.

O rose beyond compare, Bloom in our hearts’ midwinter: Restore the springtime there!

Track 4: The Cherry Tree Carol Joseph was an old man And an old man was he; And Joseph married Mary, The Queen of Galilee.

“O then,” replied Joseph With words so unkind, “I will pluck no cherries For to give to thy child.”

“O eat your cherries, Mary, O eat your cherries now, O eat your cherries, Mary, That grow upon the bough.”

As they want a walking In the garden so gay; Maid Mary spied cherries, Hanging over yon tree.

Mary said to cherry tree, “Bow down to my knee, That I may pluck cherries By one, two, and three.”

As Joseph was a walking, He heard angels sing, “This night there shall be born, Our heavenly king.”

Mary said to Joseph With her sweet lips so mild, “Pluck those cherries, Joseph, For to give to my Child.

Then the upper most sprig the Bowed down to her knee; “Thus you may see Joseph These cherries are for me.”

Track 5: As I Outrode This Enderes Night As I outrode this enderes night Of thre joli sheppardes I saw a sight, And all abowte there fold a star shone bright;

Doune from heaven, from heaven so hie, Of angeles ther came a great company, With mirthe and joy and great solemnitye;

They sange ‘Terli, terlow!’

So merely the sheppards ther pipes can blow.

They sange ‘Terli, terlow!’

So merely the sheppards ther pipes can blow.

Track 6: Billy’s Ground Track 7: Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung Sweet was the song the Virgin sung When she to Bethlem Juda came And was deliver’d of her Sonne, That blessed Jhesus hath to Name.

‘Lula, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby, Sweet Babe!’ Quoth she; ‘My Sonne and eke a Saviour borne, Which hath vouchsafed, from an high To visitt us that wer forlorne.

‘La lulla, la lulla, la lullaby, Sweet babe!’ Sung she, And rockt him featlie on hir knee.

Track 8: The Boar’s Head Carol English/Latin The boar’s head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary; And I pray you my masters be merry, Quot estis in convivio.

Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino

English Translation The boar’s head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary; And I pray you my masters be merry, As many as are at the feast.

The boar’s head I bear Rendering praises to the Lord.

Track 8: The Boar’s Head Carol (cont) The boar’s head, as I understand, Is the rarest dish in all the land, Which thus bedecked with a gay garland, Let us servire cantico.

The boar’s head, as I understand, Is the rarest dish in all the land, Which thus bedecked with a gay garland, Let us serve with a song.

Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino

The boar’s head I bear Rendering praises to the Lord.

Our steward hath provided this, In honor of the Queen of bliss, Which on this day shall be served is, In reginensi atrio.

Our steward hath provided this, In honor of the Queen of bliss, Which on this day shall be served is, In the hall of the Queen’s.

Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino.

The boar’s head I bear Rendering praises to the Lord.

Track 9: Coventry Carol Lully, lulla, thou littell tyne childe By by lully lullay

O sisters too, how may we do for to preserve thou day this pore yongling for whom we do singe By by lully lullay.

Lully, lulla, thou littell tyne childe By by lully lullay

Track 9: Coventry Carol (cont) Herod the king in his raging charged he hath this day his men of might in his owne sight All yonge children to slay.

Lully, lulla, thou littell tyne childe By by lully lullay

That wo is me pore child for thee and ever morn and say for thi parting nether say nor singe By by lully lullay

Track 10: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein German/Latin/English Joseph, lieber Joseph mein Hilf mir wiegen mein Kindelein!

Gott der wird mein Lohner sein Im Himmelreich, der Jungfrau Sohn Maria.

Er ist erschienen am heutigen Tag, Am heutigen Tag in Israel: der Maria verkündigt ist durch Gabriel.

Eia! eia!

Jesum Christ hat uns gebor'n Maria.

Er ist erschienen am heutigen Tag, Am heutigen Tag in Israel: Von Maria ist Heil er sprassen In alle Welt.

English Translation Joseph dearest Joseph mine, Help me rock the Child divine; God reward thee and all that’s thine In paradise, so prays the mother Mary.

He has appeared this day, This day in Israel: Which was announced to Mary by Gabriel.

Eia! Eia! Jesus Christ has been born to Mary.

He has appeared this day, This day in Israel: From Mary comes salvation, it has sprung up Throughout the world.

Track 10: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (cont) Magnum Nomen Domini Emanuel, Quod anunciatus est per Gabriel.

The Great Name of the Lord Emmanuel, Which was announced by Gabriel.

Joseph dearest Joseph mine, Help me rock the Child divine; God reward thee and all that’s thine In paradise, so prays the mother Mary.

Joseph dearest Joseph mine, Help me rock the Child divine; God reward thee and all that’s thine In paradise, so prays the mother Mary.

Today is born Emmanuel; He comes to dwell in Israel: Gabriel to Mary came that Name to tell.

Eia! Eia! In the manger sleeps the infant Saviour.

Today is born Emmanuel; He comes to dwell in Israel: Gabriel to Mary came that Name to tell.

Eia! Eia! In the manger sleeps the infant Saviour.

Today is born Emmanuel, Emmanuel in Israel: Mary’s Babe, the Saviour, our Emmanuel.

Today is born Emmanuel, Emmanuel in Israel: Mary’s Babe, the Saviour, our Emmanuel.

O proclaim the mighty name: Emmanuel!

Gabriel from heaven came that Name to tell.

O proclaim the mighty name: Emmanuel!

Gabriel from heaven came that Name to tell.

Track 11: The Francis Bergamasca

Track 12: There Stood in Heaven a Linden Tree There stood in heaven a linden tree, But, though ‘twas honey-laden, The angels cried: ‘No bloom Shall be like that of one fair maiden.’

Sped Gabriel on winged feet, And passed through bolted portals In Nazareth, a maid to greet, Blessed o’er all other mortals.

‘Hail Mary!’ cried the angel mild, ‘Of womankind the fairest: A maiden ay shalt thou be styled, Although a babe thou bearest.’

But how should I a mother be While yet a maid remaining?

No man with love hath looked on me: ‘Tis strange past all explaining!’

Most noble queen, no man on earth Shall share in thy conceiving: Thou shalt by God be brought to birth, The Holy Ghost receiving.’

‘So be it!’ God’s handmaid gan cry ‘According to thy telling.’

To heaven the angel then did fly, To his celestial dwelling.

This news filled all the heavens with glee: ‘Twas passed from one to other That ‘twas Mary, none but she, That God would call his mother.

Track 13: We Happy Hirdes Men We happy hirdes men heere Maye singe and eke rejoice, For angells bright and cleare We sawe and harde a voice.

Gladd tidinges they us toulde: The Kynge of all mankynde Newe borne and in clothes fould They saie we shall him fynde.

At Bethlem in a staull, And eke his mother free.

Great comforth to us all; O blissèd maie he be!

Track 13: We Happy Hirdes Men (cont) Nowe let us with much joie In haist to Bethlem trudge, To se that blissed Boie That once must be our Judge.

We sheperdes downe did fall, And songe with voice on hie; The angells said, ‘We shall Singe Glorie in excelsie.’

When we to Bethlem came, We sawe as it was saide: That Child of glorious fame In maunger he was laide.

All haile, O Christ, O Kynge!

All haile, O Virgin’s Sonne!

We praie the us to bringe In heaven, with the to woon,

Wheere we the Father may See, with the Holye Goest, Him magnifie all waie, With all the heavenlie hoste.

Track 14: Personent hodie Latin Personent hodie Voces puerulae Laudantes lucunde Qui nobis est natus, Summo Deo datus, Et de vir, vir,vir Et de vir,vir,vir Et de virgineo ventre Procreatus.

English Present today Voices of children Praising with eloquence Who was born to us Given by the Most High God And from man, man, man And from man, man, man And from virgin’s womb Begotten.

Track 14: Personent hodie (cont) In mundo nascitur; Pannis involvitur; Praesepi ponitur Stabulo brutorum Rector supernorum; Perdidit, dit, dit Perdidit, dit, dit Perdidit spolia Princeps Infernorum.

Magi tres venerunt Munera offerunt Parvulum inquirunt Stellulam sequendo Ipsum adorando, Aurum, um, um Aurum, um, um Aurum thus et myrrham ei Offerendo.

Omnes clericuli, Pariter pueri, Cantent ut angeli: ‘Advenisti mundo: Laudes tibifundo Ideo, o, o, Ideo, o, o, Ideo, Gloria in Excelsis Deo.’

He is born in the world; He is wrapped in swaddling clothes; He is placed in a manger In the stable of beasts The ruler of the heavens; He lost, he said, he said He lost, he said, he said He lost the spoils The Prince of Hell.

The three wise men came They offer gifts They seek the child Following the star And worshipping him, Gold, gold, gold Gold, gold, gold Gold, frankincense and myrrh Offering him.

All clerics, Likewise children, Sing like angels: ‘You came into the world: I pour out praises to you Here, oh, oh, Here, oh, oh, Here, Glory in Excelsis Deo.’

Track 15: Puer natus in Bethlehem Latin/English Puer natus in Bethlehem; Unde gaudet Ierusalem. Alleluia!

English A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

Our human flesh doth he take on, High Word of God, the eternal Son. Alleluia!

Our human flesh doth he take on, High Word of God, the eternal Son. Alleluia!

When Mary Gabriel’s words received, Within her was her Son conceived. Alleluia!

When Mary Gabriel’s words received, Within her was her Son conceived. Alleluia!

From virgin’s womb doth he proceed No human father doth he need. Alleluia!

From virgin’s womb doth he proceed No human father doth he need. Alleluia!

From serpent’s wound immune was he, Yet shared he in our humanity. Alleluia!

From serpent’s wound immune was he, Yet shared he in our humanity. Alleluia!

Tis flish like ours he’s clothed in, Though free from man’s primeval sin. Alleluia!

Within the manger doth he lie, Who reigns eternally on high. Alleluia!

Tis flish like ours he’s clothed in, Though free from man’s primeval sin. Alleluia!

Within the manger doth he lie, Who reigns eternally on high. Alleluia!

Track 15: Puer natus in Bethlehem Latin/English Puer natus in Bethlehem; Unde gaudet Ierusalem. Alleluia!

English A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

A boy is born in Bethlehem Rejoice, therefore, Jerusalem! Alleluia!

Our human flesh doth he take on, High Word of God, the eternal Son. Alleluia!

Our human flesh doth he take on, High Word of God, the eternal Son. Alleluia!

When Mary Gabriel’s words received, Within her was her Son conceived. Alleluia!

When Mary Gabriel’s words received, Within her was her Son conceived. Alleluia!

From virgin’s womb doth he proceed No human father doth he need. Alleluia!

From virgin’s womb doth he proceed No human father doth he need. Alleluia!

From serpent’s wound immune was he, Yet shared he in our humanity. Alleluia!

From serpent’s wound immune was he, Yet shared he in our humanity. Alleluia!

Tis flish like ours he’s clothed in, Though free from man’s primeval sin. Alleluia!

Within the manger doth he lie, Who reigns eternally on high. Alleluia!

Tis flish like ours he’s clothed in, Though free from man’s primeval sin. Alleluia!

Within the manger doth he lie, Who reigns eternally on high. Alleluia!

Track 16: In dulci jubilo Latin/German In dulci jubilo, nun singet und seid froh!

Unsers Herzen Wonne leit in praesepio, und leuchtet also die Sonne matris in gremio.

Alpha es et O!

English With sweet jubilation, Now sing and be happy!

All our joy Lies in a manger, And shines like the sun In [your] mother's lap.

You are the Alpha and Omega!

O Jesu parvule, nach dir ist mir so weh.

Tröst mir mein Gemüte, o Puer optime; durch alle deine Güte, o Princeps Gloriae, trahe me post te!

O little Jesus, I long for you.

Comfort my soul, O best of boys; Through all your goodness, O Prince of Glory, Draw me after you!

O Patris caritas!

O Nati lenitas!

Wir wärn all' verloren per nostra crimina; so hat er uns erworben coelorum gaudia; eia, wärn wir da!

O love of the Father!

O gentleness of the Son! We would all be lost Through our sins But for us he has bought The joys of heaven; O, if only we were there!

Ubi sunt gaudia?

Nirgends mehr denn da, da die Engel singen nova cantica, und die Schellen klingen, In Regis curia; eia, wärn wir da!

Where are the joys?

Nowhere else but there, Where the angels sing New songs, And the bells ring, In the courts of the King; O, that we were there!