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The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over
Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy lovesongs - Work songs
Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs
Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May
Music for children
Chimes & knells - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols from County of Nice - Sanctuaries
Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes
The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence
Other countries
| Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files): | | |  | “fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “brass band” MIDI file (a)(b). | |  | “other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b). | | |  | score: PDF file (a)(b). | |  | lyrics. | | | | | You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page.
(a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi.
(b) These files and their content are © 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
| Christmas carols from County of Nice |
1. Description of the Christmas carols
2. Stock of traditional Christmas carols from County of Nice
| Description of the Christmas carols |
The Christmas carols from the County of Nice, like one’s of the nearby Provence, generally respect the same narrative frame, the one of the Pastorale provençale (Provençal pastoral) and the Presèpi nissart (The Nissart Crib): an unusual agitation prevents the inhabitants of the village from an astonishing event, Christ child’s birth. Inhabitants prepare gifts, then start, within an imaginary geography, to the cowshed.
| Stock of traditional Christmas carols |
A la cabana de Betelen (At Bethlehem cabin). Christmas carol collected on 1912.
Anèn toui (Let everybody go). Christmas carol collected in Lucéram and Villefranche-sur-Mer by the canon Henri Carol.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Au masage (In the hamlet).
Nissart lyrics by Joseph Giordan, music written down by Albert Blanchi.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Calèna (Christmas).
Lyrics and music by Joseph Passeron.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
 El Desembre congelat (The Cold December) or La Nit de Nadal (Christmas Eve), Catalan Christmas carol.
Gent dòu quartié (People from the district). This dark carol, dated from 1810, reflects the tremendous history of the County, immediately following the french Revolution period: Jesus is presented crossing sword with the Devil.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Gloria.
Nissart lyrics and music by Gustav Adolf Mossa, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Ich Wünsch Euch (I wish you). Traditional from Alsace.
Jan, Jausé (John, Joseph). As in Guihaume, Tòni, Pèire, this carol begins with enumeration of some of the village inhabitants. But originality consists in the detail of the announcement (5 verses) and the journey of the pilgrims (4 verses), versus only 2 verses related to adoration in front of the crib.
Nissart lyrics and music by Martin-Saytour, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Maria Caté (Mary Caté).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Noël (Christmas).
Traditional tune from Falicon, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvè « Sus la tuaia leu netta » (Christmas carol “On the tablecloth quickly clean”).
Lyrics by Laurent Gaglio, music by Pellini, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvè doi Boiroulencs (Christmas carol from Bairols), carol based on the “timbre” Lei pastourèu (The Shepherd Lads). Lyrics by Sully Maynart, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé dai ciripicieu (Christmas carol of the ciripiciéu), carol based on the “timbre” Adieu, pauvre Carnaval (Farewell, poor Carnival).
Nouvé de la coulougneta (Christmas carol of the small distaff), taken from the Presèpi nissart (The Nissart Crib).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé dai courpouracioun (Christmas carol of the guilds), taken from the Presèpi nissart (The Nissart Crib).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé de Jan-Antounin (Christmas carol for John-Antonine), taken from the Presèpi nissart (The Nissart Crib).
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé de Margaridoun (Christmas carol for Marguerite). Marguerite is the wife of the narrator, a shepherd who seem to decide about everything.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvè de la mountagno (Christmas carol from the mountain), tune Il est né le divin Enfant. Lyrics by Sully Maynart, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé nouvèu « Ausse-ti, frema » (New Christmas carol “Get up, wife”).
Lyrics and music by Louis Genari, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nouvé dòu pastre (Christmas carol for the shepherd).
Lyrics and music by Louis Genari, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Nuhé de Barba Titon (Christmas of uncle Baptiste), tune Trois jeunes tambours. On Epiphany, old Baptist is cold, he dreams by the fireside. Lyrics by Pierre Isnard, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
O ! Cristou (Oh! Christ). Carol according to a tune by Jean-Baptiste Lully, adapted by Nicolas Saboly.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
O, santa nuech (O, holy night). Song for the midnight supper on Christmas Eve, collected by Albert Blanchi.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
L’Ouferta de Calèna (The Christmas’ offering). Initialy called Nouvé dài paisan (Christmas carol for the peasants), this carol was first sung on 1934 in Lucéram, during the offering of the shepherds in the Christmas’ night.
Lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Lu Pastourèu (The Shepherd Lads). Version played in the county of Nice of this carol from Provence.
Traditional from Provence, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Per ordre dal Ciel (By order from Heaven). This Christmas carol begins exceptionally with the scene of the Annunciation.
Traditional tune from Saint-Martin-Vésubie, County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
La Pièusouleta (The Lady). Christmas carol collected in Villefranche-sur-Mer by the canon Henri Carol.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
Un dieu vient de naître (A God was born), collected by Albert Blanchi.
Traditional from County of Nice, MIDI scheduling by J.-G. Maurandi.
The lullaby Duèrme, bèu bambin refers to typical features of Christmas carols: the ox and the donkey warming up the small child, the offering of gifts and the poverty of the worshipper, and the future and accepted Christ’s suffering.
See also Christmas carols from Provence.
| Legend (click icons, on the left side of tunes title, to access to corresponding files): | | | | “fife & drums” MIDI file (a)(b). | | | “brass band” MIDI file (a)(b). | | | “other instruments” MIDI file (a)(b). | | | | score: PDF file (a)(b). | | | lyrics. | | | | | You may download MIDI and scores files as a whole from the Download page.
(a)Without any further observation, arrangements and harmonizations by J.-G. Maurandi.
(b) These files and their content are © 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi. |
© 2001-2025 Jean-Gabriel Maurandi.
The musical traditions from County of Nice: Music introduction - Cross-over
Popular songs - Animal songs - Racy lovesongs - Work songs
Political, social and satirical songs - Contemporary songs
Carnival tunes - Circumstance tunes - Close couple dances - Characters dances - Farandole - Feasts - Round dances of May
Music for children
Chimes & knells - Sacred & religious music - Christmas carols from County of Nice - Sanctuaries
Brief survey of the traditional musics from the South of France: The Occitany - Limoux’ carnival tunes
The Piedmont - The Provence - Christmas carols from Provence
Other countries
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