Christmas Carols for Kid's Heart (Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Vol. 3) [Hardcover]

Bobbie Wolgemuth (Author), Joni Eareckson Tada (Author), Sergio Martinez (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

The True Meaning of Christmas

No other time of the year is filled with as much excitement andgleeful expectancy as Christmas, and no one seems to enjoy theseason more than children. Christmas is a time for making memories.And musical memories are one of the most precious gifts we can givethe children we love.

Authors Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth offer some oftheir favorite Christmas carols in this collection for children tocherish. This treasure book will give your children a specialvision of the true meaning of Christmas.

Let the children you love celebrate the joy and warmth ofChristmas with heartwarming stories and singing along with Joni,Bobbie, and the children on the enclosed richly orchestratedCD.

Passing along a favorite Christmas tradition has never beeneasier or more fun. This yuletide collection features twelvetimeless and traditional Christmas carols with delightful storiesfrom the Bible, devotionals, simple piano music, guitar chords, andbeautiful original illustrations by Sergio Martinez.

"Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!"
-2 Corinthians 9:15 (ESV)

In this third volume of Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Joni EarecksonTada and Bobbie Wolgemuth collaborate to help you teach twelveclassic Christmas carols to the children you love. With richlyorchestrated music, true stories, prayers, and Scripture,Christmas Carols for a Kid's Heart will feed your child'ssoul during the Christmas season.

KIDS WILL:

• Be inspired by the true stories of the songwriters.
• Connect with tenderly written devotionals.
• Learn to sing twelve classic Christmas carols.
• Practice piano and guitar with printed music.
• Understand more about God's character and grace.
• Memorize a Bible verse with each hymn.
• Learn to pray along with their singing.

ADULTS WILL:

• Give children a lasting musical treasure.
• Experience the pleasure of filling young hearts with joy.
• Be equipped with the tools to teach children twelve classicChristmas carols.
• Enlighten young people with an understandable theology.
• Enjoy prayer and Bible memorization along with kids.

Includes a fully orchestrated CD with children's voices singingalong with Joni and Bobbie, and simple piano music with guitarchords.

Listen to Excerpts from the CD

1. Angels We Have Heard on High
2. Joy to the World
3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
4. O Little Town of Bethlehem
5. The First Noël
6. Away in a Manger
7. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
8. Silent Night
9. Once in Royal David's City
10. While By My Sheep
11. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (full song)
12. O Come, All Ye Faithful (full song)

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (October 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581346263
• ISBN-13: 978-1581346268
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #656,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Advent Devotional, December 10, 2005

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ChrisG "ChrisG" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Christmas Carols for Kid's Heart (Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

I have used this book throughout the Christmas season as our morning devotional with my four kids ages 8, 6, 4 & almost 3. We have all thoroughly enjoyed the stories that enhance the carols and singing the carols themselves. The kids continue to sing throughout the day with the CD. (I especially love listening to my almost 3 year old singing Glo-o-o-o-o-o-RIA! in excelsis deo!-it's a riot!) What a joy!

Not only do the authors cover the content of the carol in the reading, but also share a brief history of the composer/lyricist. We have used the other books in this series (and highly recommend them too) and were happy to revisit some favorite composers like Isaac Watts. In contrast to the other books in the series, this book has only one reading where Volumes 1 & 2 have two separate readings: one about the composer, the other a more personal application. I have found that these books are not only helpful in encouraging us in our faith, but they are also an excellent resource for music appreciation, and music history.

The length of the readings are just right for the ages of my children and the content is interesting and inspiring even to me as an adult. It's a great way to spend time as a family together growing to love these wonderful Christmas carols.

As a side note- this series is my kids' first introduction to co-author Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic, and they have been inspired by her own story as well!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, December 2, 2008

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Elizabeth Worpell (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Carols for Kid's Heart (Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

My children and I have been going through the book in our homeschool and learning the Christmas carols. We have really enjoyed the little history and devotionals that go along with each one.
I do have to say though...I thought it was just a little odd that a children's book would use the phrase, "Mary hadn't slept with a man before"...to explain part of the virgin birth. I just skipped over that part and told my children she hadn't been married yet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas Carol Book!, January 3, 2011

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Boy Mommy "boymommy" (Germantown, TN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Christmas Carols for Kid's Heart (Hymns for a Kid's Heart, Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

My kids love the CD and enjoyed the devotional stories that are written for each one. We have Vol. 1 of this series and really like the stories about the hymn authors. We expected more of that and would have liked it, but I do like the way the carols are ordered to explain the Christmas story and that the devotions flesh out the meaning of the carol. They were thought-provoking. The devotions were sometimes a bit long for my preschoolers, but they hung with them. It was a fun, organized way to learn multiple verses to Christmas carols and to think on their meanings. We will continue to use this book and learn more!