Hi Peter,
I don't know whether this will help or not, but you might start by looking at
"Songs of Christmas--47 favourite songs for voice and piano" published by
Boosey & Hawkes. It includes lot of European carols, but also some rather
unusual selections:
De tierra lejana venimos is identified as Puerto Rican
Earth's Joy is a Mexican folk tune with words by Sir Malcolm Sargent (how's
that for multicultural?)
El nombre del Cielo is identified as a "traditional Mexican carol"
Huachitorito--a Latin American song for Christmas Eve
Huron Indian Carol (charming retelling of the Christmas story)
Jesu is Crying (Brazilian)
Lullaby for Baby Jesus (Brazilian)
Mary had a Baby (West Indian spiritual)
Rocky, Rocky Road (West Indian spiritual)
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy (Trinidad)
Judy
PS--I was in Hawaii just before Christmas a few years back and it was very
odd to hear traditional Christmas carols (albeit Hawaiian arrangements)
there, too!
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