In the Bleak Midwinter : Complete Sing-along & Ukulele Tutorial

Posted by on December 12th 2020 @ 4:20 am

The gorgeous setting of Christina Rosetti’s most famous poem by composer Gustav Holst (of The Planets fame) is one of the more modern carols in this series. The poem was published in 1872 in a collection by Rosetti and set by Holst 34 years later where it was published in the English hymnal in 1906. Whenever I sing the final verse I’m touched by the lyric:

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am? —
If I were a Shepherd
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part, —
Yet what I can I give Him, —
Give my heart.

Ryan's favorite starter ukulele: The Enya Nova U Concert Ukulele 23” on Amazon sounds great, is easy to play, in tune and nearly indestructable. "I left it in the car through the heat of summer to see what would happen, and it still plays beautifully."

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