Christmas Day
by Gustav Holst
Christmas Day is a set of variations on In Dulci Jubilo (Good Christian Men, Rejoice) with interwoven portions of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, The First Nowell, and Come Ye Lofty, Come Ye Lowly.
Gustav Holst composed Christmas Day in 1910, five years before he wrote The Planets. The piece is dedicated “To the music students of Morley College,” and it was premiered at Morley College on January 28, 1911.
